‘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 …

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 …

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.

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:

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.

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.

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.

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 …

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 …

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

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …