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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum is asking the Trump administration for proof after U.S. officials claimed that U.S. service members were fired upon from Mexico.“We asked for all the evidence because we have no evidence,” Sheinbaum said Monday during her daily news conference, just one day after U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Ronald Johnson claimed U.S. Coast Guardsmen were “fired upon” near the Rio Grande in Texas.The incident reportedly occurred on Sept. 26, with U.S. Coast Guard service officials telling Stars and Stripes last week that the initial gunshots came from the Mexican side.The incident comes as tensions between Sheinbaum and Johnson remain high. As noted by Al Jazeera, the Trump administration has threatened to carry out military strikes inside Mexico to target cartels, and Johnson “has sought to push the Mexican government to cooperate with [President Donald] Trump’s demands.”“The fight against cartels should unite us, not divide us,” Johnson wrote in a social media post on X in June. “Every moment spent turning this shared security challenge into a political dispute is a missed opportunity to strengthen our partnership and protect the people we serve.”Sheinbaum fired back at Johnson the next day during her daily news conference, demanding the Trump appointee respect Mexico’s sovereignty.“It is also very important, and I say this respectfully, to remember that ambassadors should focus on coordination and collaboration,” Sheinbaum said. “Ambassadors must respect the internal political affairs of their countries.”Since the alleged shooting, the United States has sent some 500 troops to the border, according to Mexico News Daily. Relations were already strained by an April car crash in Chihuahua that reportedly killed two CIA agents, and Sheinbaum said her government was never informed of their activities in the country.

President Donald Trump’s glib comments about Iran attacking Los Angeles and San Diego were greeted with amusement by MS NOW host Catherine Rampell, who claimed the president is making life miserable for the Republican Party.On Monday night, the president defended the costs of his war on Iran, insisting once again he prevented the country from developing nukes. He then added, “They could take out a city. Let them take — Let them take out Los Angeles. Let them take out San Diego.” On Tuesday morning, Rampell joked with MS NOW’s Peter Alexander that California's Republican candidates must be cringing —particularly the GOP nominee for governor.“You know, I bet Steve Hilton is having a terrific day today,” she joked with tongue in cheek.She continued, “I think that this is an easy thing for Democrats to tee up as an attack on Donald Trump and evidence that he does not have the voters' interests at heart, including in places where there are a fair number of Republicans like San Diego. And this is a very difficult position for Republicans to be in, because how are they supposed to defend this?”Pressed about Trump’s ongoing campaigning in red states where he is creating campaign fodder for Democrats, she added, “I feel like there are a lot of Republican candidates who are out there secretly saying, ‘Please stop helping us stop. Just stay home, go in your bunker and keep your mouth shut.’” - YouTube youtu.be

Despite widespread reporting that the mass protests in France were sparked by students over deteriorating school conditions, President Donald Trump took to social media Tuesday to claim they were instead about Muslims’ purported desire to “take over” the European nation.The protests began last month in Paris suburbs, led by high school students protesting “overcrowded classrooms, teacher absences, outdated facilities and other grievances,” Euronews reported. The protests soon spread nationwide and have resulted in violent clashes with police. More than 5,000 people have been arrested, 190 students injured, and a 15-year-old boy reportedly lost his hand in clashes with law enforcement.Trump insisted he knew different, however, blaming the civil unrest squarely on migration and the nation’s Muslim population.“What’s happening in France is nothing less than out of control mass migration,” Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social. “This isn’t about schools, this is about Islam wanting to take over a once great Country!”Trump has long targeted Muslims in both rhetoric and policy. During his first presidential campaign, he called for an explicit ban on Muslims entering the country. Shortly after taking office in 2017, he signed an executive order barring travel from seven predominantly Muslim countries, a policy widely dubbed the “Muslim ban.”In June 2025, Trump revived the policy with a sweeping ban on travelers from 12 countries, including the Muslim-majority nations of Afghanistan, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen.

Donald Trump’s comment that Iran is free to attack major population centers on the West Coast has created outrage among those seeing it on the news, but failed to have much impact on his rally attendees.That is according to MS NOW’s Mychael Schnell, who is traveling with the president and was on hand when he blurted, “They can take out a city. Let them take out Los Angeles. Let them take out San Diego — it’ll be over very soon.”Appearing with MS NOW host Stephanie Ruhle, Schnell admitted, “I can tell you for myself, I was standing on the press riser in that room, and it was the moment where I thought to myself, ‘Did I really just hear that correctly? Is that what the president said?’”“I can tell you there were some applause and some claps in the room after that line, but there wasn't a rousing reaction that maybe President Trump would anticipate,” she continued before offering, “Because, to that point that you just alluded to, Nebraskans right now are struggling with high gas prices, particularly high diesel prices that are well over $6 a gallon, which is squeezing farmers.”“Farmers make up such a key part of the workforce here,” she elaborated. “They're unable to power up their tractors, their pickup trucks and other machinery on their farms because of the high diesel costs, so Nebraskans here don't see this as a laughing matter.” - YouTube youtu.be

Computer equipment and communications were seized in Brazil’s largest city as part of a new Brazilian investigation announced Sunday into “possible external interference by the United States” in the nation’s presidential election, Agencia EFE reported.On Sunday, Brazil held its first-round presidential election, which pitted Flávio Bolsonaro — a far-right politician supported by President Donald Trump — against Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Brazil’s progressive incumbent president and frequent Trump critic. Bolsonaro “outperformed expectations” Sunday after receiving 47% of the vote to Lula’s 45.1%, forcing the two into a runoff.Brazil’s Federal Police, however, launched an investigation into whether the United States had unlawfully interfered in Brazil’s election, executing two search and seizure warrants in São Paulo on Friday.At the heart of the investigation is a report from The Guardian that revealed the Trump administration planned to divert taxpayer dollars to fund groups opposing what it called “judicial overreach and censorship” by Brazil’s judicial system. Brazil’s Federal Police argued the Trump administration’s plan was designed to "destabilize and undermine the institutionality of the Brazilian Judiciary," Agencia EFE reported.“Brazil's Federal Police is now officially investigating the US intervention in the election,” wrote journalist and analyst Benjamin Norton in response to Agencia EFE’s report. “The Trump admin openly supported far-right US puppet candidate Bolsonaro.”Fears mounted ahead of Brazil’s first-round presidential election on Sunday after the Trump administration suspended all U.S. consular services in Brazil just two days before the election, a move critics described as “unprecedented.”Bolsonaro is a lawyer, politician, and son of Trump ally Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s former president who’s currently serving a 27-year sentence on charges related to an attempted coup after his election loss in 2022. Trump imposed a 50% tariff on Brazil last year in response to Jair Bolsonaro’s prosecution, which he called a “Witch Hunt that should end IMMEDIATELY.”“The way that Brazil has treated former President Bolsonaro, a Highly Respected Leader throughout the World during his Term, including by the United States, is an international disgrace,” Trump wrote in a July 2025 letter to Lula. “This Trial should not be taking place.”

In what NBC News described Sunday morning as a “rushed withdrawal,” the Trump administration appears to have ended a U.S.-British military partnership that dates back to 1950 after authorities foiled a suspected terror plot.Last month, local residents near Royal Air Force Fairford — a British air base used by the United States for more than 75 years — were evacuated after a “major incident” initially believed to involve explosives was declared by local law enforcement. Five men were arrested in connection with the incident and remain under investigation.On Sunday, the Trump administration confirmed that “all U.S. bombers” deployed to RAF Fairford “have been re-deployed to their home stations in the United States” in what NBC News called a “hasty” process, a development that left countless journalists in shock.“B1, B2 and B52 bombers will now operate from the USA while airmen and their families have returned home to America,” wrote British journalist Ben Leo in a social media post on X.“The United States has basically said ‘enough’ in a damning indictment of its military alliance with Britain. This is big.”In a follow-up post, Leo added, “What’s interesting (and damning) about this is the Americans likely feel the UK can’t guarantee the safety of its aircraft and personnel at a MILITARY BASE.”Rep. Randy Fine (R-FL), a vocal supporter of President Donald Trump who’s suggested dogs were superior to Muslims, suggested the U.S. withdrawal was due to Britain’s Muslim population, despite Muslims making up around 6% of England and Wales’ population. Fine has frequently referred to Muslim migration as an “invasion.”“Britain has fallen. The United Islamic Kingdom is no longer a reliable ally of the United States,” Fine wrote in a social media post on X.BREAKING: US Air Force bails from RAF Fairford following security concerns at the British base B1, B2 and B52 bombers will now operate from the USA while airmen and their families have returned home to America The United States has basically said “enough” in a damning indictment of its military alliance with Britain This is big.— Ben Leo (@Benleo) October 4, 2026

President Donald Trump launched yet another attack on how elections are conducted in the US by insisting in a midnight tirade that they should not be trusted.With his eye on Brazil's first-round presidential election on Sunday, which is headed to an Oct. 25 runoff between President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro, he ramped up the familiar grievance."125 Million People voted today in the first round of Brazil's Presidential Election. The results came out shortly after the vote closed, on the SAME DAY!" Trump wrote. "In Detroit, Philadelphia, California, and numerous other U.S. Cities and States, the results, with much smaller numbers, will often take weeks to Rig, I mean, calculate. Voting in America is CORRUPT!!!"The post was not without its own hiccup. Newsweek reported that screenshots showed the original version referred to "India's Presidential Election" before it was changed to Brazil. Newsweek also noted that Brazil runs a fully electronic voting system that allows results to come in quickly.The outburst is the latest in a string of late-night election complaints from the president, who has spent months pushing to sharply restrict mail-in voting ahead of November's midterms. He signed the message "President DJT."

Outrage poured in on Sunday after reports indicated a U.S. Marine had been arrested in Japan on suspicion of burglary and murder. The Associated Press reported on the service member's arrest in Okinawa, a southern island that has had a large U.S. military presence since World War II. The report indicated that police arrested a 29-year-old Marine for allegedly killing a 39-year-old woman in a hotel in the island's capital of Naha, and taking her wallet and belongings afterward. The individual who has been accused of the crime was caught on video entering the hotel with the woman and leaving alone, the report added. The report set off a firestorm in Japan and abroad. “The case deals a major shock and adds fear to the Okinawans who have already been forced to live next to U.S. bases,” newly elected Okinawa Gov. Genta Koja told the AP. “It is absolutely unforgivable, and we are outraged.”Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi condemned the report in a statement to CNN. "The occurrence of such an extremely brutal and heinous incident is a matter of profound regret, and as the Japanese government, we have lodged a strong protest with the U.S. side," she said. CNN's Clare Sebastian reported that the U.S. embassy in Japan is cooperating in the investigation, and that it "risks political fallout between the U.S. and its key ally in the Pacific."Geopolitical analysts expressed outrage at the report on social media. "The US military rapes and murders in Japan. But clearly the biggest threat to Japan is China," Aidan Simardone, a geopolitical analyst and immigration lawyer, posted on X. "This is just breaking news here in Japan, pissing off a lot of people and it’s not the first time," Thomas Logan, an East Asia strategist, posted on X.