Saturday, October 3, 2026
The bottom line
- Trump predicted a quick end to the Iran war as more U.S. forces headed toward the Middle East.
- Two Iranian nationals were charged in a plot to attack Manchester's Jewish community.
- September hiring nearly stalled, but Wall Street rallied as Fed rate-hike bets faded.
- Trump will send $90 payments to more than 20 million Medicare enrollees.
The World Overnight
Two Iranians charged in Manchester terror plot
British prosecutors charged Rahman Salehi, 34, and Salam Ahmadyan, 36, with preparing a terrorist attack on Manchester's Jewish community timed near Yom Kippur.
Russia strikes Kyiv bridges, kills one
Russian drones and missiles struck three of Kyiv's six bridges over the Dnipro River this week, snarling traffic, while a separate overnight missile-and-drone assault hit an apartment block, killing one person and wounding at least four.
Defense & Security
Update Trump predicts quick end to Iran war as more forces head to region
Trump said he expects the Iran war, now in its seventh month, to end 'very quickly,' calling Iran 'ready to fold up,' as the Pentagon moved the USS Theodore Roosevelt and Makin Island groups toward the Middle East.
Sources: CBS News · Stars and Stripes
Washington
Ex-congressman gets 10 years for Venezuela lobbying
Former Miami GOP Rep. David Rivera was sentenced to 10 years for concealing a $50 million lobbying campaign on behalf of Venezuela's Maduro government and failing to register as a foreign agent.
Sources: AP (via PBS NewsHour) · Washington Post (via Spokesman-Review)
Markets & Your Money
Hiring nearly stalls in September; jobless rate at 4.2%
U.S. employers added just 29,000 jobs in September and the unemployment rate rose to 4.2%, the Labor Department said, calling both figures 'little changed.' Stocks rallied anyway, with the S&P 500 up 0.73% and the Nasdaq up 1.19%, on bets the soft data keeps the Fed from raising rates.
Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · Bloomberg
Trump orders $90 Medicare payments to 20M seniors
The administration will send one-time $90 payments to more than 20 million Medicare Part B enrollees to help offset premiums, funded from the Medicare Improvement Fund.
Sources: USA Today (via Yahoo News) · Fox Business
Sports Desk
NHL Capitals 5, Hurricanes 2: Washington's Alex Tuch scored twice in his Capitals debut, and goaltender Logan Thompson made 31 saves in the season opener.
Sources: FOX Sports · theScore
NHL Blues 4, Stars 0: Joel Hofer stopped all 25 shots he faced for the shutout as St. Louis opened its season with a road win in Dallas.
Sources: FOX Sports · theScore
NHL Rangers 2, Red Wings 0: Dylan Garand recorded his first career shutout as New York opened its season with a win in Detroit.
Sources: FOX Sports · theScore
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