Episode Details

Storms grounded the helicopter and the plane, so President Trump refused to cancel and rode from a Peterbilt rally in Denton, Texas, to Durant, Oklahoma. A press van in the motorcade hit 98 mph. Trump said The Beast was going faster than it ever has. He arrived about two hours late and stayed on the midterm trail.

 

An Omani flydubai co-pilot stabbed the captain on a Dubai-to-Tel Aviv flight. The jet dropped more than 17,000 feet before passengers and crew stopped him. Netanyahu says the attacker underwent Islamist radical indoctrination and was likely trying to down the plane. Israel is pushing for extradition. The suspect is in UAE custody.

 

Unsealed documents show Cornell ran 50-plus interviews after a former student said she was drugged with ketamine and gang-raped at the Chi Phi house in October 2024. Gov. Hochul named Letitia James special prosecutor. The county DA has reopened the case for a grand jury.

 

Treasury says automatic enrollment is done. More than 60 million eligible children now have a Trump Account. Parents still have to claim it. The $1,000 seed requires a claim.

 

Trump speaks at the Mitchell Center at the University of South Alabama. Doors opened at 2 p.m. CT. Program at 6 p.m. CT. Tommy Tuberville introduces him. Midterms are 32 days out.

 

Oddsmakers, weekend boards, and what the books are watching.

QUESTION: Should Trump have taken The Beast at nearly 100 mph, or should the Oklahoma stop have been scrubbed?