The U.S. economy grew at a 3.4% annual rate in the third quarter, beating Wall Street's 3.1% forecast and up from 2.2% in the second quarter, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Strong consumer spending and business investment drove the gain.

Also on Victory News Tonight for Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026: Vice President JD Vance and Todd Blanche of the Justice Department criticize Mary Peltola's Senate campaign over a New York Times report that Democrats recruited a second "Dan Sullivan" in Alaska. Israel's Shin Bet investigates alleged foreign funding of Arab-sector turnout. Vance rallies in Texas for Ken Paxton and Gov. Greg Abbott. A judge oversees the fight to unseal the warrant in the search of Rep. Ilhan Omar's home. A data breach exposes about 40,000 DHS employees and contractors. The DOJ sues a Maryland school district over parental notification. Nevada's secretary of state declines to use a federal citizenship-check system. Plus, a Pentagon shake-up as President Donald Trump weighs new strikes on Iran.

Western Journal editor at large Josh Manning discusses the Peltola controversy, Democrats' divisions over Israel, Sen. Lisa Murkowski's governor's-race pick, Iran and property taxes. Brad Dacus of the Pacific Justice Institute explains a fight over the rezoning of 10 church properties in Lakewood, California.

GUESTS
Josh Manning, editor at large, The Western Journal; Victory News contributor: https://www.westernjournal.com
Brad Dacus, founder and president, Pacific Justice Institute: https://www.pji.org

⏱️ CHAPTERS
00:00 Tonight's headlines
00:32 Third-quarter GDP grows 3.4%
00:55 Israel probes alleged foreign election funding
01:42 Fallout over the Alaska Dan Sullivan plot
04:08 Vance rallies in Texas for Paxton and Abbott
05:23 Abbott, Hinojosa clash over Musk records
06:11 Trump campaigns in Ohio
07:06 Report: Democratic groups recruit canvassers with felony records
07:48 New reports on the Ilhan Omar investigation
08:55 Data breach exposes DHS and ICE employees
09:50 Removed from a Florida county meeting
10:22 Josh Manning on the Peltola controversy
12:40 Are Democrats divided over Israel?
14:01 Murkowski snubs GOP candidates for governor
15:17 Minnesota Medicaid fraud verdicts reinstated
16:01 Watchdog sues New York over CDL data
16:29 DOJ sues Maryland school district
17:09 Nevada won't join federal voter check
17:49 South Korea fines Google and Apple
18:54 Tonight on Unclassified
19:55 Brad Dacus: Lakewood rezones 10 church properties
21:13 Pacific Justice Institute challenges the SPLC
22:05 "Neutrality isn't neutral": Why your vote matters
22:56 PJI documentary for parents
23:48 Pentagon shake-up as Trump weighs Iran strikes
24:20 Marines join NATO's Baltic cable mission
25:02 Manning on Iran and the Strait of Hormuz
25:48 Paxton and the push to end property taxes
27:10 Closing

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