Trump News for Tuesday, October 21, 2025

FAA Imposes New Flight Restrictions Over Mar-a-Lago (Whether Trump Is There or Not)

Matt Novak, Gizmodo.com

The new restrictions will be in place for at least a year.

Cold cells, meagre meals: Palestinian American boy suffers in Israeli jail

Ali Harb, Al Jazeera English

Mohammed Ibrahim, 16, has described inhumane conditions in Israeli detention as rights advocates call for his release.

Does ‘Saturday Night Live’ Humanize Trump Too Much?

Keegan Kelly, Cracked.com

Fans debate whether or not the show’s satire of the President is too tame

Trump’s $230 million cash grab, briefly explained

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: President Donald Trump is trying to pay himself $230 m…

Mahmoud Khalil says government using immigration court to 'control process'

Ely Brown, Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News

Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil said the government is still trying to detain him with a "kangaroo court ... because they know they can control that process."

Trump and Wilson win at Northern Ireland Open

Andy Gray, BBC News

Judd Trump and reigning champion Kyren Wilson are among the winners at the Northern Ireland Open in Belfast on Tuesday.

WHO warns $1.7bn funding shortfall threatens polio eradication efforts

Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English

The significant funding reductions mean certain activities will simply not happen: WHO's polio eradication director.

Trump tells Democrats no meeting over shutdown until government reopens

By Bo Erickson and Richard Cowan, Yahoo Entertainment

By Bo Erickson and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump on Tuesday rebuffed a request by top Democratic lawmakers to meet until the...

Trump wants DOJ to pay him $230 million for previous investigations: Sources

Alexander Mallin, Luke Barr, Katherine Faulders, ABC News

President Trump is pressing the DOJ to pay him roughly $230 million as a settlement for probes he faced during the Biden administration and his first term, sources say.

"Anna, Lindsey Halligan Here." My Signal exchange with the interim U.S. attorney

Lawfaremedia.org

My Signal exchange with the interim U.S. attorney about the Letitia James grand jury.

A guy with a “Nazi streak” was Trump’s loyalty enforcer at DOJ

Andrew Prokop, Vox

In a recently leaked group chat, it was revealed that a Republican operative named Paul Ingrassia referred to himself as having a “Nazi streak.” The leak is just one among many recent signs that this kind of radical and incendiary rhetoric has become increasi…

US-China now in a ‘very different kind of trade war’, experts warn

Megha Bahree, Al Jazeera English

China's recent expanded export restrictions on rare-earth metals was a 'power play' before Trump-Xi meeting.

Four killed, thousands lose power in Ukraine after Russian attack

Abby Rogers, Al Jazeera English

Hundreds of thousands of people left without power.

Lottery-fication of Everything: 0 day options, perps, parlays are now mainstream

Shreyas Hariharan, Dopaminemarkets.com

Parlays, zero day options, and perpetuals have gone mainstream. The world is getting stranger.

NATO announces surprise meeting between Trump and Rutte on Wednesday

DPA, Nordot.app

NATO announced on short notice that Secretary General Mark Rutte will meet with US President Donald Trump in Washington on Wednesday. No public press events ...

Judge says DHS social media posts in Rep. McIver prosecution are 'prejudicial' and should be removed

MIKE CATALINI, Yahoo Entertainment

A federal judge overseeing the Trump administration's prosecution of U.S. Rep. LaMonica McIver on charges she assaulted and impeded immigration officers...

Embattled Nominee Ingrassia's Mom Tried to Meet With Lawmakers Who Criticized Her Son...

Reese Gorman, Riley Rogerson, Notus.org

Donna Gallo Ingrassia demanded meetings at the Capitol Hill office of Reps. Jamie Raskin and Robert Garcia in late June to defend her son.

Trump admin seeks to dissolve remaining order blocking troop deployment to Portland

Meredith Deliso, ABC News

The filing comes after an appeals court overturned another order that prevented the Trump administration from deploying the Oregon National Guard to Portland.

Attorneys for Jack Smith dispute 'inaccurate' claims he tapped senators' phones

Alexander Mallin, ABC News

In a letter to the Senate Judiciary chairman, lawyers for former special counsel Jack Smith seek to correct what they call "inaccurate" claims about Smith's Jan. 6 probe.

How Apple’s walled garden protects ICE

Tina Nguyen, The Verge

Hello and welcome to Regulator. Of all the strange, unintended consequences stemming from major lawsuits, I never thought that the Trump administration's power to force Apple to remove ICE-tracking mobile apps from its stores could have been connected to a le…

Colombian appeals court strikes down ex-President Uribe’s conviction

Abby Rogers, Al Jazeera English

Alvaro Uribe had previously been found guilty of asking paramilitary members to lie about their alleged links to him.

‘A Warzone Created by Trump’: Four Chicago Rappers Speak Out Against ICE Occupation

Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone

As Trump’s agents raid South Shore and other neighborhoods, local rappers are speaking up for their fellow Chicagoans

‘We’ll keep fighting’: Mahmoud Khalil appealing deportation

Al Jazeera English

Mahmoud Khalil, a pro-Palestinian activist and US resident, appeared before a federal appeals court in Philadelphia.

Melania Trump Used as ‘Window-Dressing’ in Elaborate Memecoin Fraud, Legal Filing Claims

Joel Khalili, Wired

The first lady of the United States became a pawn in an intricate memecoin scam that resulted in millions of dollars in losses, crypto investors have alleged.

Lawyers urge US appeals court to uphold Mahmoud Khalil’s release order

Ali Harb, Al Jazeera English

Targeted for participating in pro-Palestine protests at Columbia, Khalil says his case is 'test for everyone's rights'.

Microsoft is giving Xbox yet another price hike — this time it's hitting game developers, and "macroeconomic developments" are to blame

lowryb3865@gmail.com (Brendan Lowry) , Brendan Lowry, Windows Central

Development kits for Microsoft's Xbox consoles are getting a major price hike just one month after the systems themselves were made more expensive.

State Department Revokes Visas Of Foreigners Who Refused To Pretend Charlie Kirk Is Worth Mourning

Tim Cushing, Techdirt

The Party of Free Speech Snowflakes is at it again. Despite Charlie Kirk not actually being a member of the administration or, indeed, a political leader of any sort, the Trump Administration continues to act as though one of its own has been assassinated, ra…

A look at the US military's unusually large force in the Caribbean Sea

KONSTANTIN TOROPIN, Yahoo Entertainment

The U.S. military has built up an unusually large force in the Caribbean Sea and the waters off the coast of Venezuela since this summer, when the Trump...

George Santos Is Getting Late Night’s Full Attention

Opheli Garcia Lawler, Cracked.com

Less than a week out of prison, he’s already a media darling again

Pardoned Jan. 6 rioter arrested for threatening to kill congressman: Police

Alexander Mallin, Katherine Faulders, Aaron Katersky, ABC News

Christopher Moynihan is the first pardoned Capitol rioter to be arrested over alleged political violence.

‘Why Are You Gae?’: Elon Musk Trolls Sean Duffy With Homophobic Meme

Matt Novak, Gizmodo.com

The SpaceX CEO is tweeting up a storm about the acting NASA administrator.

This Is Why Ben Stiller Isn’t Scrubbing Donald Trump From ‘Zoolander’

Matt Solomon, Cracked.com

By Matt Solomon Published: October 21st, 2025

WATCH: No plans for Trump and Putin to meet in 'immediate future,' WH official says

ABC News

There are no plans for Pres. Trump and Russian Pres. Putin to meet "in the immediate future," a White House official said on Tuesday — calling off an expected summit in Hungary in the coming weeks.

A new Supreme Court case could turn the National Guard into Trump’s personal army

Ian Millhiser, Vox

It’s hard to think of a more dramatic question than the issue before the Supreme Court in Trump v. Illinois.  President Donald Trump wants to use federalized troops to quell protests outside an immigration detention facility near Chicago. Two federal courts h…

Medicaid Is Preferred Here

Helen Ouyang, The Atlantic

At a Colorado clinic, neither appointments or private insurance are considered desirable.

Ukrainian city in total blackout after 'massive' Russian assault

BBC News

Across the wider region, four people are reported to have been killed and 10 others injured.

Israel takes steps to shut down international aid groups in Gaza and the West Bank

Jane Arraf, NPR

Israel is de-registering major nongovernmental aid groups from helping people in the Palestinian territories, according to several officials with humanitarian organizations.

The Long History of Frogs as Protest Symbols

Angela Watercutter, Wired

Inflatable frog costumes are selling out following the weekend's “No Kings” protests and to counter Trump’s demonization of US cities more broadly.

WATCH: Part of White House East Wing demolished as Trump begins ballroom construction

ABC News

Part of the White House East Wing was demolished on Monday as President Trump sets out to build a massive ballroom.

No plans for Trump and Putin to meet in 'immediate future,' White House says

Mariam Khan, Lalee Ibssa, ABC News

There are no plans for President Trump and Russia's Vladimir Putin to meet "in the immediate future," the White House said in a statement on Tuesday.

Allegedly Pro-Choice Susan Collins Confirms Yet Another Anti-Abortion Judge to Lifetime Seat

Susan Rinkunas, Jezebel

The Maine Senator provided the 50th vote to give a Trump-loving, abortion-hating law professor a job for life.

Elon Musk calls Trump official a 'dummy' amid spat over NASA leadership

bmetzger@insider.com (Bryan Metzger), Business Insider

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is reportedly in a power struggle with Jared Isaacman, an Elon Musk ally, over who will lead NASA.

US and Belize sign ‘safe third country’ agreement for asylum seekers

Abby Rogers, Al Jazeera English

The agreement is the latest deal the Trump administration has struck to deport migrants to third-party countries.

Bernie Sanders Tells Jon Stewart That the Democratic Party Lacks A Vision for the Future

Keegan Kelly, Cracked.com

The Senator says that ‘No Kings’ can’t be followed with no plan

Books about race and gender to be returned to school libraries on some military bases

Elizabeth Blair, NPR

The order is to be implemented at school libraries on military bases in Kentucky, Virginia, Italy and Japan. Students and their families claimed their First Amendment rights had been violated when officials removed the books to comply with President Trump's e…

9th Circuit Judge Blasts Colleagues For Enabling Trump’s Unconstitutional Military Invasion Of Portland

Mike Masnick, Techdirt

Two Trump-appointed federal judges just decided that facts don’t matter when the President wants to send the military into American cities. Donald Trump declared Portland a “war-ravaged” city requiring military intervention based on a few anti-ICE protests an…

Warner Bros Discovery explores possible sale

Andy Hirschfeld, Al Jazeera English

Comcast, Netflix and Paramount-Skydance reportedly have interest in buying the media giant.

Pardoned Capitol rioter arrested on charge that he threatened to kill Hakeem Jeffries

Holmes Lybrand, CNN, CNN

A New York man who was convicted of charges related to the January 6, 2021, Capitol attack was arrested Sunday on a charge that he threatened to kill...

Trump seeks to proceed with $10B lawsuit over WSJ story on Epstein's birthday book

James Hill, Peter Charalambous, ABC News

Lawyers for President Trump want a judge to proceed with a $10 billion lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal over its reporting on Jeffrey Epstein's birthday book.

Why the Warner Bros. Discovery Sale Just Got More Interesting

Peter Kafka, Business Insider

Warner Bros. Discovery rejected Paramount's bid — now it wants more bidders for some or all of the company.

Dear Intel Stock Fans, Mark Your Calendars for October 23

Jabran Kundi, Barchart.com

The upcoming earnings could bring a positive surprise, but everyone has their eyes on the company's product roadmap.

Wyoming Beef Farm Says 'Absolute Betrayal'...

Jason Lemon, Newsweek

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Americans rejecting National Security State...

Ken Klippenstein, Kenklippenstein.com

Americans rejecting National Security State... (First column, 7th story, link)

WATCH: Woman details getting justice nearly 12 years after her sexual assault

ABC News

After more than a decade, Shannon Keeler was able to confront the man who confessed to sexually assaulting her at a 2013 fraternity party.

Inside the Trump Adminstration's Bluesky Invasion

Makena Kelly, Wired

On Friday, after months of internal discussions, federal agencies began posting on the left-friendly social network. Within days, they dominated a list of the most-blocked accounts.

Trump claims Middle East countries offered to fight Hamas in Gaza

Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English

US president renews his threats to Hamas, saying that the Palestinian group could face 'FAST, FURIOUS, & BRUTAL' end.

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Martin Fowler, Martinfowler.com

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GM executive says rivals were selling EVs for 'whatever they could get'

Tom Carter, Business Insider

GM CFO Paul Jacobson said clean-air regulations had encouraged some of the automaker's rivals to unload their EVs at bargain-basement prices.

WFP says food supplies to Gaza below targets, urges more crossings to open

Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English

WFP says food supplies remain well below daily target of 2,000 tonnes, calls for Israel to open more crossing points.

Ecuador releases survivor of US strike on 'drug sub' in Caribbean

BBC News

Ecuadorian officials say they found no evidence the man had committed a crime, and so had freed him.

Trump DOJ Attorney Texts Reporter About NY AG Federal Case, Ghosts Request for Clarity

TMZ Staff, TMZ

One of President Donald Trump's hand-picked U.S. Attorneys -- who is currently prosecuting New York Attorney General Letitia James -- reportedly texted with a journalist to complain about her coverage of the high-profile case ... and then tried to walk back t…

Another Trump Nominee With a Racist Past Has Entered the Chat

Danielle Han, Jezebel

Politico reported on another young Republican group chat, and this one features a Homeland Security employee who has a confirmation hearing on Thursday.

Doubts emerge over Trump-Putin Budapest summit

Stephen Quillen, Al Jazeera English

Kremlin insists conditions for Ukraine ceasefire unchanged following reports suggesting growing US concerns.

Fact-checking RFK Jr’s false claim linking autism to circumcision

Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English

The US health secretary’s claims are false, as research finds no clear connection between circumcision and autism.

What’s behind the crisis between Colombia and the US?

Soraya Lennie, Al Jazeera English

US President Donald Trump has accused Colombia’s president of being a drug peddling “lunatic”.

US, Australia sign deal for critical minerals to limit dependence on China

Al Jazeera English

US President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minster Anthony Albanese have signed a deal for critical minerals.

The Karpathy Interview, 6 Months After AI 2027

FutureSearch, Futuresearch.ai

Six months after the AI 2027 project launched, Andrej Karpathy on Dwarkesh Podcast argued for much longer timelines to superhuman coding agents. We review how AI Futures forecasters (Daniel Kokotajlo, Eli Lifland, Nikola Jurkovic) have updated their timelines…

The Latest: Senate Republicans gathering at White House as shutdown effects worsen

The Associated Press, Yahoo Entertainment

In this fourth week of the government shutdown, Senate Republicans are gathering at White House — not for urgent talks on how to end it, but for a display of...

He Was a Teen Tech Prodigy. Then He Became the ‘Crypto Godfather’

Jason Maxey, Rolling Stone

Adam Iza built the crypto trading platform Zort. Then he fell in with hackers and started a criminal conspiracy including extortion schemes with cops.

NASA chief suggests SpaceX may be booted from moon mission

Jackie Wattles, CNN

Acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy said SpaceX is “behind schedule” and thwarting the space agency’s ability to beat China back to the moon.

White House remodeling begins with Trump’s demolition in the East Wing

Associated Press, Ap.org

The White House on Monday started tearing down part of the East Wing, the traditional base of operations for the first lady, to build President Donald Trump’s $250 million ballroom despite lacking approval for construction from the federal agency that oversee…

SpaceX is behind schedule, so NASA will open Artemis III contract to competition

Richard Speed, Theregister.com

Lunar landing reality distortion field slips for Musk's rocketeers NASA's Acting Administrator has admitted that SpaceX is behind in plans to return astronauts to the Moon, has reopened lander contract competition, and pushed the deadline for a lunar landing …

Bari Weiss Gets To Work ‘Fixing’ CBS ‘Bias’ — By Making It More Biased

Karl Bode, Techdirt

For more than fifty years the U.S. right wing has embraced a neat trick: by claiming that literally anything in factual opposition to their beliefs is “biased” and therefore must be discarded as unreliable, they’ve bullied U.S. media into becoming a feckless …

What to know about Trump’s plan to build $250m White House ballroom

Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English

It's the first major structural change to the mansion since extensive renovations under President Truman in 1948.

Shutdown to impact federal workers' pay. And, tensions grow between U.S. and Colombia

Brittney Melton, NPR

Some federal employees may not receive a paycheck this Friday due to the government shutdown. And, tensions between Colombia and the U.S. continue to rise as the respective leaders clash.

The Real Target of Trump’s War on Drug Boats

Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker

The Administration has blown up seven vessels in the Caribbean in recent weeks, but the President has been pushing for more dramatic military action in Latin America since his first term.

Steve Bannon and the Murderers and Hitmen Who Became His ‘Besties’

Jonathan D. Karl, The Atlantic

What the man who has Trump’s ear learned in prison

David Brooks Is the Last Person We Should Be Listening to Right Now

Sean Bell, The Intercept

A mass movement against the Trump administration is essential, but no one should take an Iraq War booster’s advice. The post David Brooks Is the Last Person We Should Be Listening to Right Now appeared first on The Intercept.

Oxford Union president-elect ousted over Kirk posts

BBC News

The Oxford Union announces George Abaraonye loses a no-confidence motion by 1,228 votes to 501.

Blue New Jersey is expecting a very close race for governor this November

Joe Hernandez, NPR

President Trump and former President Obama have endorsed the two candidates locked in a tight race for New Jersey governor, Republican Jack Ciattarelli and Democrat Mikie Sherrill.

'Cancer doesn't care': Patients pushed past divisive politics to lobby Congress

Noam Levey, NPR

Hundreds of volunteer advocates put partisan differences aside and pressed Congress to help people with cancer. The advocacy came just before the stalemate that has shut down the federal government.

Sanae Takaichi makes history as Japan's first female prime minister

BBC News

A staunch conservative, she takes over as Japan grapples with rising cost-of-living and mounting debt.

WATCH: Volcano watchers silhouetted against Kilauea's lava fountain

ABC News

A pair of volcano watchers were silhouetted against Mount Kilauea's lava fountain.

WATCH: Halloween-masked individuals caught on camera before alleged home invasion

ABC News

A video doorbell camera captured a chilling video of three people in Halloween costumes outside a home in Alexandria, Virginia, last week, the homeowner said.

Despite US push, China poised to dominate rare earths for years

John Power, Al Jazeera English

Breaking China's stranglehold on supplies of the critical minerals is likely to take at least a decade, experts say.

WATCH: George Santos hits out at critics after prison release

ABC News

The disgraced former congressman slammed critics who opposed his release from prison after President Donald Trump commuted his sentence for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.

Japan's parliament elects Sanae Takaichi as nation's first female prime minister

The Associated Press, NPR

Japan's parliament elected Sanae Takaichi as the country's first female prime minister Tuesday, after her party struck a coalition deal expected to pull her governing bloc further to the right.

Trump tells Australian envoy ‘I don’t like you either’

Al Jazeera English

During talks at the White House with Australia's prime minister, US President Donald Trump told Australian Ambassador Ke

Japan’s parliament confirms hardliner Takaichi as country’s first female PM

Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English

Appointment clinched via a last-minute coalition deal, but government remains without a majority.

University of Arizona latest to turn down Trump’s university compact

Lyndal Rowlands, Al Jazeera English

Seven of nine institutions approached by the Trump administration have now declined to sign new federal funding rules.

MAGA Beauty Queen Prosecutor’s Disastrous Signal Texts Revealed

William Vaillancourt, Daily Beast

A Trump-appointed prosecutor tried to claim that a series of messages to a reporter criticizing her coverage had been “off the record.” But she was too late....

Fox News' Laura Ingraham, Who Scrutinized Hunter Biden's Business Dealings, Just Quietly Went into Business with Donald Trump Jr.

Yahoo Entertainment

Kenny Loggins Doesn’t Want Any Part of Trump’s ‘No Kings’ ‘Poop’ Video

Lucas Ropek, Gizmodo.com

The "Danger Zone" singer is not amused.

Donald Trump Chastises Photographer For Bumping 400-Year-Old Mirror

TMZ Staff, TMZ

Donald Trump's looking out for the White House Press Corps ... warning one photog to watch his camera -- 'cause it got pretty close to shattering a very old mirror. The President of the United States was chatting with Australian Prime Minister…

AI wins Imitation Game: Readers prefer Fanfic written by ChatGPT

Thomas Claburn, Theregister.com

Shall I refer thee to all those lawsuits about fair use? Researchers think this result makes them worth revisiting Readers of texts created to use the styles of famous authors prefer works written by AI to human human-written imitations, but only after develo…

The White House starts demolishing part of the East Wing to build Trump's ballroom

The Associated Press, NPR

Dramatic photos show construction equipment tearing into the East Wing façade and windows, though the federal agency that oversees such projects has not approved President Trump's 90,000-square-foot, $250 million ballroom.

MAGA Judges Insist You Shouldn’t Take Trump’s Social Media Too Seriously

Matt Novak, Gizmodo.com

Pro-Trump judges made excuses for Trump's bizarre posts. "The district court erred by placing too much weight on statements the President made on social media."

The TrumpRx website won’t slash drug prices — but this will

Beth Woods, Nature.com

Tighter price regulation would deliver fewer new drugs but improve global health.

Michael Mann Jokes That ‘South Park’ Is ‘the Vanguard and the Resistance’ of Modern Politics

Keegan Kelly, Cracked.com

The ‘Heat’ director credits Trey Parker and Matt Stone with keeping counterculture alive