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The Daily Brief:
An Online News Source for Intercessors
"Decreeing the Word of God Over the News of the Day"
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United We Stand Friday, Oct 30, 2026
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Don't forget to turn back your clock this weekend for one hour, starting at 2:00 a.m. EDT. "Spring forward; fall back!"
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Announcing "The Contrast for America"
Speaker Mike Johnson has laid out a document that clearly defines the difference between the Democrat's socialist ("crazy") platform with the Republicans' common sense agenda. To read this document, "Contrast for America," please go here and pass this on to others who will vote next month to restore a "common sense" agenda for our nation.
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Introducing: PrayTheVote
Please find attached the link for PraytheVote:
-- an excellent resource to track elections in each state through November.
We trust that you will be richly blessed as you look over PraytheVote and consider incorporating this resource into your own daily time before our Lord.
As a reminder, we will continue to post this link on every edition of the Daily Brief through Election Day: Tuesday, November 3rd, 2026. |
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Join our Bible Readathon, every night except Sunday morning, from midnight to 6:00 a.m. Call 508-924-5411 (no access code). Our moderator will welcome you and invite you to share in our reading. Go here to learn more. Thank you.
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> > > Please go here to pray through today's 24/7 International Strategic Prayer Guide. You may also call in at any time to read these prayers with others by calling:
712-770-4340 Code: 543555 #.
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>>> Be sure to read today's thoughts on repentance by Pastor Jeff Daly | National Day of Repentance. Go Here.
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1. SCOTUS hands big win to Trump, clears way for faster deportations - victory so resounding not a single justice dissented - MSN.com (Go here)
2. Woman wearing burka escorted out of Florida county meeting after playing call to prayer recording- Fox News (Go here)
3. DOJ’s ‘Operation Ghostbusters’ targets massive student-aid fraud scheme built on fake enrollees - Fox News (Go here)
4. Hegseth fires top Pentagon strategist accused of leaking classified Iran, Ukraine war information - Fox News (Go here)
5. Hillary Clinton regrets not taking on James Comey more forcefully ahead of 2016 election - Fox News (Go here)
6. Haley Stevens' fiance hammers El-Sayed, says he'll vote for Rogers - Fox News (Go here)
7. Angel Studios draws line in sand with Hollywood, bans sex scenes, profanity in bold new pledge - Fox News (Read more)
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Couple Shares Marriage Advice After 80 Years Together
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After 80 years of marriage, couple shares the advice every bride and groom should hear. And considering Eileen and Gordon Bitely have loved each other through eight decades, five sons, changing seasons, work, retirement, and probably more than a few disagreements over absolutely nothing, we might want to pull up a chair and listen.
Their Love Story Began With Letters During World War II Eileen, 96, and Gordon, 101, celebrated their 80th wedding anniversary on Aug. 25. Their love story began during World War II, when Gordon went away to serve, and Eileen wrote him a letter every single day. Every. Single. Day. Long before text messages, heart emojis, and “Did you get my message?” There was Eileen, putting pen to paper and sending her heart across the miles. And those letters eventually became wedding vows. (God Tube) Read More and Watch Interview Here |
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Abba Father we celebrate Your beautiful biblical design for marriage. Bless this couple and so many, who have been faithful in their commitment to You and to one another in holy matrimony. We pray for marriages across all generations, that they may be focused on loving each other well and placing Christ in the center of their lives. May all families be blessed to 1000 generations and beyond, as faithful saints continue to intercede in advance for their future family lineage! By the Blood of the Lamb we pray, Amen.
"Know that the LORD your God is God, the faithful one who keeps his gracious covenant loyalty for a thousand generations with those who love him and keep his commands." (Deuteronomy 7:9)
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The US Midterms and the Muslim Brotherhood: What Are its Objectives?
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Six days before the November 3 midterm elections, the Muslim Brotherhood has become an issue in Michigan’s U.S. Senate race. Republican nominee Mike Rogers, a former FBI special agent and congressman, has accused Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed of ties to the Brotherhood.
Trump has said of El-Sayed, “He’s a Muslim Brotherhood guy, 100%.” El-Sayed denies that he or his family has ties to the group. At an October 17 town hall in Caro, Michigan, a voter asked whether he would disavow the Brotherhood. He answered, “Sure, yeah, absolutely.” However, to date, there is no record of him following through with a formal denunciation.
The accusations concern El-Sayed’s past statements and his family’s alleged connections to the Brotherhood. In January 2011, as protesters in Cairo demanded President Hosni Mubarak’s removal, El-Sayed wrote a Huffington Post article urging the United States to support the uprising. Mubarak’s government had banned the Brotherhood as a political party. Responding to warnings that his fall could bring the group to power, El-Sayed argued that a Brotherhood-led government would resemble neither Iran nor Hamas’s rule in Gaza.
Mubarak resigned the following month. In June 2012, Mohamed Morsi, a longtime Brotherhood leader, won Egypt’s presidential election with just over 51 percent of the vote. That November, Morsi issued a decree expanding his powers and shielding his decisions from judicial review. (The Gateway Pundit) Read more |
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Lord we see the pattern and the tactic of the enemy: radical Islam and Woke left have teamed up (as the Red/Green alliance) to infiltrate our political democracy... to run for office. We see how this has happened in Israel with the Arab bloc that would want to eliminate the Jewish state and we see it here at home in Michigan with a candidate running for Senate that allegedly has ties to the Muslim Brotherhood terrorist organization.
Abba, would you EXPOSE this? Abba, would you give both the US and Israel strategies for how to quell this and put a stop to it? Ultimately their agenda is to overthrow our democratic republic and impose Sharia law. And they are using our own political system to do this! We ask you to protect the Jewish democratic state of Israel. We ask you to protect our democratic republic of the United States. In Jesus name, amen and amen!
"For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist." (2 John 1:7)
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With 90% of Votes Counted, Netanyahu Bloc has 53 Seats, Eisenkot, 48, Arab Parties Surge to 19
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Further updates unlikely before Thursday as Central Election Committee turns attention to double envelope ballots and ordinary ballots requiring extra oversight
The Central Election Committee (CEC) said Wednesday afternoon that with 89.8 percent of ballots counted, the bloc led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was poised to win 53 seats in the 120-member Knesset, and the bloc led by Yashar party chair Gadi Eisenkot would win 48 seats, leaving both blocs far from a 61-seat majority.
The two predominantly Arab parties were poised to win a historic 19 seats between them, putting them in a potential kingmaker position, after Arab voters turned out in record numbers to vote in Tuesday’s election, hoping to oust Netanyahu and his far-right allies from the seat of power. Their previous high had been 15 seats.
The picture that was emerging by Wednesday evening was different from the one that had been painted in most mainstream polls in the weeks and months leading up to the election, which had almost all shown Eisenkot’s bloc taking the lead over Netanyahu’s with varying margins, though similarly without anyone having a clear path to a coalition.
It was also a reversal from Tuesday night’s exit polls published by major broadcasters the moment voting ended at 10 p.m., which showed Eisenkot’s bloc ahead of Netanyahu’s by two or three seats.
But as the count progressed overnight and into Wednesday afternoon, it appeared that the exit polls had missed the mark, as both Netanyahu’s party and bloc pulled ahead of Eisenkot’s. (Times of Israel) Read more |
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Abba, we give You praise that Your son, Benjamin's political party, seems to have fooled the news media by winning more seats than the Eisenkot party. We asked for Your perfect will to be done in this election and we continue to ask for Your perfect will as the Likud must bring together a coalition of parties to reach 61 votes to create a ruling government. Father God, we ask You to intervene in all the negotiations that will be happening over the next few weeks, soften hearts and provide all involved with Your wisdom, knowledge and understanding of what is best for Your people, Israel, not what is best for them. Holy Spirit, release Your governmental angels to pour out Your vision of what perspectives are Yours and what are not, what will work and what won't. We ask this in the name El Shaddai, God Almighty, the God who has ultimate power over all things.
"To God belong wisdom and power;
counsel and understanding are his."
(Job 12:13)
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Netanyahu Claims Israeli Election Was "Stolen by Arab Parties", Hands Alleged Evidence to Police
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his ruling party claimed that Arab parties effectively tampered with the country’s elections.
Although final results will not be available for days, as of Wednesday, it appears neither Israeli political coalition will have a majority.
Israel’s Central Elections Committee said that with 90 percent of votes counted, the bloc led by Netanyahu’s Likud Party is projected to win 53 seats.
The coalition led by Yashar Party chair Gadi Eisenkot is on track to win 48 seats, according to The Times of Israel.
Coalitions must have 61 votes to form a majority in the 120-seat Knesset. Likud’s coalition had 68 seats before the election.
The Times of Israel noted that several parties in the Yashar Party coalition have said they will not work with Arab parties to form a coalition.
Netanyahu and Likud cried foul over the Arab parties’ showing in a post on X.
“The elections in the State of Israel were stolen by Arab parties that support terrorism and the elimination of the Jewish state through serious criminal offenses of bribery, threats, violence, forgeries, and the use of prohibited software to mobilize voters,” Netanyahu wrote. (Western Journal) Read more |
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Abba. Israel needs Your help with their elections! Father God, we ask You to intervene in what PM Netanyahu said was Arab Parties using underhanded methods to create fear in the hearts of those voting, pushing them to vote for the Arabs.. Father, we don't know what actually happened, but we are standing with You and believing You will bring everything into the light that has been done in darkness. We say NO to any plot of the enemy to interfere in any elections. We decree and declare that we stand with You, believing You are working to bring about Your government in Israel. We ask this in the name Yahweh Jireh, The Lord Will Provide.
"So Abraham called the place The Lord Will
Provide. And to this day it is said, 'On
the mountain of the Lord it will be provided.'"
(Genesis 22:14)
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How to Pray Ahead of the Election
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The ads will not stop. The polls will keep shifting. The campaigns will tell you the entire future of the country hinges on one more door knocked, one more text sent, one more check written. Some of that is true. Most of it is theater. The real work happens before any of it, when a believer shuts the door, gets low, and talks to the One who actually decides who sits in power.
God does not need our strategy sessions. He has never been impressed by the size of a war chest or the cleverness of a message. He does respond to the prayers of His people. Scripture is blunt about the order of things.
“I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.” That is not optional. It is the first thing.
Start there. Pray for the people who already hold office and the people who want it. Pray they would fear God more than they fear donors, party leaders, or the next news cycle. Ask that the ones who already know better would stop lying to themselves about what their policies do to the unborn, to children, to the border, and to the ordinary family trying to live without being managed by the state. Ask that the ones who do not know better would be given eyes to see. Wisdom is not evenly distributed. Some candidates are simply not equipped to handle power. Pray that truth would expose them before the ballots are counted, not after.
Then pray for the voters. Plenty of people walk into a booth with a head full of slogans and almost no information. They have been trained to treat elections like rooting for a team. Ask God to cut through the noise. Ask that men and women would care more about whether a candidate can tell the difference between a boy and a girl, between a citizen and an illegal alien, between the Constitution and the latest administrative decree. Discernment is a gift. It can be requested. James says if any man lacks wisdom he should ask God, who gives it without finding fault. (Discern Report) Read more
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Abba, this article is a prayer in itself. We ask that as each person reads this, You will put Your prayer on their heart. As they seek Your face concerning this election, help them to sort out the confusion that can come with so much information, and give them Your vision of how to pray and also how to vote. Father God, voting is to be an extension of who we are in You and what we stand for with You. We ask for Your wisdom and insight as we make our decisions. Show us, in the Spirit, who truly walks in righteousness and who doesn't, and help us to always lead with love because You always lead with love. We ask this in the name Yahweh Rohi, The Lord Our Shepherd.
"Save your people and bless your inheritance;
be their shepherd and carry them forever."
(Psalm 28:9)
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1. Netanyahu falls short of majority as Israel faces three possible paths to a new government - Fox News
TEL AVIV, Israel - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's governing coalition remained well short of a parliamentary majority Thursday as newly counted ballots showed a dramatic surge in support for Arab parties, potentially giving the opposition enough votes to challenge his control of parliament.
With 93.8% of ballots counted as of 4 a.m. ET Thursday (10 a.m. local time in Israel), including votes from the double-envelope count, Netanyahu's right-wing and religious bloc was projected to win 53 seats in Israel's 120-member Knesset, compared with 48 for the opposition bloc led by former military chief Gadi Eisenkot. The two predominantly Arab parties were projected to secure a combined 19 seats, bringing the potential anti-Netanyahu parliamentary majority to 67.
The updated figures showed Netanyahu's Likud remaining the largest individual party with 26 seats, followed by Eisenkot's Yashar party with 21 and former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett's Beyachad party with 12. The figures remain preliminary. (Read more)
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2. In big, improbable shift, UTJ said to consider supporting an Eisenkot-led minority government - Times of Israel
In what would amount to a landmark political shift, figures in the ultra-Orthodox United Torah Judaism party are reportedly considering offering support to a minority government led by leading opposition candidate Gadi Eisenkot without formally joining his coalition.
The improbable move would mark a break in the party’s longtime alliance with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Channel 12 reported Thursday.
Under the proposed arrangement, UTJ would remain outside the coalition but help keep an Eisenkot-led government in power by abstaining from votes rather than voting against it or its legislation. Without UTJ’s seven seats, Netanyahu’s bloc would be left with 46 seats, compared with 48 for Eisenkot’s bloc, according to Channel 12. (Read more)
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3. Israel Investigates Suspected Foreign Election Interference as Netanyahu, Eisenkot Remain Deadlocked - Algemeiner
Israel’s domestic security agency, the Shin Bet, has opened an investigation into suspected foreign election interference as a deadlocked vote leaves Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot vying for power amid political uncertainty.
Central Elections Committee chair Noam Sohlberg, who also serves as deputy president of the Israeli Supreme Court, formally requested that Shin Bet chief David Zini investigate suspicions of foreign financing and attempts to influence voter turnout, particularly in Arab communities, with Qatar and Turkey reportedly among the countries under scrutiny.
Sohlberg gave the Shin Bet one week to submit its findings so authorities can assess any evidence of foreign interference before the legal deadlines for finalizing the election results pass. (Read more)
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4. Qatar: We will not be a scapegoat for Israeli politicians' failures - Israel Hayom
Qatar has denied any involvement in Israel's elections and lashed out at those who accused it of funding efforts to boost voter turnout among Arab Israelis.
"We categorically deny allegations that Qatar has interfered in Israeli elections or funded any activities intended to influence their outcome," Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesman Majed Al Ansari wrote on X.
"We reject the accusations made by certain Israeli politicians and their contacts in the media, who have launched yet another disinformation campaign aiming to drag Qatar into Israeli political disputes following this week's elections," Al Ansari added. "They accuse Qatar of buying off Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli political left and now, in this latest campaign, the Arab vote. If these claims were to be believed, Qatar would apparently own all of Israel." (Read more)
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5. First in Israel: New brain pacemaker treats epilepsy without opening the skull
- Israel National News
At Clalit-Beilinson Hospital, a 42-year-old woman has become the first patient in Israel to receive an innovative non-invasive epilepsy treatment that delivers electrical stimulation to the seizure focus without penetrating the brain. Israel is the first country outside Europe to use the technology_
For years, Olga Moisa lived in fear of her next epileptic seizure. Medication failed to bring her seizures under control, while surgery to remove the source of the seizures risked causing further functional impairment. Now, at 42, she has become the first patient in Israel to receive the EASEE brain stimulation system, an innovative technology designed to treat epilepsy without opening the skull or inserting an electrode into the brain.
The procedure was performed at Clalit-Beilinson Hospital by Dr. Idit Tamir, Director of the Functional Neurosurgery Unit. Developed in Germany by PRECISIS and represented in Israel by Medor, the EASEE system is implanted beneath the scalp and above the skull bone. A wire connects the device to a battery implanted in the chest, allowing it to deliver electrical stimulation to the identified seizure focus without direct contact with the brain. (Read more)
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1. Republicans Have a Chance to Flip a Senate Seat Red in Minnesota Reports...Newsweek? The Gateway Pundit
The Minnesota Senate race has become one of the most watched contests because it is actually competitive. Republican Michele Tafoya is an extremely competent candidate and is performing better in this blue state than anyone thought was possible.
This could be the sleeper race of 2026 and the GOP has even started investing resources in the state.
How close is the race? So close that liberal media outlets are starting to notice.
It’s amazing that this report is from Newsweek:
With only a week left until the midterm elections determine which party controls the House and Senate, Minnesota has emerged as a surprising state where Republicans stand a chance to flip a Senate seat.
Republicans are trying to fight off a blue wave as Trump’s approval ratings continue to slide and voters express concerns tied to the economy, inflation, rising fuel costs and the Iran war. While some of the most competitive Senate races are in swing states like Michigan and Georgia, the Senate race in Minnesota has also become a battleground that could deliver a win for Republicans. Democratic Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan and retired broadcaster Michele Tafoya, a Republican, are vying for the seat.
Minnesota had been thought to be a safe spot for Democrats, having last elected a Republican to the Senate in 2002. The state has voted for a Democratic president in every election since 1976. But in this year’s election cycle, there are three key indicators that Republicans stand a chance of flipping the seat.
“The Republicans have their best shot in 20 years at winning the state,” Hamline University professor of political science and legal studies David Schultz told Newsweek, crediting the state’s issues with corruption and “Democratic Party fatigue” as reasons why Republicans might secure a win. He added that he would not be surprised if Tafoya won the election.
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Father, let it be so! Yes and amen! May Minnesota elect Republican candidate Michele Tafoya as their next Senator! We put a hedge of prayer around the state of Minnesota and we ask that you would preserve and protect this state from falling into the hands of the Red/Green alliance. We say, "Long live the Republic!" May you grant FAVOR to Michele Tafoya at the polls!
"The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will." (Proverbs 21:1)
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2. Josh Howerton Tells Fellow Pastors to ‘Stand Firm,’ Provide Moral ‘Clarity’ Ahead of Election - Blaze
In this Blaze Media article, Joseph MacKinnon reports that Josh Howerton tells fellow pastors to “stand firm” and provide moral “clarity” ahead of the election.
- The Lakepointe Church senior pastor and “Live Free” host is urging colleagues to push back against “intimidation” from secular activists and to speak openly about the “moral asymmetry” between the two major parties before the midterms.
- Howerton said millions of Christians in Texas may sit out the 2026 elections, which could be decided by a few hundred thousand votes, and told pastors to encourage voting in announcements over the next couple of weeks.
- He noted that congregants are “salt of the earth” people who want their pastors to do this, and he praised Arizona pastor Ashley Wooldridge for publicly urging Christians to vote despite the expected pushback against a church of more than 50,000.
- In an earlier interview with Allie Beth Stuckey, Howerton argued that “every law that has ever existed legislates a morality,” so separation of church and state does not mean separation of morality and state or of politics and religion.
- Ahead of 2024 the Freedom From Religion Foundation asked the IRS to investigate Lakepointe after one of his sermons, even though the group acknowledged he did not explicitly endorse a candidate.
- Howerton said progressives selectively report churches to the FFRF, which then threatens only one side with what he calls “toothless” lawsuits, and that “no church in U.S. history has ever had their tax-exempt status removed for a sermon, much less for a separate podcast.”
- He has repeatedly warned that “if the church won’t disciple people, the world will.” Read more
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Father, we pray this Sunday, that thousands and ten thousands of Pastors throughout our nation will encourage Christians to get out and VOTE! We pray that Christians would vote their conscience, would vote their values, and would vote based on biblical values. May we not be people of apathy or indifference and hand elections over to the Red/Green alliance. May we be good stewards and exercise our right to vote!
"For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them." (Matthew 18:20)
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3. Democrats with Alleged Ties to CAIR Money and the Muslim Brotherhood – The Gateway Pundit
In the 2008 Holy Land Foundation trial, the largest terrorism-financing prosecution in U.S. history, a federal jury convicted the foundation and five of its leaders of sending money to Hamas. Prosecutors named the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) and the North American Islamic Trust (NAIT) as unindicted co-conspirators.
Evidence at the trial included a 1991 Muslim Brotherhood strategy document, the Explanatory Memorandum. An attached list of “our organizations and the organizations of our friends” names ISNA, NAIT and the Muslim Students Association (MSA). Lara Burns, the retired FBI special agent who led the investigation, testified before the Senate in August that CAIR’s founders came out of the Brotherhood’s Palestine Committee, which was established to support Hamas.
In January 2026, the State and Treasury departments designated the Egyptian, Jordanian and Lebanese branches of the Brotherhood as terrorist entities. CAIR denies any ties to Hamas, terrorism or the Brotherhood. Read more
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Holy Father,
The webs of deception run far and wide and we pray that this mass network will be brought to an end by Your Mighty hand. Lord, if these alleged money ties concerning the Democrats being connected to the CAIR and Muslim Brotherhood are true, we pray for complete exposure of all terrorist entities that would harm our nation.
Father, we know that You see everything that is hidden and every ounce of deception in our political parties. We pray, Lord, that our State and Treasury Departments would be granted wisdom as they seek to find any organizations involved in terrorist activities that have ties to Hamas and the Brotherhood. In Jesus' name, we pray. Amen.
"For the love of money is the root of all evil; which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith and pierced themselves through with many sorrows." (1 Timothy 6:10)
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4. El-Sayed Backing PAC Releases Antisemitic Ad Echoing 1930’s Nazi Propaganda – Discern Report
In this LifeZette article, staff writers report that a Rebellion PAC ad supporting Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed shows a couple unable to afford groceries because their money is going to Israel, drawing charges that it echoes 1930s Nazi propaganda.
- The ad depicts shoppers who cannot buy items including eggs and blames the hardship on money flowing to Israel, while accusing Republican Mike Rogers of promising to serve Israel “unconditionally.”
- Cenk Uygur posted the spot on Oct. 24 with the line, “We have to suffer here at home, so Israel can get all its wars. That’s why they buy politicians like Mike Rogers.”
- Critics say the framing goes beyond criticism of the Netanyahu government by linking ordinary American grocery struggles to Israel in a “blood money” theme.
- The piece notes that the United States provides aid to 177 of 196 recognized countries and that El-Sayed and others single out the one Jewish state while remaining silent on aid to countries where Christians are being killed or terrorist groups operate.
- It argues the ad’s themes parallel propaganda distributed in Germany in the 1930s and that the routine defense of “just criticizing Israel” collapses when the message ties household deprivation directly to the Jewish state. Read more
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Jehovah Makeh,
You are the Lord who smites and punishes sin. We pray, with holy anger, over this anti-semitic ad that has Abdul El-Sayed backing echoing 1930's Nazi propaganda against Israel.
We pray, King of Kings, that You will destroy any unrighteous ads that this anti-semitic Michigan candidate would endorse that criticizes Your nation, causing distrust and confusion. Open the eyes of those who have been blinded to the truth so that the people of Michigan can elect a righteous candidate like Mike Rogers.
Father, we pray for a mighty move of God, from the throne room of heaven, in these elections. In Your name, we pray for mercy, truth and that Your will shall be done. In Your Name, Holy One, Amen and Amen.
"The Lord shall go forth like a mighty man; He shall stir up His zeal like a man of war. he shall cry out, yes, aloud; he shall prevail against His enemies." (Isaiah 42:13)
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5. Federal Reserve Leaves Interest Rates Unchanged – The Epoch Times
Two policymakers—Fed board member Lisa Cook and Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack—preferred a rate hike.
The Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged at its October policy meeting, despite ongoing inflation concerns.
In a widely expected decision, the Federal Open Market Committee voted 10–2 to keep the benchmark federal funds rate in the current target range of 3.75 percent to 4 percent on Oct. 28, “in support of the Federal Reserve’s dual mandate.”
Fed board member Lisa Cook and Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack were the lone dissenters, preferring to raise interest rates by a quarter point.
“Economic activity is expanding at a strong pace,” the central bank said in a post-meeting statement. “While uncertainty remains elevated owing, in part, to geopolitical developments, domestic spending has been resilient. Productivity growth is strong, and capital investment is robust. Job gains have kept pace with the workforce, and the unemployment rate has changed little.” Read more
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Father God, we continue to ask that You would pour out Your wisdom upon all who are making decisions at the Federal Reserve Board. May their decisions be only the best for our nation, and help all sectors of our economy to prosper both now and in the days ahead. Thank You, O Lord, for hearing our prayer, amen and amen.
"If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him." (James 1:5)
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Election Integrity Showdown Looms in California
The Daily Jot, Bill Wilson, October 29, 2026
California's Democratic leadership has spent years establishing an election system built around universal mail-in ballots, same-day registration, early voting and minimal identification requirements at the polls. Now that system faces a serious federal challenge. On October 15, the Justice Department sued California after federal investigators identified more than 20,000 registered voters they believe are likely noncitizens. Under California law, those registered voters automatically receive mail-in ballots. The Justice Department wants their citizenship verified before their votes are counted. California's Democratic Party machine is fighting it tooth and nail, raising questions as to the reason the party wants no accountability.
Democrats control California's governorship and both chambers of its Legislature. They have established an election system that creates opportunity for election fraud. Voters generally need no identification at the polls, although exceptions apply. Every active registered voter receives a ballot by mail. Conditional registration continues through Election Day, and ballots postmarked by Election Day can arrive up to seven days afterward. These laws expand opportunities to vote, but critics argue they also create election integrity issues. The Justice Department's findings bring those concerns into focus. If thousands of potentially ineligible people are registered, the central issue becomes the opportunity for voter fraud, but also by the way the Democrats are fighting security measures, what are they hiding?. Read More
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Nehemiah Alliance Reformation Day
NATIONAL MALL | WASHINGTON DC
SATURDAY OCTOBER 31, 2026
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Nehemiah Alliance Reformation Day 2026 — National Mall Schedule
The “Sacred Assembly” will take place Saturday, October 31, 2026, from 7:00 AM to 10:00 PM EDT on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., with free admission and a global livestream.
KEY INFORMATION:
- United Prayer — Interceding for all 50 states and the nation.
- Worship & Teaching — Music, sermons, and messages from featured speakers.
- Fasting & Repentance — A day set apart for spiritual renewal.
- Million Souls Campaign — Opportunities for first‑time commitments or rededications to Jesus Christ
HOW TO WATCH THE EVENT ONLINE:
Livestream: Available globally via the Nehemiah Alliance site and media partners (Daystar, GOD TV, CTN, Pray.com)
> > > Please note: this event will be live streamed on Saturday, only, while it is
taking place.
Join millions of people as we pray to: rebuild our walls, restore our homes, and revive our hearts through unified prayer, fasting & repentance.
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Father God, we thank You for the Nehemiah Alliance and for all who have labored over these past months to bring this historic occasion to our National Mall. We ask, Holy One, that You would hear the cries of repentance of Your people, for our nation has truly fallen short of its calling. Bring us, Holy One, back to You, that we might walk in the knowledge of Your Glory, now and forever, in Jesus' name.
"... if My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land." (2 Chronicles 7:14)
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Little-known rule could stop socialists from being sworn into Congress
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A little-known congressional maneuver could block members of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) from being sworn in as members of the House of Representatives next year, even if they win their elections on Tuesday.
Members-elect must swear an oath to uphold the Constitution before they can become full members of the House. At the beginning of a new Congress, that oath is typically taken en masse by all 435 members, led by the House speaker.
But an argument circulating in conservative circles posits that any member-elect can challenge another member-elect's right to be sworn in, provided they have compiled evidence that that person would not uphold their oath. That would then lead to House-wide deliberations followed by a vote on whether that member-elect has a right to be sworn in.
In the case of DSA members, one potential argument could be the group's platform calling to scrap the current U.S. Constitution and draft a new one. Several DSA members and self-proclaimed democratic socialists have already won primaries across the country.
Rep. Keith Self, R-Texas, suggested to Fox News Digital that he could invoke the maneuver. "You cannot swear an oath to support and defend the Constitution while actively working to destroy it. The oath of office is not just words you say at a ceremony. It is a belief. It is an oath to our country and our fellow countrymen," Self told Fox News Digital.
"The House has both the authority and the duty to ensure that anyone who takes that oath does so in good faith, without mental reservation or purpose of evasion. As DSA candidates and the Red-Green Alliance gain ground, we must enforce the Constitution as written or risk allowing people committed to replacing it to take seats of power under false pretenses." (MSN) Read more here.
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Father God,
We can only shout HALLELUJAH to this great report! We know, dear Lord, that You watch over our nation and our Constitution to protect it and to preserve it, and now we see a legal means by which You can do that. We ask, Father God, that this rule be activated, if and as needed, so that Your enemies will not be able to take control of our House of Representatives. Praise the Lord!
“Do not remember the former things,
Nor consider the things of old.
Behold, I will do a new thing,
Now it shall spring forth;
Shall you not know it?
I will even make a road in the wilderness
And rivers in the desert." (Isaiah 43:18,19)
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Homeland Security breach exposes details on 41,000 employees
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- Scope of Breach: Over 41,000 DHS employees and contractors affected, including ICE agents, US Customs staff, and cybersecurity personnel.
- Exposed Details: Personal info such as emails, phone numbers, office addresses, plus internal data on undercover operations and surveillance tools like Palantir Falcon, PenLink, ChatGPT, Google Gemini, and Microsoft Copilot.
- Impact & Response: Leak dubbed ‘Icepick’, now a searchable database; DHS acknowledges potential breach and is working to protect employees while activists highlight lack of agency accountability. (MSN) Read more here.
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Lord God, we ask for a divine level of protection to be placed upon all of these employees whose sensitive information has now been revealed. We ask for a miracle, in Your Name, amen and amen!
“Ah, Lord GOD! Behold, You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too difficult for You!” (Jeremiah 32:17)
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And Now . . . Lion of Judah: ROAR!!!!
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"The Lord shall go forth like a mighty man;
He shall stir up His zeal like a man of war.
He shall cry out, yes, shout aloud;
He shall prevail against His enemies."
(Isaiah 42:13)
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California’s record-breaking sea levels swamp Newport Beach streets
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Southern California’s ocean just rewrote the record books. And in Newport Beach, the consequences are spilling across the streets.
On Tuesday, October 27, the NOAA tide gauge at San Pedro reached approximately 8.18 feet, surpassing a century-old monitoring station’s previous record of 7.93 feet from 2005. Farther south, the National Weather Service called La Jolla’s 7.98-foot reading “a preliminary all time record at this site.” Santa Barbara also registered record water levels.
These are measurements above a tidal reference point, not eight-foot-deep floods. Still, the impact on land has been extraordinary. See NOAA’s record-breaking confirmation here.
In a new video, Laguna Beach surfer Blair Conklin documents seawater gushing through walkways and storm drains around Newport Harbor, with passengers navigating a flooded approach to the Balboa Ferry.
“We’re looking at stuff that we’ve never seen in California for sure,” Conklin said.
Elsewhere on the Balboa Peninsula, water poured through waterfront properties, swamped the Fun Zone, and covered intersections despite sandbags and city pumps.
Related: Watch: Seawall Collapses at Iconic SoCal Hotel Amid Massive Surf
“We’ve certainly never seen tides up this high,” longtime resident Pam Bacich told ABC7.
And Newport isn’t alone. In Long Beach, water overtopped beach berms near Bayshore Beach, flooding 54th Place and waterfront properties. Parts of Pacific Coast Highway in Sunset Beach also went underwater. (Surfer) Read More
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"And the seeds that fell on the good soil represent honest, good-hearted people who hear God’s word, cling to it, and patiently produce a huge harvest.” (Luke 8:15)
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"Dear Lord Jesus, I know that I am a sinner, and I ask for Your forgiveness. I believe You died for my sins and rose from the dead. I turn from my sins and invite You to come into my heart and life. I want to trust and follow You as my Lord and Savior. In Your Name."
- Provided By: Billy Graham
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