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12.10.2025

The Day Trump Departed for Mideast as Hostage Release Neared

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This page is an archive of main headlines from the US for 12.10.2025.

It displays 151 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.

12.10.2025 โ‡ข The Day Trump Departed for Mideast as Hostage Release Neared
โŒจUS media on October 12th continued to focus heavily on the ongoing government shutdown, with President Trump directing the Pentagon to secure military pay amid reports of widespread federal worker layoffs, some initially due to coding errors. Concurrently, the anticipated release of Israeli hostages by Hamas gained increasing prominence throughout the day, with reports confirming 20 living hostages and expected release within 24 hours. By late afternoon and evening, editorial focus shifted significantly to President Trump's departure for the Middle East to greet the freed hostages and mark a ceasefire deal, with new details emerging about the imminent release.
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05:54 (09:54)โ‡ขGovernment Shutdown: Troops Paid

โŒจUS media continues to prioritize the government shutdown, with President Trump directing the Pentagon to ensure military pay amidst reports of significant federal worker layoffs, particularly at the CDC (AP News, ABC News, CBS, The Daily Beast, The Epoch Times, Fox News, NPR, The Daily Wire, USA Today, Washington Post, Washington Times). Attention is also given to the release of Israeli hostages following a ceasefire (CNN, NYTimes).
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President Donald Trump said on Saturday his administration has found a way to pay troops during the federal government shutdown and that he has ordered Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth to do so. [Fullย Story]
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Itโ€™s a year since the death of Alex Salmond, the most important Scottish politician of his generation. Although Salmondโ€™s career ended in marginalization, thereโ€™s no doubting his achievement in popularizing the cause of Scottish independence.
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09:23 (13:23)โ‡ขHostage Dawn Nears

โŒจUS media continues to prioritize the release of Israeli hostages by Hamas, with reports confirming 20 living hostages and expected release within 24 hours (ABC News, CNN, The Epoch Times, NY Post, AP News, The Daily Wire, USA Today). Meanwhile, the government shutdown and its public impact remain a concern (The Hill, Washington Post, Newsmax, Washington Examiner).
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A multibillion-dollar deal is set to hand private equity giant BlackRock one of the Midwestโ€™s largest public utilities, Minnesota Power. Opponents of the sale fear that this will only worsen the already skyrocketing cost of electricity.
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Vice President J.D. Vance praised President Donald Trump for what he called "very deliberate and consequential diplomacy" that he argued helped pave the way toward a potential peace deal in Gaza. "He actually broke the mold," Vance said Sunday. "Instead of doing diplomacy the same old way that had failed for 30 or 40 years, he gave people unusual authority to go get a peace deal done." [Fullย Story]
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Israel says it expects all of the living hostages held in the Gaza Strip to be released Monday. The announcement on Sunday confirmed the next phase of the breakthrough ceasefire deal with Hamas, as Palestinians awaited a long-promised surge of aid deliveries into the enclave.
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11:45 (15:45)โ‡ขHostage Release, Trump's Peace

โŒจUS media continues to heavily focus on the anticipated release of Israeli hostages by Hamas, expected on Monday, with President Trump reportedly traveling to the Middle East to greet them (Breitbart, CNN, NBC News, AP News, ABC News, The Epoch Times, The Daily Wire, Washington Examiner, HuffPost, Newsmax, Fox News). Concurrently, the government shutdown and federal worker layoffs remain a prominent concern (CBS, NPR, USA Today, The Hill, Washington Post).
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Labor organizing canโ€™t succeed at scale without a supportive legal and political environment, created by majoritarian coalitions that can win reforms, confront corporate power, and prove to skeptical workers that progressive governance delivers.
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14:35 (18:35)โ‡ขShutdown Deepens, Hostage Release Nears

โŒจUS media continues to prioritize the government shutdown, now in its 12th day, with widespread reports of federal worker layoffs and impending public impact (CBS, AP News, USA Today, Washington Times, The Hill, Washington Post, NPR). Simultaneously, the anticipated release of Israeli hostages by Hamas remains a key focus, with expectations of a release 'any moment now' as part of a peace plan (NBC News, ABC News, Breitbart, CNN, The Epoch Times, The Daily Wire, Washington Examiner, Newsmax).
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As the Schumer shutdown moves through its second week, health care providers are not being compensated for services provided to military service members and their families. Some doctors and health care providers in San Antonio who rely on TRICARE to pay for services provided to military members and dependents say they are now starting to feel the pinch.
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President Donald Trump set off for Israel and Egypt on Sunday to celebrate the U.S.-brokered ceasefire and hostage deal between Israel and Hamas and urge Middle East allies to seize the opportunity to build a durable peace in the volatile region. [Fullย Story]
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17:48 (21:48)โ‡ขHostage Release, Trump's Mideast Journey

โŒจUS media continues to prioritize President Trump's travel to the Middle East to mark a ceasefire deal and urge Arab leaders to seize the moment, with new reports confirming his departure (The Epoch Times, AP News, Newsmax). Concurrently, the government shutdown remains a key focus, particularly its impact on military families and efforts to ensure their pay (Breitbart, One America News Network, Washington Times, USA Today, CBS).
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21:45 (01:45)โ‡ขThe Hostages Return Home

โŒจUS media continues to heavily focus on President Trump's journey to Israel for the anticipated hostage release, with reports confirming his departure and statements that the war in Gaza is 'over' (Breitbart, CNN, The Epoch Times, Fox News, NY Post, NYTimes, AP News, The Daily Wire, One America News Network, USA Today, Washington Examiner, ABC News, NPR, Newsmax). There are also reports of escalating violence between Hamas and armed clans in Gaza, and Gazans returning to destruction (Fox News, LA Times).
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