Read the full transcript of Norah O'Donnell's interview with President Trump here.  —  Editor's note: On October 31, 2025, correspondent Norah O'Donnell spoke with President Donald J. Trump at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, FL, and this is a transcript of that conversation.

President Donald Trump: The 2025 60 Minutes Interview  —  Watch as President Trump discusses testing nuclear weapons, U.S.-China relations, Israel, the government shutdown, immigration, tariffs, and whether he'll try to stay in the White House beyond 2028.

U.S. citizen shot from behind as he warned ICE agents about children gathering at bus stop, lawyers say  — U.S. citizen Carlos Jimenez was shot by ICE in Ontario after warning officers about children gathering at a nearby school bus stop.  — His lawyers claim he was shot from behind while fleeing …

Trump says government shutdown ends when Democrats give in: “If they don't vote, that's their problem”  —  President Trump slammed Democrats as “crazed lunatics” who have “lost their way,” blaming them for a government shutdown poised to become the longest in history with no deal in sight.

F.D.A. Drug Unit Chief Resigns, and Is Sued by Drug Company  —  The official, Dr. George Tidmarsh, has become embroiled in an ethical dispute and is now the target of a lawsuit over his actions involving certain drugs tied to a business associate.  —  Dr. George Tidmarsh …

What Zohran Mamdani's Bid for Mayor Reveals About Being Muslim in America  —  The Islamophobic attacks on the candidate carry the weight of history and the urgency of the present.  —  In the autumn of 2008, Colin Powell, the former Secretary of State under George W. Bush …

The New Right's New Antisemites  —  Kevin Roberts of the Heritage Foundation flounders in the Tucker Carlson-Nick Fuentes fever swamps.  —  An old political poison is growing on the new right, led by podcasters and internet opportunists who are preoccupied with the Jews.

Trump held ‘Gatsby’-themed Halloween party as SNAP benefits were due to be cut off  —  President Donald Trump hosted a 1920's theme party at Mar-A-Lago on Oct. 31, as multiple federal judges ruled the administration could not stop funding food aid amid the ongoing government shutdown.

Trump energy secretary says no nuclear explosions for now  —  After the president called for resuming nuclear testing “immediately,” the official said the administration is planning only system tests.  —  Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Sunday that the Trump administration is not planning …

China intimidated UK university to ditch human rights research, documents show  —  China waged a campaign of harassment and intimidation directed at a UK university to get it to shut down sensitive research into alleged human rights abuses, documents seen by the BBC show.

What it's like being wrongly charged by Trump's Department of Justice  —  I believe that filming what federal agents were doing that day counted as basic human decency.  —  I'm a law-abiding citizen who never thought I'd be of such interest that the U.S. government would use my tax dollars …

Top 10 US billionaires' collective wealth grew by $698bn in past year - report  —  Oxfam warns Trump policies risk driving inequality to new heights - but Democrats have also exacerbated wealth gap  —  The collective wealth of the top 10 US billionaires has soared by $698bn in the past year …

'We're not a violent city': Chicago locals take on ICE block-by-block  — Tear gas, car chases.  The immigration crackdown in Chicago grows increasingly heated  — In Chicago neighborhoods, locals keep vigil for ICE operations  — Sounding the alarm on immigration crackdown by whistle and messaging apps

Trump reverses course on attending Supreme Court arguments this week … “I will not be going to the Court on Wednesday in that I do not want to distract from the importance of this Decision,” Trump wrote.  —  Still, the president doubled down on the case's importance and his predictions …

Trump's Next Defense Strategy Risks Leaving the U.S. Underprepared  —  . . . and the world a less stable, more dangerous place.  —  IN THE COMING WEEKS, the Department of Defense will produce its quadrennial National Defense Strategy (NDS).  The legally mandated document is at once …

EXCLUSIVE: Trump May Send Deputy AG Michael Gates to “Monitor” California's Prop 50 Election  —  Deputy AG Michael Gates' history as Trump “Yes Man” raises alarm ahead of Prop 50 vote.  —  MeidasTouch has learned exclusively this evening from sources that President Trump appears ready …

Trump says no Tomahawks for Ukraine, for now  —  U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that, for now, he is not considering a deal that would allow Ukraine to obtain long-range Tomahawk missiles for use against Russia.  —  Trump has been cool to a plan for the United States to sell Tomahawks …

Judge blocks Trump National Guard deployment to Portland, citing lack of justification  —  Judge Immergut extends injunction after finding no proof protests grew out of control or posed rebellion threat  —  U.S. District Court Judge Karin Immergut on Sunday temporarily extended an order blocking …

US accused of ‘bully-boy’ tactics to sink climate deal  —  Officials say ‘threats’ used to derail net zero deal for shipping industry ripped up rules of global diplomacy  —  Trump administration officials warned of additional trade tariffs and made personal threats against negotiators …

The ObamaCare Blue-City Bailout  —  Federal taxpayers pay as municipalities save billions by dumping their retirees onto the government exchanges.  —  Mayor Rahm Emanuel of Chicago was scrambling to close a $369 million deficit in 2013.  The inception of ObamaCare offered an enticing target for cost shaving: retiree health coverage.

National populists surge around the world — spelling doom for the global elite  —  Democrats are flummoxed that President Donald Trump can keep winning when they find his views so despicable.  —  Recent elections from around the world, though, provide the answer: People want conservative populism.

Dan Crenshaw defends Trump boat strikes but hesitates on support for strikes on Venezuela itself … In recent weeks, the Trump administration has engaged in multiple strikes of boats they say are full of drugs being smuggled into the United States.  —  Last month, the president hinted …