Trump News for Thursday, October 23, 2025
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Rep. Christine Drazan fills seat of former Senate Republican leader amid local support
Shaanth Nanguneri, Oregoncapitalchronicle.com
Former House Minority Leader Christine Drazan, R-Canby is headed to the state Senate after beating out two opponents for the seat of former Sen. Daniel...
Oct 23, 2025, 11:48 PM
A Tribute to the White House Movie Theater, Now Demolished Along with the Rest of the East Wing
Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire
A tribute to the White House movie theater, now demolished along with the rest of the East Wing. Jimmy Carter watched 'Star Wars' with Sadat there.
Oct 23, 2025, 11:00 PM
Apple Donating to Trump's $300M White House Ballroom Project
Juli Clover, MacRumors
Apple is one of several tech companies that will contribute to the construction of U.S. President Donald Trump's 90,000-square-foot ballroom, reports CNN. Construction began on the ballroom this week, and the White House's east wing was partially torn do…
Oct 23, 2025, 10:55 PM
Is Trump losing patience with Putin over the Ukraine war?
Al Jazeera English
New US sanctions imposed as summit scrapped days after announcement.
Oct 23, 2025, 10:06 PM
Zohran Mamdani Makes An Impressive Debut on Andrew Schulz’s Podcast
Opheli Garcia Lawler, Cracked.com
The NYC Mayoral candidate reaching voters any way he can
Oct 23, 2025, 10:00 PM
Colombia’s Gustavo Petro dismisses threatened US aid cuts as ‘nothing’
Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English
Petro, however, did acknowledge that a disruption in the two countries' military cooperation could have serious effects.
Oct 23, 2025, 9:58 PM
The Hollywood Reporter: ‘Is Jessica Chastain’s “The Savant” Ever Going to Be Released?”
John Gruber, Hollywood Reporter
The series was pulled from Apple TV’s schedule one month ago. Things have gotten weirder since then.
Oct 23, 2025, 9:55 PM
Trump Backs Off Invading San Francisco After Talk With Nvidia and Salesforce CEOs
AJ Dellinger, Gizmodo.com
Big Tech got him to call off the dogs for now.
Oct 23, 2025, 9:00 PM
Trump: “Israel’s not going to do anything with the West Bank”
Al Jazeera English
US President Donald Trump said Israel “is not going to anything with the West Bank."
Oct 23, 2025, 8:45 PM
Trump pardons Binance cryptocurrency founder Changpeng Zhao
Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English
US President Donald Trump pardons former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao after money-laundering conviction.
Oct 23, 2025, 8:36 PM
Marco Rubio says implementing Gaza peace deal is ‘top priority’ for Trump
Al Jazeera English
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio reiterated the importance of the fragile Gaza ceasefire agreement.
Oct 23, 2025, 8:26 PM
Trump halts San Francisco deployment amid Bay Area protests
Al Jazeera English
US President Donald Trump said he will not deploy federal agents to San Francisco after a call with Mayor Daniel Lurie
Oct 23, 2025, 8:16 PM
Russia’s Putin defiant in face of US sanctions over Ukraine war
Abby Rogers, Al Jazeera English
Russian leader says sanctions are 'serious for us' but insisted he would not bend to US pressure over war on Ukraine.
Oct 23, 2025, 8:16 PM
Elon Musk Doesn’t Give a Fuck About Poverty
Matt Novak, Gizmodo.com
The former head of DOGE says he wants to "create a world where there is no poverty."
Oct 23, 2025, 8:10 PM
Air Canada takes aim at rival with US flights from Toronto's downtown airport
Edward Russell, The Points Guy
Air Canada will connect Toronto's convenient Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (YTZ) with Boston, Chicago, New York and Washington, D.C., next spring.
Oct 23, 2025, 7:40 PM
Apple on short list of donors to Trump’s White House demolition ballroom project
Zac Hall, 9to5Mac
Throughout this week, photos have shown demolition happening at the White House as much of the East Wing is being demolished. The images have been jarring as they show that President Trump’s plans for a privately funded ballroom mean replacing much of the Eas…
Oct 23, 2025, 7:32 PM
‘We do not agree’: Mexico’s Claudia Sheinbaum speaks against US air strikes
Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English
Sheinbaum faces pressure from the Trump administration to crack down on drug trafficking across the US-Mexico border.
Oct 23, 2025, 7:24 PM
Trump Pardons Binance Founder Changpeng Zhao
BeauHD, Slashdot.org
President Donald Trump has pardoned the Founder of Binance, Changpeng Zhao, who pleaded guilty to anti-money-laundering violations and served prison time. The Associated Press reports: Zhao has deep ties to World Liberty Financial, a crypto venture that the R…
Oct 23, 2025, 7:20 PM
No Mandatory Bibles, No Prager U Tests: Oklahoma’s New Superintendent Unwinds The Walters Era
Timothy Geigner, Techdirt
Ryan Walters is no longer the Superintendent of the State of Oklahoma, but he’s still at work doing his nonsensical performative shtick. After vacating his government position in the middle of his mandates for schools to carry copies of the Trump Bible and re…
Oct 23, 2025, 7:16 PM
Trump to meet with China's Xi next Thursday, will hold a bilateral meeting
Hannah Demissie, ABC News
Leavitt said Trump will meet with Chinese President Xi in Busan, South Korea.
Oct 23, 2025, 6:54 PM
Hotels: Occupancy Rate Decreased 2.4% Year-over-year
Calculated Risk, Calculatedriskblog.com
Hotel occupancy was weak over the summer months, due to less international tourism. The fall months are mostly domestic travel and occupanc...
Oct 23, 2025, 6:49 PM
Trump pardons disgraced Binance founder Changpeng Zhao
Terrence O’Brien, The Verge
Changpeng Zhao, the founder of crypto exchange Binance, was pardoned by President Trump today, according to the Wall Street Journal. The move comes after months of lobbying by the company and Zhao’s own efforts to boost the Trump family’s crypto venture, Worl…
Oct 23, 2025, 6:44 PM
White House East Wing demolished, new images appear to show
Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News
Trump first said the project wouldn't interfere with the existing White House, but on Thursday satellite images appeared to show the entire East Wing reduced to rubble.
Oct 23, 2025, 6:33 PM
Analysis: America’s 51st state? US pressure comes to bear on Israel
Simon Speakman Cordall, Al Jazeera English
The US and Israel have long been close allies, but is Washington now emphasising its dominance?
Oct 23, 2025, 6:26 PM
What lawmakers are saying about Trump's demolition of the East Wing
KEVIN FREKING, Yahoo Entertainment
Republicans, meanwhile, are likening it to a long line of White House renovations over the years. There was Franklin Delano Roosevelt's swimming pool...
Oct 23, 2025, 6:05 PM
Trump calls off planned 'surge' of federal forces in San Francisco after talking to Jensen Huang and Marc Benioff
Bryan Metzger, Business Insider
Trump said that he was preparing to "surge" San Francisco with federal forces before "friends of mine who live in the area" asked him not to.
Oct 23, 2025, 6:03 PM
Warner Brothers Is For Sale (Again): Prepare For More Pointless, Disastrous Media Mergers
Karl Bode, Techdirt
I’ve written a lot about the AOL–>AT&T–>Time Warner–>Discovery mergers simply because I think they perfectly encapsulate the pointless, destructive incompetence at the heart of modern media consolidation, and the cannibalistic nature of Wall Street’s obsessio…
Oct 23, 2025, 5:56 PM
The East Wing could fully be demolished soon, as preservationists urge caution
Tamara Keith, NPR
President Trump is plowing ahead with plans to build a grand ballroom where the East Wing of the White House currently stands. The plans have not gone through the committee tasked with overseeing such projects.
Oct 23, 2025, 5:55 PM
Disgraced Binance Founder Gets a Pardon From Trump
AJ Dellinger, Gizmodo.com
“The war on crypto is over,” the White House press secretary said.
Oct 23, 2025, 5:55 PM
Vance criticises Israeli parliament vote on West Bank annexation
Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English
US Vice President Vance decries 'political stunt', says Trump would not back annexation of occupied West Bank.
Oct 23, 2025, 5:39 PM
iPhone Air vs. Galaxy S25 Edge: How Top Thin Phones Compare
Jeff Carlson, CNET
Is it time to consider a new phone design? Apple's and Samsung's skinny phones make a compelling case for going thin.
Oct 23, 2025, 5:34 PM
Evidence appears to undercut claims against James, prosecutors found: Sources
Katherine Faulders, Alexander Mallin, Peter Charalambous, Steven Portnoy, ABC News
Prosecutors who investigated NY AG Letitia James for mortgage fraud found evidence that would appear to undercut some of the allegations in her indictment, sources say.
Oct 23, 2025, 5:07 PM
WATCH: FBI Director Patel announces illegal gambling charges for NBA player and coach
ABC News
Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups is among those charged in an illegal poker operation, while Heat guard Terry Rozier is among several charged in a separate gambling case, authorities said.
Oct 23, 2025, 5:06 PM
WATCH: American cattle ranchers push back against Trump's plan to import Argentine beef
ABC News
American cattle ranchers are standing in firm opposition to President Trump's plan to "buy some beef from Argentina" amid soaring domestic beef prices.
Oct 23, 2025, 4:44 PM
Brown to face Allen at NI Open after Murphy win
BBC Sport, BBC News
Mark Allen will face fellow home favourite Jordan Brown in the quarter-finals of the Northern Ireland Open after a 4-1 win over Aaron Hill.
Oct 23, 2025, 4:42 PM
Andrew Cuomo Doubles (Triples? Quadruples?) Down on Racism
Danielle Han, Jezebel
After his campaign tweeted (then deleted) a racist AI video during Wednesday night’s debate, Cuomo laughed with a conservative radio host who suggested Mamdani would celebrate another 9/11.
Oct 23, 2025, 4:32 PM
DOJ Prosecutor Lindsey Halligan Berates Journalist Via Signal, Tries To Claim Whole Thing Is ‘Off The Record’
Tim Cushing, Techdirt
The Trump administration is absolutely stuffed full of people who — if they had any self-awareness at all — would be suffering crippling bouts of impostor syndrome. But they don’t because they actually think they’re the best thing that has happened to the nat…
Oct 23, 2025, 4:27 PM
The Facts Behind Trump’s Drug War
Jillian Wolf, Al Jazeera English
Trump calls the Caribbean strikes a “war on drugs” - but with no drug proof, critics question the real motive.
Oct 23, 2025, 4:25 PM
GOP senator blocks Democratic bill to pay all federal employees during shutdown
Alexander Bolton, The Hill
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) objected to a request by Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) on Thursday for the Senate to immediately consider and pass a bill to pay...
Oct 23, 2025, 4:16 PM
WATCH: New York City mayoral candidates face off in final debate
ABC News
During Wednesday night's final New York City mayoral debate, the candidates attacked each other's records and shortcomings as they answered questions on policy issues.
Oct 23, 2025, 4:14 PM
Trump live: Mexico’s Sheinbaum rejects US strikes on alleged drug boats
Brian Osgood, Al Jazeera English
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says she does not agree with US strikes on boats off the coast of South America.
Oct 23, 2025, 4:00 PM
What Medications Are Safe to Take While Pregnant? Studies Are Lacking
Tanya Lewis, Scientific American
Less than 1 percent of clinical trials include pregnant or breastfeeding people. Experts say that needs to change
Oct 23, 2025, 4:00 PM
Elon Musk says he needs $1 trillion to control Tesla’s ‘robot army’
Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge
Well, that’s not very subtle. In an earnings call last night, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said he needs more control over Tesla, as well as a pay package that could be worth nearly $1 trillion, in exchange for building a “robot army.” Otherwise, he could get ousted a…
Oct 23, 2025, 3:57 PM
President Trump pardons Binance founder Changpeng Zhao
BBC News
Mr Zhao was sentenced to four months in prison in 2024 after pleading guilty to violating money laundering laws.
Oct 23, 2025, 3:57 PM
Jeremy Strong Knows His Process Sounds ‘Witchy’
David Sims, The Atlantic
The actor has spent years digging into intense characters—but he’s finally found some relief.
Oct 23, 2025, 3:55 PM
Cards Against SpaceX: Party Game Company Settles Lawsuit Over Dumping of ‘Space Garbage’
Passant Rabie, Gizmodo.com
Justice was served in the form of an Elon Musk-themed mini-pack of cards.
Oct 23, 2025, 3:50 PM
AI Assistants Get News Wrong 45% of the Time, Study Finds
Ece Yildirim, Gizmodo.com
"When people don’t know what to trust, they end up trusting nothing at all..."
Oct 23, 2025, 3:25 PM
The decades-old exemption that lets Trump fast-track White House rebuild
BBC News
The White House and several other buildings are exempt from the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966.
Oct 23, 2025, 3:17 PM
See the list of donors funding Trump's new White House ballroom, including Apple, Meta, and Amazon
Bryan Metzger, Business Insider
Trump said on Wednesday that the project will cost "about $300 million." Among the major donors are several Big Tech companies.
Oct 23, 2025, 3:05 PM
Trump quadrupling Argentina beef tariff rate quota to 80,000 metric tons
By Jeff Mason, Tom Polansek and Leah Douglas, Yahoo Entertainment
WASHINGTON/CHICAGO (Reuters) -U. President Donald Trump's administration is quadrupling the tariff rate quota on Argentine beef to 80,000 metric tons in a...
Oct 23, 2025, 2:54 PM
How this Portland costume became a signature protest tool at ‘No Kings’ anti-Trump rallies
Associated Press, Ap.org
Seth Todd was wearing an inflatable frog costume while protesting outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Building in Portland, Oregon, when a federal officer unleashed a torrent of chemical spray directly into the costume’s air vent.Video of the…
Oct 23, 2025, 2:52 PM
Zelensky 'urges' EU leaders to provide long-range weapons
DPA, Dpa-international.com
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky pleaded with European Union leaders for long-range weapons after US President Donald Trump recently turned down his...
Oct 23, 2025, 2:32 PM
The US military wants Shahed-style drones for a Pacific fight. A Virginia company says it has the answer.
Jake Epstein, Business Insider
The Iranian-designed Shahed became notorious in Ukraine. The US wants this style of drone for future fights.
Oct 23, 2025, 2:15 PM
Some marketers are proudly touting anti-AI campaigns, but those promises could put them in a tricky spot down the road
Dan DeFrancesco, Business Insider
A portion of Corporate America is proud to tell you how it's avoiding AI. But executives' deep buy-in of the tech might make its arrival unstoppable.
Oct 23, 2025, 1:47 PM
Israel maintaining control deeper inside Gaza than expected, new boundary markers suggest
BBC News
Israel has placed boundary markers up to 520m deeper inside Gaza than expected under the ceasefire deal with Hamas.
Oct 23, 2025, 1:35 PM
China faces ‘profound’ changes, vows ‘rapid’ development in five-year plan
Al Jazeera and Agencies, Al Jazeera English
China's Communist Party refrains from direct mention of US trade war, but stresses 'consolidating national security'.
Oct 23, 2025, 1:23 PM
Report: Microsoft Has Pushed Xbox To Make Much Higher Profits For The Past Two Years
Kenneth Shepard, Kotaku
A push for 30 percent profit has led to layoffs, project cancellations, and price increases The post Report: Microsoft Has Pushed Xbox To Make Much Higher Profits For The Past Two Years appeared first on Kotaku.
Oct 23, 2025, 1:22 PM
WATCH: Millions of crabs migrate across Christmas Island
ABC News
Tens of millions of red crabs are making their annual migration to the ocean on Australia's Christmas Island.
Oct 23, 2025, 12:53 PM
China Gets Tough on Trump
Michael Schuman, The Atlantic
Beijing explores the leverage it now has to work its geopolitical will.
Oct 23, 2025, 12:34 PM
Student Journalists At Indiana University And Purdue Show More Integrity, Solidarity And Backbone Than Many In The Mainstream Press
Karl Bode, Techdirt
Last week, Indiana University administrators fired the school newspaper’s (Indiana Daily Student) advisor and ordered students to stop printing the paper. The student journalists say that University administrators didn’t like the student paper’s decision to i…
Oct 23, 2025, 12:27 PM
The Latest: US strikes 2 more alleged drug-carrying boats, this time in the Pacific Ocean
The Associated Press, Yahoo Entertainment
The U.S. military on Wednesday launched its ninth strike against an alleged drug-carrying vessel, killing three people in the eastern Pacific Ocean, Defense ...
Oct 23, 2025, 12:27 PM
Trump sanctions Russian oil giants after Putin summit cancelled
Al Jazeera English
US President Donald Trump has imposed sanctions on Russia’s top oil firms to pressure Putin on a ceasefire in Ukraine.
Oct 23, 2025, 12:21 PM
Vance slams Israel's parliament vote on West Bank annexation, calling it an 'insult'
The Associated Press, NPR
Vice President Vance's scathing remark came as he wrapped up an Israel trip, as the Trump administration attempts to keep up momentum on the U.S.-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.
Oct 23, 2025, 12:12 PM
Solar energy is going to power the world much sooner than you think
Madeleine Cuff, New Scientist
Solar electricity is growing rapidly, but can it really dominate the global energy system? Here is what it will take for us to power the planet on sunshine
Oct 23, 2025, 12:00 PM
Mamdani says he’ll fight Trump on ICE raids in final NYC debate
Al Jazeera English
Democrat Zohran Mamdani clashed with Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa in New York’s final mayoral debate, vowing to fight
Oct 23, 2025, 11:18 AM
WATCH: Russian drone strikes apartment building in Ukraine
ABC News
Eyewitness footage captured the moment a Russian drone struck near an apartment building in Sumy, Ukraine, on Tuesday.
Oct 23, 2025, 11:11 AM
Trump, Ukraine and Europe target Russian energy as diplomacy falters
John T Psaropoulos, Al Jazeera English
Despite losing slivers of territory, Ukraine is confident about its long-term prospects in the war.
Oct 23, 2025, 11:10 AM
Some DC residents, wary of Trump's motives, uneasily back parts of the National Guard deployment
GARY FIELDS, Yahoo Entertainment
For the Washington, D.C., contingent of the National Guard deployed to the nation's capital, it marked their 119th beautification project since the unit was ...
Oct 23, 2025, 11:04 AM
What Americans think about the environmental impact of AI, according to a new poll
JENNIFER McDERMOTT and LINLEY SANDERS, Yahoo Entertainment
As the United States rapidly builds massive data centers for the development of artificial intelligence, many Americans are concerned about the environmental...
Oct 23, 2025, 11:02 AM
This Movie Makes Nuclear War Feel Disturbingly Possible
Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic
An interview with the A House of Dynamite screenwriter Noah Oppenheim and Tom Nichols
Oct 23, 2025, 11:00 AM
Opinion - Putin bets on Europe’s failure
Mark Toth and Jonathan Sweet, opinion contributors, The Hill
Enough of playing Charlie Brown and the football with Putin.
Oct 23, 2025, 11:00 AM
10 Thursday AM Reads
Barry Ritholtz, Ritholtz.com
My morning train WFH reads: • The Myth of the Stock-Picker’s Market: Investors, be warned: Hope springs eternal, but outperformance is rare. (Morningstar) • Brokerages Battle to Win Over Active Investors. Trading Platforms Are the New Arms Race. They’re launc…
Oct 23, 2025, 10:30 AM
China trade spat threatens Wisconsin's 'Napa Valley' of ginseng
By Julie Ingwersen, Yahoo Entertainment
WAUSAU, Wisconsin (Reuters) -The cool woodlands of central Wisconsin boast soils packed with Ice Age mineral deposits that make the area perfect for the...
Oct 23, 2025, 10:06 AM
How plastic whistles are becoming an anti-ICE resistance tool in Chicago
By Heather Schlitz, Yahoo Entertainment
By Heather Schlitz CHICAGO (Reuters) -As the shrill sound of whistles echoed through a parking garage in Chicago’s North Side on Tuesday, two people flung...
Oct 23, 2025, 10:05 AM
‘Irreparably Damaged’: Former Senior Official Details the Darkest Days of the CDC Under RFK Jr.
Ed Cara, Gizmodo.com
Demetre Daskalakis, the former director of CDC's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, argues the public health agency has been weaponized into a political tool.
Oct 23, 2025, 10:05 AM
Inside Donald Trump’s Attack on Immigration Court
E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker
E. Tammy Kim writes that judges describe a campaign of firings and interference which threatens the system’s independence.
Oct 23, 2025, 10:00 AM
From illusion to real peace: Trump’s test in Gaza and Ukraine
Jeffrey Sachs, Sybil Fares, Al Jazeera English
Real peace demands Palestinian statehood, Ukrainian neutrality and the courage to defy the war lobby.
Oct 23, 2025, 9:50 AM
One of Our Greatest Fantasy Series Comes to a Close With a Thrilling Final Chapter
Laura Miller, Slate Magazine
The Rose Field, the last of the Book of Dust trilogy, is a testament to Philip Pullman’s powers.
Oct 23, 2025, 9:45 AM
Rubio warns against West Bank annexation after Israel's parliament advances move
BBC News
The US Secretary of State says such a step would threaten Washington's plan to end the conflict in Gaza.
Oct 23, 2025, 9:03 AM
The cost of USAID cuts to women in Afghanistan
BBC News
Over 400 health clinics have shut. The impact on pregnant women has been devastating.
Oct 23, 2025, 9:00 AM
Confused by the legal battles over troop deployments? Here's what to know
Kat Lonsdorf, NPR
Two significant legal actions — including a possible decision from the U.S. Supreme Court — are expected this week. While both would be preliminary, they could impact how courts weigh in on such cases going forward.
Oct 23, 2025, 9:00 AM
What Jared Kushner brings to the negotiating table in the Middle East
Franco Ordoñez, NPR
President Trump's son-in-law says his relationships in the Middle East helped him broker a deal between Hamas and Israel. But his business ties also present a potential conflict.
Oct 23, 2025, 9:00 AM
University of Virginia makes deal with Trump administration to halt investigations
Elissa Nadworny, NPR
The University of Virginia has reached a deal with the Trump administration to pause ongoing civil rights investigations. It's the third college to do so, but unlike the others, it won't pay anything.
Oct 23, 2025, 8:59 AM
It may be the toughest season ever for 'Shark Tank' contestants
katherineli@insider.com (Katherine Li), Business Insider
This may be the toughest season yet for 'Shark Tank,' as winners struggle to navigate the Trump tariffs
Oct 23, 2025, 8:04 AM
Cloudflare ‘Resists’ Piracy Blocks, U.S. Govt. Opposes EU Co-Op Obligations
Andy Maxwell, Torrentfreak.com
A decision by Canal+ to target public DNS resolvers to reinforce pirate site blocking, ended with a French court ordering Cloudflare and Google to deny access to list of streaming sites. A lawyer who acted for Canal+ says that led to measurable progress, desp…
Oct 23, 2025, 7:31 AM
Hotel operators say they're bleeding cash in the hundreds of millions and need the government shutdown to end now
Aditi Bharade, Business Insider
The American Hotel and Lodging Association said the industry has lost $650 million to date because of the government shutdown.
Oct 23, 2025, 6:05 AM
Cuba captures alleged Chinese fentanyl kingpin wanted by US, Mexico says
Al Jazeera Staff, News Agencies, Al Jazeera English
Alleged trafficker, Zhi Dong Zhang, who had escaped Mexican authorities in July, was arrested in Cuba,
Oct 23, 2025, 5:58 AM
GM CEO Mary Barra says there's 'over capacity' in China's EV market
Kwan Wei Kevin Tan, Business Insider
Barra said there is an "incredible price war" on EVs taking place in China.
Oct 23, 2025, 4:02 AM
Trump hits Russia’s oil giants with sanctions, EU bans Russian LNG
Alastair McCready, Al Jazeera English
US president imposes sanctions as his patience wears thin over Moscow's inaction in ending the war in Ukraine.
Oct 23, 2025, 3:56 AM
US, Colombia tensions surge as Presidents Trump, Petro trade threats
Kevin Doyle, Al Jazeera English
Donald Trump calls President Gustavo Petro 'a very bad guy' as Colombian leader warns of legal action in US courts.
Oct 23, 2025, 3:22 AM
What we know about the donors funding the White House ballroom
Elizabeth Schulze, Will Steakin, Laura Romero, Selina Wang, Hannah Demissie, Fritz Farrow, Katherine Faulders, ABC News
While the Trump administration has yet to release a full list of donors, a picture of donors and companies funding the project is beginning to emerge.
Oct 23, 2025, 3:10 AM
US kills three in second strike on alleged drug boat in the Pacific
BBC News
This is the ninth US strike on alleged drug boats near Latin America, and the second in the Pacific.
Oct 23, 2025, 3:06 AM
Measles Outbreaks Abound Under RFK Jr.’s Inaction
Timothy Geigner, Techdirt
You may be tired of hearing about measles by now, but measles is not tired of infecting Americans. It’s worth reminding ourselves that this is a disease that was declared gone in America. Cases and transmission rates were so low in 2000, thanks almost entirel…
Oct 23, 2025, 2:56 AM
Mamdani, Cuomo clash in final NYC mayoral debate: Key takeaways
Joseph Stepansky, Al Jazeera English
Mamdani attacked over affordability platform, support for Palestine; Cuomo challenged on sexual harassment.
Oct 23, 2025, 2:37 AM
‘Corporate Terrorists’ May Stand in the Way of Elon Musk’s Trillionaire Status, He Claims
Ece Yildirim, Gizmodo.com
Musk says he's not "comfortable" creating a "robot army" without an unprecedented pay package.
Oct 23, 2025, 12:53 AM
Joe Rogan Falls for Fake Trump Tweet About the No Kings Protest
Matt Novak, Gizmodo.com
Rogan is not a bright man.
Oct 23, 2025, 12:22 AM
Diddy's Lawyer Mark Geragos Thinks 'Iconic' Mogul Will Make a Big Comeback
TMZ Staff, TMZ
If you're counting Sean "Diddy" Combs out after his conviction, his lawyer Mark Geragos thinks you'll be in for a big surprise. We caught up with Mark at LAX Wednesday, where he told us ... "I have the utmost confidence in Sean. I think Sean will…
Oct 23, 2025, 12:00 AM
Here's what Trump has said about seeking $230M settlement from DOJ
Alexander Mallin, Katherine Faulders, ABC News
Here's a look at what President Trump has said about his plan to seek $230 million from the Justice Department as a settlement for previous investigations he has faced.
Oct 23, 2025, 12:00 AM