Trump News for Saturday, October 4, 2025

U.S. Border Patrol shoots woman in Chicago as federal troop deployment to Illinois looms

CBC News

U.S. Border Patrol shot an armed woman in Chicago on Saturday, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said, as the governor of Illinois said the Trump administration plans to federalize and deploy hundreds of National Guard to the state.

Border Patrol agents shoot woman amid Chicago immigration protests

Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English

ICE agents clash with protesters, deploying rubber bullets and pepper spray amid Chicago immigration demonstrations.

Is an end to war in sight in Gaza?

Al Jazeera English

Hamas says 'yes' to parts of President Trump's plan for the Strip.

Israeli strikes kill 20 in Gaza hours after Trump orders 'stop bombing'...

The-express.com

Israeli strikes kill 20 in Gaza hours after Trump orders 'stop bombing'... (Top headline, 1st story, link) Related stories:Netanyahu Defiant... Witkoff, Kushner to Middle East... POLL: American Jews sharply critical of Israel... …

FBI agent suspended over refusal to 'perp walk' former director

BBC News

FBI leadership is reportedly in discussions to stage a showy arrest of the bureau's former director next week.

Israel pounds Gaza, killing 61, despite Trump’s call for it to halt bombing

Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English

Donald Trump urges Hamas to move quickly to release captives and finalise negotiations over his plan to end the war.

Netanyahu says he hopes to announce hostage release in the 'coming days'

BBC News

Hamas will disarm "the easy way or the hard way", Israel's PM says after the group gave its response to a peace plan.

Virginia AG Candidate Faces Backlash Over Texts Musing About Shooting Political Opponent

Sara Dorn, Forbes Staff, Sara Dorn, Forbes Staff https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/, Forbes

Early voting has already begun in Virginia’s off-year statewide races.

Arqit Quantum (ARQQ) Announces that Fabric Networks Purchases Full Commercial PI License for Arqit’s NetworkSecure™ Platform

Bob Karr, Yahoo Entertainment

Arqit Quantum Inc. (NASDAQ:ARQQ) is one of the Best Quantum Computing Stocks to Buy and Hold for 5 Years. On September 16, Arqit Quantum Inc. (NASDAQ:ARQQ...

NewtekOne (NEWT) Secures $95M Financing from Goldman Sachs Alternatives

Neha Gupta, Yahoo Entertainment

NewtekOne, Inc. (NASDAQ:NEWT) is one of the most undervalued financial stocks to buy according to Wall Street analysts. On September 30, the company’s wholly...

PayPal (PYPL) Partners with Spark to Inject $1B PYUSD Liquidity

Neha Gupta, Yahoo Entertainment

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) is one of the most undervalued financial stocks to buy according to Wall Street analysts. On September 25, PayPal...

Farmer Mac (AGM) Announces CEO Retirement, Appoints Carpenter as COO

Neha Gupta, Yahoo Entertainment

Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (NYSE:AGM) is one of the most undervalued financial stocks to buy according to Wall Street analysts. On September...

International Business Machines (IBM) and AMD Announce Collaboration For Delivering Advanced AI Infrastructure

Bob Karr, Yahoo Entertainment

International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE:IBM) is one of the Best Quantum Computing Stocks to Buy and Hold for 5 Years. On October 1, International...

SLM (SLM) Shifts Strategy to High-Quality Student Loan Origination

Neha Gupta, Yahoo Entertainment

SLM Corporation (NASDAQ:SLM) is one of the most undervalued financial stocks to buy according to Wall Street analysts. During a presentation at the Barclays ...

Border Patrol agents shoot woman in Chicago as protesters confront immigration personnel

Reuters, Yahoo Entertainment

CHICAGO (Reuters) -U.S. Border Patrol personnel shot an armed woman in Chicago on Saturday, the Department of Homeland Security said, as scores of protesters...

Corning, GlobalFoundries Partner on Detachable Fiber Connectors for AI Data Centers

Maham Fatima, Yahoo Entertainment

Corning Incorporated (NYSE:GLW) is one of the best American stocks to buy and hold for the next 3 years. On September 29, GlobalFoundries Inc. (NASDAQ:GFS...

Workday Completes Paradox Acquisition, Unveils End-to-End AI Hiring Suite

Maham Fatima, Yahoo Entertainment

Workday Inc. (NASDAQ:WDAY) is one of the best American stocks to buy and hold for the next 3 years. On October 1, Workday announced the completion of its...

ServiceNow Unveils ‘AI Experience’ as Unified Conversational UI for Enterprise Workflows

Maham Fatima, Yahoo Entertainment

ServiceNow Inc. (NYSE:NOW) is one of the best American stocks to buy and hold for the next 3 years. On September 30, ServiceNow announced the launch of AI...

Oracle Expands Healthcare Ecosystem with Enhanced Partner Program, AI Focus

Maham Fatima, Yahoo Entertainment

Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) is one of the best American stocks to buy and hold for the next 3 years. On October 1, Oracle Health and Life Sciences...

SentinelOne, Elpha Secure Partner on Integrated Cyber Insurance and Security for SMBs

Maham Fatima, Yahoo Entertainment

SentinelOne Inc. (NYSE:S) is one of the best stocks to buy under $20. On October 2, Elpha Secure and SentinelOne announced a partnership to enhance cyber...

Albertsons Launches Expedia-Powered ‘for U Travel’ for Grocery Cashback on Bookings

Maham Fatima, Yahoo Entertainment

Albertsons Companies Inc. (NYSE:ACI) is one of the best stocks to buy under $20. On September 23, Albertsons Companies announced the launch of “for U Travel,...

Peloton Launches ‘Pro Series’ Commercial Fitness Line, Including First Commercial Treadmill

Maham Fatima, Yahoo Entertainment

Peloton Interactive Inc. (NASDAQ:PTON) is one of the best stocks to buy under $20. On October 1, Peloton announced the launch of the Peloton Pro Series...

Syndax’s Revumenib Added to NCCN AML Guidelines Ahead of October 25 FDA Decision

Maham Fatima, Yahoo Entertainment

Syndax Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:SNDX) is one of the best stocks to buy under $20. On September 19, Syndax Pharmaceuticals announced a major milestone...

Nubank Seeks US National Bank Charter to Launch Global Expansion and Digital Banking in America

Maham Fatima, Yahoo Entertainment

Nu Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:NU) is one of the best stocks to buy under $20. On September 30, Nubank announced that it had applied for a national bank charter with...

Homeland Security requests National Guard to be sent to Chicago

Luke Barr, Victoria Arancio, Gaby Vinick, Ivan Pereira, ABC News

Gov. Pritzker said Trump will send in 300 Guardsman as local tensions escalate.

Crisis Management Lessons From The Federal Government Shutdown

Edward Segal, Senior Contributor, Edward Segal, Senior Contributor https://www.forbes.com/sites/edwardsegal/, Forbes

The latest shutdown of the federal government is providing crisis communication lessons for corporate executives.

Tories pledge to remove 750,000 migrants under borders plan

BBC News

The party unveils new policies on illegal migration as its annual conference begins in Manchester.

Yes, the ADL is a ‘political front masquerading as a watchdog’

Mark LeVine, Al Jazeera English

And for the past two years, it has played well the ‘arsonist and the fireman’ scam.

New Poll: Democratic Socialism Is Now Mainstream

Jacobin.com

A national poll from Jacobin, DSA Fund, and Data for Progress finds broad support for democratic socialist leaders and left-wing policies.

“Yes, it’s real”: Treasury confirms draft design for $1 Trump coin

CK Smith, Salon

The design featuring Trump's profile and raised fist is already fueling legal questions, political fury, and memes

Trump Warns Hamas ‘Must Move Quickly’ To Release Hostages As Part Of His Peace Plan

Sara Dorn, Forbes Staff, Sara Dorn, Forbes Staff https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/, Forbes

Israel and Hamas announced they’ve agreed to parts of Trump’s plan to end the war.

‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’: Matt Damon Reignites Feud Dressed As “Hot Green Sewer Labubu” In Brooklyn: “But The President Canceled You”

Glenn Garner, Deadline

Although Jimmy Kimmel is currently safe from the wrath of the FCC, he just can’t seem to outrun his on-air feud with Matt Damon. The Oscar winner continued his playful back-and-forth with the 5x Emmy-winning talk show host as the recently threatened late-nigh…

Cannabis stocks are on a roll: Here's how to play the surge

Yahoo Finance Video, Yahoo Entertainment

Cannabis stocks are in focus after President Trump said CBD could "revolutionize senior healthcare" in a Truth Social post. The comment sent bullish signals ...

Populist billionaire Andrej Babis’s party set to win Czech election

Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English

With most votes tallied, Babis’s ANO party is ahead, but it appears set to fall short of a majority in parliament.

A protest in bronze: Trump and Epstein return to the Mall

CK Smith, Salon

Removed and damaged, controversial artwork is once again daring D.C. to determine the limits of free expression

Tens of thousands march in Barcelona and Rome to protest Israel's campaign in Gaza

Byju Joseph, The Times of India

Tens of thousands protested in Barcelona and Rome against Israel's Gaza campaign, fueled by the aid flotilla interception and Spain's strong diplomatic stance. Spain's PM even labeled the destruction "genocide." Rome's rally, organized by Palestinian groups, …

Norman Finkelstein: Trump plan has no connection to reality in Gaza

Al Jazeera English

Norman Finkelstein tells Marc Lamont Hill why he believes Trump’s peace deal is the weakest yet with no path to justice.

Can a ‘one-sided, unserious’ US plan deliver peace to Gaza?

Al Jazeera English

US political scientist Stephen Walt argues the US is staging a ‘half-hearted’ intervention that won’t lead to peace.

FBI Director Kash Patel Doesn’t Deny He Fired Agent For Refusing Comey ‘Perp Walk’ In Expletive-Laden Post

Sara Dorn, Forbes Staff, Sara Dorn, Forbes Staff https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/, Forbes

Patel attacked MSNBC over its reporting on the alleged incident, calling it ‘an a— clown factory of disinformation.”

Democratic candidate’s ‘abhorrent’ texts threaten to shake up bellwether Virginia elections

Gregory Svirnovskiy, Politico

Jay Jones, Virginia’s Democratic nominee for attorney general, mused about shooting then-Virginia House Speaker Todd Gilbert in text messages from 2022.

Why This Shutdown May Be Different

The Editors, The Atlantic

Panelists on Washington Week With The Atlantic joined to discuss the fight to fund the government.

Gaza protests under way in Europe as arrests made in London

Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English

Protests take place in Barcelona, Rome, Lisbon and London, where police made more than 100 arrests.

Hope and fear for hostage families after Hamas response to Gaza peace plan

BBC News

Families describe a "fragile situation", with negotiations between Israel and Hamas expected to resume.

The War Over Defense Tech

Susannah Glickman, The New York Review of Books

Last October, on a Martin Luther–inspired website called www.18theses.com, a software executive named Shyam Sankar published a four-thousand-word polemic with the title “The Defense Reformation.” “As a nation, we are in an undeclared state of emergency,” it b…

The #1 Netflix Movie Based On A Show With A 'Comically Small' Budget

Caroline Reid, Senior Contributor, Caroline Reid, Senior Contributor https://www.forbes.com/sites/carolinereid/, Forbes

Netflix has revealed that it spent $125 million to tempt one of the BBC’s biggest franchises to its platform.

Hamas agrees to Trump’s Gaza plan, but Israel keeps bombing

CK Smith, Salon

Hamas says all hostages will be freed under Trump’s terms, even as Israeli airstrikes continue and doubts mount

Fed Expected To Cut Interest Rates Again In October

Simon Moore, Senior Contributor, Simon Moore, Senior Contributor https://www.forbes.com/sites/simonmoore/, Forbes

Another interest rate cut is likely at the Fed's next scheduled meeting in September due, in part, to potential labor market risks.

Bitdeer (BTDR) Jumps 10% on Bitcoin Rally, Rate Cut Hopes

Angelica Ballesteros, Yahoo Entertainment

We recently published 10 Stocks With Eye-Popping Double-Digit Gains. Bitdeer Technologies Group (NASDAQ:BTDR) is one of the top performers on Friday. Shares ...

Oscar Health (OSCR) Nears 52-Week High on Pharma Tariff Pause

Angelica Ballesteros, Yahoo Entertainment

We recently published 10 Stocks With Eye-Popping Double-Digit Gains. Oscar Health Inc. (NYSE:OSCR) is one of the top performers on Friday. Oscar Health...

USA Rare Earth (USAR) Climbs to New High on Talks with US Govt

Angelica Ballesteros, Yahoo Entertainment

We recently published 10 Stocks With Eye-Popping Double-Digit Gains. ABCUSA Rare Earth, Inc. (NASDAQ:USAR) is one of the top performers on Friday. USA Rare...

Rumble Inc. (RUM) Surges 14.3% on Partnership with AI Giant

Angelica Ballesteros, Yahoo Entertainment

We recently published 10 Stocks With Eye-Popping Double-Digit Gains. Rumble Inc. (NASDAQ:RUM) is one of the top performers on Friday. Rumble Inc. rallied for...

As The Shutdown Persists, Air Travel May Suffer

Jerrold Lundquist, Contributor, Jerrold Lundquist, Contributor https://www.forbes.com/sites/jerroldlundquist/, Forbes

Impact of US government shutdown on air travel

Beats Powerbeats Fit Earbuds Review: Winged Migration

David Carnoy, CNET

I gave the the Beats Fit Pro high marks when they came out four years ago. The new Powerbeats Fit are the same earbuds with redesigned wing tips and a smaller case. Are they worth $200?

The Terrifying New Memo Trump Could Use to Go After His Opposition

Ryan Bort, Rolling Stone

The president railed against the “enemy from within” to generals this week. NPSM-7 could enable the administration to go after anything they see as “anti-American”

World Liberty Financial Sells WLFI Token at 25% Premium to Bitcoin Miner Hut 8

finance.yahoo.com, Biztoc.com

World Liberty Financial (WLFI), the Trump family–affiliated crypto venture, has sold part of its locked token holdings to Bitcoin mining firm Hut 8. According to a statement on Oct. 4, WLFI transferred the tokens directly from its treasury to serve as part of…

Leaked Texts Reveal Trump Officials Floated Airborne Troops to ‘War-Ravaged’ US City

Yahoo Entertainment

Netanyahu under pressure as Trump pushes Gaza deal with Hamas

Al Jazeera English

US president Donald Trump's order to halt fire in Gaza has forced Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to ban his m

Hopes and fears in Gaza and Israel over potential ceasefire

BBC News

Hopes are growing of an end to the Israel-Gaza war, but it remains to be seen if the two sides can agree a ceasefire.

Fox News AI Newsletter: Trump order harnesses AI to fight childhood cancer

Fox News

Executive order signed by President Donald Trump tasks Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s MAHA Commission with using AI to find new cures for childhood cancers.

Trump is reviving large sales of coal from public lands. Will anyone want it?

MATTHEW BROWN and MEAD GRUVER, Yahoo Entertainment

U.S. officials in the coming days are set to hold the government's biggest coal sales in more than a decade, offering 600 million tons from publicly owned...

Lead Inclusively by Harnessing the Power of Joy

Meg A. Warren Ph.D., Psychology Today

When companies retreat from DEI, it hurts employees and profits. Leaders can reimagine inclusivity by harnessing the power of joy.

Gaza plan “an Israeli-led campaign to exclude” Palestinian control

Al Jazeera English

Analyst Amjad Iraqi says the Trump-Netanyahu plan sidelines Palestinians from shaping Gaza’s future.

Trump’s $2,000 Tariff ‘Dividend’ Stimulus Check Idea Could Be About To Blow Up The Bitcoin Price, Crypto And Stock Market

Billy Bambrough, Senior Contributor, Billy Bambrough, Senior Contributor https://www.forbes.com/sites/billybambrough/, Forbes

U.S. president Donald Trump has floated the idea of a $2,000 Covid stimulus check-style tariff dividend that could trigger a bitcoin price, crypto and stock market surge...

As U.S. pressure mounts, Venezuela's foreign 'hostages' face growing uncertainty

Manuel Rueda, NPR

Dozens of foreign nationals are locked up in Venezuelan prisons, accused of crimes they may not have committed. As the U.S. ramps up pressure on Caracas, families fear for their loved ones stuck there.

Links 10/4/2025

Yves Smith, Nakedcapitalism.com

Our bubbly daily links: herring farts, Antartic ice loss, Trump declares war, rupee at new low, Hamaspartial acceptance of peace plan, Canada debt, EU manufacturing shinks, Trump coin, farmer tariff bailout, TikTok to heart Israell, AI power shortage, moar Ch…

Kudos! Hit Fourth Fundraiser Target, On to the Fifth: Our Esteemed Writers

Yves Smith, Nakedcapitalism.com

Please visit the Tip Jar to give well-deserved bonuses to our stellar roster of writers: Conor, Nick, KLG, Haig, Nat, Curro & semper loquitur!

US services sector growth brakes; prices paid measure edges higher

reuters.com, Biztoc.com

Donald Trump believes he has a license to kill

Heather Digby Parton, Salon

After saying the U.S. is at war, POTUS takes out another Venezuelan boat

WATCH: Hamas responds to President Trump's proposal to end Gaza war

ABC News

Hamas responded to President Trump's proposal for peace in Gaza, saying it will release all remaining hostages if Israel withdraws from Gaza and "proper field conditions are met."

WATCH: Sean 'Diddy' Combs sentenced to 50 months in prison

ABC News

Sean Combs sat expressionless in his seat when the judge sentenced him to just over four years in prison Friday for his conviction on two prostitution-related offenses.

Right-wing Sanae Takaichi set to be Japan's first female premier

By Tim Kelly, John Geddie and Satoshi Sugiyama, Yahoo Entertainment

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's ruling party picked hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi as its head on Saturday, putting her on course to become the country's...

Israel says Gaza City still a ‘combat zone’ after Trump says ‘stop bombing’

Virginia Pietromarchi, Al Jazeera English

The Israeli army repeats threat to Palestinians to leave northern Gaza to the south and not to return to Gaza City.

Japan's ruling party elects Sanae Takaichi as leader, likely to become first female PM

The Associated Press, NPR

Japan's governing party on Saturday elected Sanae Takaichi, a hard-line ultra-conservative and China hawk, as its new leader, making her likely to become the country's first female prime minister.

FBI agents are resisting Director Kash Patel’s political agenda

Douglas M. Charles, Salon

Will Patel be held accountable?

The United Police State of America Has Arrived

Ian F. Blair, The Intercept

The lines between local, state, and federal law enforcement and the military have blurred. The post The United Police State of America Has Arrived appeared first on The Intercept.

The Shutdown Is Sparing Trump Some Bad Economic News

Timothy Noah, The New Republic

The jobs report abhors a vacuum. A government shutdown prevented the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday from issuing its monthly report on job creation, so the business press told us what the report would reveal if there were one. “U.S. Job Growth Is Slowin…

The Supreme Court Could Make It Easier to Bring a Gun Everywhere

Matt Ford, The New Republic

The Supreme Court announced on Friday that it would review a Hawaii law that forbids gun owners from bringing firearms on private property without the property owner’s explicit permission. If the law falls, the court could make it significantly harder for sta…

US Economy Is Already on the Edge – A Prolonged Government Shutdown Could Send It Tumbling Over

Yves Smith, Nakedcapitalism.com

Why a protracted US shutdown could seriously damage an already faltering economy.

The Federal Election Commission is down to 2 members. So its work is at a standstill

Ashley Lopez, NPR

The Federal Election Commission, which regulates campaign finance, has lost another member. But the FEC has actually been without a quorum for months, leaving the agency unable to do much of its work.

Israeli air strikes hit Gaza despite Trump’s ‘stop bombing’ demand

Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English

Israeli air strikes and shelling destroy homes in Gaza, in defiance of Trump's ceasefire call.

Will Palestinians support Trump's peace plan? | Insiders on Background

youtube.com, Biztoc.com

Standing shoulder to shoulder with the Israeli Prime Minister, U.S. President Donald Trump told the world that his peace plan will ...

Psaki: Trump may be too clueless to understand consequences of his shutdown

youtube.com, Biztoc.com

Jen Psaki points out examples of Donald Trump not being aware of what his own administration is doing, or of the fallout of his ...

Trump orders Israel to stop bombing Gaza, says Hamas ready for peace

Al Jazeera English

US President Donald Trump has ordered Israel to halt its bombing of Gaza, saying Hamas is ready to make peace.

SCOTUS Is About To Make Trump’s Dreams Come True

Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern, Slate Magazine

From voting rights to trans rights, presidential powers and beyond, the new Supreme Court term is a win-win for the court’s conservatives, and Trump.

World leaders weigh in on Hamas’s positive response to Trump’s Gaza plan

Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English

Global reaction to Hamas’s response, which marks a potential turning point in Israel's two-year war on Gaza.

Inspired by Thatcher, Japan's PM-in-waiting Takaichi smashes glass ceiling

By John Geddie, Yahoo Entertainment

TOKYO (Reuters) -Sanae Takaichi came out top in a male-dominated race to lead Japan's ruling party on Saturday, putting her on course to emulate her hero...

How Trump used fury over Israel’s Qatar attack to push Netanyahu on Gaza

New York Times, The Indian Express

Even if the plan moves forward, the challenges of carrying it out would remain substantial.

From Hamas’ attack on Israel to agreement on Trump Peace plan: A timeline of the Gaza war

Express Web Desk, The Indian Express

Trump ordered Israel on Friday to immediately stop the bombing of Gaza after Hamas said it had accepted parts of his 20-point plan to end the nearly two-year war.

The Oval Office meeting didn't stop a shutdown, but the Trump 2028 hats and a sombrero set a tone

LISA MASCARO, Yahoo Entertainment

Halfway through Donald Trump’s inaugural White House meeting with congressional leadership days before a government shutdown, the red hats appeared on the...

Trump administration's $100,000 H-1B visa fee challenged in new lawsuit

Lloyd Lee, Business Insider

A coalition of unions and other groups called President Donald Trump's new H-1B visa fee "extortionate" and "draconian" in a lawsuit filed Friday.

Trump administration planning 7,500-person refugee ceiling, sources say

By Ted Hesson, Yahoo Entertainment

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump's administration is preparing to set a refugee admissions cap at 7,500 people this fiscal year, a record low...

“His Audience Was Really Trump”: How New FBI Lead Used His Missouri AG Role To Wage A Culture War

Jeremy Kohler, Techdirt

This story was originally published by ProPublica. Republished under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. After a fight with a Black student in a St. Louis suburb left a white student badly injured in March 2024, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey blamed their sch…

Trump administration considers minting a $1 Trump coin

Benjamin Siegel, ABC News

The U.S. treasurer said on Friday that Treasury is considering minting new one-dollar coins for the nation's 250th anniversary featuring President Trump's image.

Full Steam Ahead: Lummis Drives Crypto Market Structure Amid Shutdown

Jason Brett, Senior Contributor, Jason Brett, Senior Contributor https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonbrett/, Forbes

As a government shutdown delays regulators, Sen. Cynthia Lummis and crypto leaders push forward on a market structure bill that could define digital assets by year’s end.

They're making sex jokes in Saudi: Inside the controversial comedy festival

BBC News

A-listers including Dave Chappelle, Bill Burr and Jack Whitehall have faced a backlash over the event.

Trump Wants To Give Farmers $10B Of The $364.6B You Already Paid

Erik Sherman, Senior Contributor, Erik Sherman, Senior Contributor https://www.forbes.com/sites/eriksherman/, Forbes

The president reportedly wants to send soybean farmers money for sales to China that they’ve lost to the trade war. It’s really a taxpayer subsidy.

LIVE: Trump tells Israel ‘stop bombing’ Gaza after Hamas ceasefire reply

Alastair McCready, Al Jazeera English

US leader tells Israel it 'must immediately stop' bombing Gaza, says he believes Hamas is 'ready for a lasting peace'.