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TDFP News Roundup 10/7/26
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Mamdani’s Oct. 7 anniversary post accuses Israel of ‘ongoing genocide,’ sparking outrage:
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani marked the third anniversary of the October 7 massacre with a statement that devoted most of its length to accusing Israel of an “ongoing genocide” in Gaza, the New York Post reported Wednesday. Israeli UN Ambassador Danny Danon told The Post that Mamdani is “trying to hijack the only day we have for the victims and survivors,” likening it to talking about al-Qaeda on 9/11.
Declassified emails show FBI doubted need for Mar-a-Lago raid as White House slams Biden ‘weaponization’:
The White House blasted the Biden administration after documents declassified by President Trump on Monday showed FBI Washington Field Office agents frustrated with an unresponsive Justice Department and seeking alternatives to raiding Mar-a-Lago in 2022, Fox News reported. “This is further proof the Biden administration weaponized the DOJ to target political opponents,” the White House said, as the emails show agents preferred getting the records without executing a search warrant.
Records show Jack Smith’s team met John Brennan to prep Trump trial despite Smith saying he ‘never met’ him:
Newly declassified records show two of special counsel Jack Smith’s assistant prosecutors joined FBI agents for a November 2023 meeting with former CIA Director John Brennan at CIA headquarters “to discuss expert testimony” for the classified-documents trial against President Trump, Fox News reported. Smith had told lawmakers he had “never met” Brennan when Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley pressed him on whether Brennan provided consultation or counsel.
Iran sent Hezbollah $200 million in cash despite US pressure:
Hezbollah received a $200 million cash infusion from Iran last month despite a tightening US economic chokehold on Tehran, with intermediaries charging a 20% fee to move the money, the Jerusalem Post reported, citing Reuters sources. The terror group plans to pay an initial $3,000 per family to displaced supporters, with priority for roughly 50,000 families whose villages were destroyed or are inaccessible.
Vance says Iran must cut nuclear enrichment to end seven-month war:
Vice President JD Vance said any deal to end the seven-month war must require Iran to actually reduce its nuclear enrichment capacity rather than promise future drawdowns, asking, “If you don’t want a nuclear weapon, then why do you need 60% enriched fuel?” the New York Post reported, citing Reuters. Vance also said it remains unclear who makes decisions in Tehran after US-Israeli strikes killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
More than 75 retired US generals and admirals say Israel did not commit genocide in Gaza:
More than 75 senior retired US generals, admirals and military lawyers signed an open letter on the third anniversary of October 7 rejecting claims that Israel committed genocide in Gaza, saying the facts and the legal standard do not support such a finding, Israel National News reported. The signatories cited the IDF’s extensive precautions to avoid civilian casualties and warned that “the precedent established today regarding Israel will shape the conditions under which American forces fight tomorrow.”
Illegal migrants wanted for slashing off-duty NYPD detective caught hiding in Massachusetts basement:
D’Angelo Caraballo, 25, and Sneider Mejia, 24, the Dominican illegal migrants wanted for stabbing off-duty NYPD Detective Jose Mercedes seven times during a botched gold-chain robbery in the Bronx, were found by US Marshals hiding in a basement in Lynn, Massachusetts, and taken into custody overnight, the New York Post reported. Both entered the US illegally under the Biden administration and had prior New York arrests, and DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said “sanctuary politicians refused to cooperate with ICE and released them.”
Russian strikes on Putin’s 74th birthday kill at least 19 across Ukraine:
Russian missile and drone strikes on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities killed at least 19 civilians, including four children, on Vladimir Putin’s 74th birthday, the New York Post reported, citing the Associated Press. A strike on an apartment block in Pryluky killed 13, and President Zelensky said Ukraine is searching worldwide for Patriot missiles, which are in short supply because of the Iran war.
US formally demands answers from Russia over possible plague outbreak at Siberian lab:
The State Department has formally asked Russia for more information about a possible outbreak at an anti-plague research laboratory in Siberia tied to the death of a lab worker, Just the News reported. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said “it’s incumbent upon Russia to obviously share more information with the world,” as roughly 200 people have reportedly been quarantined amid accusations of a cover-up.
Trump says US taxpayers will own 40% of new $6.6 billion Baltimore submarine shipyard:
President Trump announced in Sparrows Point on Tuesday that the US government will take a 40% stake in the new Anduril shipyard being built in Baltimore to boost Virginia-class submarine production, Fox News reported. Anduril said the stake will be in a new subsidiary operating the Arsenal-2 shipyard, with the company committing $3.7 billion and the Navy up to $2.9 billion.
Fort Hood jihadist Nidal Hasan to be executed by firing squad on Dec. 3:
Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be executed on Dec. 3, Just the News reported, citing The Hill and an Army memo. Hasan, who killed 13 people in the 2009 rampage, will face a firing squad at the same base in what will be the US military’s first execution since 1961.
IDF reveals Gaza tunnel Hamas used to hide 18 hostages taken from Nahal Oz on Oct. 7:
The IDF gave journalists an in-depth look at a mile-and-a-half-long Hamas tunnel network less than half a mile from Nahal Oz that terrorists used to escape and hide the 18 hostages they took on October 7, the New York Post reported. The tunnel held air-conditioned barracks and sleeping quarters, and an IDF commander said dismantling the more than 300 miles of tunnels still under Gaza could “take years.”
Haverford professor arrested by FBI for antisemitic threats against Jewish victim:
Haverford College religion professor Guangtian Ha was arrested and charged by the FBI with sending about 50 antisemitic harassing messages to a Jewish victim from at least four anonymous accounts, including “Jew, get the f*** out of my country,” and repeatedly posting the victim’s home address, the New York Post reported, citing JNS. Haverford’s president said she was “heartbroken and furious,” noting the timing near the High Holidays and the third anniversary of October 7.
Washington state trans-identifying man arrested for allegedly helping Canada school shooter:
Federal authorities arrested James Cody Bryant, 30, of Bellingham, Washington, who identifies as a transgender woman, on a charge of conspiracy to murder persons in a foreign country for allegedly assisting the teen shooter in February’s Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, school massacre, Breitbart News reported. Prosecutors say Bryant discussed the plans with the shooter on Discord for months, offered to help livestream the attack and sent about $100 for items the shooter wanted, but never alerted police.
Mamdani’s $30M antisemitism plan steers money to network that includes Sarsour-linked group:
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s $30 million plan to fight antisemitism includes a $6.4 million grant to Partners Against Hate, which works with the Arab American Association of New York, a group formerly led by anti-Israel activist Linda Sarsour, Fox News reported. The plan comes as NYPD data show 181 hate crimes against Jews in the first eight months of 2026, compared with 29 anti-gay and 21 anti-Muslim incidents.
Newsom again calls for Trump’s removal under 25th Amendment as White House hits back:
California Gov. Gavin Newsom called for invoking the 25th Amendment against President Trump, declaring “Donald Trump is mentally ill. TIME FOR THE 25TH!” after Trump’s Nebraska rally remarks about Iran, Los Angeles and San Diego, Fox News reported. The White House said the president was arguing that American cities could have faced threats from Iran if Tehran had obtained a nuclear weapon, with communications director Steven Cheung calling the reaction a “media freakout.”
Ken Paxton blames Iran war gas prices for Senate struggles in third leaked audio:
Texas GOP Senate nominee Ken Paxton was caught on leaked audio from a private DC fundraiser blaming high fuel prices from the Iran war for his polling struggles, saying, “It’s not tariffs … It’s the war, it’s gas prices, it’s diesel,” the New York Post reported. The audio, obtained by Axios, surfaced hours before President Trump was set to campaign with Paxton, who trails Democrat James Talarico by 3.1 points in the RealClearPolitics average.
Federal judge blocks Trump administration fines of up to $1.8 million on migrants:
U.S. District Judge George O’Toole in Boston blocked the Trump administration’s civil fines of up to $1.8 million on migrants who failed to leave the country after final deportation orders, finding the process violated federal law, Fox News reported. DHS said in July it had issued more than 103,000 such fines totaling about $84 billion since January 2025.
Tropical Storm Isaias forms, forecast to hit Gulf Coast as season’s first hurricane:
Tropical Storm Isaias formed in the Gulf of Mexico and is forecast to strengthen into the season’s first hurricane before coming ashore somewhere between eastern Louisiana and the western Florida Panhandle this week, the New York Post reported, citing the Associated Press. The National Hurricane Center urged residents from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle to have their hurricane plans in place.
9/11 families pack NYC appeals court as Saudi Arabia tries to dodge civil trial:
Families of 9/11 victims were set to pack a federal appeals court in Manhattan on Wednesday as Saudi Arabia seeks to overturn a 2025 ruling that leaves Riyadh potentially on the hook for damages over an alleged support network for the hijackers, the New York Post reported. “The Kingdom continues to lie in court and deny any culpability,” said Terry Strada of 9/11 Families United, whose husband was killed in the north tower.
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