Trump News for Friday, October 3, 2025
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‘Will they change course?’: US Senate in stalemate over government shutdown
Allison Griner, Al Jazeera English
The third day of the US government shutdown has yielded no breakthrough as Democrats and Republicans split on spending.
Oct 3, 2025, 11:44 PM

Blake Lively Subtly Supports Taylor Swift's New Album
TMZ Staff, TMZ
Taylor Swift and Blake Lively may not be in a good place right now friendship-wise... but that didn't stop the actress from supporting the superstar's new album drop. It's subtle, but it's there ... on Instagram, Blake gave Taylor a "like" in her…
Oct 3, 2025, 10:54 PM
Federal appeals court rules Trump administration can't end birthright citizenship
MICHAEL CASEY, Yahoo Entertainment
A federal appeals court in Boston ruled on Friday that the Trump administration cannot withhold citizenship from children born to people in the country...
Oct 3, 2025, 10:45 PM

Hamas response to US Gaza plan is significant - but there are key omissions
BBC News
There is still a huge amount of detail to be worked through that are vital to the implementation of the US ceasefire proposal.
Oct 3, 2025, 10:44 PM

Italians stage strike in support of Gaza Palestinians
BBC News
Pro-Palestinian marches gripped Italy's cities on Friday, defying the right-wing government of Giorgia Meloni.
Oct 3, 2025, 10:36 PM

Chicago And The End Of American Liberty.
Mike Brock, Techdirt
Around 10 PM on Monday, September 30th, 2025, federal agents surrounded an apartment building in Chicago’s South Shore neighborhood. ICE, Border Patrol, FBI, ATF—a multi-agency operation targeting suspected members of the Tren de Aragua gang. What happened ne…
Oct 3, 2025, 10:34 PM

Is an end to Israel’s war on Gaza finally in sight?
Abubakr Al-Shamahi, Al Jazeera English
Hamas has responded positively to Trump's Gaza peace proposal, but differences remain.
Oct 3, 2025, 10:32 PM

Hamas responds to Trump’s peace plan
Cameron Peters, Vox
This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: Hamas said late Friday that it would release all remai…
Oct 3, 2025, 10:30 PM

First lawsuit filed challenging Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee
Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English
The lawsuit claims Trump does not have the authority to override the law that created the H-1B visa programme.
Oct 3, 2025, 10:09 PM

How is the government shutdown being felt across the US?
Al Jazeera English
Hundreds of thousands of employees furloughed as government closes down.
Oct 3, 2025, 10:01 PM

Supreme Court allows Trump to nix temporary status for Venezuelan migrants
Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English
The US court's conservative supermajority once again backed Trump's efforts to limit temporary immigration pathways.
Oct 3, 2025, 9:48 PM

Andrew Schulz Comes Back from Saudi Arabia with Strong Opinions on Bad Bunny
Opheli Garcia Lawler, Cracked.com
By Opheli Garcia Lawler Published: October 03rd, 2025
Oct 3, 2025, 9:30 PM

Oracle employees who criticise Israel referred to mental health services
Eli Clifton, Responsiblestatecraft.org
Employees who disagreed were reportedly referred to company mental health services
Oct 3, 2025, 9:16 PM

★ Complying With ‘Demand’ From Trump Administration, Apple Removes ICEBlock From App Store
John Gruber, Daringfireball.net
It’s rather chilling to consider what Apple would have done if the Trump administration had “demanded” a list of device IDs and user identities for everyone who had installed ICEBlock. Or what Apple *will* do if such a demand pops into one of their dimwitted …
Oct 3, 2025, 8:56 PM

Senate stalemate sends US shutdown into second week
BBC News
Two separate funding proposals failed on Friday as mass lay-offs and sweeping cuts loom over the government.
Oct 3, 2025, 8:54 PM
A complete timeline of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's 2-year relationship
Callie Ahlgrim, Business Insider
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are engaged. Swift references their love story in several tracks on her new album, "The Life of a Showgirl."
Oct 3, 2025, 8:46 PM

Sean Combs Gets Four Years Behind Bars In Sex-Trafficking Case; Appeal Expected Quickly
Dominic Patten, Deadline
Sean “Diddy” Combs’ defense insisted at today’s sentencing hearing on the Grammy winner’s sex-trafficking trial verdict that their client has been a “model prisoner” and model citizen. But a federal judge really wasn’t going for that. After listening to argum…
Oct 3, 2025, 8:42 PM

Data on Sydney Sweeney Ad Controversy Shows How MAGA Weaponizes Social Trends
AJ Dellinger, Gizmodo.com
Manufacturing outrage.
Oct 3, 2025, 8:25 PM

Trump Administration Stomps All Over The Hatch Act With Shutdown Website Banners And Away Messages
Timothy Geigner, Techdirt
The Hatch Act of 1939 is a beautiful piece of legislation. It disallows all kinds of things, like bribing voters with jobs to vote a certain way, as well as limiting any campaign activity by federal workers. Another thing it does is to prohibit partisan polit…
Oct 3, 2025, 8:22 PM

Treasury Department Considers Minting $1 Trump Coin
Ted Johnson, Deadline
The Treasury Department has been considering drafts of $1 coins that feature Donald Trump’s image, designed to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence next year. U.S. Treasurer Brandon Beach confirmed an X post feat…
Oct 3, 2025, 8:14 PM

Hamas says it agrees to parts of Trump’s Gaza plan but seeks more talks
Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English
This is a developing news story.
Oct 3, 2025, 8:11 PM

Israel-Gaza live updates: Hamas says it will accept peace deal, with terms
David Brennan, Meredith Deliso, Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News
U.S. President Donald Trump hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Monday, proposing a Gaza ceasefire agreement.
Oct 3, 2025, 8:09 PM

US releases video of another strike on a boat near Venezuela
Al Jazeera English
The US has released video it says shows its military striking a boat near the coast of Venezuela, killing four.
Oct 3, 2025, 8:07 PM

WATCH: US kills 4 alleged narco-terrorists in strike off coast of Venezuela, Hegseth says
ABC News
Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Friday that the U.S. ordered a strike on another alleged drug boat that left Venezuela.
Oct 3, 2025, 8:01 PM

ICE Targets Unaccompanied Immigrant Children, Offering Payment for Deportation
Jonah Valdez, The Intercept
On Friday, ICE kicked off a scheme to offer thousands of dollars to unaccompanied children as young as 14 in exchange for agreeing to be deported. The post ICE Targets Unaccompanied Immigrant Children, Offering Payment for Deportation appeared first on The In…
Oct 3, 2025, 7:46 PM

Why did the US government shut down?
Al Jazeera English
As the US federal government shuts down, will President Trump use it to amass even more executive power?
Oct 3, 2025, 7:14 PM

Melania Trump’s Bizarre AI Video Fuels Major Conspiracy Theory: “What Is She Trying To Tell Us?”
Renan Duarte, Boredpanda.com
Melania Trump shared a glimpse of the future in AI form.
Oct 3, 2025, 7:04 PM

Apple pulls ICEBlock from App Store following US government pressure
Farah Najjar, Al Jazeera English
Developpers deny the Trump administration's accusations that the app put ICE agents at risk, pledging to 'resist'.
Oct 3, 2025, 6:50 PM

The shutdown has already delayed the jobs report. More critical reports could be hit
Scott Horsley, NPR
The government's monthly jobs report was not published Friday as a result of the federal shutdown. That's left businesses and policymakers in the dark about the strength of the U.S. job market.
Oct 3, 2025, 6:44 PM

The Internet Reacts To Taylor Swift’s New Album
Kenneth Shepard, Kotaku
The Life of a Showgirl is streaming now, and people are figuring out how they feel in real time The post The Internet Reacts To Taylor Swift’s New Album appeared first on Kotaku.
Oct 3, 2025, 6:36 PM

Comedy Fans Say Dave Chappelle Has Become A ‘Mouthpiece for the Oppressor Class’ Following Riyadh Comedy Festival
Keegan Kelly, Cracked.com
Chappelle's praise for the ‘freedom of speech’ in Saudi Arabia has fans in revolt
Oct 3, 2025, 6:30 PM

Lack of data on government shutdown blurs US economy insights
Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English
Data interruption comes at a particularly uncertain time as policymakers need more data now than less.
Oct 3, 2025, 6:21 PM

Protesters rally outside Illinois facility as Kristi Noem watches from rooftop...
Bill Kirkos, Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN
Protesters rally outside Illinois facility as Kristi Noem watches from rooftop... (First column, 12th story, link) Related stories:APPLE BOWS TO MAGA; BANS ICE TRACKING APPS... Drudge Report Feed needs your support! Become a…
Oct 3, 2025, 6:19 PM

DOJ Demands Removal Of ICEBlock App; Why Are The ‘Free Speech Warriors’ Suddenly So Quiet?
Mike Masnick, Techdirt
For years now, the MAGA crowd has been absolutely convinced that the Biden administration engaged in the most egregious censorship campaign in American history. They’ve waved around the Murthy v. Missouri case as proof that Biden officials illegally pressured…
Oct 3, 2025, 6:08 PM

GOP blames government shutdown on health care for undocumented people. That's false
Scott Neuman, NPR
The White House and GOP lawmakers say a provision in the Big Beautiful Bill that Democrats want rolled back keeps undocumented people from getting health benefits — a claim experts say is misleading.
Oct 3, 2025, 6:02 PM

Four killed in latest US strike on alleged drug vessel near Venezuela
BBC News
Donald Trump says the boat was carrying enough drugs to kill thousands of people.
Oct 3, 2025, 5:58 PM

Only a Billionaire Could Look at Network TV News and Say: We Need More Conservatives
Eoin Higgins, The Intercept
Billionaire David Ellison installed conservative ideologue Bari Weiss atop CBS News, dropping any pretense of independence at the network. The post Only a Billionaire Could Look at Network TV News and Say: We Need More Conservatives appeared first on The Inte…
Oct 3, 2025, 5:45 PM

WATCH: UK authorities search for motive in synagogue attack
ABC News
Police on Friday identified the two men who were killed in an attack on a synagogue in Manchester, as Britain’s chief rabbi said an “unrelenting wave” of antisemitism lay behind the crime.
Oct 3, 2025, 5:33 PM

WATCH: House Speaker Johnson says Trump is 'trolling the Democrats' during shutdown
ABC News
Speaker Mike Johnson said that President Trump and other Republicans are "using memes" to "point out the absurdity of the Democrats' position" on social media during the government shutdown.
Oct 3, 2025, 5:33 PM

US conducts fourth air strike on boat in Caribbean Sea, killing four people
Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English
Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth accused the boat of 'trafficking narcotics' and pledged to continue the air strikes.
Oct 3, 2025, 5:12 PM

What if … the world took action to end Israel’s war on Gaza next week?
Simon Speakman Cordall, Al Jazeera English
Experts tell Al Jazeera what could happen if countries decided to unite against Israel's genocide.
Oct 3, 2025, 5:03 PM

Trump Posts Bizarre AI Video of Project 2025 Architect as the Grim Reaper
Matt Novak, Gizmodo.com
It used to be considered unusual for a U.S. president to do things like this.
Oct 3, 2025, 4:55 PM

The Collapse of the Econ PhD Job Market
Christopher Brunet, Chrisbrunet.com
What is an Economics PhD worth in 2025?
Oct 3, 2025, 4:49 PM

Jane Goodall Talks Life, Death, Putting Trump on a Spaceship in ‘Famous Last Words’ Interview
Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone
The late primatologist will help inaugurate a new Netflix series featuring interviews with notable figures that will only be released after their deaths
Oct 3, 2025, 4:44 PM

2025 Has Been a Nightmare Year for Getting Violently Ill on Cruise Ships
Ed Cara, Gizmodo.com
Gastrointestinal germs like norovirus are causing more cruise ship outbreaks than we've seen in a long time.
Oct 3, 2025, 4:40 PM

Jon Stewart Says He Might Not Be Relevant Enough for Trump to Take Him Off TV
Keegan Kelly, Cracked.com
‘The Daily Show’ doesn’t catch the same flak from the President as their competitors
Oct 3, 2025, 4:32 PM

The People Applying For ICE Jobs Are Exactly Who You Think They Are
Tim Cushing, Techdirt
ICE just isn’t getting the job done. Despite the masked men swarming everywhere to arrest every Mexican-looking person in sight, the agency still can’t meet the 3,000 arrests per day quota that White House advisor Stephen Miller has stated is merely the basel…
Oct 3, 2025, 4:30 PM

Elon Musk Says “Good” To Rep. Tim Burchett’s Proposal To Question Netflix About ‘Dead End: Paranormal Park’
Greg Evans, Deadline
Elon Musk, a leading, or at least the loudest, voice in the recent campaign against Netflix centering on the 2022-2023 animated series Dead End: Paranormal Park apparently supports a stated effort by Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) to have Netflix officials appear b…
Oct 3, 2025, 4:27 PM
Apple's ICEBlock takedown shows how easily Washington can pull the plug
Peter Kafka, Business Insider
Tech companies are used to foreign governments telling them to take down apps. Now it's happening in the US, as Apple takes down an anti-ICE app.
Oct 3, 2025, 4:21 PM

Sean “Diddy” Combs Looking At 6-Years Behind Bars, Judge Indicates As Sentencing Hearing In Sex-Trafficking Trial Continues
Dominic Patten, Deadline
A year after being arrested and taken into custody on sex-trafficking and racketeering charges, Sean “Diddy” Combs looks likely not to get out of prison any time soon for the two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution the much-accused Bad Boy Reco…
Oct 3, 2025, 4:09 PM
Trump restores $187M in NY counterterrorism funds following Gov. Hochul demand
Jon Campbell, Gothamist
An PAPD officer in tactical gear at Exchange Place The governor spoke to the president on Sunday and sent her demands to DHS Secretary Kristi Noem. [ more › ]
Oct 3, 2025, 4:06 PM

Disney adults know how to hit where it hurts
Andi Zeisler, Salon
In a consumer economy, boycotts are the only power we have. Is it enough?
Oct 3, 2025, 4:00 PM

George W. Bush Won A Razzie For This Controversial Movie With 82% On Rotten Tomatoes
staff@slashfilm.com (Witney Seibold), /FILM
The Razzie Awards don't usually go to politicians, but they made an exception for George W. Bush's appearance in this documentary.
Oct 3, 2025, 4:00 PM
Devastating Poll Finds Trump Voters Want Him to Cave on Key Demand
Ewan Palmer, Daily Beast
A majority of Republican voters, including Donald Trump loyalists, want enhanced subsidies under the Affordable Care Act to be renewed, a key sticking point ...
Oct 3, 2025, 3:59 PM

Deadly fighting erupts between Hamas and Palestinian clan in Gaza
BBC News
A raid by Hamas sparked armed clashes, leaving several dead, in one of the fiercest internal confrontations since the war began.
Oct 3, 2025, 3:50 PM

WATCH: Ozzy Osbourne honored with mural made from hundreds of pumpkins
ABC News
The late pioneering heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne has been honored by a U.K. farm that used hundreds of pumpkins to make a Halloween mural to the Black Sabbath frontman.
Oct 3, 2025, 3:48 PM

WATCH: Sentencing day for Sean 'Diddy' Combs
ABC News
Sean "Diddy" Combs returned to a Manhattan courtroom on Friday to be sentenced on two counts of transportation for the purposes of prostitution.
Oct 3, 2025, 3:47 PM
FBI cuts ties with civil rights group Southern Poverty Law Center
Reuters, Yahoo Entertainment
In a post on X on Friday, FBI Director Kash Patel accused the SPLC of turning into a "partisan smear machine" rather than a civil rights advocate and said...
Oct 3, 2025, 3:41 PM

Apple deletes popular ICE-tracking app at Trump DOJ request
Garrett Owen, Salon
At the request of the Trump administration, Apple removed apps from its store that let users report ICE raids
Oct 3, 2025, 3:31 PM
All DOGE staff are working through the government shutdown — while a third of White House staff are being sent home
Bryan Metzger, Business Insider
The White House's shutdown plan calls for sending about one-third of its staff home during the shutdown. But all 45 DOGE staff are exempt from that.
Oct 3, 2025, 3:20 PM

Apple Caves to Trump Pressure, Removes App That Let Immigrants Track ICE Activity
Ece Yildirim, Gizmodo.com
Trump AG Pam Bondi demanded Apple remove the app.
Oct 3, 2025, 3:05 PM

Senate to vote again on government funding bills as shutdown reaches 3rd day
Justin Gomez, Allison Pecorin, Sarah Beth Hensley, ABC News
With negotiations appearing stalled, the shutdown could go through the weekend.
Oct 3, 2025, 2:59 PM

Trump issues Sunday ultimatum for Hamas to accept Gaza plan
Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English
US president has pushed a 20-point plan to 'redevelop' Gaza that critics say fails to support Palestinian sovereignty.
Oct 3, 2025, 2:35 PM

Trump gives Hamas Sunday deadline to accept Gaza peace plan
BBC News
The 20-point proposal seeks to end the fighting immediately in return for the release of hostages and detained Gazans.
Oct 3, 2025, 2:34 PM

Apple Removes ICE Tracking App After Trump DOJ Pressure
Ted Johnson, Deadline
Apple has removed ICEBlock, an crowdsourced platform that tracked the sightings of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, the Justice Department said. “We reached out to Apple today demanding they remove the ICEBlock app from their App Store — and Apple …
Oct 3, 2025, 2:19 PM

Elon Musk Fans Are Still Losing Ridiculous Amounts of Money to Crypto Scams
Matt Novak, Gizmodo.com
"I was devastated knowing I fell for something like this," wrote one person in Florida who said they lost $41,000.
Oct 3, 2025, 2:00 PM

Czechs vote in elections that could usher in populist billionaire
Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English
Self-described 'Trumpist' Andrej Babis has campaigned on pledges of welfare and halting military aid to Ukraine.
Oct 3, 2025, 1:16 PM