This Weekend in Politics, Bulletin 236.  —  ... Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent preposterously claimed on ABC that he is suffering with farmers going under because of Trump's tariffs because he is also a soybean farmer: “Martha, in case you don't know it, I'm actually a soybean farmer, so I have felt this pain too.”

US Department of Agriculture says no food aid benefits will be issued next month  —  The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Saturday that food benefits under one of the country's biggest social assistance programs will not be issued next month amid the ongoing federal government shutdown.

Transcript: Sen. Lindsey Graham on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Oct. 26, 2025  —  The following is the transcript of the interview with Sen. Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina, that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on Oct. 26, 2025.

Milei's Party Wins Argentina Midterm Vote in Major Comeback  —  President Javier Milei's party won Argentina's midterm vote Sunday, a result that will give the libertarian leader a stronger foothold in Congress as he seeks to pass major reforms to boost the nation's beleaguered economy.

The Kavanaugh stop, 50 days later  —  “What a sick world.”  And, for paid subscribers: Closing my tabs.  —  ∙ Paid  —  Tuesday will be 50 days since the U.S. Supreme Court's Republican appointees issued an order allowing the Trump administration, essentially, to target working-class Latinos in its massive immigration raids.

Flights to Los Angeles International Airport halted due to air traffic controller shortage  —  Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.  Share  —  The Federal Aviation Administration said flights departing for Los Angeles International Airport …

Nation's biggest law firms back off from challenging Trump policies  —  Smaller law firms are being pressed to their limits as they try to pick up the legal slack.  —  Just now  —  NEW YORK — The largest law firms in the United States have been far less likely to challenge President …

Newsom Says He Will Consider a 2028 Presidential Run After the Midterms  —  The California governor acknowledged in an interview Sunday on CBS that he would give the question serious thought after the 2026 elections.  —  Gov. Gavin Newsom of California, who has positioned himself …

Trump, Long Erratic on the World Stage, Reaches a New Level  —  Whether because of his increasingly mercurial approach or despite it, President Trump has won some foreign policy victories in his second term.  The question now is whether he can build on his record.

Murphy: Trump trying to transition US to ‘something much closer to a totalitarian state’  —  Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) said he thinks President Trump is trying to transition the country into “something much closer to a totalitarian state.”  —  In an interview on CNN's “State of the Union …

What's next for embattled Nicolás Maduro as Trump pressures Venezuela  —  The U.S. bombing of alleged drug trafficking boats in the Caribbean off the coast of Venezuela and the buildup of military assets in the region have raised broader questions about possible plans to oust President Nicolás Maduro.

Donald Trump Got Mad at the TV, So Now Stuff Costs More  —  “ALL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS WITH CANADA ARE HEREBY TERMINATED.”  —  Last month, Donald Trump's administration assured the US Supreme Court that the president's massive tariffs were intended to address an “unusual and extraordinary threat” …

Man in Nazi uniform assaulted Georgia student after he was denied entry to bar, officials say  —  The University of Georgia said it was “horrified by the actions of an individual who, while in downtown Athens wearing a Nazi uniform, assaulted a female” student.

Trump Takes a Wrecking Ball to the People's House  —  The White House isn't private property.  The demolition of the East Wing is unprecedented.  —  Click for Sound  —  We now live in a democracy in which a president, with neither public notice nor permission, demolished part of the White House and no one tried to stop him.