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This page is an archive of main headlines from the US for 20.10.2025.
It displays 213 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.
20.10.2025 ⇢ The Day Trump Reinforced Tariffs and Guard Deployments
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US media began the day continuing to track the Israel-Hamas ceasefire, noting accusations of breaches from both sides, alongside significant attention to President Trump's strong rhetoric against Colombian President Petro, labeling him a 'drug dealer' and threatening increased tariffs and subsidy cuts. Additionally, a widespread Amazon Web Services (AWS) outage caused disruptions.
Later in the day, the Supreme Court's decision to consider whether illegal drug users may possess firearms became a prominent story. Concurrently, President Trump signed a rare earth mineral deal with Australia's Prime Minister, and a federal appeals court ruled he could deploy the National Guard to Portland, Oregon, a legal victory for his administration. The ongoing government shutdown continued, with the Senate failing an eleventh vote to fund the government.
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Israel said Sunday it responded after "terrorists" attacked troops operating in the Rafah area with gunfire and an anti-tank missile. Hamas said it was unaware of the clashes.
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New York Post
The pair were gone for nearly an hour.
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Los Angeles Times
Nadira Goffe
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Associated Press
President Donald Trump says the United States could purchase Argentinian beef in an attempt to bring down prices for American consumers.
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The Washington Post
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Gaza’s fragile ceasefire is facing its first major test. An Israeli security official said the transfer of humanitarian aid into the territory was halted Sunday after Hamas militants killed two soldiers, but later said it would resume Monday.
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The New York Times
Israel launched attacks on Gaza after accusing Palestinian militants of attacking its forces. Both sides said they were still committed to the truce.
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The Washington Post
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Washington Free Beacon
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05:11⇢Gaza Truce Shaken by New Attacks
⌨US media continues to heavily cover the Israel-Hamas ceasefire, with multiple reports of both sides accusing each other of breaches, despite commitments to the truce, and an aid halt followed by a resumption (CNN, NPR, NYTimes, AP News, CBS, The Daily Wire, Washington Times). Separately, President Trump's threat to increase tariffs on Colombia over drug trafficking, and to India over Russian oil purchases, is also a prominent topic (The Epoch Times, Newsmax, Common Dreams).
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The Daily Beast
Prison consultant Sam Mangel reveals on the Daily Beast Podcast that a unique blackout is hushing up every detail about Ghislaine Maxwell.
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Associated Press
China has expanded its export rules on rare earths, requiring foreign firms to get approval for exporting products containing even small amounts of China-originated materials.
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The New York Times
Sunday’s violence was short-lived, but analysts expect more clashes between Israel and Palestinian militants to put the truce under strain.
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A new Gotham Polling/AARP New York poll shows that Andrew Cuomo could give Zohran Mamdani a race if Curtis Sliwa quits the mayoral race.
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The Intercept
The Trump administration has made it clear that it fears mass, nonviolent protests more than anything else.
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The Epoch Times
Problems in Amazon’s key cloud hub have caused cascading outages across many platforms that rely on the internet for operations.
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The Washington Post
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The Epoch Times
Problems in Amazon’s key cloud hub have caused cascading outages across many platforms that rely on the internet for operations.
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JD Vance, Donald Trump's top messenger, heads to Israel to prevent the collapse of the next phase of his Gaza peace plan between Netanyahu and Hamas.
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National Review
If a corporate DEI plan reads like a quota, then expect a subpoena.
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Of the original nine schools that received the Trump administration's Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education, the majority have indicated they are not planning on signing.
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The Washington Post
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Los Angeles Times
An artillery round exploded over Interstate 5 at Camp Pendleton, cutting short the military’s live-fire exercise.
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A new Gotham Polling/AARP New York poll shows it may be up to New York’s more mature voters to make the final call.
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The Washington Post
Protests and sanctuary jurisdictions are forcing ICE to divert personnel and hindering its ability to reach higher arrest and deportation numbers, acting Director Todd Lyons told The Washington Times as he blamed political rhetoric.
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The Washington Post
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07:48⇢Gaza Truce Falters
⌨US media continues to prioritize developments surrounding President Trump, including an ongoing investigation into Ghislaine Maxwell's prison (The Daily Beast), Secret Service discovering a tree stand near his Air Force One exit (The Daily Wire), and questions regarding the 'No Kings' protests (Boston Globe, The Intercept). Simultaneously, the fragility of the Israel-Gaza ceasefire remains a key concern (NYTimes, USA Today).
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The generational cohort changes in trans and queer identification have been sudden and dramatic.
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Of the original nine schools that received the Trump administration's Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education, the majority have indicated they are not planning on signing.
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Special education in public schools was tenuous even before the Trump administration cut staff at an office that administers funding.
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A confident President Donald Trump dismissed the “No Kings” protesters who took to the streets across the nation over the weekend, rejecting them as a “joke” before adding “I work my ass off.”
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Pentagon's Foolish Press Policy Might Encourage Tougher Journalism
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Los Angeles Times
An artillery round exploded over Interstate 5 at Camp Pendleton, cutting short the military’s live-fire exercise.
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EARLIER: NEWSOM WARNED OF 'DANGEROUS' RISK
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Chicago teachers said they’re dealing with traumatized students in underfunded schools — while the Trump administration spends millions to militarize American cities.
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Newsmax
President Donald Trump took another shot at the "No Kings" protests aboard Air Force One on Sunday night.
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Sunday’s violence was short-lived, but analysts expect more clashes between Israel and Palestinian militants to put the truce under strain.
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France’s government has survived a confidence vote thanks to the Parti Socialiste’s abstention. While Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu promises to suspend unpopular changes to pensions, unions object that the retirement age hike has merely been delayed.
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Broadly, there are 5 ways to constrain rogue federal law enforcement agents. The Supreme Court nuked 3 of them.
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The Washington Post
The Chinese Communist Party announced it has ousted nine senior military leaders in a large-scale purge within the uppermost ranks of the People’s Liberation Army, including key officers regarded as loyalists of President Xi Jinping.
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National Review
The Supreme Court will soon decide whether to hear the case.
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The Justice Department asked the Supreme Court to make clear that regular pot smokers, and other users of illegal drugs, cannot own guns.
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09:52⇢Trump's Storm Against 'No Kings'
⌨US media continues to prioritize President Trump's strong reactions to the 'No Kings' protests, with outlets reporting his dismissals and claims of working hard (Breitbart, CNN, MSNBC, Newsmax, Daily Caller). Additionally, the fragility of the Israel-Gaza ceasefire remains a key concern, with reports of renewed violence and the truce holding despite clashes (NYTimes, The Daily Wire).
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The Justice Department asked the Supreme Court to make clear that regular pot smokers, and other users of illegal drugs, cannot own guns.
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Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern
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The Washington Post
Australia could be a major source of the rare earths being withheld by China, a top White House official said Monday ahead of a visit from Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
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The government shutdown extends into Day 20 on Monday as the Senate plans its eleventh vote on a House-passed measure to end the impasse. Follow live updates here.
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A federal appeals court previously held that the Second Amendment barred Congress from banning gun use by drug users.
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Donald Trump has abandoned the project of neoliberal globalization in a desperate bid to reverse America’s decline. It’s cut the ground from underneath Washington’s junior partners and left the European Union floundering.
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The Daily Beast
DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin posted the information about a 13-year-old detained by ICE.
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The Federalist
Helen Andrews argues woke culture is the inevitable result of women taking over pivotal industries such as law, media, and medicine.
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New York Post
This is the bad place.
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Roman Surovtsev is like many others who were detained at their regularly scheduled ICE check-ins. What makes his case different is that his wife has marshaled a team of lawyers on his behalf.
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The Washington Post
The Supreme Court said Monday it will take up a case challenging the federal ban on gun possession by drug users, signaling the justices’ readiness to bring more clarity to Second Amendment law.
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12:13⇢Court Weighs Gun Rights for Drug Users
⌨US media continues to prioritize the Supreme Court's decision to consider whether illegal drug users may possess firearms (The Epoch Times, USA Today, Washington Times). Separately, President Trump is featured prominently, taking questions from the press and with the Australian prime minister (ABC News, Fox News), while the government shutdown extends into its 20th day as the Senate plans an eleventh vote (CBS).
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One America News
Behind a closed-door meeting, President Donald Trump reportedly told Volodymyr Zelensky to accept Russia’s conditions for ending the war or potentially face destruction, devolving the meeting into a “shouting match,” according to several reports.
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1 in 5 high schoolers have had a romantic relationship with AI, or know someone who has. Experts say the impact on their mental health can be devastating.
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The Epoch Times
Both leaders are expected to discuss the fate of the submarine pact established under the Biden administration.
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New York Post
Chapman assassinated the beloved 40-year-old Beatle outside the Dakota apartment building in New York City on Dec. 8, 1980.
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The Washington Post
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The Washington Post
Three Department of Health and Human Services grant programs are violating Trump administration bans on racial preferences in federal funding for higher education, according to a complaint filed with the agency’s Office of Civil Rights.
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Zohran Mamdani's Socialist Housing Plan Could Crash New York's Rickety Rental Market
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New York Post
Chapman assassinated the beloved 40-year-old Beatle outside the Dakota apartment building in New York City on Dec. 8, 1980.
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The Washington Post
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Associated Press
President Donald Trump is hosting Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the White House on Monday.
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Breitbart News
National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett predicted Monday that the ongoing government shutdown is “likely to end sometime this week” but warned the Trump administration may impose “stronger measures” if the funding impasse continues.
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National Review
Don’t let anyone tell you that the real world doesn’t have adventures anymore.
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Associated Press
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Millions of Americans use weed to treat chronic pain, but there's little high quality research on whether it works. New findings suggest it can be effective for low back pain, on par with opioids.
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One America News
President Donald Trump announced the signing of a rare earth mineral deal with Australia at the start of the week, after China restricted its mineral exports amidst the ongoing trade war with the United States.
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A woman caught on video mocking the assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk at a “No Kings” protest over the weekend has been accused by social media users of being an elementary school teacher in Chicago, Illinois.
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The Epoch Times
Both leaders are expected to discuss the fate of the submarine pact established under the Biden administration.
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Donald Trump’s $20 billion bailout of Argentina will extend a failing model of dollar dependency and austerity. By shoring up Javier Milei’s government, it basically guarantees another default.
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The federal government shutdown rolled on to its 20th day on Monday as a resolution remains elusive amid a bitter stalemate in Congress.
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National Review
‘No Kings’ protesters seem to be talking themselves into the notion that they have achieved victory only insofar as they managed to annoy the president a little.
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14:13⇢Rare Earth Deal with Australia
⌨US media continues to prioritize President Trump's rare earth mineral deal with Australia's Prime Minister (AP News, The Epoch Times, The Daily Wire, One America News Network). Separately, the government shutdown extends into its 20th day, with Congress still in a stalemate (ABC News, CBS, USA Today). The 'No Kings' protests also remain in the news, with reports on a woman mocking Charlie Kirk's assassination and the ongoing discussions around Trump's reactions (Breitbart, National Review, CNN, MSNBC, Newsmax, Daily Caller).
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A woman caught on video mocking the assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk at a “No Kings” protest over the weekend has been accused by social media users of being an elementary school teacher in Chicago, Illinois.
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The New York Times
The revival of America’s industrial base is happening amid pine forests and peanut farms. And it’s being led by a South Korean company.
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President Trump threatened to "eradicate" Hamas if it continues to violate a ceasefire the US helped broker between the militant group and Israel.
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The Washington Post
Australia will be a major source of the rare earths being withheld by China, President Trump said Monday during a visit by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
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Millions of Americans use weed to treat chronic pain, but there's little high quality research on whether it works. New findings suggest it can be effective for low back pain, on par with opioids.
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The Washington Post
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President Trump threatened to "eradicate" Hamas if it continues to violate a ceasefire the US helped broker between the militant group and Israel.
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Leading right-wing figures are debating: Has blatant antisemitism become worryingly normalized among the young right?
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The Washington Post
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Sonya Massey was killed in 2024 after calling authorities to her Springfield home over concerns about a prowler.
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The appellate court found that Trump acted within his constitutional authority to protect federal property and enforce federal law in the face of unrest. The lifting of an earlier injunction gives the president a significant legal victory as he expands troop deployments to Democrat-led areas.
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The revival of America’s industrial base is happening amid pine forests and peanut farms in Georgia. And it’s being led by a South Korean company.
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One America News
President Donald Trump brushed off the ongoing “No Kings Day” protests, calling them a “joke" while asserting that he works his “ass off to make our country great.”
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The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted DOJ's request to put on hold a judge's order blocking the deployment while a legal challenge plays out.
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The Washington Post
Weeks after the country learned that he was an illegal immigrant — and that he lived a thousand miles away in Iowa — former Des Moines schools Superintendent Ian Roberts’ name remains on Maryland’s voter rolls, according to multiple sources.
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16:01⇢Trump Unleashes Guard in Portland
⌨US media continues to prioritize President Trump's legal victory, with a federal appeals court allowing his deployment of the National Guard in Portland, Oregon (The Epoch Times, Washington Post, Newsmax, USA Today). Separately, the ongoing government shutdown remains a key concern, with reports of delays piling up (Common Dreams, HuffPost, ABC News, CBS). The 'No Kings' protests also continue to be discussed, including Trump's dismissal of them as a "joke" and a video mocking Charlie Kirk's assassination (Breitbart, One America News Network, MSNBC, National Review).
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The Daily Beast
Speaker Mike Johnson responded to the president posting a video of him dropping feces.
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The case concerns the same law that former President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden was convicted of violating before being pardoned.
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The appeals court overturned the ruling of a lower court judge in Oregon, and clears the way for President Trump to deploy the National Guard to Portland.
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Associated Press
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The Daily Beast
The awkward exchange took place during a meeting with Australia’s Prime Minister.
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New York Post
The 31-year-old former mistress of Eric Schmidt has accused the ex-Google CEO of stalking, abuse and “toxic masculinity” — claiming that he subjected her to an “absolute digital surveillance system” as the pair have secretly tussled over cash, a…
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Austin Sarat
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The Washington Post
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The Constitution "forbids the government from retaliating against individuals for their protected speech," the former FBI director's team argued in a court filing.
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In the Virgina and New Jersey governor's races and the California redistricting fight, Democrats are spending more on ads — with no guarantees in the results.
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A new book from late Jeffrey Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre is shedding light on a shocking cache of allegations against Prince Andrew.
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The Washington Post
A federal appeals court on Monday allowed President Trump to federalize and deploy National Guard troops to Oregon to help immigration officers carry out their duties, ruling that the law gives a president wide deference in those sorts of decisions.
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The Washington Post
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One America News
Amazon’s cloud computing service experienced a major outage on Monday, causing several major online services to go dark including major airliners, government websites, streaming platforms, publishers, and video games.
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Associated Press
A U.S. appeals court has ruled that President Donald Trump can take command of 200 Oregon National Guard troops, but he’s still barred from actually deploying those troops — at least for now.
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The Atlantic
The protesters’ depth of feeling was matched only by the modesty and decency of the event.
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The government shutdown extends into Day 20 on Monday as the Senate plans its eleventh vote on a House-passed measure to end the impasse. Follow live updates here.
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17:55⇢Court Backs Guard Deployment to Portland
⌨US media continues to prioritize the federal appeals court ruling allowing President Trump to deploy the National Guard to Portland, Oregon (ABC News, Boston Globe, Common Dreams, Fox News, NPR, AP News, Washington Times, The Epoch Times, Washington Post, Newsmax). Separately, the government shutdown extends into its 20th day, with the Senate holding its eleventh vote (CBS, The Blaze).
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The Washington Post
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13-Year-Old Boy Arrested by ICE Still Waiting for a Bond Hearing More Than 11 Days Later
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One America News
Colombia has recalled its ambassador to the United States, Daniel García-Peña, amid deteriorating relations between Bogotá and Washington.
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The government shutdown extended into Day 20 on Monday as the Senate failed to advance a House-passed measure to end the impasse for an 11th time. Follow live updates here.
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The Atlantic
The protesters’ depth of feeling was matched only by the modesty and decency of the event.
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Do you need wish on a shooting star? Watch for the Orionid meteor shower on October 21-23.
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One America News
A mass shooting plot was reportedly foiled after authorities were tipped off by relatives of a man who had been threatening to “shoot up” the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport -- discovering a loaded AR-15-style rifle in his trunk.
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The Washington Post
Congressional leaders are acknowledging that the government shutdown has no foreseeable end as both parties refuse to budge.
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National Review
Different power, different limits, different structure, and different language.
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Of those illegals arrested by the Department of Homeland Security, 70% had been convicted of crimes or had charges against them, said Secretary Kristi Noem. “President Trump unleashed ICE to target the worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens. Some of the criminals arrested include illegal aliens convicted of incest with a minor, homicide, sexual assault of a minor, and domestic violence,” she said in a Monday release.
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A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals in Philadelphia heard arguments regarding whether Alina Habba lawfully continues serving as the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey -- with the Trump administration defending her appointment as fully compliant with federal law.
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The Washington Post
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The Epoch Times
Problems in Amazon’s key cloud hub have caused cascading outages across many platforms that rely on the internet for operations.
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On Oct. 8, the appeals court restored the president’s control over the troops but said he could not deploy them for the time being.
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21:15⇢Trump Unleashes Guard in Portland
⌨US media continues to prioritize the federal appeals court ruling allowing President Trump to deploy the National Guard to Portland, Oregon (Breitbart, CBS, CNN, The Epoch Times, Fox News, Daily Caller, National Review, Newsmax, One America News Network, Reason, The Atlantic, The Blaze, USA Today, Washington Examiner, Washington Times, ABC News, Boston Globe, Common Dreams, NPR, NYTimes, Washington Post, AP News). Separately, the government shutdown extends into its 20th day, with the Senate holding its eleventh vote (CBS, Washington Times).
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Associated Press
President Donald Trump is preparing for a significant trip to Asia, aiming to address international trade tensions.
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One America News
National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett says the government shutdown will likely end this week.
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Vice President JD Vance is set to arrive in Israel on Tuesday to help reinforce the fragile ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas.
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Trump said during an event in the East Room on Oct. 20 that the ballroom construction work began earlier in the day.
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Washington Free Beacon
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The Epoch Times
The theft of eight ‘unsellable’ pieces of precious jewelry from the Parisian museum has drawn comparisons to other famous crimes.
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Amazon's cloud computing service provides back-end support to many companies that operate online. When it has problems, so do they.
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The Washington Post
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Breitbart News
President Donald Trump’s Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has arrested nearly half a million illegal aliens in the last nine months, Secretary Kristi Noem reveals, with the majority having criminal charges or criminal convictions.
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled Monday that President Donald Trump has the authority to deploy the National Guard to Portland, Oregon, reversing a decision by a district judge earlier this month.
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Los Angeles Times
An artillery round exploded over Interstate 5 at Camp Pendleton, cutting short the military’s live-fire exercise.
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Masked thieves stole priceless jewels from the Louvre on Sunday morning. The Paris museum has suffered a string of successful art heists, dating back to the theft of the Mona Lisa in 1911.
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New York Post
Curtis Sliwa faces renewed scrutiny over past scandals during his NYC mayoral run.
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The Washington Post
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has lost the trust and respect of some top military commanders, with his public “grandstanding” widely seen as unprofessional and the personnel moves made by the former cable TV host leading to an unprecedented and dangerous exodus of talent from the Pentagon, according to current senior military officers and current and former Defense Department officials.
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