Airports say they won't air Kristi Noem shutdown video at TSA checkpoints  —  Travelers in Cleveland, L.A., Phoenix, Seattle and other cities will not see the footage, which blames congressional Democrats for shutdown-related flight delays.  —  Airports in more than a half-dozen U.S. markets …

Israelis and Palestinians celebrate as truce brings hope of ‘era of peace’  —  UN warns Gaza still needs ‘lifesaving aid’ as world leaders gather in Sharm el-Sheikh to discuss 20-point proposal  —  Julian Borger in London, Seham Tantesh in Gaza and Daniel Boffey in Jerusalem

Documents Allege a Federal Agent at Portland ICE Threatened to Shoot an Ambulance Driver  —  Feds delayed medics who had come to pick up an injured protester.  Then, according to confidential incident reports, the agents became aggressive.  —  Late on Oct. 5, a Portland ambulance crew informed dispatchers …

ICE tickets Chicago man with legal residency $130 for not having his papers on him: 'It's not fair...I'm a resident'  —  Rueben Antonio Cruz was sitting with a friend in Rogers Park when ICE agents pulled up onto the street.  —  The immigration officers stopped their truck and went straight after them on Oct. 9, Cruz told the Tribune.

North Carolina GOP announce plans to vote on new House map amid nationwide redistricting battle  —  Add AP News to Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.  Share  —  North Carolina Republican legislative leaders announced plans Monday to vote next week …

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to lay off about 550 workers  —  NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory said on Monday it will cut nearly 550 jobs as part of a restructuring, not related to the current U.S. government shutdown.  —  JPL is NASA's only federally funded research and development center.

Trump's Two Minds on China Sow a Chaotic Few Days  —  The president's bellicose vow of steep new tariffs, followed quickly by a more conciliatory message, pointed to an internal tug of war over his approach.  —  Just days ago, President Trump indicated his trade war with China was entering a more belligerent phase.

Trump Offers All Colleges Preferential Funding Plan Rejected by MIT  —  The Trump administration is inviting all US colleges to participate in a compact — initially rejected by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology — that would grant preferential federal funding in return for commitments …

Mike Johnson slams Obamacare funds as a ‘boondoggle’ as shutdown drags on  —  Johnson also addressed conservative calls to repeal Obamacare, whose enhanced tax credits form the main dispute between the two parties that led to the funding impasse.  —  WASHINGTON — Speaker Mike Johnson …

Trump's Big Gamble on Tackling the Middle East's Intractable Problems  —  After Gaza cease-fire, president aims for broader peace in a region transformed by two years of fighting

Hundreds of CDC layoffs reversed, but biodefense preparedness staff hit  —  More than half of the roughly 1,300 CDC layoff notices have been rescinded, but workers at health agencies who work on biodefense and mental health still lost their jobs.  —  Officials have reversed more than half …

Prominent news outlets reject Pentagon rules before signing deadline  —  The Washington Post joined the New York Times, CNN and the Atlantic in refusing to sign the restrictive new policy.  —  Journalists working at The Washington Post, the New York Times and other major news publications …

Elon Musk's SpaceX and xAI are buying Tesla's unsold Cybertrucks  —  Hundreds of Tesla Cybertrucks have been spotted being delivered Elon Musk's private companies, SpaceX and xAI, as Tesla is having issues selling the electric pickup truck.  —  Cybertruck turned out to be Tesla's first real commercial flop.

Mitt Romney's sister-in-law Carrie Elizabeth found dead at 64 on LA suburb street  —  The sister-in-law of former presidential nominee and ex-Utah senator Mitt Romney was found dead on a street in a Los Angeles suburb Friday evening, according to officials and reports.

How the United States is eating Trump's tariffs  — US companies, consumers bear brunt of US tariffs  — Some foreign sellers are raising prices  — Further price hikes likely in coming months  —  U.S. companies and consumers are bearing the brunt of the country's new import tariffs …

A Statement from NPR on the Pentagon's Press Policy  —  From NPR Editor in Chief Thomas Evans:  —  NPR will never be party to limitations on the independence of the press and the objective, fact-based reporting of our journalists.  We will not sign the Administration's restrictive policy …

Exclusive: Senior prosecutor removed as Lindsey Halligan reshapes key US attorney's office  —  Maggie Cleary — the senior Justice Department prosecutor who briefly led the powerful US attorney's office in the Eastern District of Virginia last month before Trump ally Lindsey Halligan took over …

Trump Allies Sold Sponsorships to What Appeared to Be a Treasury Event.  It Wasn't.  —  Treasury says it didn't approve marketing pitch for private Oct. 21 event about AI that is to be headlined by Scott Bessent  —  An investment fund run by prominent Trump supporters tried to sell sponsorships …

Barrett turns to Fox News, rather than the docket, to explain her silence in key rulings  —  Justice Barrett wrote nothing in the racial profiling shadow docket ruling, but had something to say on Fox News Sunday.  And, for paid subscribers: Closing my tabs.  —  ∙ Paid

Trump says immigrants are driving violent crime in Illinois, but ICE can't find many who are  —  Masked ICE agents and other federal forces showed up in Chicago to go after gangsters.  Instead, they keep catching people who are just living their lives.  —  CHICAGO — Three decades …

Ald.  Jessie Fuentes to file lawsuit against ICE agent who handcuffed her in Humboldt Park incident  —  Ald.  Jessie Fuentes (26th Ward) is preparing to file a lawsuit against the ICE agent who handcuffed and threatened to arrest her at Humboldt Park Health earlier this month.

What now for Israel and Gaza?  —  The end of fighting in Gaza and the return of the remaining 20 live Israeli hostages are cause for joy and celebration.  But there is also grief—grief for those Israelis whose loved ones will return in body bags (if at all), grief for loved ones …

Trump administration to launch $500M drone program ahead of World Cup … “Everybody from the governors to different commissioners of the police in these different cities to the stadium chief security officer say that this is something that they need in order to protect the [World Cup] sites,” Giuliani told POLITICO in an interview.

Tackles, projectiles and gunfire: Many fear ICE tactics are growing more violent  —  There are countless videos on social media showing similar scenes.  One, filmed by a photographer in Hyattsville, Md., shows a man pinned to the ground by two ICE officers.  He pleads in Spanish and English for someone to help him.

Majority of special education staff in US education department laid off - report  —  Layoffs ‘decimating’ office responsible for protecting rights of infants, children and youth with disabilities, says worker  —  The majority of staff in the education department handling special education has been laid off …

A Historic Crypto Selloff Erased Over $19 Billion, but Two Accounts Made $160 Million  —  A timely bet raises eyebrows amid record crypto selloff  —  Total liquidations on crypto-derivatives exchanges, daily  —  President Trump's surprise announcement of 100% tariffs against China …

Are YOU Antifa?  —  Plus: Hostage releases and prisoner swaps.  —  ∙ Paid  —  1. Taking Antifa Seriously  —  Andrew talked about Antifa and No Kings this morning, but I want to dig in a little more to draw your attention to three Antifa-related actions Republicans have taken over the last four weeks.