Thursday, October 29th, 2026 - Brazil Probes JD Vance’s, Iran War Cost $47B, Labor Icon Huerta Dies at 96

Today's Headlines: Flavio Bolsonaro arrived in Miami under the protection of our own president after missing Brazil’s Supreme Court deadline to surrender his passport, and the Trump administration, voted in to be tough on immigrants and crime, has given this criminal immigrant and his family visas, though Brazil’s Supreme Court isn’t backing down, with a justice ordering a police investigation into a donor network co-founded by JD Vance and its ties to Flavio’s campaign, which is a crime in Brazil if the money is foreign and should make things awkward with Lula. Speaking of Vance, he reportedly reached out to a powerful Iranian hardliner at Trump’s direction to revive peace talks, a classic good cop/bad cop while Trump threatens to restart the war after next week’s midterms, and the Pentagon told Congress the war has cost more than $47 billion so far. Meanwhile, Israel is still pending, since we technically know the results but not whether Gadi Eisenkot can form a coalition. Back home, Trump posted that the Alaska Senate election should be canceled and Sen. Dan Sullivan handed another term automatically, and he also called for Democrat Mary Peltola to be prosecuted after the NYT reported her campaign staffers helped recruit the other Dan Sullivan onto the ballot to siphon votes. On the health front, RFK Jr. announced he’ll use “enforcement discretion” to let companies sell unapproved peptide injections without FDA review, even though reporting says FDA scientists advised against widespread use and weren’t included in the decision. In economic news, the Fed held rates at 3.75 to 4% despite persistent inflation, with Lisa Cook and Beth Hammack dissenting in favor of a quarter-point hike. Finally, labor icon and United Farm Workers founder Dolores Huerta died at 96, leaving a legacy of fighting for immigrant, labor, and women’s rights, and 14 children. Resources/Articles mentioned: WaPo: Flávio Bolsonaro lands in Miami, declares himself Brazil’s true ‘leader’ WaPo: Brazilian judge orders investigation into JD Vance donor network WSJ: Vance Reaches Out to Iranian Hard-Liner in Bid to Restart Peace Talks AP News: Iran war's cost to American taxpayers grows to an estimated $47.1 billion AP News: Takeaways from Israel's inconclusive election WSJ: Trump Calls for Alaska Democratic Senate Candidate to Be Prosecuted NYT: RFK Jr. to Allow Broad Use of Unapproved Peptide Injections WSJ: Fed Holds Rates Steady but Two Officials Sought Another Increase NYT: Dolores Huerta, Who Founded United Farm Workers With Cesar Chavez, Dies Subscribe to the Betches News Room and join the Morning Announcements group chat. Go to: betchesnews.substack.com Morning Announcements is produced by Sami Sage and edited by Grace Hernandez-Johnson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices