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18.10.2025The Day No Kings Protests Swept the Nation

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This page is an archive of main headlines from the US for 18.10.2025.

It displays 197 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.

18.10.2025The Day No Kings Protests Swept the Nation
US media heavily focused on President Trump's commutation of former Rep. George Santos' prison sentence in the early morning, with numerous outlets reporting his immediate release. Concurrently, attention began to build around the impending "No Kings" protests against the Trump administration across several cities.

As the day progressed, the "No Kings" protests became the dominant narrative, with extensive coverage across conservative and liberal outlets. These reports highlighted widespread anti-Trump sentiment and large turnouts in rallies nationwide. Separately, Trump's meeting with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy and his suggestion for an armistice also received significant attention, along with the ongoing government shutdown.
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The White House asked justices on Friday to weigh in on deployment of National Guard troops to Illinois. The high court will have a chance to consider the Trump administration's increasing use of the armed forces to support crime fighting and immigration enforcement in largely Dem-led jurisdictions -- jurisdictions the president says are roiled by lawlessness and violent protests. [Full Story]
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The Trump administration on Friday asked the Supreme Court to allow the deployment of National Guard troops in the Chicago area, escalating President Donald Trump's conflict with Democrat governors over using the military on U.S. soil. Trump has sought to have Guard troops deployed in various jurisdictions to assist in immigration enforcement and quell lawlessness. [Full Story]
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02:29Trump Frees Santos

US media continues to heavily focus on President Trump's commutation of former Rep. George Santos' prison sentence (ABC News, NYTimes, The Daily Beast, HuffPost, Breitbart, NY Post). Concurrently, significant attention is given to the impending "No Kings" protests against the Trump administration across several cities, amidst National Guard deployments (NPR, The Hill, Common Dreams, Newsmax, The Blaze, USA Today).
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08:09Trump Frees Santos A Shadow Cast

US media continues to heavily focus on President Trump's commutation of former Rep. George Santos' prison sentence, with numerous outlets reporting on his release for financial fraud (ABC News, Common Dreams, The Epoch Times, NY Post, NYTimes, AP News, Breitbart). Concurrently, Trump's meeting with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy and his stance on military aid and a potential armistice also receives attention (CNN, CBS, Washington Post, The Atlantic).
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12:03No Kings Protests Swell

US media's top focus is the widespread "No Kings" protests against President Trump across the nation, with conservative outlets like Fox News alleging foreign funding, while others like MSNBC and The Hill frame them as vital for democracy (Boston Globe, Fox News, MSNBC, NPR, The Hill, AP News). Concurrently, Trump's meeting with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy, and his suggestion that both Ukraine and Russia declare victory, continues to receive attention (CBS, CNN).
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Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy might have come for Tomahawks, but President Donald Trump issued a directive to Russia and Ukraine to 'stop where the are.' 'The meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine was very interesting, and cordial, but I told him, as I likewise strongly suggested to President Putin, that it is time to stop the killing, and make a DEAL!' Trump wrote Friday night on Truth Social. [Full Story]
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The problem with Donald Trump’s recent firing of six members of Puerto Rico’s Financial Oversight and Management Board isn’t who he decided to fire — it’s the board’s very existence as a tool of colonial rule over Puerto Rico.
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Chattanooga’s Volkswagen plant, which joined the United Auto Workers last year, is the first in the South to have unionized through an election since 1940. As first contract negotiations stall, the UAW is gathering pledge cards for a possible strike.
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15:08No Kings Protests Swell

US media continues to heavily focus on the widespread "No Kings" protests against President Trump, with both conservative and liberal outlets covering the rallies and their anti-Trump sentiment (Breitbart, MSNBC, USA Today, Washington Examiner, Fox News, NPR, AP News). Concurrently, the government shutdown and its impact on federal workers remains a significant topic (Boston Globe, The Hill). Trump's directive to Ukraine and Russia to "stop where they are" and "make a DEAL" is also highlighted (Newsmax, The Atlantic, CBS).
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The “pro-worker” conservatism of figures like Oren Cass and his American Compass think tank offers narrowly targeted measures to select workers while terrorizing immigrants and maintaining management’s control over the workplace and politics.
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17:22No Kings Protests: US Rallies Against Trump Swell

US media continues its extensive coverage of the nationwide "No Kings" protests against President Trump (ABC News, Boston Globe, Breitbart, CNN, Fox News, NPR, The Hill, HuffPost, Washington Examiner, AP News, MSNBC, USA Today). Conservative outlets often frame these demonstrations critically, while others highlight the large turnout and anti-Trump sentiment. Concurrently, Trump's commutation of George Santos' sentence remains a notable topic (Common Dreams, Washington Times).
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The Trump administration is moving the survivors from this week's strike on a drug trafficking submarine to their home countries and not to the United States. 'The two surviving terrorists are being returned to their Countries of origin, Ecuador and Colombia, for detention and prosecution,' President Donald Trump announced Saturday. 'Under my watch, the United States of America will not tolerate narcoterrorists trafficking illegal drugs, by land or by sea.' [Full Story]
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19:24No Kings Rallies Sweep Nation

US media continues its extensive coverage of the nationwide "No Kings" protests against President Trump, with numerous outlets reporting on the large turnout and anti-Trump sentiment (ABC News, Boston Globe, CBS, Fox News, NPR, The Hill, HuffPost, AP News, The Daily Beast, USA Today, Washington Examiner, Breitbart, CNN, MSNBC). Conservative media highlights "ANTIFA" presence and calls them "hate America" rallies (Fox News, AP News, Breitbart, The Daily Beast). Separately, the U.S. military's repatriation of drug vessel strike survivors to Colombia and Ecuador is also reported (NYTimes, Washington Post, Newsmax).
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The current government shutdown is like no previous shutdown in that, this time, the president has labored to reduce the pain on everyday Americans, putting the suffering almost exclusively on federal workers and congressional Democrats’ pet projects.
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21:57No Kings Rallies Sweep Nation

US media continues its extensive coverage of the nationwide "No Kings" protests against President Trump, with numerous outlets reporting on large turnouts and anti-Trump sentiment (ABC News, Boston Globe, Common Dreams, Fox News, LA Times, NY Post, The Hill, Washington Post, AP News, Mother Jones, Reason, Washington Examiner, Breitbart, CBS, CNN, MSNBC, NPR, The Daily Beast, HuffPost, USA Today). Conservative media continues to highlight polarizing claims and alleged "hatefest" aspects of the rallies (Fox News, Breitbart, The Daily Beast).
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The State Department said it informed the nations guaranteeing the Gaza ceasefire agreement of 'credible reports' indicating Hamas will violate the pact. 'Should Hamas proceed with this attack, measures will be taken to protect the people of Gaza and preserve the integrity of the ceasefire,' the department said in a statement. [Full Story]
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The State Department said it informed the nations guaranteeing the Gaza ceasefire agreement of 'credible reports' indicating Hamas will violate the pact. 'Should Hamas proceed with this attack, measures will be taken to protect the people of Gaza and preserve the integrity of the ceasefire,' the department said in a statement. [Full Story]
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