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U.S. sending about 200 troops to Israel to help support and monitor ceasefire deal in Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (2nd R) meets with US President Donald Trump’s Special Representative for the Middle East Steve Witkoff (2nd L) and Trump’s son-in-law and former advisor Jared Kushner (L) in West Jerusalem on Oct. 9, 2025. Ma’ayan Toaf | GPO | Anadolu | Getty Images The United States is sending about 200 […]
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Grand jury asked to indict Trump foe Letitia James, MSNBC reports
NY Attorney General Letitia James speaks during a press conference on the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) at Manhattan Federal Courthouse on Feb. 14, 2025 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images A top federal prosecutor appointed by President Donald Trump presented evidence on Thursday to a grand jury in Virginia in […]
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Israel and Hamas will exchange hostages and prisoners after agreeing to a pause in the war in Gaza
Palestinians, including children, gathered in the city of Khan Yunis celebrate after the announcement of the ceasefire agreement in Gaza on Oct. 9, 2025 in Khan Yunis, Gaza. Abdallah F.s. Alattar | Anadolu | Getty Images Israel and Hamas have agreed to a pause in their devastating two-year war and the release of the remaining […]
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Trump threatens to use government shutdown to cut ‘popular Democrat programs’
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., Oct. 9, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters President Donald Trump on Thursday said his administration plans to use the ongoing government shutdown to permanently cut government programs popular with Democrats, his latest threat amid the funding stalemate. “We’re […]
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Senate to vote seventh time to end government shutdown, with little hope of passage
U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) holds a copy of the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act as he speaks during a press conference, accompanied by Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) and other fellow Republicans, on the first day of a partial government shutdown, at the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, D.C., U.S., October […]
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Top House Democrat seeks Jeffrey Epstein financial records from Dimon, other bank CEOs
Jeffrey Epstein in 2004. Rick Friedman | Corbis News | Getty Images A top House Democrat asked four major bank CEOs to share a slew of financial records related to Jeffrey Epstein, pushing forward an investigation into the notorious sex predator, after the lawmaker’s effort to subpoena the banks for the documents was blocked by […]
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Israel, Hamas reach agreement on ‘first phase’ of plan to stop fighting, release hostages and prisoners, Trump says
U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he reads a note handed to him by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio he said was regarding Middle East peace talks during a roundtable discussion in the State Dining Room of the White House on Oct. 8, 2025 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images Israel and […]
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Trump says deal to end Gaza war is ‘very close’
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio updates U.S. President Donald Trump on the Gaza proposal during a roundtable on “Antifa,” an anti-fascist movement Trump designated a domestic “terrorist organization” via executive order on September 22, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., Oct. 8, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump said […]
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Trump says he may go to Egypt soon for Gaza deal
U.S. President Donald Trump, with U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, and U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, participates in a roundtable on “Antifa,” an anti-fascist movement he designated a domestic “terrorist organization” via executive order on September 22, at the White House in Washington, D.C., Oct. 8, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters President Donald Trump […]
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Florida man charged with intentionally setting Pacific Palisades fire in LA
Chimneys stand among the rubble after the passage of the Palisades Fire in Pacific Palisades, California, on Jan. 8, 2025. Agustin Paullier | AFP | Getty Images Federal authorities announced Wednesday that they have arrested and charged a Florida man with maliciously starting the deadly Palisades Fire, one of the most destructive blazes in Los […]
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