‘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.

Everett 13-year-old arrested by ICE and sent to Virginia detention facility  —  A 13-year-old boy was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Everett after an interaction with members of the Everett Police Department and sent to a juvenile detention facility in Virginia …

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 …

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.

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 …

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.

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 …

The pain from the government shutdown is about to hit the public  —  Agencies have been shuttered going on three weeks with no end in sight as the White House and congressional Democrats continue their standoff.  —  The ongoing government shutdown will collide with the U.S. economy this week …

When they Bukele the Courts  —  When Kilmar Abrego Garcia was first deported to El Salvador and his lawyers went to court, arguing an immigration judge had previously prohibited it, Stephen Miller, White House deputy chief of staff, commented, “He's a citizen of El Salvador.

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.

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.

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:

Kelly says GOP commitment to hold vote on subsidies is not enough to end shutdown  —  Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) said on Sunday that a hypothetical commitment from Republicans to hold a vote by the end of the year on extending health care subsidies would not be sufficient to secure Democratic support …

Pentagon steps up stockpiling of critical minerals with $1bn buying spree  —  Trump administration challenges Chinese dominance of supply chain for metals essential to defence industry  —  The Pentagon has sought to procure up to $1bn worth of critical minerals as part of a global stockpiling spree …

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

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …