Second “No Kings Day” protests the largest single-day political protest ever*, with 5.2-8.2 million participants  —  UPDATE 10:00 AM Oct. 19: After adding new data, our median estimate is 5.2 million, and the upper bound is 8.2.  The numbers in this article have been updated.

Rubio promised to betray U.S. informants to get Trump's El Salvador prison deal  —  To secure Washington's access to El Salvador's most notorious prison, the secretary of state made an extraordinary offer to President Nayib Bukele.  —  In the days before the Trump administration deported hundreds …

Congress Is Running Out of Time to Decide the Fate of Obamacare Subsidies  —  Republicans decry the ‘Biden bonuses’ of enhanced ACA, while Democrats say pressure will rise on GOP to extend subsidies  —  WASHINGTON—The window for extending billions of dollars in Americans' healthcare subsidies is closing rapidly.

Republicans Target Democrats Over Transgender Policies in This Year's Races  —  Ahead of critical midterm elections, GOP revives culture war strategy used by Trump in 2024's presidential campaign  —  A boy in a sports jersey stands with smaller girls on a court and then is seen, shirtless, inside a bathroom with them.

Israel strikes Gaza after it says Hamas attacked across ceasefire line  —  Add AP News to Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.  Share  —  Israel on Sunday struck targets in the southern Gaza Strip after it said its troops came under fire from Hamas militants …

Zelenskyy urges Trump to get tougher with Putin, says he's ready to meet in Budapest  —  Speaking with NBC News' “Meet the Press,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the Russian leader was similar to Hamas, but stronger.  —  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy …

U.S. Is Repatriating Survivors of Its Strike on Suspected Drug Vessel  —  Two men rescued by the U.S. military after it attacked a boat in the Caribbean Sea were being sent to their home countries of Colombia and Ecuador, President Trump said.  —  The Trump administration is repatriating …

Sen. Rand Paul says Venezuela boat attacks ‘go against all of our tradition’  —  The Kentucky Republican said on “Meet the Press” that if Trump wants to go to war with Venezuela, Congress needs to vote on a declaration of war.  —  WASHINGTON — Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., condemned U.S. strikes …

Today, millions of Americans and their allies turned out across the United States and around the globe to demonstrate their commitment to American democracy and their opposition to a president and an administration apparently bent on replacing that democracy with a dictatorship.

Sunday Pages: My “No Kings Day” Speech  —  Yesterday, I had the honor of speaking at the No Kings rally in Kingston, N.Y., one of thousands of events happening across the United States and around the world.  Here is a video that my son, Milo, took of my speech.  —  Some notes and observations:

Wealthy Americans Are Spending.  People With Less Are Struggling.  —  Data show a resilient economy.  But that largely reflects spending by the rich, while others pull back amid high prices and a weakening labor market.  —  By the time the Pilsen Food Pantry opened on a recent morning …