Saturday, October 10, 2026 · Evening Edition

Today

By StaffNews Desk

Good morning. The war Washington keeps expanding is also a war it keeps hiding. The Pentagon has again raised its count of U.S. casualties in the Iran war, an unannounced change now acknowledging troops killed or wounded in support roles. The same Saturday, a "brutal" attack on Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport killed 12 and injured 300, according to the Saudi General Authority of Civil Aviation. Trump answered by saying the U.S. may join Saudi strikes on the Houthis, weighing a deeper military role in Yemen as the fighting disrupts hundreds of flights.

At home, capital gets what it wants. A day after praising Putin and lifting sanctions on Russian fuel, Trump told Ukraine to "get a new president" and demanded Zelensky halt his attacks on Russian oil refineries — the better to lock in diesel before the midterms. The deal does little for the truckers and farmers he claims to serve and will help Moscow fund the war. Even Republican Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick moved to block any purchase of Russian oil.

The administration's violence runs from the border to the Bronx. More than 80 federal officers swarmed an Arizona camp protecting a 200-year-old cottonwood in the path of the wall; the "grandmother" tree was toppled after protesters occupied it for months. "Seeing that — it crushes your heart," said Eric Meza. The same week ICE shot a 28-year-old father in the Bronx as his young son watched; New Yorkers filled the streets, at least five arrested clashing with police, and progressives now demand the city's police commissioner step down.

And the spectacle of state killing goes on. Trump touted a pastor's support for livestreaming Nidal Hasan's execution as Pope Leo XIV objected, though he says he hasn't made a final decision. Christa Pike was returned to prison after a botched execution. The state that cannot hide its wars abroad stages its killings at home for an audience.