Controversial vaccine trial touted by RFK Jr gets go-ahead in Guinea-BissauRecommended dose of hepatitis B vaccine will be withheld from thousands of newborns by Danish researchersA controversial research trial that will withhold hepatitis B vaccines from some African newborns was given approval to move forward this week.It is a central part of the vaccine vision for Robert F Kennedy Jr, the secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and a longtime vaccine opponent. Continue reading...
Isaias strengthens to become first Atlantic hurricane of 2026 seasonStorm expected to make landfall on US's northern Gulf coast with risk of flash floods and isolated river floodingIsaias has become the first Atlantic hurricane of the 2026 season, with wind speeds of 80mph and a minimum pressure of 975mb. It is expected to strengthen to a category 2 hurricane as it approaches the US's northern Gulf coast on Friday, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).As a result of the strong El Niño, it has been a notably quiet Atlantic hurricane season. The first hurricane of the season has not formed this late since 8 October 1905, which pre-dates the satellite era (1960s) for tracking hurricanes that has allowed for more non-landfall hurricanes to be discovered. Continue reading...
Candidate named Hitler Mussolini elected mayor in PeruLeftwing Hitler Mussolini Simeon Flores beats far-right candidate in election in remote district of AndesA businessman called Hitler Mussolini Simeon Flores has been elected the mayor of a remote district in the Peruvian Andes, according to local election data.The 45-year-old, who shares two of his names with the notorious European dictators, won the race for mayor of Queropalca, in Peru's central Huánuco region, and will take office on 1 January. Continue reading...
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Pentagon faces growing backlash over plan to livestream firing squad execution Pentagon faces growing backlash over plan to livestream firing squad execution Washington - The revelation that the Pentagon plans to livestream the execution by firing squad of Nidal Hasan, the ex-Army major convicted of killing 13 people at Fort Hood in 2009, has sparked intense pushback, with one Republican senator calling it "disgusting" and critics warning it could inspire more acts of terrorism.On Thursday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed CBS News' reporting that the Dec. 3 execution will be livestreamed. Hegseth told Real America's Voice the execution would be public "because people need to understand that there's serious consequences for these types of things." Chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said that Hegseth recommended, and President Trump approved, a plan to use an Army firing squad. "Death penalty through firing squad, and he deserves it," Mr. Trump said during an unrelated White House event on Friday. In an interview Friday night in Syracuse, New York, with WSTM-TV, President Trump said he "wasn't involved in that decision" to livestream the execution, "but I understand that decision.""I guess they want to have it serve as an example, and I understand that very well," the president added. Republican Sen. Thom Tillis, who is retiring, called the decision "beyond disgusting." Tillis voted to confirm Hegseth, but is now expressing his regret in doing so. "Hasan should face the death penalty, but making his execution public and streaming it? Beyond disgusting," Tillis wrote on X. "Public executions are what oppressive dictatorships like Iran and Afghanistan do. It should not be happening in America."Republican Rep. Austin Scott of Georgia wrote on X, "I absolutely support the sentence of death, but live-streaming executions is what jihadists do. America is better than that."Republican Sen. John Curtis of Utah urged Hegseth to reconsider. "Seneca warned that Rome's bloody spectacles corrupted the people who watched them," he said on X. "A civilization erodes when it cultivates an appetite for executions as a form of entertainment. Secretary Hegseth's plan to livestream the Fort Hood execution risks feeding that appetite. The victims deserve justice administered with solemnity. Broadcasting a death diminishes us and is not an effective deterrent. I urge him to reconsider."Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy said publicly executing someone is "medieval." "That's disgusting. What, is he mimicking ISIS executions?" Murphy said on CNN. "I mean, I understand that in this country we have the death penalty, but public executions is medieval. It's frankly one of the things that we abhor about terrorist groups. And the fact that the United States is doing it - I just learned this, that is just absolutely extraordinary, galling. No matter whether you support or oppose the death penalty, public hangings and executions? That's what America has become?" Ned Price, who was the State Department's spokesman during the Biden administration, said a public and livestreamed execution will create more "radicalized zealots." "You can take it from those of us who've spent years working on terrorism: the surest way to spawn more radicalized zealots is to glorify violence, embrace a cult of death, and create a martyr for the cause," Price wrote on X. "Or take it from AQ and ISIS, whose tactics offer the closest modern-day approximation of Hegseth's proposal. Either way, it's hard to conjure a more vivid example of his trademark performative bravado, which routinely damages America's image and, in this case, so ghoulishly leaves us more vulnerable."Alonzo Lunsford, a former U.S. Army sergeant who was shot seven times during the Fort Hood shooting but survived, said he supports the gunman's execution by firing squad. But Lunsford said this execution is "not something you should view for entertainment purposes.""To show the whole thing without it being censored for the general public, for me personally, I don't agree with that, but it's not about my personal belief," he told BBC Radio. Archbishop Paul S. Coakley, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, issued a statement Friday morning urging the Pentagon to reconsider. "In no way can [Hasan's] actions be condoned but this decision is a barbaric promotion of a culture of death and must be reconsidered. The word of God exhorts us: 'do not repay anyone evil for evil,'" the archbishop said, citing Romans 12:17. "The public execution even of one who has done grave harm will only further undermine the moral fabric of our nation and be a blight on the conscience of its people."Conservative talk show host Erick Erickson, who supports the death penalty, also said a public, livestreamed execution of Hasan will give him the "platform for martyrdom he wants.""Hasan is a paraplegic, confined to a wheelchair," Erickson wrote. "The public imagery of a firing squad killing a man sitting in a chair because he cannot stand is going to undermine support for the death penalty. A society that increasingly finds ways to sympathize with the villains will do so here. This also gives Nidal Hasan the platform for martyrdom he wants. They'll be passing out the livestream video in the Middle East to inspire more terrorists to shoot up Americans to celebrate the glory of the martyrdom of Nidal Hasan."Geoffrey Corn, a Texas Tech University law professor who served in the Army's Judge Advocate General's Corps, told CBS News that the plan to livestream the execution "raises significant moral questions, above and beyond the questions related to the death penalty generally.""There's a certain protocol that is normally followed with executions limiting the gallery of observers, which usually includes people close to the victims and certain members of the media," he said. Corn said "turning the execution of such a penalty into some type of public spectacle echoes of the past we seem to have put behind us."Despite Lunsford's concerns about the livestream, the former U.S. Army sergeant said he'll be there for the execution. "I'm going to be there [to watch in person] and before they pull the trigger, I want him to look at me in my eyes and I look at him in his eyes and I want him to know: 'Dude, you failed, I'm still here,'" he told the BBC. The last public execution in the U.S. appeared to take place 90 years ago in 1936. That's when Rainey Bethea was hanged for rape in Kentucky. The execution reportedly drew a crowd of about 20,000.Hegseth's announcement comes amid efforts from Democrats and Republican Rep. Thomas Massie to impeach him. A vote on his impeachment was delayed by House Speaker Mike Johnson's decision to cancel votes a day early ahead of the midterms. This article originally appeared on CBS News at https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fort-hood-shooter-execution-livestream-reaction-pentagon/
9 killed in Pennsylvania shooting as police cite 'deeply disturbing' circumstances 9 killed in Pennsylvania shooting as police cite 'deeply disturbing' circumstances A man killed eight people including a pregnant woman, children and other relatives at his home in Erie, Pennsylvania, before taking his own life as well, authorities said Saturday. Erie Police Chief Rick Lorah said the 45-year-old man was related to seven of the victims in the previous day's shooting, while the eighth was a friend of the pregnant woman. Video and audio evidence recovered by investigators included muffled gunshot sounds coming from inside the home just before two "distressed" women arrived and began pounding on the door shortly before 5 p.m. Friday, he said. The gunman then came out and shot them as they ran toward him, before returning inside. Police arrived to find the two women dead outside. After deploying a drone and robot, they went inside and found the bodies of a 5-year-old boy; a 1-year-old girl on the first floor; two more women and two young men in a stairwell; and the shooter on the second floor. "Out of respect for the victims and the families, I will not discuss the details of what our officers encountered inside that home," the chief said at a news conference. "But I want our community to understand the gravity of what happened and the profound impact this tragedy has had on those involved and on our community as a whole." Lorah declined to discuss motive but said investigators would talk to other relatives and examine the cellphones of the women who were killed outside the home. "They knew something was going on at that house," he said. "We have to figure out what that is." Lorah said officers arrived within minutes of receiving an alert via ShotSpotter, a controversial gunshot detection system that relies on artificial intelligence and a network of microphones to identify gunshots. No additional shots were fired after that. "Sounds that may have been mistaken for gunfire came from flashbang devices - chemical munitions - used by SWAT officers," he said. Gov. Josh Shapiro said he offered his administration's "full support" to Erie Mayor Daria Devlin, who spoke directly to the victims' families during the news conference. "I am so deeply sorry. What happened to you was horrific, and there is nothing that any of us can say today that will make this any easier," she said. "But you do need to know that our entire community is with you, we're grieving with you. And we are here to support you." District Attorney Elizabeth Hirz urged the public to refrain from speculation as the investigation continues. "Please do not allow rumors, speculation or unverified information to add to the pain that these families are already experiencing," she said. Erie is about 120 miles (190 kilometers) north of Pittsburgh. Speaking at a campaign rally outside Philadelphia, Shapiro mentioned both the Erie killings and the shooting of two Philadelphia police officers early Saturday. "Today has been a dark day across this commonwealth," he said. ____ This story corrects that the total number of people found dead - nine - includes the suspected shooter. ____ Ramer reported from Concord, New Hampshire. Jacqueline GaNun is a corps member for The Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues.This article originally appeared on Associated Press at https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/9-dead-shooting-northern-pennsylvania-153233875.html
At least 12 people dead and dozens wounded after blast at Riyadh airport At least 12 people dead and dozens wounded after blast at Riyadh airport By Timour Azhari and Enas Alashray RIYADH, Oct 10 (Reuters) - The third attack this week on Riyadh's international airport on Saturday left at least 12 people dead and more than 300 wounded, Saudi authorities said, and the Iran-backed Houthis claimed responsibility for the strike, a major escalation of their campaign against the Saudis. The dead included four Saudis, two people from Bangladesh and one person each from the US, Jordan, Palestine, Syria, Sudan and Egypt, the Saudi civil aviation authority said. At the latest count, they said 309 were wounded. Hospitals were flooded with wounded brought by ambulance and helicopter, people briefed on the matter said. Some were in critical condition. Saturday's attack occurred without warning, with no alert issued by Saudi Arabia's threat warning system. This week's two previous attacks on King Khalid International Airport left four people dead and caused heavy damage to a Saudi commercial plane parked on the tarmac. This week's deadly strikes exposed vulnerabilities in the kingdom's self-defence capabilities as it wages an air campaign against the Houthis to support a ground war by the Yemeni government against the Iran-backed group. Saudi Arabia and the Yemeni government have claimed hundreds of strikes on targets in Houthi-held territory. The Houthis have said these killed civilians including women and children. Reuters could not independently verify those claims. All flights were diverted from Riyadh on Saturday, and operations at the airport that serves a city of roughly 8 million people were temporarily suspended, the Saudi civil aviation authority said. The head of the Houthi media office said in a post on X after the attack that the group had "shut down Riyadh international airport". The Houthis have said airliners should avoid Saudi airspace, declaring it a zone of military operations after the Saudi-backed Yemeni government launched an offensive against the group on Monday. US President Donald Trump, speaking to reporters outside the White House, was asked whether Washington planned to join Saudi strikes on the Houthis. "We may. We're going to look at it. We just found out about the recent attack, so we'll make a decision. We move very quickly," he said. EYEWITNESS SAW WOUNDED ON THE GROUND One eyewitness at the airport on Saturday reported seeing an explosion and then multiple people lying injured on the ground inside. More than a dozen ambulances were seen rushing towards the facility. A video verified by Reuters showed ambulances at the airport. An injured traveller told Reuters they saw something fly across the sky outside the airport before part of the ceiling near a departure gate collapsed. The US embassy in Riyadh said it was "aware of attacks" and "strongly recommends all US citizens avoid this airport and surrounding areas." Saudi Arabia entered the Yemen war in 2015 at the head of an Arab coalition to try to force the Houthis out of the Yemeni capital Sanaa. The Houthis had stormed Sanaa the previous year, pushing out government forces. The war was fought to a bloody stalemate, with hundreds of thousands of Yemenis killed by fighting and famine. Saudi Arabia struck a 2022 deal with the Houthis, freezing the conflict. That ceasefire unravelled over the summer, culminating in a lightning Houthi advance that took the Red Sea chokepoint of Bab el-Mandeb from Saudi-backed government forces. The Saudi-backed Yemeni government began an offensive this week to try to retake that territory, which has so far made slow gains, even as the Houthis put the country's third-largest city, Taiz, under siege. RIYADH DUE TO HOLD MAJOR SUMMITS Flight-tracking site flightradar24 showed all flights to Riyadh had either been diverted or cancelled, with only a helicopter hovering over the airport at one point. Houthi attacks on Thursday and earlier in the week had already prompted a number of carriers to suspend or cancel services to the Saudi capital, shortly before Riyadh is due to host major energy and investment conferences. Organizers of those conferences said on Saturday they would go ahead as planned, and they sought to reassure attendees of their security. (Reporting by Timour Azhari in Riyadh; Additional reporting by Steve Holland in Washington DC; Writing by Enas Alashray and Maya Gebeily, Ann Saphir;Editing by Gareth Jones, Joe Bavier and David Gregorio) This article originally appeared on Reuters at https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/loud-blast-heard-riyadh-airport-141257574.html
Trump says Ukraine should get a new president as he blames Zelensky for diesel prices Trump says Ukraine should get a new president as he blames Zelensky for diesel prices WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Saturday it was time for Ukraine to get a new president, suggesting Volodymyr Zelenskyy has not done enough to end his country's war with Russia and blaming him for high diesel prices in the U.S. "I suggest they get a new leader who can make a deal because he could have made many deals and for some reason he never does," Trump said. The president, who on Friday struck a deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin to buy diesel from Russia in an attempt to address high fuel prices ahead of the U.S. midterm elections, has been urging Zelenskyy for weeks to stop strikes on Russian energy infrastructure. He has also sought to blame record U.S. diesel prices on Ukraine rather than the U.S.-led war in Iran, which has elevated world energy prices. "He wants to make problems for the world. He wants to make problems for our farmers, our ranchers, with diesel fuel," Trump said, before departing for Tennessee where he was set to rally Republican voters. Ukrainian and European officials on Saturday reacted to Trump's diesel deal with dismay, saying it will help pay for Russia's war efforts. Diesel prices have skyrocketed due to a collision of events, including the difficulty of getting oil out of the Middle East since the start of the Iran war, which has raised the price of all oil products. An Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll conducted last month and published Oct. 1 found that Americans disapprove of Trump's handling of Iran, and blame him for higher prices. Trump also suggested that if he had been U.S. president in 2022, "that war would have never started. There was no reason that war with Ukraine and Russia started. It started due to incompetence." Zelenskyy has "lost 30% of your country and you've had over a million people go between the two of them, over 2 million people killed. That's a war that should have never started. And I think it's time for Ukraine to get a new president," Trump said. Independent estimates are that about 20% of Ukraine's territory is under Russian control. British defense officials recently estimated that about half a million Russian soldiers have been killed in the war; there are no reliable recent estimates about how many Ukrainians have died. 20 people killed in Russian bombing in Ukraine Saturday Trump's extraordinary intervention came after Russian strikes killed at least 20 people in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region, Ukrainian officials said Saturday. Three children were among those killed when Russian aerial bombs hit residential buildings in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine's State Emergency Service said Saturday. At least 18 people were wounded. Russia and Ukraine are locked in a long-range aerial war while their armies remain largely deadlocked on the front line, more than 4 1/2 years since Moscow's full-scale invasion. Ukraine is struggling to counter escalating Russian bombardments that have killed more than 60 people over the past four days. Anger in Kyiv at Trump's deal with Putin "Today, Russia expressed its thanks for the lifting of sanctions on diesel exports by dropping five glide bombs on residential buildings in Zaporizhzhia," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote Saturday on X. He said every additional billion dollars Russia earns from exports would help pay for weapons components, drone upgrades, missile production and the recruitment of mercenaries, and that Moscow would only be ready to stop when its ability to fight diminished. Zelenskyy said Ukraine was coordinating steps to counter the extra revenue Russia will receive, and that he had spoken to French President Emmanuel Macron about shoring up air defenses, warning of an increased risk of further missile strikes in the coming days. Trump announced Friday that Russia will immediately supply more than 300,000 tons of diesel, followed by an additional 500,000 tons in November and 1 million tons "immediately thereafter." Russia will deliver an additional 3 million tons "within a short period of time" after that, he wrote. In Kyiv, people gathered at a memorial to fallen soldiers on Independence Square greeted the deal with a mix of anger and resignation. "Trump has once again shown his true face," said Oleksandr Petrenko, 26. "He didn't care about the situation, the shelling or the destruction of our homes. All he's interested in is oil or the fuel prices and how much Americans have to pay." For Oksana Yakunina, a financial adviser from the central city of Kropyvnytskyi, the announcement "didn't really come as a surprise." "Trump has been working with Putin for a long time," she told The Associated Press. European allies question US-Russia deal Ukraine's European allies also expressed dismay at the deal and said they stood by their commitment to sanctions. Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said Stockholm regretted the agreement, "as energy revenues are central to the Russian war chest," and noted that the European Union would adopt its most comprehensive sanctions package yet on Monday, with 1,600 listings targeting Russia's military-industrial complex. The German government "remains committed to the sanctions imposed on Russia and is working with its European partners on further sanctions," spokesperson Stefan Kornelius said, adding that support for Ukraine "remains unwavering." Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski questioned whether Russia could deliver at all. Citing his embassy's reports of fuel shortages even in Moscow, and "serious sources" saying Ukraine has damaged about half of Russia's refining capacity, he asked on X: "So where will the surpluses for export come from?" Trump's announcement was in stark contrast to a sweeping Russia sanctions law he signed last month that aimed at clamping down on the oil and gas revenues that fuel Russia's war against Ukraine. Trump announced the deal as his envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner met with Ukrainian officials in Miami on Friday to discuss a proposal to end the war. Speaking about Friday's announcement, a senior Ukrainian official told AP that the Ukrainian side was not aware of the deal before the announcement. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity as he was not authorized to discuss the issue publicly, said Saturday the diesel deal announcement was not tied to anything under discussion in Florida. He confirmed the Ukrainian delegation had left Florida and were on their way back to Ukraine. ___ Daly reported from Washington and Morton reported from London. Associated Press journalists Bela Szandelszky in Kyiv, Ukraine, and Collin Binkley in Washington contributed to this report. ___ Follow the AP's coverage of the war in Ukraine at https://apnews.com/hub/russia-ukraineThis article originally appeared on Associated Press at https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/russian-attacks-kill-7-ukraine-071733676.html
Isaias leaves 4 people dead and 700,000 without power as flood threat grows Isaias leaves 4 people dead and 700,000 without power as flood threat grows Isaias made landfall near Destin, Fla., around 9:30 p.m. ET Friday as a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph, the National Hurricane Center said. It was the first hurricane of an unusually quiet Atlantic season. At least four people have died, two in Florida and two in Alabama, officials said. The storm weakened quickly as it moved inland. As of 5 a.m. ET Saturday, it was a post-tropical storm with 35 mph winds about 25 miles south-southwest of Montgomery, Ala., moving north at 14 mph. It is expected to cross Alabama into the Tennessee Valley and dissipate Sunday. About 700,000 homes and businesses across the Southeast were without power Saturday afternoon, down from more than 900,000 that morning, according to PowerOutage.us. The biggest threat now is rain. The NHC expects 4 to 8 inches across southern Alabama, the Florida Panhandle and southwest Georgia through the weekend, with up to 15 inches in spots. Flash flooding and landslides are possible in the southern Appalachians. Is the storm headed your way? Follow it in real time on the new Yahoo Weather app. Follow live updates on Isaias below. This article originally appeared on Yahoo News at https://www.yahoo.com/news/weather-news/live/hurricane-isaias-live-tracker-dangerous-category-2-storm-strengthening-before-making-landfall-along-gulf-coast-evacuations-ordered-in-alabama-and-florida-115816597.html
Trump's plan to lower beef prices leaves ranchers angry and consumers waiting Trump's plan to lower beef prices leaves ranchers angry and consumers waiting President Donald Trump gambled that importing more beef would lower prices enough to mitigate the political hit from angry ranchers.His bet hasn't paid off.Prices have barely budged, ranchers remain incensed, and vulnerable Republicans in Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska and Texas are fighting to convince rural voters to turn out in November as farmers confront economic headwinds fueled by the president's policies."There's a lot of frustration and anger," said Glenn Brunkow, the president of the nonpartisan Kansas Farm Bureau and a fifth-generation farmer and stockman in deep-red Pottawatomie County.The president's August proclamation to temporarily allow cheaper beef imports from countries like Brazil has knocked $200 to $400 off the value of an American cow, he said, which would otherwise sell for approximately $2,000."We knew it wouldn't have much of an effect on the hamburger price in the store. But the markets took that news, and it really knocked the price we get for our cattle down," Brunkow said."Then hit us with $6 diesel. This has been pretty pretty tough to swallow."Republicans from top beef-producing states, agriculture industry representatives and administration officials including Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins warned Trump his beef import plan would hurt ranchers and imperil Republican candidates. Those fears are coming to fruition with just weeks until what looks to be a bruising midterm election for the GOP, as declining profits pile atop frustration among voters who have long been a reliable part of the Republican base."It wasn't worth the headache and what it did to the market," said Jenna Stanton, federal policy director at Western Skies Strategies. "It's doing exactly what we thought it was going to do, which was nothing."Incumbent Republicans including Sens. Pete Ricketts in Nebraska and Roger Marshall in Kansas are now facing surprisingly competitive races, while Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Iowa Rep. Ashley Hinson are polling behind in elections for critical Senate seats the GOP cannot afford to lose.White House spokesperson Anna Kelly said in a statement that Trump has "done more for American agriculture than anyone" through new trade deals, tackling high production costs and sweeping investments in the farmer-facing programs passed through Republicans' policy megabill."At the same time, he is delivering on his promise to consumers by reducing beef prices while allowing our American beef herd to grow," Kelly said. "The President will continue taking actions to support our great farmers while driving economic prosperity for all Americans."The president's proclamation included a provision that allows the administration to pause the tariff-free beef imports if grocery prices do not fall. Some of the president's advisers have privately echoed calls from the powerful American Farm Bureau Federation and other industry groups to reconsider the plan."There's still time left to pull this back," said John Newton, the Farm Bureau's vice president of public policy and economic analysis. "The communication's been clear from the ranchers, from Capitol Hill, all over the country. This has been received the same way. I know the White House sees it. They don't have their heads in the sand."Trump isn't backing down. The White House isn't currently planning to scale back or end the proclamation early, allowing it to expire as intended in November, according to two people familiar with the plans who were granted anonymity to discuss them."I did this one little thing because I think it's very important, and it ends very quickly. And I'm not looking to renew it, but I do want them to produce more," Trump told News Channel Nebraska on Monday, while again defending his decision in the name of lower prices."It really became unacceptable to the voter, and we do have to get elected," Trump added. "Because if we're not going to get elected, your ranchers and your farmers are in big trouble - if the Democrats got in."Trump's proclamation encouraged grocery stores to sell the newly imported beef at a 25% discount, but the American Farm Bureau Federation found that ground beef prices only came down about 2% overall in the 41 grocery stores its economists tracked across 22 states. In 30 of those stores, the price remained the same.Nationally, the average price of ground beef was $6.92 a pound in August, up from $5.55 when Trump returned to the White House.Any slight drop in prices could potentially be reflected in federal data set to be published next week but likely won't go beyond normal price fluctuations, economists say. That isn't expected to do much to assuage voters' broader cost-of-living concerns.Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) told POLITICO that she's still hearing from frustrated ranchers in her home state."It doesn't help the price of beef at the grocery store," Lummis said, calling Trump's proclamation "somewhat self-defeating" and advising the White House to focus instead on how powerful meatpackers are influencing prices.In some cases, the damage to farm states is already done. There is little immediate impact for consumers the administration can point to to justify the losses for ranchers, as analysts struggle to determine the true scale of the proclamation and impact at the grocery store. And the move has sent the wrong message to ranchers, who are making critical decisions about whether to slaughter or retain cattle to grow their herd next year, according to economists and industry leaders."I just think it's had limited impact on consumer behavior, limited impact on family budgets. And it had a … significant negative impact on producers," looking to rebuild their herds, said a person close to the administration, who was granted anonymity to speak candidly about their frustration. "Hopefully a lesson learned here."This article originally appeared on Politico at https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/09/trumps-beef-gamble-isnt-paying-off-01112692
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