More than half of CDC staffers recently fired by Trump administration have been reinstated  —  Hundreds of staff fired from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention late Friday have been reinstated, according to the American Federation of Government Employees.

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.

‘Using us as political pawns’: federal workers reel over threats of firings and withheld back pay  —  Employees express growing anxiety over their pay - and the future of their jobs - amid the US government shutdown  —  With no end of the federal government shutdown in sight, an estimated 750,000 workers remain furloughed.

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:

Four dead, at least 20 injured in South Carolina island shooting  —  Four people were killed and at least 20 injured in a shooting at a restaurant in a South Carolina island town on Sunday, the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office said.  —  Deputies were called to Willie's Bar and Grill …

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 …

‘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 …

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 …

Johnson says he had ‘thoughtful’ conversation with MTG about bucking Republicans on healthcare … “Marjorie does not serve on those committees so I offered to have her come in the room and be a part of that discussion if indeed she wants to do that,” he said.

Smithsonian museums and National Zoo close temporarily as government shutdown drags on  —  The Smithsonian Institution drew on funds from the prior year to stay open for 11 days after the shutdown began on Oct. 1.  —  WASHINGTON — The pandas at the National Zoo will find themselves without …

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.

Meta AI adviser spreads disinformation about shootings, vaccines and trans people  —  Critics condemn Robby Starbuck, appointed in lawsuit settlement, for ‘peddling lies and pushing extremism’  —  A prominent anti-DEI campaigner appointed by Meta in August as an adviser on AI bias has spent …

Black Unemployment Is Surging Again.  This Time Is Different.  —  Federal layoffs and an end to diversity initiatives have weakened a historically strong labor market for Black workers.  —  Joblessness for Black workers is rising again, two years after reaching a record low.

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.

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 …

Vance Says US Holds More Cards in Growing China Trade Spat  —  Vice President JD Vance called on Beijing to “choose the path of reason” in the latest spiraling trade fight between the US and China, claiming that President Donald Trump has more leverage.  —  “It's going to be a delicate dance …