Trump News for Wednesday, November 5, 2025

ICE plans to establish a "National Call Center" to help law enforcement track unaccompanied migrant children for potential removal.

BEIJING (Reuters) -China will suspend retaliatory tariffs on U. imports, including duties on farm goods, after last week's meeting of the two countries...

Outrage at a decision to provide teen rapist Jesse Butler a rehabilitation plan instead of prison time spilled into a protest in Stillwater Wednesday.

Democrats get wins in blue states but the midterm battlefield is more difficult.

IRS Direct File, the electronic system for filing tax returns for free, will not be offered next year, the Trump administration has confirmed. The program...

Here's how to donate, find state assistance and spread the word about companies offering food programs.

The bread-and-butter advantage among Democrats marked a sharp turnabout.

A federal court judge is allowing the Trump administration to reconsider a major federal permit that was granted to a Massachusetts offshore wind farm days...

"China is going to win the AI ‌race," Huang told the newspaper on the sidelines of the Financial Times' Future of ‌AI Summit. The artificial intelligence chip...

Claudia Sheinbaum says she is pressing charges because "a line must be drawn" against the harassment of Mexican women.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth briefed top lawmakers on Wednesday on a series of strikes conducted by the Trump administration on alleged drug boats.

A majority of Supreme Court justices on Wednesday expressed skepticism about President Donald Trump claiming so much power from a Carter-era law.

President Trump said he'll "take care" of New York City after self-described democratic socialist Zohran Mandani won the city's mayoral election on Tuesday night.

Going into Supreme Court arguments over President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Wednesday, it was genuinely difficult to guess how the justices would rule.

With the swing of a bat, another October came and went for those of us who love baseball. As languid and habitual as the rest of the season can feel, October baseball at its best is pure chaos: Night after night, there's a promise of something new, that you m…

Over two dozen states incorporated the free tax software in 2025, but the IRS has decided to discontinue the program.

JD Vance has finally reacted to Republicans’ brutal election losses nationwide.

An employee of a Chicago daycare center and preschool was detained by immigration authorities at work as children were being dropped off Wednesday, according...

X is just a cesspool of disinformation at this point.

Ahead of Jared Isaacman’s renomination for the position of NASA’s administrator, a dispute between him and its acting chief Sean Duffy spilled into the open, with potentially profound consequences for the U.S. space agency

"I remembered that I had broken the first rule of helping. The worst part was, I knew better."

With endless rubble and destroyed streets as far as the eye can see, any plans for Gaza's future are a far cry from where it is today, writes Lucy Williamson.

The National Association of the Deaf is celebrating a legal victory against the White House. A judge ordered ASL for briefings conducted by the press secretary or President Trump.

It was an encouraging night for the Democratic Party who scored some decisive wins. Here's what we learned.

At issue is whether the president can bypass Congress and impose tariffs by citing national security.

“SUING FOR DEFAMATION!!” she wrote on social media.

California's Proposition 50, redrawing the congressional map to make five districts more Democratic-leaning, will pass, ABC News projects.

"He's a con artist, a predator, a malignant Narcissist-in-Chief, and the worst president in our nation's history," Jennifer Siebel Newsom said.View Entire Post ›

The US Navy needs multi-mission, long-range autonomous warships that can traverse and fight across the vast waters of the Pacific.

Democrats enjoyed major wins beyond just the marquee races, up and down the ballot — and across the country — continuing the party's momentum heading into the 2026 midterm elections.

Wasn't Trump just calling Jared Isaacman a blue-blooded Democrat?

Gustavo Petro seems to think that he’s better off being the American president’s victim than his friend.

A federal judge on Wednesday ordered prosecutors in the criminal case of former FBI Director James Comey to produce a trove of materials from the...

The Supreme Court will decide whether President Trump’s sweeping global tariffs are legal in a case with major consequences for the global economy and presidential power.

Trump had also compared Democrats to “kamikaze pilots.”

22 Gen Zers are currently graduating from Palantir’s Meritocracy Fellowship, as CEO Alex Karp calls his company "the best credential in tech."

Donald Trump couldn't hide his anguish over MAGA's sweeping election losses last night, lashing out with a set of five panic-posts on Truth Social hours after the results rolled in. Trump's first knee-jerk reaction was to immediately distance himself from hi…

Juan Pablo Dos Santos was told he’d never walk again. This weekend, he finished the 2025 NYC Marathon in last place, in 15:21, to cheers as loud as the first-place winner’s.

Jared Isaacman's initial nomination was withdrawn by the president in May during his high-profile feud with Elon Musk.

President Donald Trump got a serious warning from voters that he’s out of touch with their fears about a deteriorating U.S. economy. Democrats were able to ...

Johnson has a vested interest in keeping the government closed and the House in recess.

Donald Trump also complained about how much Vice President JD Vance talks.

Pop star Tate McRae had a viral moment after performing into the wrong end of her microphone.

A UPS cargo plane crashed shortly after takeoff in Louisville, Kentucky killing at least seven people.

New NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani targeted Donald Trump in his victory speech, pledging to fight corruption and support unions.

Benjamin Wallace-Wells on the victories of Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger (Virginia); Governor-elect Mikie Sherrill (New Jersey), and Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani (New York City).

At 69 years old, Debby Orcutt was diagnosed last year with pancreatic cancer, a condition so dire that her doctor refused to tell her how long she had to...

President Donald Trump is heading to Miami on Wednesday — the anniversary of his reelection to a second term — to speak to a forum of business leaders and...

Zohran Mamdani owes his win as New York City mayor substantially to his internet presence. Mamdani - as numerous writers have outlined - is good on social video. He picked a message, stuck to it, and adapted that platform to snappy soundbites across multiple …

An apparently confused Nicki Minaj begged a Trump parody account for "honorary citizenship" on Tuesday night, saying, "Dear Papi Trumpo, Please, grant me honorary citizenship." Minaj is a citizen of Trinidad and Tobago. Minaj's support stems from Trump desig…

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani appeared Wednesday on "Good Morning America."

The 2025 elections were good to Democrats with wins in several major races, including governor's races in two states. And, the ongoing government shutdown is now the longest in U.S. history.

The Kamo Wildlife Sanctuary in the northern city of Whangarei said it was closing down and had no choice but to euthanize the big cats.

From tainted baby powder to sketchy blood testing devices, medical scandals are alive and well this century.

Zohran Mamdani beat former Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa to win the race. Read his full acceptance speech.

On the heels of major victories for Democrats across the country, the government shutdown broke a record for being the longest in history.

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Bulwark CEO Sarah Longwell on her company's recent success — and why Democrats are struggling

The Roberts Court has tried to curb exactly the kind of power Trump is abusing in the tariff case.

President Donald Trump has once again picked tech billionaire Jared Isaacman to be the next NASA Administrator, five months after pulling the initial nomination he made last year. Isaacman, an Elon Musk ally and commercial astronaut who has travelled into orb…

The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments about Trump's tariffs on Wednesday.

Through shrouded bureaucratic maneuvers, White House budget director Russell Vought and DOGE have quietly undercut outbreak response, HIV treatment and dementia care.

Trump's tariffs are raising tens of billions of dollars for the federal government. They're also costing consumers, frustrating businesses and hurting the factories they're supposed to help.

Novo Nordisk CEO Maziar Mike Doustdar discusses demand for the Danish firm's weight-loss drug Wegovy and diabetes medication Ozempic. He also comments on the...

President Donald Trump announced Tuesday he has decided to nominate Jared Isaacman to serve as his NASA administrator, months after withdrawing the tech billionaire's nomination because of concerns about his political leanings.

The latest move by Beijing would dash Nvidia's hopes of regaining Chinese market share.

The attack Tuesday killed two people aboard the vessel, Hegseth said, bringing the death toll from the Trump administration's campaign in South American waters up to at least 66 people.

BBC News correspondent Nada Tawfik reports from inside the Zohran Mamdani's mayoral victory party.

And the Democrats have also won governor races in Virginia and New Jersey

Alexei Zhuravlev also said Russia isn't restricted from sending offensive weapons, such as the Oreshnik ballistic missile, to Venezuela.

The decision by California voters to temporarily return to gerrymandered congressional maps won’t overcome that Democrats are out of touch.

The results of the mayoral race that skyrocketed to national attention are in: 34-year-old Zohran Mamdani is projected to be the next mayor of New York City.

The two longest government shutdowns have now occurred under President Donald Trump.

(Reuters) -U.S. politicians and interest groups reacted to Democratic wins in a trio of races on Tuesday, the first major elections since Donald Trump...

Liberals will have an edge in five new California seats but more states are redrawing their voting lines in hopes of clinging to power in Washington.

He claimed unidentified "pollsters" as saying that's why Republicans lost.

California voters have approved a ballot measure to redraw the state's congressional map to favor Democrats, marking the party's biggest victory to date in a national battle over redistricting ahead of the 2026 midterms.

See Prop. 50 vote counts and learn what the ballot measure will change.

Mamdani is set to be the city's first Muslim mayor of south Asian descent.

The Democratic Party's Zohran Mamdani handily defeated Republican Curtis Sliwa and Trump favorite Andrew Cuomo in today's New York City mayoral election. With most of the votes counted, Mamdani had about 50% of the total, with Cuomo on 41% and Sliwa on 9%. — …

He has vanquished the entrenched Democratic establishment, but the new mayor can expect to face serious scrutiny in office.

It is a historic moment as Mamdani also becomes the first South Asian and Muslim to lead the city.

The Democrat is projected to win Virginia's governor race, making her the state's first female governor.

Track live New Jersey governor race results and see how candidates are doing.

Democratic socialist candidate Zohran Mamdani, 34, is projected to defeat Andrew Cuomo in the race for New York City mayor.

Mamdani, a democratic socialist and state assemblymember, will make history as the first Muslim and South Asian person — as well as the youngest in over a century — to serve as New York City mayor.

Democratic Rep. Mikie Sherrill, a former Navy pilot, was first elected to Congress in 2018. She defeated Republican Jack Ciattarelli, a former assemblyman who was endorsed by President Trump.

Spanberger, who has maintained a consistent lead in the polls throughout the race, will be Virginia’s first female governor.

They were freed in September under a deal between Belarus's authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko and US President Donald Trump.

Virginia also has contests for lieutenant governor and attorney general.

President Donald Trump renominated Jared Isaacman, a close Elon Musk associate, on Tuesday after initially withdrawing the offer back in May.

By Joseph Ax, Tim Reid and Maria Tsvetkova WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Democrat Abigail Spanberger won Virginia's election for governor on Tuesday, U.S. media said...

Spanberger, currently in the U.S. House, flips the governor's mansion from red to blue after campaigning against the Trump administration's federal layoffs and tariffs.

This week’s Tesla shareholder vote could give the world’s richest man more money and more control.

The president on Wednesday will host GOP senators at the White House.

Results from Virginia, New Jersey, and New York City.