17.10.2025 — The Day Trump Commuted Santos' Sentence

Follow live updates as Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa face off in the NYC mayoral debate.

Gaza’s fragile ceasefire is unraveling into internal warfare as armed clan militias challenge the remnants of a still-lethal Hamas, which has responded with a brutal crackdown that has left more than 30 people dead, including at least eight publicly executed.

Jones apologized for the violent texts before pivoting to Trump’s rhetoric and his role in the January 6 riot.

Follow live updates as Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa face off in the NYC mayoral debate.

Follow live updates as Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa face off in the NYC mayoral debate.

The president moaned about the exhausting task of remaining on his feet before sitting down in his chair during an Oval Office event.

Videos of U.S. attacks in the Caribbean suggest boats have been obliterated in a single strike. The reality is a lot messier.

California Democrat Governor Gavin Newsom has once again denied parole to Patricia Krenwinkel, a former follower of cult leader Charles Manson and one of the perpetrators of the infamous 1969 Tate-LaBianca murders.

New York Attorney General Letitia James is housing a second criminal family member at her properties in Virginia — and The Post can reveal she and her big sister were partners in crime.

Former Trump administration national security adviser John Bolton has been charged with storing top secret records at home and sharing with relatives notes that contained classified information.

Behind a solid start by Tyler Glasnow and a strong bullpen effort, the Dodgers move to within one win of returning to the World Series in back-to-back years.

Two alleged Antifa members were indicted by a federal grand jury this week for reportedly attacking an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Texas this past July.

The more the president weaponizes the government against his perceived enemies, the more reason he has to stay in power, Michael Wolff warns.

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Legal experts say U.S. strikes against alleged members of Latin American drug cartels are pushing the bounds of international law.

The charges come two months after the FBI executed a search warrant at Bolton's suburban Washington home.

The commander of U.S. military operations in the region where forces have been attacking alleged drug boats says he will retire in December. Adm.

Many Europeans and Americans no longer view a global war as a remote prospect and believe World War III could happen in the next five to ten years.

‘The risk profile of the index increasingly reflects the fortunes of those companies rather than the broader U.S. economy,’ one economist said.

Some key impacts of the shutdown have been pushed back by moves by the Trump administration. But those efforts are temporary, and the pain could spread depending on how long the stalemate lasts.

The debate over Mamdani’s candidacy highlights the ongoing identity crisis within the Democratic Party as voters turn against Israel over its genocide.

The city of Malibu says homeless people who illegally camp present a fire risk when they use flames to keep warm or cook. Council members want them arrested if they don’t move along.

As President Trump pushes to get National Guard troops patrolling American cities, his administration has, in effect, blurred the lines between the military, traditional law enforcement and immigration enforcement.

Fake Spaniard Hilaria Baldwin claims she was bullied off “Dancing with the Stars” but the more she continues to speak, the more deluded she looks.

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President Trump’s tariffs have helped tame the federal deficit, the Treasury Department reported Thursday, with an extra $118 billion in customs revenue limiting the damage from surging federal spending.

When will we learn to protect children and all human life?

Ideologues foisting the harmful lies of transgenderism onto kids should be laughed — and prosecuted — out of polite society.

John Bolton is expected to surrender to authorities and make his first court appearance. The former Trump administration national security adviser is accused of storing top secret records at home and sharing with relatives diary-like notes that contained classified information.

California's Latest Dumb Gun Law is a Ban on Glocks

John Bolton has arrived at a federal courthouse to surrender to authorities on charges accusing him of sharing classified information.

The government shutdown is now the third-longest funding lapse in modern history, and the Senate won't meet until Monday. Follow live updates here.

President Donald Trump says his proposed 100% tariff on goods from China would not be sustainable, but blamed China for the latest impasse in trade talks that began with Beijing tightening control over its rare earth exports. [Full Story]

Harvard’s School of Public Health is broken.

Organizers say they expect millions of Americans will march this weekend against the policies of the Trump administration. The protests come amid National Guard deployments in several cities.

John Bolton, former national security adviser of President Donald Trump, surrendered to authorities and is expected to appear in federal court Friday.

A federal judge lifted restrictions that limited his travel to New York, New Jersey, Washington, D.C., Louisiana and Michigan.

Former National Security Adviser John R. Bolton turned himself in at a federal court in Maryland to answer an indictment that charges him with mishandling classified information.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) announced on Thursday that he stands by Democrat Jay Jones in his race for Virginia Attorney General despite past text messages that showed him apparently fantasizing about a Republican lawmaker being fatally shot.

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Clean energy expansion could destroy this crucial climate solution.

Socialist upstart candidate Zohran Mamdani entered the first general mayoral election debate as the front-runner and left the same way –despite some strong performances from his rivals, a Post panel of political experts said.

“They’re referring to me as a king. I’m not a king,” the president insisted, walking back on previous grandiose rhetoric.

Here’s a partial rundown of who else Trump has mentioned as being on his political hit list, and why.

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Current communication systems relied upon by U.S. warfighters are too “old” and “outdated,” according to Secretary of the Army Daniel P. Driscoll, who says a concerted push is underway to accelerate private industry’s delivery of advanced technology and the Army’s acquisition process.

The FBI arrested an individual living in Louisiana who allegedly participated in the Hamas October 7, 2023, massacre of Israelis before traveling to the United States on a fraudulent visa, according to a newly unsealed criminal complaint.

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Left-wing TV host Jimmy Kimmel promoted the leftist anti-Trump “No Kings” protest by likening the demonstration to the American Revolution.

New York City’s three mayoral candidates faced each other in the first general mayoral election debate.

James Zogby and Jonah Valdez on what it will take for this ceasefire to succeed, and Palestinian writer Taqwa Ahmed Al-Wawi shares her hopes and fears.

Damien Hurstel, 19, pleaded not guilty through his lawyer on a murder charge in the gruesome beheading and mutilation of Anthony Casalaspro, 45, last week.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is asking President Trump for more military aid as the war with Russia continues.

GOP HYSTERIA BACKFIRES

After shots were fired at a protest against ICE, federal prosecutors pursued guilt-by-association charges against two protesters.

Four questions about the ongoing deadlock, answered by an expert.

Mohammed Nazzal said that “exceptional measures” had to be taken when it carried out public killings in Gaza on Monday, which drew widespread criticism

The government shutdown is about to slam into the federal courts, which had been able to keep running but are about to exhaust their extra cash and will have to furlough employees starting early next week.

The House Minority Leader blasted the White House press secretary over her criticism of Democrats.

Trump expressed confidence that he would be able to convince Putin to agree to peace, as he welcomed Zelenskyy at the White House.

Prince Andrew is renouncing his royal titles following allegations around his connection to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

President Donald Trump is hosting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for talks at the White House on Friday, with the U.S. leader signaling he's not ready to agree to sell Kyiv a long-range missile system that the Ukrainians say they desperately need. [Full Story]

The comment came as the president was quizzed over his lethal boat strikes.

The U.S. Military is holding survivors from a suspected drug-trafficking vessel that was struck in the Caribbean earlier this week. The detentions appear to be the first known instance in which survivors have been taken into custody after a U.S. maritime strike in the region.

The president earned positive coverage nonetheless for proposals that won’t help most patients.

“She was hoping maybe he would change when he got out of prison, but he got worse,” a Lori Loughlin friend said of the actress and husband Mossimo Giannulli.

The bid comes after the Senate rejected a similar measure to curb President Trump’s attacks against alleged drug runners in the Caribbean Sea.

Trump told Zelenskyy there's "a chance to end the war quickly" and expressed concerns about sending Ukraine long-range Tomahawk missiles.

Trump called a proposed tunnel from Russia to Alaska 'interesting' and said he would 'have to think about that.'

Virginia Democrat Attorney General nominee Jay Jones sought to defend his past comments during a debate with GOP candidate Jason Miyares, revealing a text message thread in which he said then-Virginia House Speaker Todd Gilbert, a Republican, should receive “two bullets to the head.”

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday proposed the swap of Ukrainian drones for American Tomahawk missiles, yet President Trump signaled he’s not ready to commit to providing Kyiv with the long-range weapons it says it needs.

He has chosen to abandon his House seat for a greater gamble rather than fight a miserable battle to retain a thankless job.

Anti-ICE protests and sanctuary jurisdictions are taking their toll, forcing the agency to divert its personnel and hindering its ability to reach higher arrest and deportation numbers, acting Director Todd Lyons told The Washington Times, putting the blame on political rhetoric.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited to ask President Trump for more military aid as the war with Russia persists.

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Bolton is accused of using personal email or a messaging app to send sensitive documents and faces up to 10 years in prison.

How we got to “I love Hitler.”

Conservative commentator Megyn Kelly said that she would be willing to run for president to block any White House bids from United States Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

White House budget director Russell Vought said on Friday that the Trump administration will freeze another $11 billion worth of infrastructure projects in Democrat-leaning cities due to the ongoing government shutdown. Vought said on social media the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will pause work on "low priority" projects in New York, San Francisco, Boston and Baltimore. [Full Story]

President Donald Trump is calling on Kyiv and Moscow to “stop where they are” and end their brutal war.

President Trump commuted the 7-year sentence of George Santos, the New York Republican expelled from the U.S. House. He was in prison for financial fraud.

President Donald Trump announced on Friday that he has commuted the prison sentence of George Santos, the former GOP representative from New York who was serving more than seven years in federal prison for fraud and identity theft.

The 18-count case may involve both.