Trump News for Thursday, October 16, 2025

CEO C.C. Wei cites strong demand for AI products. Intel may also be a factor TSMC is accelerating the rollout of advanced process nodes at its Arizona fabs to meet growing demand for American-made AI products.…

In previous, similar strikes, the U.S. has claimed that there have been no survivors.

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: President Donald Trump’s former national security advi…

Critics, however, highlight that the cost-cutting proposals fall short of Trump's campaign pledge to make IVF free.

A week of ostentatious bigotry in American politics

How a trove of bigoted and violent texts among young Republicans indicates the future of the party.

Former national security adviser charged with 18 counts of mishandling classified documents.

President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed on Thursday to another summit on the war in Ukraine, a surprise move that came as Moscow...

Joseph Gordon-Levitt really wants Newsom to take a major stand against artificial intelligence

Videos of U.S. attacks in the Caribbean suggest boats have been obliterated in a single strike. The reality is a lot messier. The post The Pentagon Is Learning It’s Not So Easy to Sink a Boat appeared first on The Intercept.

The war wouldn’t have been as brutal without Trump, but it wouldn’t have ended without him either.

Kristina Schake, whose duties as Disney’s communications head encompass the company’s closely watched CEO succession process, has been given a two-year contract extension. In an SEC filing, Disney said it had extended the agreement with Schake to continue as …

"There was tremendous criminal activity," the president averred, urging unspecified charges against former Special Counsel Jack Smith, former FBI lawyer...

The Trump-Putin phone call came a day before Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky visits the White House.

Americans are not peasants. We are citizens of a republic founded on the revolutionary proposition that ordinary people can govern themselves. This isn’t poetry or aspiration—it’s the foundational premise of the American project. And right now, a faction of t…

Following a report that members of the Young Republicans allegedly shared slurs and racist messages in a group chat, Speaker Mike Johnson said, "Obviously, we roundly condemn any of that nonsense."

Jose Raul Mulino says the visa-removal policy is 'not coherent' with the 'good relationship' he hopes to have with US.

President Trump threatened to "go in and kill" Hamas members in Gaza after a Hamas-linked gunmen appeared to carry out a public execution in Gaza this week.

From pro-Palestine students to Charlie Kirk commenters, the immigration system is being weaponized against people whose views Trump doesn’t like. The post Unions Sue to Stop AI Surveillance Powering Trump’s “Catch and Revoke” Deportation Scheme appeared first…

The Trump administration’s heightened monitoring of immigrants’ social media accounts seeking grounds to revoke their visas stifles the speech rights of both noncitizens and citizens alike, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) alleges in a new lawsuit. Th…

The Unites States Chamber of Commerce sued the Trump administration over the new $100,000 fee for H-1B visas.

Second vote on Pentagon funding also failed meaning process to begin military operations becomes a non-starter

Judge Sara L. Ellis of the Federal District Court for the Northern District of Illinois said during a hearing Thursday morning that she would require ICE agents in Chicago engaged in “Operation Midway Blitz” to use body cameras.  But the logistics of enforcin…

Panama President José Raúl Mulino said Thursday that someone at the U.S. Embassy has been threatening to cancel the visas of Panamanian officials as the...

US leader announces that he will meet Russia's Vladimir Putin would in the Hungarian capital Budapest.

It’s been going on for at least 6 or 7 years

A review of data from LinkedIn profiles shows fewer assistant US attorneys have joined the Justice Department so far this year than years prior.

President Trump says he will meet with the Russia president in Budapest, after high level meetings next week that would include Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday confirmed he had authorized CIA action in Venezuela and indicated his administration is exploring land strikes inside the South American country.

This week's episode of South Park, titled 'Twisted Christian,' featured plenty of strange developments, but nothing as odd as what happened with it off-screen.

As far as the Trump administration is concerned, there’s only one crime worth targeting: not being white. Despite ICE now being the best-funded federal law enforcement agency and military troops being scrambled to any area of the country that pisses Trump off…

Statement appears to signal about-face from US president, who previously backed Hamas’s crackdown on Gaza gangs.

Democrat Jackie Norris ended her campaign for Iowa’s open U.S. Senate seat Thursday, saying she would focus on her job leading the Des Moines public school...

A federal judge has permanently blocked the Trump administration from withholding nearly $34 million in funding earmarked to protect New York’s transit...

Venezuela’s president shut down an embassy after a peace prize. Why did the Nobel trigger such outrage?

Trump is getting what he wanted.

‘You’re okaying a particular ride for this country to go on’

United States President Donald Trump threatened to change FIFA World Cup 2026 host cities if concerned by safety.

Democratic-led states secured a legal victory to keep the personal data of food recipients out of the federal government's reach. But NPR's reporting shows that millions of records on Americans have already been shared.

The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage declined again this week, easing to just above its lowest level this year

Americans have a weird relationship with soy, one of the most important and widely cultivated crops in the world.  Most of us associate the protein-packed, butter-yellow orbs known as soybeans with niche vegetarian products like tofu, soy milk, and veggie bur…

JD Vance thinks praising Hitler and talking about putting political enemies into death chambers is harmless “kids being kids,” but criticizing Charlie Kirk is somehow deserving of state-supported punishment. It sure looks like he’s got quite the double standa…

The Israeli prime minister's comments come after Hamas said it could not access the bodies of 19 hostages in Gaza.

Prosecutors are expected to ask a grand jury to indict ex-Trump national security adviser John Bolton for his alleged mishandling of classified documents, sources say.

Zohran Mamdani and Andrew Cuomo will face off in two debates ahead of the November 4 election for New York City mayor.

“Culture is not a side note to change, it’s the engine of it,” says Jess Morales Rocketto, who founded Maremoto, a multi-million-dollar effort aimed at uplifting Latino stories and creatives

After undergoing surgery for endometriosis and recovering from a foot injury, Barbara Palvin Sprouse is making a powerful comeback, ready to grace the Victoria’s Secret runway once again.

The Intel NUC family of tiny mini PCs was ahead of its time in many ways—and Asus apparently agreed, given that the company took the brand off Intel’s hands in 2023. The new ROG NUC series under Asus’ gaming brand is kind of a replacement for Intel’s gaming-f…

Model and actor Barbie Ferreira is repping PINK while walking down the Victoria’s Secret runway, a move she says she did not see on her 2025 bingo card.

WNBA star Angel Reese shares what it means to make history as the first pro athlete to walk the Victoria’s Secret fashion show runway.

JACK SMITH SPEAKS! (Second column, 2nd story, link) Related stories:DOJ Asks for Indictment of Trump Critic Bolton...

United States President Donald Trump has taken aim at Boston over safety concerns ahead of FIFA World Cup 2026 fixtures.

The deal is set to net Wall Street banks $500 million in fees alone The post EA’s Saudi Arabia Buyout Faces Fresh Backlash From Senators And Developers appeared first on Kotaku.

Trump claimed a “historic dawn of a new Middle East” in his speech to Israel’s Knesset. We Fact Check his claim.

Republicans are attempting to brand the "No Kings" protests as part of a left-wing terror movement ahead of planned peaceful demonstrations.

He announced that he was “going to take a break” after a fiery rant.

The US President has confirmed he has authorised the CIA to operate in Venezuela, sparking fears of a US coup.

TSMC reported strong third-quarter earnings, with executives pointing specifically to the "mega trend" of AI as the force powering its stellar results.

The 'kids' in that chat are members of the Young Republican Federation, ranging in age from 24 to 31, and some already hold elected office.

The Indian government says it is "not aware" of a call in which the US president claimed India's leader made the commitment.

After five days in office, Lecornu has survived a first major ordeal in parliament and can now focus on passing the 2026 budget.

Ukraine's leader, who is seeking US-made Tomahawks, says Russia has launched a new wave of 'air terror'.

Finance worker donations show a split between Zohran Mamdani and Andrew Cuomo. But as a clear favorite emerges, some could change their tune.

To be located inside Israel, the command center will include 200 U.S. troops staffing logistics.

Pras Michél's story, from Fugees rapper to his conviction on federal conspiracy charges, will be the focus of a documentary produced by Mark Wahlberg.

Donald Trump claims that India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi has promised to stop relying on Russian energy.

The two motions were tabled by the far-right National Rally and far-left France Unbowed parties.

The bank is called Erebor, another tech venture from the Tolkien universe.

People will take buses and trains only if they feel safe while riding them.

Back in May we noted how Trump illegally declared he was unilaterally destroying the $2.75 billion Digital Equity Act, lying repeatedly that the law was “racist” and “unconstitutional.” The law, passed as part of the infrastructure bill, was slated to bring m…

Rich Beck’s Homeland charts how four presidential administrations managed to evade moral responsibility for the “war on terror” by hiding behind legality and process.

The MAGA movement is not fed by conservative ideas but by a nihilistic, apocalyptic determination to stage a counterrevolution against the Sixties, against liberalism, against even democracy itself.

B-52s fly over... (First column, 5th story, link) Related stories:The Don Authorizes Covert CIA Action in Venezuela... Doesn't rule out assassinating Maduro! LAND STRIKES? Bombing of 'drug trafficking' boat in Caribbean targeted -- Co…

From Argentina to Egypt, at least 86 countries collectively owe the International Monetary Fund more than $162bn.

Celia Monreal worries every day about the cartilage loss in her husband’s knees. Not just because it's hard for her to see him in pain but also because she ...

The Nobel given to Venezuela’s Maria Corina Machado was really a prize for Donald Trump.

Trump confirmed he has green-lit CIA covert operations in Venezuela, and that ground attacks might be next.

By Courtney Rozen and Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Trump administration plans to shift terrorism prevention funding from Democratic-led states...

As the government shutdown drags on with no end in sight, a new AP-NORC poll finds that most Americans see it as a significant problem — and all of the major...

Federal agents have violently arrested hundreds of undocumented immigrants in the city. Pastors, activists, and lawyers are considering how aggressive the response should be.

NYC's mayoral election reveals Wall Street's wealth gap. Staffers worried about cost of living back Mamdani, while their bosses donate to Cuomo.

“The greatest American author ever” wrote a book that changed everything. The damning backstory is only becoming clear now.

Many Palestinians said they found their old neighborhoods unrecognizable from the relentless fighting that reduced most of the buildings to rubble.

Trump considers deploying military domestically using Insurrection Act amid debates on legal terms and implications.

America's schools are facing a shaky start to the school year amid uncertainty at the Department of Education.

US President appeared to acknowledge Hamas’s struggle to recover Israeli captives’ bodies from beneath Gaza’s ruins.

Here are the key events from day 1,330 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

US has become India's most severely affected market since the tariff war began.

Reporters from more than 30 news outlets have vacated the Pentagon, refusing to comply with new reporting restrictions.

The real Thiel is somehow worse than the cartoon one

For once, the ‘South Park’ animators made a celebrity look more human

By Opheli Garcia Lawler Published: October 15th, 2025

South Park returned from another two-week break on Wednesday with some fresh jabs at Donald Trump and Peter Thiel. During the Season 27 episode ‘Twisted Christian‘, Theil visits the children of South Park to preach against the “satanic numerology shit” going …

It’s story time! I came home from the grocery store over this past weekend very proud. I rushed to tell my wife about how I was complimented in the check out line by the very nice woman behind me. She mentioned that she was impressed by how I “Tetris-ed” my g…

Egypt proposed an initial deployment of 1,000 security personnel trained in Jordan or Egypt, aiming to gradually expand the effort to enforce post-ceasefire ...

A Massachusetts community is calling for the release of a 13-year-old boy being held by ICE in Virginia after his arrest by local law enforcement for allegedly threatening a student at his school.

It's time to radically reimagine global health, leaders tell World Health Summit in Berlin.