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#Peace & Community #European #Middle East #Asia #UN #North America #Oceanian #AfricanThe US military's new task force to โcrushโ drug cartels in the Caribbean
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story The US military's new task force to โcrushโ drug cartels in the Caribbean Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the Defense Department is forming a new counternarcotics joint task force in order to โcrushโ drug cartels in...
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Nameless nor’easter expected to bring ocean flooding and high winds to the East Coast
A storm without a name was expected to bring flooding to the East Coast from South Carolina to New Jersey and high winds to New York City over the holiday weekend.
Published on: October 10, 2025 | Source:Candidates in Virginia governor’s debate clash over government shutdown, violent rhetoric
Virginia gubernatorial candidates RepublicanWinsome Earle-Searsand DemocratAbigail Spanbergerfaced off Thursday for the first and only time on the debate stage in a fiery affair that was combative from the very first answer.
Published on: October 10, 2025 | Source:US-China trade war reignites
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story US-China trade war reignites President Trump announced Friday he will raise tariffs on China in response to a move from Beijing to tighten its control over certain critical minerals and rare earth elements. AP Trump announced...
Published on: October 10, 2025 | Source:Live updates: Trump says federal layoffs will be 'Democrat-oriented'
President Trump on Friday said the ongoing layoffs of furloughed federal workers amid the government shutdown will be "Democrat-oriented." "And it will be Democrat-oriented, because we figure, you know, they started this thing," he said in the Oval Office about the firings and shutdown. "It'll be a lot." The administration offered no specifics on which...
Published on: October 10, 2025 | Source:More than 4.1K government employees laid off Friday: Court filingย
The Trump administration laid off more than 4,100employees Fridayamid the ongoing government shutdown, according to a new court filing from the Justice Department. U.S. District Judge Susan Illston had ordered the administration to hand over the information in a lawsuit government unions filed just before the shutdown began. Hours ahead of the judgeโs deadline, the...
Published on: October 10, 2025 | Source:Displaced Gazans begin returning to shattered communities as ceasefire takes effect
For the first time in more than six months, the guns have gone silent in Gaza. Palestinians and Israelis are saying tonight they hope this ceasefire will prove to be the end of the war. Palestinians used the respite from relentless bombing to start picking up the pieces. Nick Schifrin reports.
Published on: October 10, 2025 | Source:Macron reappoints newly resigned PM Lecornu amid France’s political crisis
French PresidentEmmanuel Macronon Friday reappointed Sebastien Lecornu as prime minister, just days after his resignation, asking him to try again to form a government and produce a budget in a bid to end the country'spolitical deadlock.
Published on: October 10, 2025 | Source:News Wrap: 19 missing and feared dead after blast at Tennessee explosives plant
In our news wrap Friday, at least 19 people are missing and feared dead after a blast at a Tennessee military explosives plant, National Guard troops were seen patrolling Memphis for the first time, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is rejecting a White House proposal to adopt Trump's priorities on education in exchange for funding and back-to-back earthquakes shook the Philippines.
Published on: October 10, 2025 | Source:Nebraska Republican blasts โfoolishโ Trump over indictment calls
Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) slammed President Trump on Friday over his calls for indictments against New York Attorney General Letitia James, former FBI Director James Comey and Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.). โI think it was a mistake, as I already mentioned," Bacon told CNN's Pamela Brown. "Him putting out these demands for indictments โ I...
Published on: October 10, 2025 | Source:Trump White House orders more federal layoffs amid shutdown
As the federal government shutdown heads into its second weekend, the Trump administration has begun what it calls โsubstantialโ layoffs of federal workers. President Trump and his team had suggested this would be coming, but it was Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought who made it official. Congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins reports on the agencies affected.
Published on: October 10, 2025 | Source:WATCH: Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s attorneys discuss ICE’s continued efforts to deport him to Africa
The Trump administration is pushing again to deportKilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man who was mistakenly sent to El Salvador, and hasnโt given up on moving him to Eswatini or Ghana even though both have rejected the idea, an immigration official told a judge Friday.
Published on: October 10, 2025 | Source:Trump showing ‘no interest’ in negotiating to end shutdown, Jeffries says
As the government shutdown continues and the Trump administration begins mass layoffs, Geoff Bennett spoke with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries for reaction from the Democrats.
Published on: October 10, 2025 | Source:Unlikely alliance builds cleaner geothermal energy network in Massachusetts community
An unlikely partnership between a utility and climate activists managed to convert a community to geothermal heating and cooling. Science correspondent Miles O'Brien reports on this project for our energy and climate series, Tipping Point.
Published on: October 10, 2025 | Source:Brooks and Capehart on Trump’s focus on reaching the Gaza peace deal
New York Times columnist David Brooks and Jonathan Capehart of MSNBC join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including President Trump celebrating the Gaza peace deal while targeting political enemies at home and the government shutdown entering its second weekend.
Published on: October 10, 2025 | Source:Trump to visit Egypt and Israel early next week amid ceasefire deal in Middle East
President Trump said Friday he plans to visit Egypt and Israel during a one-day trip to the Middle East early next week to mark the implementation of a peace agreement that will see a pause in fighting in Gaza and the release of dozens of hostages. Trump told reporters he will visit Cairo while in...
Published on: October 10, 2025 | Source:Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter reunite on stage in Broadway’s ‘Waiting for Godot’
It's a classic of theater that continues to be taken on by top actors and still resonates with audiences. โWaiting for Godotโ mixes despair and comedy to raise questions about the meaning of life. Now, Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter, two actors who are great friends, are doing their waiting on Broadway. Senior arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown has the story for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.
Published on: October 10, 2025 | Source:EPA faces layoffs amid shutdown fight
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story EPA set to carry out layoffs The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is among the agencies where federal workers will be laid off by the Trump administration in the ongoing federal government shutdown. Greg Nash Employees in the EPAโs Resource Conservation and Sustainability Division...
Published on: October 10, 2025 | Source:Trump accidentally posted message to Bondi on prosecuting Comey, adversaries: Reports
A message President Trump posted on Truth Social in September pressing Attorney General Pam Bondi to prosecute several political opponents was intended to be a direct message, reports say. The Wall Street Journal reported multiple officials said Trump believed he had sent the message to Bondi privately. NBC also confirmed the messageโs private intent with...
Published on: October 10, 2025 | Source:GOP turns up heat on mifepristoneย
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story GOP turns up heat on mifepristone Pressure is mounting from the right on the Trump administration to restrict access to mifepristone, one of the drugs used in medication abortions. AP Conservative lawmakers and anti-abortion groups said they...
Published on: October 10, 2025 | Source:Trump announces drug pricing deal with AstraZeneca
President Trump on Friday announced another major pharmaceutical company had agreed to his "most favored nation" (MFN) policy, pledging that the cost to Medicaid patients for its drugs remains on par with the lowest price charged in other countries. The policy also requires that companies not give better prices to other developed countries on new...
Published on: October 10, 2025 | Source:Republicans, Trump, Democrats share shutdown blame: Survey
When it comes to who gets the blame over the government shutdown, Americans picked everyone from Republicans and Democrats in Congress to President Trump, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released Thursday. Pollsters asked those surveyed how much blame they think Trump, Republicans and Democrats deserve for the shutdown. Of those asked, 67 percent said Republicans...
Published on: October 10, 2025 | Source:Judge weighsย battle over deporting Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Africaย
A federal judge expressed frustration with Justice Department lawyers at a marathon hearing Friday as she weighed the Trump administration's efforts tosendto AfricaKilmar Abrego Garcia, the Salvadoran man previously deported to El Salvador. Abrego Garcia is back in the United States in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody, but he remains protected from deportation tohis home...
Published on: October 10, 2025 | Source:Collins says she โstronglyโ opposes White House federal layoffs
Republican Sen. Susan Collins (Maine) said she โstronglyโ opposes the White Houseโs move to fire hundreds of furloughed federal workers, calling the layoffs announced Friday โarbitrary.โ โI strongly oppose [Office of Management and Budget] Director Russ Voughtโs attempt to permanently lay off federal workers who have been furloughed due to a completely unnecessary government shutdown...
Published on: October 10, 2025 | Source:WATCH: Trump announces deal with AstraZeneca to lower drug prices for Medicaid
AstraZeneca on Friday became the second major pharmaceutical manufacturer to announce it had agreed to lower the cost of prescription drugs for Medicaid under a deal struck with the Trump administration that avoided its threats of steep tariffs.
Published on: October 10, 2025 | Source:Wall Street tumbles in its worst day since April after Trump threatens more tariffs on China
A monthslong calm on Wall Street shattered Friday, and U.S. stocks tumbled after President Donald Trumpthreatened to crank tariffs much higheron China.
Published on: October 10, 2025 | Source:WATCH LIVE: The winner of the Nobel Prize in economics is…
The prize will be announced Monday, Oct. 13 at 5:30 a.m. EDT.
Published on: October 10, 2025 | Source:MIT president rejects proposal to adopt Trump priorities for funding benefits
The president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology said Friday she โcannot supportโ aWhite House proposalthat asks MIT and eight other universities to adopt President Donald Trump's political agenda in exchange for favorable access to federal funding.
Published on: October 10, 2025 | Source:Reupping unproven claims about Tylenol, Kennedy claims a link between circumcision and autism
During a meeting with President Donald Trump and the Cabinet, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. reiterated the connection, even while noting there was no medical proof to substantiate the claim.
Published on: October 10, 2025 | Source:Trump threatens more tariffs after China restricts key exports
President Donald Trump said Friday that โthere seems to be no reasonโ to meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping as part of an upcoming trip to South Korea and threatened additional tariffs after China restricted exports of rare earths needed for American industry.
Published on: October 10, 2025 | Source:Who is Adelita Grijalva and why hasn’t she been sworn in to Congress yet?
Democrats are ramping up the pressure on House Speaker Mike Johnson to swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva, an Arizona Democrat who won a special election last month to succeed her late father.
Published on: October 10, 2025 | Source:More Energy Department funding faces chopping block
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story More Energy Department funding faces chopping block The Trump administration is eyeing major additional cuts to green energy projects beyond the billions of dollars in cuts it has already announced. Associated Press A list that circulated in Washington this week and was reviewed...
Published on: October 09, 2025 | Source:Israeli Cabinet approves ‘outline’ of deal to release all remaining hostages held by Hamas
A brief statement from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahuโs office said the Cabinet approved the โoutlineโ of a deal to release the hostages, without mentioning other aspects of the plan that are more controversial.
Published on: October 09, 2025 | Source:Spanberger won't say if she endorses Jones after text scandal
Former Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.) would not answer whether she still endorses Democratic attorney general nominee Jay Jones at the Virginia gubernatorial debate on Thursday amid the fallout over his violent texts, but she did not call on him to exit the race. Spanberger was asked by the moderators whether she was aware of Jonesโs...
Published on: October 09, 2025 | Source:Judge temporarily blocks Trump National Guard deployment to Chicago area
A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked President Trumpโs federalization and deployment of hundreds of National Guard members throughout Illinois. U.S. District Judge April Perry, an appointee of former President Biden, partially granted state and city officialsโ request for a temporary restraining order barring Trump from taking over National Guard troops and sending them across Illinois,...
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