‘Come and get me,’ Pritzker says of Trump threat; Vance says governor ‘should suffer some consequences’  —  Illinois' Democratic governor spoke on ABC's “This Week” after VP Vance.  —  Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker speaks with ABC News while appearing on This Week, Oct. 12, 2025.

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.

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.

Some Texas National Guard troops replaced in Illinois after failing to meet standards  —  The Texas Military Department has removed an unspecified number of National Guard troops deployed to Chicago for not being “in compliance” with its validation process.  —  A spokesperson for the Texas …

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:

Trump leaves for a visit to Israel, and will later co-chair a meeting in Egypt on the Gaza peace plan.  —  Where Things Stand  — Trump's Israel trip: President Trump set off on Sunday for Israel, where he was scheduled on Monday to meet with hostage families and address Parliament …

‘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.

Trump's 100% tariff threat sparks defiance from Beijing … The White House didn't respond to a request for comment.  —  Trump announced the 100 percent tariff on Chinese imports — a hefty increase on the current average 55 percent levy on those goods — in a fiery Truth Social post Friday …

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.

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.

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 …

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 …

Mamdani mayoral campaign took in $13,000 in illegal foreign donations, records show  —  Lefty socialist and mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani's campaign quietly took in nearly $13,000 in potentially illegal foreign donations — including one from his mother-in-law in Dubai, The Post has learned.

Israel Prepares to Receive Its Last Living Hostages Held by Hamas  —  The militant group told mediators it has 20 live captives in hand, its first confirmation of the number it still holds  —  Israeli authorities were preparing to receive the last hostages still alive in Gaza …

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.

‘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 …

Bari Weiss's ascent at CBS News was 50 years in the making  —  A half-century ago, CBS's own president was boasting of his support for an antidemocratic political project.  Our new book uses never-before-reported documents to tell the story of a scheme to undermine accountability journalism

Bracing for war, Venezuela's Maduro starts Christmas early — again  —  It's become an annual tradition: President Nicolás Maduro, feeling pressure from opponents or enemies, plays Santa.  Venezuelans aren't buying it.  —  CARACAS, Venezuela — Trees around the presidential palace …

Trump's Addiction to Watching Fox Is Killing American Democracy  —  Our country is falling apart because one old man, Trump advisers and former administration officials say, won't stop ‘yelling’ at his TV.  —  ∙ Paid  —  The course of America's future, and therefore the fate of the world …

Doge-ish comes to Florida: a DeSantis loyalist is going after ‘waste’ in Democratic cities  —  Blaise Ingoglia was handpicked by the Republican Florida governor to lead an assault on municipal spending  —  The words of Blaise Ingoglia, the Ron DeSantis loyalist handpicked to lead …

Trump's claims about violence are falling apart in court  —  President Donald Trump has spent a decade painting large swaths of the United States as a hellscape, dating back to his dark 2017 inaugural address and his demagogic 2016 campaign.  —  But increasingly, he's upped the ante on trying to leverage that supposed hellscape.