Politics
Trump announces trade breakthrough with South Korea on Asia trip
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders’ summit in Gyeongju, South Korea, October 29, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters Donald Trump and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung finalized details of their fraught trade deal at a summit in South […]
Read More
Israel strikes Gaza after accusing Hamas of violating U.S.-brokered ceasefire
Palestinians try to clear the remains of buildings destroyed by Israeli attacks with limited resources i Khan Yunis, Gaza on Oct. 28, 2025. Mohammed Eslayeh | Anadolu | Getty Images Israeli planes launched strikes in Gaza on Tuesday after Israel accused the militant group Hamas of violating a ceasefire in the Palestinian territory, the latest test of […]
Read More
Judge extends ban on Trump firing federal workers during government shutdown
A traffic light shows red in front of the US Capitol, in Washington DC , October 14, 2025. Celal Gunes/ | Anadolu | Getty Images A federal judge on Tuesday extended a temporary order blocking the Trump administration’s plans to fire thousands of federal employees during the government shutdown. The order, called a preliminary injunction, […]
Read More
U.S. military officials required to sign NDAs tied to Latin America mission: Reuters
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth addresses senior military officers at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Quantico, Virginia, on September 30, 2025. Andrew Harnik | Afp | Getty Images U.S. military officials involved with President Donald Trump’s expanding operations in Latin America have been asked to sign non-disclosure agreements, three U.S. officials say, a development that raises new questions about a military […]
Read More
States sue Trump administration to keep SNAP benefits during government shutdown
“SNAP/EBT Food Stamp Benefits Accepted” is displayed on a screen inside a Family Dollar Stores Inc. store in Chicago, Illinois. Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images A group of more than two dozen states sued the Trump administration on Tuesday, seeking to maintain funding of so-called SNAP benefits during the ongoing federal government shutdown. […]
Read More
Largest federal worker union urges end to government shutdown
The largest union representing federal workers on Monday called for Democrats in Congress to end the ongoing government shutdown by voting for the stopgap funding measure that Republicans have proposed. “It’s time to pass a clean continuing resolution and end this shutdown today,” Everett Kelly, president of the American Federation of Government Employees, wrote. “No […]
Read More
Rare earth stocks tumble as U.S. expects China to delay export controls
In an aerial view, a container ship sits docked at the Port of Oakland on October 10, 2025 in Oakland, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty Images Shares of several U.S.-listed rare earth miners fell on Monday as U.S. officials said they expect China to delay introducing export controls on critical minerals […]
Read More
Trump says he underwent an MRI examination
U.S. President Donald Trump waits for Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s arrival at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S. October 20, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he had undergone an MRI examination, without saying why. “It was perfect,” he told reporters on board Air Force One en […]
Read More
Brazil and U.S. to meet ‘immediately’ in search of tariff solutions, Lula says
Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva attends a press conference at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil January 30, 2025. REUTERS/Adriano Machado Adriano Machado | Reuters Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said he had a positive meeting on Sunday with his U.S. counterpart President Donald Trump and their respective teams would start […]
Read More
Trump eyes trade deal after U.S. and China reach an early consensus in ‘successful’ talks
U.S. President Donald Trump listens to Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Manet ahead of a ceremonial signing of a ceasefire agreement between Thailand and Cambodia on the sidelines of the 47th Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Oct. 26, 2025. Mohd Rasfan | Via Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump said he […]
Read More