Trump News for Friday, October 10, 2025

AstraZeneca agrees to lower drug prices for Medicaid under Trump administration deal

WILL WEISSERT Associated Press, ABC News

AstraZeneca has agreed to lower prescription drug costs for Medicaid under a deal with the Trump administration

WATCH: Kilmar Abrego Garcia's attorneys return to court as deportation saga continues

ABC News

Attorneys for Kilmar Abrego Garcia went to court in Maryland on Friday for an evidentiary hearing in which witnesses testified about the steps taken to remove him from the U.S.

How Trump’s Revenge Campaign Could Transform the DOJ

Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic

Trump’s quest for retribution is remaking the department.

District Court: TRO For Troops In Chicago Area, TRO From Using Riot Tactics Against Protests, And More!

Timothy Geigner, Techdirt

Hello from the free state of Illinois! We just talked about Donald Trump’s incurrsion into Chicago and the surrounding area, in which he first sent in a bunch of masked ICE agents to terrorize citizens and immigrants alike, at one point raiding an apartment b…

How Trump Pushed Israel and Hamas to Yes

Isaac Stanley-Becker, Vivian Salama, The Atlantic

The president’s unconventional efforts have paid off in the Middle East, at least for now.

White House says substantial US government job cuts have begun due to shutdown

By Ahmed Aboulenein, Andy Sullivan, Nathan Layne and Courtney Rozen, Yahoo Entertainment

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House said on Friday that it had begun substantial layoffs across the U.S. government, as President Donald Trump followed...

Trump wants to ground Chinese airlines' advantage on US routes by making their flights hours longer

Taylor Rains, Business Insider

The Trump Administration seeks to ban Chinese airlines from flying US routes over Russia, as they have an "unequal" advantage.

China hits back on US port fees with retaliatory levies

By Ryan Woo, Lisa Baertlein and Arathy Somasekhar, Yahoo Entertainment

BEIJING/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -China will slap port fees on U.-owned, operated, built, or flagged vessels on Tuesday as a countermeasure to U.

TrumpRx makes more drug pricing moves and strikes a deal with AstraZeneca

Katherine Li, Business Insider

Trump's pharmaceutical venture strikes a deal with AstraZeneca.

Pentagon chief Hegseth announces Qatari Air Force facility at Idaho base

Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English

US, Qatar sign letter of agreement to bring Qatari F-15 fighter jet contingent to US base, hail increased cooperation.

OpenAI GPT-5: great taste, less filling, now with 30% less bias

Thomas Claburn, Theregister.com

AI model maker touts effort to depoliticize its product OpenAI says GPT-5 has 30 percent less political bias than its prior AI models.…

Stock market today: Dow sinks 800 points, S&P 500 and Nasdaq see worst day since April as Trump's renewed tariff threats spook Wall Street

Rian Howlett, Yahoo Entertainment

Markets tumble to end the week as President Trump renewed tariff threats on China.

Supreme Court’s ‘Go Ahead And Round Up All The Brown People’ Decision Is Being Challenged In Court

Tim Cushing, Techdirt

In July, a California federal court handed down what should have been considered an obvious decision: of course it violates constitutional rights to consider skin color, spoken language, “accent,” or place of employment sufficient to support a stop, much less…

National Guard troops begin patrols in Memphis

Juliana Kim, NPR

Guard members in Memphis are operating under the governor's command — unlike other cities facing troop deployments, including Los Angeles, Portland and Chicago.

Trump announces layoffs amid government shutdown, despite legal questions

Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English

Reduction-in-force notifications have gone out to employees in departments including the Treasury and Homeland Security.

UPS Is Destroying Packages Stuck in Trump’s Tariff Chaos

Matt Novak, Gizmodo.com

Nobody is happy, from the businesses overseas to the Americans waiting on their packages. And it's all Trump's fault.

MIT Rejects White House Offer for Special Funding Treatment

Vimal Patel, Archive.org

The Trump administration offered nine universities benefits in exchange for signing an agreement to protect conservative voices, among other things. M.I.T. was the first to refuse.

Apple Had 7 CEOs: Only 2 Really Mattered (And One Nearly Killed It)

Sarang Sheth, Yanko Design

Apple Had 7 CEOs: Only 2 Really Mattered (And One Nearly Killed It)Recent speculation about Tim Cook’s potential departure from Apple has reached a crescendo, fueled not only by his approaching 65th birthday next month but also...

What’s next for the Palestinian resistance movements?

Al Jazeera English

Donald Trump's 20-point plan bars any future Gaza role for Hamas or armed groups.

Melania Trump touts return of displaced children amid Russia-Ukraine war

Allison Griner, Al Jazeera English

In a brief speech, the US first lady revealed she had an 'open channel' of communication with Russian President Putin.

After All Those DOGE Cuts, Federal Spending Still Increased by $300 Billion

Eric Boehm, Yahoo Entertainment

For the fiscal year that ended on September 30, the federal government spent more than $7 trillion and ran a $1.8 trillion deficit.

Russian strikes in Ukraine leave 20 wounded, thousands more in darkness

Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy calls Moscow's latest attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure 'cynical and calculated'.

If a humanitarian like Trump doesn't deserve the Nobel Peace Prize, who does? | Opinion

Rex Huppke, USA TODAY, USA Today

I’ll always remember where I was on Oct. 10, 2025, the day Donald J. Trump was viciously denied the Nobel Peace Prize.

Nobel Prizes: What to Know About 2025's Winners

Connor Greene, Time

The peace prize—which President Donald Trump has openly lobbied for—will be announced Friday. Here's who has won so far.

Apple Decides ICE Agents Are A Protected Class, Because Apparently Government Accountability Is Now “Hate Speech”

Mike Masnick, Techdirt

Just when you think corporate content moderation can’t get any more absurd, Apple has managed to redefine “protected class” in a way that would make Orwell proud. According to internal correspondence obtained by Migrant Insider, Apple has removed the DeICER a…

The White House says it's started laying off federal workers as the shutdown drags on

Allie Kelly, Business Insider

The federal government has begun to fire employees. Thousands remain furloughed or are working without pay.

Qatar to build air force facility in Idaho, US says

BBC News

The facility in Idaho will be used to train Qatari pilots to fly F-15 fighter jets, the US defence secretary says.

What does wording of Gaza ceasefire agreement tell us?

BBC News

The text of the agreement lacks details and in some cases is vague and ambiguous - perhaps on purpose.

Trump threatens to nix meeting with China’s Xi Jinping over trade tensions

News Agencies, Al Jazeera English

The US president's announcement comes after China pledged to impose restrictions on the export of rare earth minerals.

Gallego: Johnson ‘probably going to lose the Speakership’

Ashleigh Fields, The Hill

Democratic Sen. Ruben Gallego (Ariz.) said Thursday that Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) was likely to lose a chance at another term as House Speaker over his...

Will the Gaza ceasefire really stick?

Cameron Peters, Zack Beauchamp, Vox

After more than two years, Israel and Hamas have finally reached a ceasefire deal to free all remaining Israeli hostages and allow aid to flow into Gaza again. I spoke with my colleague Zack Beauchamp about the deal, what it could mean for Israeli Prime Minis…

Denmark to boost Arctic defence by $4.26 billion, buy 16 new F-35s

Reuters, Yahoo Entertainment

HELSINKI (Reuters) -Denmark will invest 27.4 billion crowns ($4.26 billion) to boost its military presence in the Arctic and plans to buy 16 new F-35...

How Are We Still Fighting About Obamacare?

Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic

The ACA worked, but nobody seems to know it.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Makes Bizarre Connection Between Circumcision, Tylenol, and Autism

Ed Cara, Gizmodo.com

At a White House Cabinet meeting Thursday, Kennedy argued that taking Tylenol for pain after the procedure may be driving up autism rates in boys.

Trump threatens 'massive' tariffs on China, triggering stock market sell-off

Mary Bruce, Karen Travers, Michelle Stoddart, Max Zahn, ABC News

China imposed limits on rare earth minerals a day earlier.

Stock market today: Dow sinks 500 points, S&P 500, Nasdaq plummet as Trump threatens 'massive increase' on China tariffs

Rian Howlett, Yahoo Entertainment

Markets have had an uncertain week, pulled in different directions by AI demand hopes and US government shutdown worries.

Firings of federal workers begin as White House seeks to pressure Democrats in government shutdown

SEUNG MIN KIM and STEPHEN GROVES, Yahoo Entertainment

The White House budget office said Friday that mass firings of federal workers have started in an attempt to exert more pressure on Democratic lawmakers as...

DHS Sends A Journalist Back To His Home Country To Be Tortured Because ‘Live Streaming’ ICE Activities Is ‘Threatening’

Tim Cushing, Techdirt

America isn’t the land of the free. We abandoned that title when we returned Donald Trump to office — the same person who refused to engage in the peaceful transfer of power in 2020 and, immediately upon his return to power, pardoned almost everyone who engag…

Trump’s Revenge Tour

Quinta Jurecic, The Atlantic

The president is getting the indictments he wants, but the next phase will be much harder.

Trump suffers another defeat on birthright citizenship

Carl Samson, NextShark

A federal appeals court ruled last Friday that President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting birthright citizenship violates the Constitution...

US stocks spin out after Trump threatens tariff hike to China

Yahoo Finance Video, Yahoo Entertainment

President Trump threatened a "massive increase" in tariffs against China in a post on Truth Social on Friday, sending US stocks (^DJI, ^IXIC, ^GSPC) into...

As Nobel Prize goes to Venezuela's opposition leader, how far would Trump go to help her?

BBC News

Maria Corina Machado called on Donald Trump directly to help her country which continues to be at crisis.

RFK Jr. Confirms He Knows Nothing About Female Anatomy in Embarrassing Rant

Danielle Han, Jezebel

The HHS Secretary also said he's working to “make the proof” to connect autism, Tylenol, and pregnancy.

Snubbed by Nobel, Trump to head to Middle East to celebrate Gaza ‘peace’

Ali Harb, Al Jazeera English

White House decries Nobel Committee's decision not to hand Peace Prize to Donald Trump after Gaza ceasefire deal.

A Frog Cosplayer Has Become The New Face Of Portland ICE Protests

Kenneth Shepard, Kotaku

The Portland Frog has inspired other protesters to dress up as anthropomorphic animals The post A Frog Cosplayer Has Become The New Face Of Portland ICE Protests appeared first on Kotaku.

Melania Trump says she and Putin communicating about children affected by war

Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News

First lady Melania Trump announced that she and Russian President Vladimir Putin have had an "open channel of communication" regarding children impacted by the war.

Venezuela's opposition leader Machado wins Nobel Peace Prize, dedicates to Trump

By Gwladys Fouche and Tom Little, Yahoo Entertainment

OSLO (Reuters) -Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado won the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for fighting dictatorship in the country and...

A US aircraft carrier is still damaged 8 months after it collided with a cargo ship. It looks like the Navy just painted over it.

Jake Epstein, Business Insider

USS Harry S. Truman was spotted at a recent event with paint covering the damage it suffered after a February collision in the Mediterranean Sea.

Pam Bondi, DOJ officials caught off guard by Tish James indictment: Sources

Pierre Thomas, Katherine Faulders, Luke Barr, Alexander Mallin, ABC News

Sources said that Tish James' indictment for alleged fraud came as surprise.

The insidious legal strategy Trump and Stephen Miller are using against their enemies

Andrew Prokop, Vox

The Trump Justice Department’s indictment of former FBI director James Comey has been received with widespread incredulity, both because of the shady circumstances around its filing and the extraordinary weakness of the case. Yet Lindsay Halligan, the US atto…

Photos of the Week: Horn Cupping, Target Practice, Pumpkin Forest

Alan Taylor, The Atlantic

See images from around the world over the past week, including a long holiday across China, night surfing at a wave pool in Germany, reactions to a cease-fire deal in Gaza and Israel, the last day of Oktoberfest in Germany, and much more.

Consumer sentiment sours as government shutdown threatens economic damage

ABC News

The fresh data marked three consecutive months of worsening shopper attitudes.

How a Photographer Caught President Trump’s Note from Secretary Rubio

Matt Growcoot, PetaPixel

An AP news photographer captured the remarkable moment President Donald Trump was passed a note by Secretary of State Marco Rubio informing him peace in the Middle East was close. [Read More]

Under Trump, ‘Bitcoin Jesus’ May Be Redeemed

Lucas Ropek, Gizmodo.com

A new report claims that Roger Ver may have reached a deal with the government.

Who is Maria Corina Machado, 2025 winner of the Nobel Peace Prize?

Priyanka Shankar, Al Jazeera English

The 'Iron Lady' of Venezeula, an opposition leader who is currently in hiding, has been lauded by the Nobel Committee.

Climate goals go up in smoke as US datacenters turn to coal

Dan Robinson, Theregister.com

High gas prices and surging AI demand send operators back to the dirtiest fuel in the stack US datacenters are experiencing a significant shift toward coal-powered energy due to elevated natural gas prices and rapidly growing electricity demand.…

Sean Duffy Threatens to Fire Air Traffic Controllers as 10% Call Out Sick During Shutdown

Matt Novak, Gizmodo.com

"When you come to work, you get paid. If you don't come to work, you don't get paid."

Former GOP Election Official Buys Election Machine Vendor That Trump Attacked After His 2020 Loss

Lucas Ropek, Gizmodo.com

Dominion Voting Systems is now Liberty Vote.

Judge Blocks Federal Agents From Using Riot Weapons on Photojournalists in Chicago

Pesala Bandara, PetaPixel

A U.S. federal judge has temporarily barred Homeland Security agents from using riot control weapons on journalists in the Chicago area after a photographer was struck with pepper balls. [Read More]

This Analyst’s Prediction About Broadcom (AVGO) Was Right

Fahad Saleem, Yahoo Entertainment

Harsh Kumar from Piper Sandler discussed Broadcom Inc (NASDAQ:AVGO) results in December 2024 and made some bullish comments about the company. The analyst at...

President Donald Trump Falls Short of Winning Nobel Peace Prize

TMZ Staff, TMZ

President Donald Trump fell short of winning the Nobel Peace Prize despite helping broker the recent Israeli-Hamas ceasefire deal and lobbying for the prestigious award with his Republican base. The Norwegian Nobel Committee passed over Trump and…

Netanyahu faces right-wing threat to collapse his government

Al Jazeera English

Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet has voted to accept the Gaza ceasefire deal, despite threats from coalition partners.

Trump FCC Is Making It Easier For Your Broadband ISP To Rip You Off With Bogus Fees

Karl Bode, Techdirt

When FCC boss Brendan Carr isn’t failing embarrassingly to censor comedians who make the President sad, he’s taking a hatchet to corporate oversight and consumer protection. From weakening robocall enforcement to killing net neutrality, it’s part of Carr’s “D…

Wave of mass layoffs hit hundreds of Texans in San Antonio

Zachary-Taylor Wright, mySA

The military medical center cut ties after 20 years contracted with a Texas company.

Comedians Aren’t Going to Be This Generation’s Heroes

Opheli Garcia Lawler, Cracked.com

It can be tempting to tap people who talk all the time as our official speakers, but that’s not their function

China tightens export controls on rare-earth metals: Why this matters

Sarah Shamim, Al Jazeera English

Move is a strategic one ahead of new round of tricky trade talks with the United States.

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado wins Nobel Peace Prize

BBC News

Machado is recognised for "tireless work promoting democratic rights" in Venezuela, the Nobel Committee says.

The National Guard Deployments Are Very, Very Expensive

Marc Novicoff, The Atlantic

If the Trump administration wants to reduce crime, it picked an inefficient way to do it.

5 things to know for Oct. 10: Government shutdown, Gaza ceasefire plan, Nobel Peace Prize, Letitia James, Philippines quake

Andrew Torgan, CNN, CNN

CNN’s 5 Things AM brings you the news you need to know every morning.

10 Friday AM Reads

Barry Ritholtz, Ritholtz.com

My end-of-week morning train WFH reads: • Sharpie Found a Way to Make Pens More Cheaply—By Manufacturing Them in the U.S. Newell Brands moved production without cutting employee count or raising prices. (Wall Street Journal) • Your Wealthiest Friend Has a Pri…

A World Awaits Blowback as the Nobel Slips From Trump’s Hands

Justin Sink, Yahoo Entertainment

To Donald Trump, the announcement that the Nobel Peace Prize has once again been awarded to someone else risks registering as the latest ignominy in a...

Israel says it has begun a pull-back of troops in Gaza

Jane Arraf, NPR

Israeli forces have begun a pull-back of troops from Gaza Friday after Israel's cabinet approved a plan for a ceasefire aimed at ending the devastating two-year-old war.

China opens antitrust probe into Qualcomm over its Autotalks deal

Reuters, Yahoo Entertainment

BEIJING (Reuters) -China has launched an antitrust investigation into U.S. semiconductor manufacturer Qualcomm over its acquisition of Israel's Autotalks...

The Persistent Pull of Planet Epstein

Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker

Jay Caspian Kang on the waning trust in traditional news media and the growing popularity of content creators who believe in conspiracies involving Jeffrey Epstein.

Inside the Medical Challenges of Presidential Health Care

Lauren J. Young, Rachel Feltman, Fonda Mwangi, Alex Sugiura, Scientific American

A former White House physician reveals the medical realities of caring for the president of the U.S.

Just How Real Should Colonial Williamsburg Be?

Clint Smith, The Atlantic

Telling the full story of the town’s past is an easy way to make a lot of people mad.

The Many Lives of Eliza Schuyler

Jane Kamensky, The Atlantic

She lived for 97 years. Only 24 of them were with Alexander Hamilton.

AI Is the 'Biggest Driver' of Electricity Use in North America, a New Energy Report Shows

Corin Cesaric, CNET

By 2040, AI data centers alone will account for 12% of North American electricity consumption, according to a report on the global energy transition.

Where has Trump suggested sending troops? In cities run by Democratic mayors

Juliana Kim, NPR

In just four months, Trump has suggested or ordered sending federal intervention to nearly a dozen cities.

Social Security workers say the shutdown has them unable to help with benefit letters

Ashley Lopez, NPR

Employees at Social Security field offices say the government shutdown has left them unable to carry out an important service: help recipients with benefit verification letters.

Cruise missiles, yacht rock, and hot girls for capitalism: A night at The Free Press' afterparty

Julia Hornstein, Business Insider

Fresh off a $150 million acquisition from Paramount, Bari Weiss and The Free Press hosted a kind of coronation in DC.

Fresh Russian incursions raise temperature for NATO in the Baltic Sea

David Brennan, ABC News

Vaindloo island, a tiny rocky outcrop in the Gulf of Finland, is serving as an unlikely barometer for rising tensions between NATO and Russia.

It's a bittersweet payday for federal workers: 'A lot of us are living paycheck to paycheck'

Juliana Kaplan,Allie Kelly,Alice Tecotzky,Ana Altchek,Kelsey Baker, Business Insider

Friday's paycheck marks the financial impact of the shutdown on workers.

US judge blocks Trump’s deployment of National Guard in state of Illinois

Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English

Federal judge blocks deployment for two weeks, says sending Guard troops would 'add fuel to the fire'.

China hits back at US ships with additional port fees

Reuters, Yahoo Entertainment

BEIJING (Reuters) -Vessels owned or operated by U.S. firms and individuals - or those built in the United States or that fly the U.S. flag - will be charged ...

‘Socialist paradise’: North Korea’s Kim marks 80th year of governing party

Usaid Siddiqui, Al Jazeera English

Kim Jong Un claims no mistakes, promises economic growth and stronger global standing for the nation.

Israeli PM Netanyahu thanks Trump and US team for ceasefire role

Al Jazeera English

Israel’s government has approved “phase one” of the agreement, which will see captives exchanged and Israel withdraw.

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,324

Erin Hale, Al Jazeera English

Here are the key events from day 1,324 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Why was New York Attorney General Letitia James indicted?

Elizabeth Melimopoulos, Al Jazeera English

The indictment accuses James on two felony counts: bank fraud and making false statements to a financial institution.

White House claims "more than 1,000%" rise in assaults on ICE agents, data says otherwise

Allison Sherry, NPR

Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers claim assaults on their officers are up sharply since June. There's no public evidence that number is true.

Trump Calls For The Arrest Of J.B. Pritzker, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson

Timothy Geigner, Techdirt

Here is a brief timeline of events that got us here. Chicago has had a decline in violent crime and murders over the course of the last several years, with 2025 on pace to mark it as the safest year yet in the city. Despite that plain fact, Donald Trump has b…

Complete list of Nobel Peace Prize winners (1901–2024)

Marium Ali, Al Jazeera English

The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded 105 times to 142 laureates in its 124 year history.

Who are the five Nobel Peace Prize judges deciding whether Trump gets it?

Priyanka Shankar, Al Jazeera English

Donald Trump insists he wins the prize, which will be announced on Friday. These five people decide who gets it.

China Expands Rare Earth Export Controls To Target Semiconductor, Defense Users

BeauHD, Slashdot.org

Longtime Slashdot reader hackingbear writes: Following U.S. lawmakers' call on Tuesday for broader bans on the export of chipmaking equipment to China, China dramatically expanded its rare earths export controls on Thursday, adding five new elements, dozens o…

Tennessee National Guard to mobilize in Memphis for anti-crime deployment

Chris Boccia, Armando Garcia, ABC News

Tennessee National Guard units will mobilize in Memphis on Friday as the Trump admin turns to states' citizen-soldiers as an anti-crime measure across the U.S.

Trump ‘Picked the Wrong’ Enemy With Letitia James Indictment, Al Sharpton Says: ‘This Is All Vengeance’ | Video

Yahoo Entertainment

Rebuilding Gaza: don't sideline Palestinian scientists, say experts

Michele Catanzaro, Nature.com

Researchers warn against ‘top down’ solutions as US President Donald Trump brokers first phase of peace deal.