Trump News for Thursday, October 30, 2025

Bitcoin Price Plunges as Crypto Traders Get Nervous About Future

Matt Novak, Gizmodo.com

Fed chair Jerome Powell made some on Wall Street uneasy when he signaled that another rate cut was no guarantee when the Fed meets again.

What does Trump mean by 'nuclear testing?'

Chris Boccia, ABC News

Experts say Trump's direction for the U.S. to resume nuclear testing is dangerous to populations and would open a door for adversaries to sharpen their weapons.

Tesla May Have Sold a Million Fewer Cars Because of Elon Musk’s Toxic Politics

Miles Klee, Rolling Stone

The billionaire CEO did his electric vehicle company no favors by aligning with the MAGA movement and serving as a high-profile Trump adviser, a new report finds

Why does Trump want the National Guard doing crowd control?

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: The Pentagon is moving to create new National Guard “q…

Digital Rights Group Tells Amazon Ring Owners to Turn Off Cameras This Halloween

Blake Stimac, CNET

The concern is over Amazon's new partnership with Flock, which allegedly shares data with federal and local officials conducting immigration raids.

Ex-FBI chief Comey argues 2020 testimony can't sustain false statements case

By Andrew Goudsward, Yahoo Entertainment

By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former FBI Director James Comey on Thursday expanded his legal challenge to a Trump administration criminal case...

WATCH: Prince Andrew stripped of his 'prince' title, per Buckingham Palace

ABC News

Andrew will now officially be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, according to the palace.

ChatGPT Bill de Blasio Is a Sign of Things to Come

Matt Novak, Gizmodo.com

The de Blasio "impersonator" was profiled in 2020. But he didn't have AI back then.

What to know about Russia's nuclear-capable weapons testing

Ivan Pereira, ABC News

Questions have arisen after Russian President Vladimir Putin said his country tested two nuclear-capable weapons this week.

The federal government is still shut down. Here's what that means across the country

The NPR Network, NPR

The federal government shutdown continues. Republicans and Democrats appear no closer to an agreement to end it. Many federal workers are missing full paychecks and don't know when they will resume.

Judge sentences former Jan. 6 defendant for hoax threat near Obama's home

Carrie Johnson, NPR

Taylor Taranto's sentencing for time served comes as storming of the U.S. Capitol in 2021 continues to reverberate inside the Justice Department under the Trump administration.

Pentagon Proudly Announces Its New Stable Of Propagandists

Tim Cushing, Techdirt

Going forward, the only thing you’ll hear reported from the Pentagon will be delivered by subservient, right-wing stenographers. The War Department has its own Ministry of Truth, staffed by people whose organizations have seen their fortunes rise along with T…

China to buy 12 million metric tons of soybeans this season, Bessent says

By David Lawder, Maiya Keidan and Karl Plume, Yahoo Entertainment

(Corrects closing soybean futures price in paragraph 7 to $11. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Thursday that China has agreed to buy 12 million...

Does Trump's nuclear testing raise the stakes - or are we already in an arms race?

BBC News

Experts tell the BBC a US resumption of nuclear weapons testing would be a radical shift and spark a nuclear arms race.

Trump's post on restarting nuclear testing doesn't make a lot of sense

Chris Panella, Business Insider

President Trump's Truth Social announcement that the US will restart nuclear testing raises more questions than it answers.

Trump administration recruits federal officers to police Washington, DC

By Courtney Rozen, Yahoo Entertainment

By Courtney Rozen WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S.

Is AI Leading to Layoffs or Does the Economy Just Suck?

Lucas Ropek, Gizmodo.com

Does the AI-ification of the economy mean less jobs, or does a faulty economy mean more AI?

A judge is set to decide whether SNAP benefits can be cut off on Saturday

Tovia Smith, NPR

A Boston federal judge suggested she was not persuaded by the Trump administration's argument that it is legally barred from using a USDA emergency fund to keep the SNAP benefits coming.

Palantir CTO Thinks AI-Driven Mass Unemployment Is a ‘Fundraising Shtick’

Ece Yildirim, Gizmodo.com

But of course, he has his reasons to believe that.

Deal between the US and China is undoing damage from a self-inflicted trade war

CHRIS MEGERIAN, DIDI TANG and PAUL WISEMAN, Yahoo Entertainment

Three-digit tariffs are off the table, but import duties on each other are higher than in January. Rare earth materials will flow more smoothly, but China...

Diddy Attorney Marc Agnifilo Thinks Mogul Will Be Released Early

TMZ Staff, TMZ

The feds are projecting Sean "Diddy" Combs will be released from custody on May 8, 2028 ... but his attorney thinks he will be a free man even sooner. We got Marc Agnifilo in New York City on Thursday and our photog asked him about the Bureau of…

International Criminal Court To Ditch Microsoft Office For European Open Source Alternative

msmash, Slashdot.org

An anonymous reader shares a report: The International Criminal Court will switch its internal work environment away from Microsoft Office to Open Desk, a European open source alternative, the institution confirmed to Euractiv. The switch comes amid rising co…

Colorado launches lawyers at Trump admin over space base relocation

Richard Speed, Theregister.com

State cries foul over "crooked elections" claim in Alabama move The State of Colorado has thrown a sueball at the Trump administration over the president's decision to relocate the headquarters of the US Space Command from Colorado Springs to Alabama.…

Suspect in case whose prosecutors were tagged for Jan. 6 reference to appear in court

Katherine Faulders, Alexander Mallin, ABC News

A day after prosecutors were disciplined for a sentencing memo that said Jan. 6 was perpetrated by a "mob of rioters," the suspect in the case will appear at a hearing.

‘South Park’ Fans Demand ‘Justice for Towelie’ After New Teaser Drops

JM McNab, Cracked.com

By JM McNab Published: October 30th, 2025

iPhone Air vs. Galaxy S25 Edge: Which Thin Phone Fits You Best?

Jeff Carlson, CNET

We don't need to accept the same-ol' designs that dominate most smartphones. Here's how the new skinny phones from Apple and Samsung compare.

WATCH: 'A lot of questions being raised' after Trump orders nuclear weapons testing

ABC News

ABC News senior Pentagon reporter Luis Martinez on President Donald Trump ordering the Pentagon to resume nuclear testing on an "equal basis" to other countries' testing programs.

Trump's Asia tour sees deals, knee-bending and a revealing final meeting

BBC News

His five-day tour displayed the power of his presidency - but also, at times, that power's limitations.

Americans concerned about shutdown, more blame GOP and Trump than Democrats: Poll

Emily Guskin, ABC News

Nearly half say Trump and GOP are responsible for the shutdown, the poll found.

WATCH: Former Illinois deputy found guilty in Sonya Massey murder

ABC News

Sean Grayson was on trial for fatally shooting Sonya Massey in her home.

Dictionary.com Has Gone Too Far, Names 6-7 ‘Word’ of the Year

AJ Dellinger, Gizmodo.com

It doesn't have to be like this.

Trump’s Government Of Spite: Political Performance Art For Assholes

Mike Masnick, Techdirt

A couple weeks ago, as hundreds of thousands of Americans took to the streets in what may have been the largest single day of protest in U.S. history, the President of the United States responded by… posting a video of himself literally dumping shit on citize…

Daylight Saving Time Ends On Sunday: Get Ready to Fall Back

Amanda Kooser, CNET

Right after Halloween, daylight saving time will come to an end. Here's your biggest questions answered.

Colorado sues Trump administration over plans to relocate US Space Command to Alabama's 'Rocket City'

brett.tingley@futurenet.com (Brett Tingley) , Brett Tingley, Space.com

Colorado's attorney general is suing the Trump administration over the White House's plans to move the headquarters of U.S. Space Command from Colorado Springs to Huntsville, Alabama.

Trump says he wants to resume nuclear testing. Here's what that would mean

Geoff Brumfiel, NPR

The U.S. has not conducted a nuclear test in over 30 years. Experts say doing one now could make America less safe.

American farmers welcome China's promise to buy soybeans, but the deal doesn't solve everything

JOSH FUNK, Yahoo Entertainment

American farmers welcomed China's promise to buy some of their soybeans, but they cautioned this won't solve all their problems as they continue to deal with...

Trump Take Candy

Ethan Gach, Kotaku

Halloween candy hauls will shrink as prices soar The post Trump Take Candy appeared first on Kotaku.

NASA’s Supersonic Jet Finally Takes off for Its First Super Fast, Super Quiet Flight

Passant Rabie, Gizmodo.com

X-59 is designed to usher in a new era of air travel with its quiet supersonic technology.

Felony dropped after a man spent a month in a Tennessee jail for a Charlie Kirk post

R.J. RICO, Yahoo Entertainment

Authorities in Tennessee have dropped a felony charge against a man who was jailed for more than a month over a Facebook post he made about the assassination...

Traditional Values Came for TV’s Weirdest Dating Show

Julie Beck, The Atlantic

A season with a notably old-fashioned streak ended in a breakdown of Love Is Blind’s premise.

Trump’s Baffling Call for Resuming U.S. Nuclear Tests

Dan Vergano, Scientific American

“The only countries that will really learn more if [U.S. nuclear] testing resumes are Russia and, to a much greater extent, China,” says Jeffrey Lewis, an expert on the geopolitics of nuclear weaponry

Pete Hegseth May Be The Defense Department Boss, But Top Officers Say He’s No Leader

Tim Cushing, Techdirt

Like far too many people in the Trump administration — including the 79-year-old child currently sitting in the Oval Office — Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth thinks he’s owed respect simply because of the position he holds. While a certain amount of deferen…

What to Make of Trump’s Wild Nuclear Threat

Fred Kaplan, Slate Magazine

Let's break this down, sentence by sentence.

What is COP30 and why does it matter?

BBC News

World leaders will soon gather for the annual UN meeting on how to tackle climate change.

The US is unlikely to test nuclear weapons, despite what Trump says

Matthew Sparkes, New Scientist

President Donald Trump appears to have ordered a return to nuclear testing after decades of uneasy but effective treaties banning the practice – but will it actually happen?

US delays expansion of export restrictions on Chinese firms after Trump-Xi meeting, Bessent says

By Doina Chiacu and Alexandra Alper, Yahoo Entertainment

will suspend for one year a new measure that vastly expanded the number of Chinese firms facing tough restrictions on access to U. Treasury Secretary Scott...

World Leaders Figure Out the Trump Children’s Menu

Ewan Palmer, Daily Beast

Officials ensured that Donald Trump’s immature palate was catered to while the U.S. president was served lavish meals during his visit to three Asian nations...

Trump and Xi ease trade tensions, but Nvidia still can't sell Blackwell in China

Brandon Vigliarolo, Theregister.com

US President did discuss chip exports with his counterpart, but made no breakthroughs Talks between US President Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping in South Korea yielded a modest thaw, with the two agreeing to trim tariffs and pause new rare-earth export cu…

A trade truce, a nuclear threat: What to make of the Trump-Xi meeting

Joshua Keating, Vox

Since President Donald Trump’s second term began, his administration’s approach to China has been arguably the toughest aspect of its foreign policy to parse. In part, that’s because the top members of Trump’s team haven’t always seemed to be on the same page…

The Numbers Show Xbox’s Current Plan Isn’t Working

Kyle Barr, Gizmodo.com

This is what happens when you ignore hardware for years while dumping all your once-exclusive titles onto other platforms.

Russia's boasting big moves on a couple of nuclear 'super weapons.' Another may be operational soon.

Jake Epstein, Business Insider

Russia said it tested a nuclear-powered cruise missile and torpedo, two of its experimental weapons, in recent days.

President Trump’s ballroom design might not be AI — but it’s still a mess

Emma Roth, The Verge

When President Donald Trump revealed the physical model of the sprawling ballroom that will replace the now-demolished East Wing of the White House, something just seemed off. The model, small enough to fit on a table, is supposed to be a representation of th…

Report: The ‘Doctor Who’ Disney Deal Was Doomed by Bad Ratings, Big Budgets, and Backlash Fears

James Whitbrook, Gizmodo.com

A wide-ranging new report heavily hints that perhaps Disney and the BBC's deal to work on 'Doctor Who' was almost set to fail from the start.

US Nuclear Weapons Testing To Resume For First Time in Over 30 Years

msmash, Slashdot.org

New submitter hadleyburg writes: President Trump has directed the Department of War to restart nuclear weapons testing. The directive appears to be a counter measure to rival nations catching up with the US. The last US nuclear test was an underground test, o…

FDA Is Investigating the Abortion Pill Mifepristone despite Decades of Studies Showing It’s Safe

Liz Szabo, Scientific American

Some scientists are concerned that the Trump administration will use “junk science” when reviewing mifepristone’s safety record

Hamas hands Red Cross coffins it says contains two Gaza hostages' bodies

BBC News

The Israeli military say the bodies will be transferred to its forces in Gaza, before being taken to forensic experts for identification.

Critics question if White House 'cut corners' on asbestos safety in East Wing demo

Dr. Mark Abdelmalek, Laura Romero, Lucien Bruggeman, ABC News

Critics are questioning if the demolition of the White House East Wing adhered to federal health and safety standards, including those governing the handling of asbestos.

Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett Accepts Jimmy Kimmel’s Offer to Compete Against President Trump in An IQ Test Challenge

Keegan Kelly, Cracked.com

The president challenged Crockett to beat his high score in a cognitive test designed for dementia screening

Novo Nordisk launches bidding war with Pfizer for US obesity biotech Metsera

By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen, Louise Rasmussen and Maggie Fick, Yahoo Entertainment

By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen, Louise Rasmussen and Maggie Fick COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Denmark's Novo Nordisk launched a rival bid for U. obesity biotech firm...

Trump officially limits a major student-loan forgiveness program, blocking relief for some public servants

Ayelet Sheffey, Business Insider

The Department of Education said Public Service Loan Forgiveness will not "subsidize illegal activity" in its final rule limiting the program.

Satellite images show Jamaica before and after Hurricane Melissa

Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News

Hurricane Melissa made landfall along Jamaica's southwestern coast Tuesday as an extremely powerful Category 5 storm.

The $460 Billion Quantum Bitcoin Treasure Hunt

Rhett Jones, Gizmodo.com

Satoshi’s early bitcoin stash creates massive opportunity for quantum computing startups.

Trump hails 'amazing' meeting with China's Xi but no formal trade deal agreed

Laura Bicker - China correspondent; Anthony Zurcher - North America correspondent; Flora Drury, BBC News

The US president and his Chinese counterpart met face-to-face for the first time in six years.

Trump pushes an end to medical care for transgender youth nationally

Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR

The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too.

Strike First, Explain Never

Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic

What is Trump up to with Venezuela?

Trump FCC Votes To Make It Easier For Your Broadband ISP To Rip You Off

Karl Bode, Techdirt

As promised, the Trump FCC under Brendan Carr this week voted to begin dismantling rules requiring that your ISP offer clear and transparent details on the cost and limitations of your broadband connection. The rules, originally mandated by Congress as part o…

Falling Off the Map

Linda Kinstler, The New York Review of Books

World War I set the stage a century ago for new ways of thinking about where states come from and what happens when they disappear.

After Trump and Xi's meeting, China says it will suspend its rare earth export controls issued on October 9 for one year, but says nothing about earlier limits (Keith Bradsher/New York Times)

Techmeme.com

Keith Bradsher / New York Times: After Trump and Xi's meeting, China says it will suspend its rare earth export controls issued on October 9 for one year, but says nothing about earlier limits  —  China has suspended export controls announced this month, but …

Why Journalism Needs Literature

George Packer, The Atlantic

Fiction returned me to the world.

US tariffs on Chinese imports affecting Apple are halved; threatened raises suspended

Ben Lovejoy, 9to5Mac

Apple and/or its customers were facing billions of dollars a year in additional costs after increases to US tariffs on Chinese imports imposed by the Trump administration earlier this year. The company had initially absorbed these costs, but it was unclear ho…

China's Commerce Ministry says it will work with the US to resolve issues related to TikTok, stopping short of saying it agreed to a deal touted by Trump (Mark Anderson/Bloomberg)

Techmeme.com

Mark Anderson / Bloomberg: China's Commerce Ministry says it will work with the US to resolve issues related to TikTok, stopping short of saying it agreed to a deal touted by Trump  —  Beijing pledged to work with Washington to resolve the fate of TikTok's US…

President Trump and Xi Jinping agree a yearlong truce that rolls back many contentious tariffs and retaliatory measures; the current deal expired on November 10 (New York Times)

Techmeme.com

New York Times: President Trump and Xi Jinping agree a yearlong truce that rolls back many contentious tariffs and retaliatory measures; the current deal expired on November 10  —  China agreed to suspend for a year some of its limits on exports of rare earth…

Americans largely oppose Trump tearing down White House East Wing for ballroom: Poll

Emily Guskin, ABC News

The poll found 45% of respondents "strongly" oppose the East Wing demolition.

Can “The Simpsons” really predict the future?

Amelia Tait, MIT Technology Review

According to internet listicles, the animated sitcom The Simpsons has predicted the future anywhere from 17 to 55 times.  “As you know, we’ve inherited quite a budget crunch from President Trump,” the newly sworn-in President Lisa Simpson declared way back in…

It’s never been easier to be a conspiracy theorist

Dorian Lynskey, MIT Technology Review

The timing was eerie. On November 21, 1963, Richard Hofstadter delivered the annual Herbert Spencer Lecture at Oxford University. Hofstadter was a professor of American history at Columbia University who liked to use social psychology to explain political his…

What it’s like to be in the middle of a conspiracy theory (according to a conspiracy theory expert)

Mike Rothschild, MIT Technology Review

On a gloomy Saturday morning this past May, a few months after entire blocks of Altadena, California, were destroyed by wildfires, several dozen survivors met at a local church to vent their built-up frustration, anger, blame, and anguish. As I sat there list…

President Trump says he and Xi Jinping discussed Nvidia and other chipmakers' access to China, and that they didn't discuss approving sales of Blackwell chips (Mackenzie Hawkins/Bloomberg)

Techmeme.com

Mackenzie Hawkins / Bloomberg: President Trump says he and Xi Jinping discussed Nvidia and other chipmakers' access to China, and that they didn't discuss approving sales of Blackwell chips  —  US President Donald Trump said he didn't discuss approving sales …

Trump, 79, Has Total Meltdown Over Having to Work ‘Really Hard’

Leigh Kimmins, Daily Beast

President Donald Trump moaned about his workload Thursday despite claiming to have secured “Trillions of Dollars” during his Asia trip. The president, 79...

Watch: US and China's different reports of their trade meeting

BBC News

The BBC's Laura Bicker explains how the two nation's have reported on the trade negotiations.

Virginia Democrats advance plan to counter Trump-spawned redistricting in Republican states

Yahoo Entertainment

RFK Jr. Is Going After Trump’s Mortal Enemy: Wind Farms

Lucas Ropek, Gizmodo.com

Kennedy wants to get to the bottom of this whole wind farm thing.

Trump keeps flirting with the idea of a third term. That would be unconstitutional

Tamara Keith, NPR

A recent interview with Steve Bannon reignited chatter about whether President Trump would try to run in 2028, despite the 22nd Amendment.

What to watch for during Casey Means' confirmation hearing for surgeon general

Will Stone, NPR

While she completed medical school, she never finished residency, and is likely to face tough questions from senators about her qualifications and views on vaccines.

Jasmine Crockett Stops by ‘Kimmel’ to Accept Trump’s IQ Test Challenge

Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone

"He can’t seem to find himself in the Oval Office to make sure that he can end this shutdown, but he does have time to troll me," the Texas representative said

Trump says US to resume nuclear weapons tests, backs S Korean nuclear sub

Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English

Trump orders US Defense Department to 'immediately' resume nuclear weapons testing on 'equal basis' with other powers.

Handshakes and whispers: Trump and Xi's meeting…in 73 seconds

BBC News

Trump says the meeting with President Xi was a "great success", while Beijing has yet to comment on the talks.

Trump cuts fentanyl-related tariffs on China, says agreement on rare earths controls

ABC NEWS, ABC News

President Donald Trump said he is reducing some tariffs on Chinese imports following a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Trump sinks to new levels of petty to rewrite history of his disgrace

NBC, Yahoo Entertainment

Jen Psaki shares reporting on the suspension of two federal prosecutors after they submitted a sentencing recommendation for January 6 rioter Taylor Taranto ...

Trump is ordering the US to revive nuclear weapons tests after a 33-year hiatus

Matthew Loh, Business Insider

The last time the US tested a nuclear weapon was in 1992, when Congress pushed to halt such trials in the wake of the Cold war.

Market analysts react to Trump-Xi meeting

Reuters, Yahoo Entertainment

President Donald Trump held talks with China's Xi Jinping at a South Korean air base on Thursday, with both leaders sounding optimistic about cooling trade...

States to have rapid-response National Guard units for civil disturbances: Official

Luis Martinez, ABC News

The National Guard is planning to train up to 500 troops per state to serve as part of a rapid-response force focused on civil disturbance missions, a U.S. official says.

Watch: Moment Donald Trump and Xi Jinping meet

BBC News

The US and Chinese leaders shook hands when they met face-to-face for the first time since 2019.

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Virginia on Election Day

ROBERT YOON, Yahoo Entertainment

Virginia will elect its first woman as governor Tuesday as Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears and Democratic U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger look to...

U.S. Nuclear Weapons Tests ‘Will Begin Immediately,’ Trump Says

Mike Pearl, Gizmodo.com

The president claims he's bringing the practice back after 33 years.

Newsom says US faces '5-alarm fire' and warns 'we won't have a country'

Ivan Pereira, ABC News

California Gov. Gavin Newsom discussed his tactics in countering the Trump and his advice for Democrats in an interview with ABC News' Jonathan Karl.

Canada Will Soon Lose Its Hard-Won Measles-Free Status. America Is Next

Ed Cara, Gizmodo.com

After a year of ongoing outbreaks, Canada is expected to lose its measles-free status. Experts say the U.S. is on track for the same fate.

4 killed in latest US strike on alleged drug boat in Eastern Pacific: Hegseth

Luis Martinez, Meredith Deliso, ABC News

The Defense Department "carried out a lethal kinetic strike on yet another narco-trafficking vessel," the defense secretary said.

How China really spies on the UK

BBC News

The national security threats China poses today go beyond traditional notions of espionage - in this new world, threats are far more complex