10.10.2025 — The Day Federal Worker Layoffs Began

Israel’s government has voted on and officially approved the Gaza ceasefire and hostage release resolution, which was brokered by the United States in an effort to bring an end to the over two years of bloodshed and fighting.

Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani’s fortunes in the race for City Hall have dramatically changed.

U.S. troops will be stationed in Israel and other countries and will act as observers to ensure there are no violations of the peace agreement.

Trump biographer Michael Wolff reveals he was shown the lewd photos by Jeffrey Epstein himself.

A bases-loaded throwing error to home plate by Phillies reliever Orion Kerkering in the 11th inning allows the Dodgers to take a 2-1 series-clinching win.

World leaders, lawmakers, and public figures are calling on the Nobel Committee to honor President Donald Trump after he brokered what Israeli officials hailed as a “miraculous” deal set to free all remaining hostages and bring an end to the Gaza war — an achievement hailed as historic and unprecedented, with allies calling him the “President of Peace” and “the peacemaker the world needed.”

Anticipation is growing and bookies around the world are taking bets on who'll be awarded this year's Nobel Peace Prize. Here is what to know ahead of the award announcement this week.

Roberson would be the first person in the nation put to death for a "shaken baby" diagnosis. A "Dateline" podcast included new interviews and evidence in the sprawling case.

New York Attorney General Letitia James has been charged as part of a mortgage fraud investigation aggressively pushed by the Trump administration.

The president’s relentless push for the prestigious honor did not pay off as he’d hoped.

On the eve of another midnight execution, questions are mounting over recent lethal injections that witnesses fear were botched.

President Trump lost out on earning this year’s Nobel Peace Prize despite brokering a historic cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas after more than two years of war.

Venezuela's opposition leader María Corina Machado has won this year's Nobel Peace Prize for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela.

The Israeli military says that the ceasefire agreement with Hamas came into effect at noon local time Friday.

The statement came after the Israeli government approved a deal to pave the way for the release of hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners.

President Trump lost out on earning this year’s Nobel Peace Prize despite brokering a historic cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas after more than two years of war.

Israeli forces have begun a pull-back of troops from Gaza Friday after Israel's cabinet approved a plan for a ceasefire aimed at ending the devastating two-year-old war.

President Donald Trump took a bullet for democracy in 2024, staving off multiple assassinations for a monumental comeback to win the White House again, but none of it was enough to win the Nobel Peace Prize, which was given to Venezuelan opposition activist María Corina Machado 'for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy.' [Full Story]

Katrina Thompson, mayor of Broadview, lived in Los Angeles during the Rodney King riots. She says there’s no comparison to the violence and chaos of that time to what’s going on in Chicago.

Whereas ‘international opinion’ believed we had to cut off Israel, Trump armed the Jewish state, bombed Iran, and squeezed Qatar to bring Hamas to heel.

Israeli forces have begun a pullback of troops from Gaza on Friday after Israel's Cabinet approved a plan for a ceasefire aimed at ending the devastating 2-year-old war.

It doesn’t matter how unpopular Democrats’ policies are, they are not going to negotiate, they are not going to compromise.

Israeli forces have completed a pullback of troops from Gaza on Friday after Israel's Cabinet approved a plan for a ceasefire aimed at ending the devastating two-year war.

Los Angeles fire officials, already under scrutiny for their failure to pre-deploy engines in advance of the Palisades fire, are facing questions about why they didn’t fully extinguish the Jan. 1 fire.

FBI Spied on Republican Lawmakers Using Surveillance Powers Many Supported

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vows "Hamas will disarm," easy way or the hard way, as Israel's military says a Gaza ceasefire is in effect.

They might be surprised that the republic exists at all.

In the Pacific, Tropical Storm Raymond is now the third system off the western coast of Mexico.

The president’s crusade to get the honor apparently didn’t impress the award committee.

Workers must organize for power, while capitalists wield it individually through property rights. This fundamental asymmetry, as German sociologist Claus Offe explained, creates a chain of obstacles that make working-class collective action uniquely difficult.

"The Nobel Committee proved they place politics over peace," White House Communications Director Steven Cheung wrote on social media.

Deploying Troops to American Cities Is an Assault on the Constitution

He accused China of imposing new export controls on rare earth elements and other key materials, adding that he will ‘financially counter their move.’

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Congress is being left in the dark about the fate of U.S. weapons transfers, a new federal watchdog report found.

An illegal immigrant from El Salvador was sentenced to 30 years in prison for repeatedly sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl in Virginia Beach.

First responders rushed to explosives manufacturer Accurate Energetic Systems. Officials are warning residents to steer clear of the area.

President Donald Trump is expected to travel to Israel on Monday after brokering a ceasefire hostage exchange deal between Israel and Hamas.

The famed singer-songwriter's "Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour" was playing at Kaseya Center when the scary incident unfolded.

María Corina Machado, the 2025 recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, dedicated her recognition on Friday to her Venezuelan people and to President Donald Trump, stating that Venezuelans need his support “more than ever.”

The first lady has been engaged in talks with the Russia leader over the war in Ukraine.

North Korea has been celebrating the 80th anniversary of the foundation of its ruling Korean Workers’ Party with a roster of global VIP guests and an after-dark parade of military might.

Officials said the main concern at this time is the possibility of a secondary explosion.

First Lady Melania Trump announced from the White House that she and Russian President Vladimir Putin have maintained an “open channel of communication” concerning children impacted by the Russia-Ukraine war.

The White House is now making good on its threats to fire federal workers because of the government shutdown, Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought said Friday.

Layoffs in the federal government have officially begun, according to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought. "The RIFs have begun," Vought wrote on X, a reference to permanent government reductions in forces. President Donald Trump said Thursday that workers under Democrat programs will be the first to go this week. [Full Story]

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Tennessee Man Arrested, Gets $2 Million Bond for Posting Facebook Meme

Follow live coverage of the Trump administration as the DOJ details a couple’s harrowing plan to kill a right-wing influencer, one month to the day that Kirk was shot dead.

Follow live coverage of the Trump administration as the DOJ details a couple’s harrowing plan to kill a right-wing influencer, one month to the day that Kirk was shot dead.

The Trump administration says it has started the process of issuing reduction-in-force notices to federal employees. It's not clear how many agencies are affected or how many people.

This marks the second time the president has been snapped appearing to have “devil horns.”

U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced that the Pentagon has agreed to establish a new Qatar Emiri Air Force (QEAF) facility at Mountain Home Air Force Base (MHAFB) in Idaho.

The Hickman County Sheriff's Office said an explosion occurred at Accurate Energetic Systems in the Bucksnort area on Friday, Oct. 10.

The Trump Administration Begins 'Substantial' Layoffs of Federal Workers

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released its annual inflation adjustments for the 2026 tax year, affecting more than 60 tax provisions, including income tax brackets, standard deductions, and key credits.

Congressional Democrats said they won’t end the shutdown in part because they don’t trust Republicans to address health care once the government reopens.

The Trump administration began another round of layoffs, forging ahead with its plan to cull the federal work force while the government is shut down.

The president said export controls on ‘critical software’ will also take effect on Nov. 1. Earlier, Trump also threatened to cancel a meeting with China’s Xi.

The United States and China have been jostling for advantage in trade talks, after the import taxes announced earlier this year triggered a trade war between the world's two largest economies. Both nations agreed to ratchet down tariffs after negotiations in Switzerland and the United Kingdom, yet tensions remain as China has continued to restrict America's access to the difficult-to-mine rare earths needed for a wide array of U.S. technologies [Full Story]

“I am not voting in 2026 and won’t be able to encourage others to vote either,” Laura Loomer said.

The president said export controls on ‘critical software’ will also take effect on Nov. 1. Earlier, Trump also threatened to cancel a meeting with China’s Xi.

A 69-year-old man living in San Diego has been accused of sending a letter to conservative commentator Benny Johnson threatening his life, according to Attorney General Pam Bondi.

President Trump says he will impose a 100% tariff on all Chinese imports in response to Beijing’s move to restrict rare earths and other exports, as a trade war between the world’s largest economies flared anew.

Elias Cepeda, who is listed as a faculty member in the English department at Northeastern Illinois University, was collared on Sept. 26 with a loaded gun and multiple rounds of ammunition on him as part of President Trump’s Operation Midway Blitz…

Trump Won't Invoke the Insurrection Act—As Long As He Can Use the National Guard However He Wants

President Trump said the US will add an additional 100% tariff on Chinese imports in retaliation to export controls Beijing has floated.

President cancels planned meeting with Xi Jinping, hikes tariffs 100% on Chinese imports.

Zelenskyy has estimated that more than 200,000 Ukrainian children have been deported to Russia or territories it controls since the war began.

19 individuals are feared dead following a large explosion at a Tennessee explosives manufacturing facility, according to authorities.

Guard members in Memphis are operating under the governor's command — unlike other cities facing troop deployments, including Los Angeles, Portland and Chicago.