‘CDC is over’: RFK Jr. lays off over 1,000 employees in Friday night massacre  —  Amid the ongoing shutdown, the HHS secretary wiped out entire offices that investigate disease outbreaks, manage infectious disease responses and collect data.  —  Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. moved …

He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years.  Moments after being released, ICE took him  —  On the morning of Oct. 3, 2025, Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam walked out of Huntingdon State Correctional Institution, the Pennsylvania prison that had confined him for more than four decades.

The OTHER Democratic Demand for Reopening the Government  —  And after the latest mass firings, it couldn't be more timely.  —  ∙ Paid  —  DONALD TRUMP AND HIS ALLIES are going scorched earth in the debate over how to end the government shutdown.  —  On Friday afternoon …

Purge, Merge, and Surge  —  As Trump deploys a combination of ICE, National Guard troops and other paramilitary forces to multiple American cities, he is implementing a three-step plan.  The plan involves different parts of the national security state, immigration enforcement, and the military:

Maga figures back Bukele's call for Trump to crack down on US judges  —  Experts say El Salvador president's intervention comes as Trump is employing tactics used by autocrats abroad  —  Donald Trump is not known for taking advice, especially from foreign leaders who often seek to flatter and compliment the US president.

Vance says Trump is ‘looking at all his options’ as the president threatens to invoke the Insurrection Act  —  The Insurrection Act would allow the president to deploy the U.S. military domestically for law enforcement purposes.  —  WASHINGTON — Vice President JD Vance indicated in an interview …

Ukraine hit Russian energy sites with US help  —  Trump administration has supported Kyiv's operations since summer in co-ordinated push to weaken Moscow  —  Christopher Miller in Kyiv, Amy Mackinnon in Washington and Max Seddon in Riga  —  The US has for months been helping Ukraine mount …

Education Department wipes out special ed office in shutdown layoffs, union says  —  The agency cut nearly everyone who works to administer federal funding for the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, one staffer said.  —  WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Education fired nearly everyone …

‘Cavalier and aggressive’: why are border agents flooding into US cities?  —  Border agents have become a key force in Trump's migrant crackdown - operating far from their traditional rural range  —  Border patrol officers have become ubiquitous footsoldiers in Donald Trump's mass deportation plan …

European far right follows Trump in calling for antifa to be declared terrorists  —  Netherlands and Hungary move towards designation as draft resolution reportedly backed by 79 MEPs in 20 countries  —  Where Donald Trump leads, Europe's nationalists and far right follow.

Is Trump “doing what he promised”?  |  Weekly roundup for October 12, 2025  —  I don't normally devote the lead slot in this weekly roundup just to disagreeing with someone's analysis, but I'm going to make an exception this week.  U.S. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt recently shared …

“It feels terrible.”  Federal worker's family tightens their belts as shutdown drags on  —  In a way, Stephanie Rogers started preparing for the current moment months ago, when she and her two daughters moved in with her mother about half an hour south of Denver.  High prices for everything was certainly one reason.

Diane Keaton, Famed for Roles in Father of the Bride, First Wives Club and More, Dies at 79 (Exclusive)  —  The actress' legendary career also included other films like ‘Annie Hall,’ 'Something's Gotta Give' and ‘The Godfather’  —  Diane Keaton has died.  She was 79.

Appeals court temporarily blocks deployment of National Guard troops in Chicago  —  A federal appeals court Saturday blocked the deployment of National Guard troops in the Chicago area amid ongoing protests at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities that the Trump administration has vowed to crack down on.

‘This Week’ Transcript 10-12-25: Vice President JD Vance & Gov. JB Pritzker  —  Vice President JD Vance speaks during a press briefing in Washington, October 1, 2025.  —  Kevin Lamarque/Reuters … GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS: We're joined now by Vice President JD Vance.

Who Are the Louisiana Voters Behind a Major Supreme Court Challenge?  —  There is little information in court filings about the dozen plaintiffs who challenged the state's voting map as an illegal racial gerrymander.  —  One woman made national news when she protested the Covid-19 vaccine at her local City Council.

Trump's Dodgy Plan for TikTok  —  The details are murky, but it looks like the president is about to further enrich and empower his friends.  —  TikTok is more than an app.  TikTok is an opportunity for President Donald Trump to bestow great wealth—and considerable media power—on a clique of allies and insiders.