Poland's president races home amid court standoff; judge orders probe of DOJ in golf course case
Plus, Trump puts Kansas and Iowa rallies back on, Pope Leo XIV becomes the first pope to vote in a U.S. election, two helicopters collide in Oregon, Christa Pike speaks after a botched execution, and — for Halloween — HBO casts Hogwarts' ghosts.
RUSH NEWSTREAMMorningRUSH Poland's president races home amid court standoff; judge orders probe of DOJ in golf course case Photo: Human Events 01Standoff over Poland's top court sends its president racing home
Riot police were deployed at Poland's Constitutional Tribunal on Friday after its president, Bogdan Święczkowski, and his deputy were suspended. President Karol Nawrocki turned his plane back from a trip to Senegal. Prime Minister Donald Tusk calls it restoring the rule of law; the opposition calls it a coup.
02Judge orders inquiry into DOJ conduct in Trump golf course case
U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes said Friday she will open a formal inquiry into whether Justice Department and Interior Department lawyers and officials misrepresented facts to her court in the fight over President Trump's plan to remake East Potomac Golf Links in Washington.
03Trump puts Kansas and Iowa rallies back on after canceling them
President Trump restored in-person rallies in Salina, Kansas, and Dubuque, Iowa, for Sunday, a day after they were dropped in favor of tele-rallies. On Friday night he rallied in Daytona Beach, Florida, where he announced $184 million in added FEMA aid for the Panhandle.
04Pope Leo XIV becomes first pope to vote in a U.S. election
Pope Leo XIV has become the first sitting pope to vote in a U.S. general election, the Vatican confirmed Friday. The Chicago-born pontiff submitted a mail-in ballot ahead of Tuesday's midterms after requesting it Oct. 3, 10 days before surgery for lung cancer.
05Two helicopters collide near Oregon airport, killing 3
Two helicopters collided in midair Thursday afternoon near McMinnville Municipal Airport in Oregon, about 40 miles southwest of Portland, killing all three people aboard. One was on an instructional flight and the other on a post-maintenance flight. The NTSB is leading the investigation.
06Christa Pike describes constant pain after botched Tennessee execution
Christa Pike, who survived a lethal-injection attempt in Tennessee on Sept. 30, released her first public statement Friday, one month later. She said she has been in pain every moment since waking in a hospital and does not know why she survived. Gov. Bill Lee has paused all Tennessee executions through the end of 2026.
07HBO casts Hogwarts ghosts and the Sorting Hat for Harry Potter series
On Halloween Eve, HBO confirmed the ghosts of Hogwarts for its Harry Potter series: Leo Bill as Nearly Headless Nick, Andrew Brooke as the Bloody Baron, Daniel Fearn as the Fat Friar, Laura Smyth as the Fat Lady, and David Threlfall voicing the Sorting Hat. Season 1 debuts Dec. 25.