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Top News Stories for Saturday, October 11th 2025
Saturday, Oct 11th, 2025 -
Trump's stance on Gaza shifted after Israel's attack on Qatar — a close ally where he and his family have key business deals. President Donald Trump speaks with Emir of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad al Thani as he departs the Al Udeid Air Base for Abu Dhabi on May 15, 2025, in Doha, Qatar. President Donald Trump's recent push toward a ceasefire in Gaza may have been motivated, in large part, by his to . Less ...
Source: theintercept.com
Saturday, Oct 11th, 2025 -
DORAL, Fla. (AP) — Venezuelans in "Little Venezuela" — the largest home for the country's natives in the United States — are welcoming the news that opposition leader Maria Corina Machado to live and work legally in the U.S, putting them at risk of deportation. The Republican government has deported hundreds of Venezuelans to El Salvador, claiming that they were members of the Tren de Aragua gang ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Saturday, Oct 11th, 2025 -
Judges have stalled President Donald Trump's plans to deploy the National Guard in Chicago and in Portland, Oregon, but troops are now patrolling in Memphis , Tennessee, with the blessing of the state's governor. The troops, dressed in Guard fatigues and protective vests, with guns in their holsters, patrolled at a Bass Pro Shops store and a nearby tourist welcome center beside the Mississippi River on Friday. It ...
Source: apnews.com
Saturday, Oct 11th, 2025 -
Taiwan says it will increase defence spending and build a new air defence system called "T-Dome". Taiwan is facing increased military pressure from China, which views the island as its own territory. Taiwan says its "T-Dome" spending plans will be included in a budget proposal released before the end of the year. Taiwan will build a new multi-layered air defence system called "T-Dome" to defend itself against enemy ...
Source: abc.net.au
Friday, Oct 10th, 2025 -
NEW YORK (AP) — It was January 2004 and Donald Trump and Letitia James, a fellow New Yorker who would become his nemesis, were embarking on new ventures that would launch their political careers. Trump's show "The Apprentice," which introduced him to a new generation of Americans, premiered on NBC. James was sworn in as a newly elected member of the New York City Council, representing Brooklyn. James became ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Friday, Oct 10th, 2025 -
Stand With Free Press. As more major networks align with those in power, the space for fearless journalism is shrinking. By becoming a member, you support a newsroom that asks the tough questions, no matter who's in charge. Already contributed? WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House budget office said Friday that mass firings of federal workers have started, an attempt by President Donald Trump's administration to ...
Source: huffpost.com
Friday, Oct 10th, 2025 -
El mejor lugar para cobertura de noticias y cultura latina en Chicago. Crecer en un hogar y familia donde lo mismo escuchaba boleros en español que eran del gusto de sus abuelos, las cumbias y el mariachi de su mamá, y el gusto de su papá por The Beatles y el bossa nova —más su amor y gusto propio por la psicodelia, el metal y el jazz— ha hecho que la apuesta musical de Cuco ...
Source: chicago.suntimes.com
Friday, Oct 10th, 2025 -
First Lady Melania Trump made a rare formal announcement from the White House on Friday where she revealed that she has been engaged in secret talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The first lady said that due to ongoing efforts eight children separated during the war in Ukraine have now been reunited with their families, and she said the work continues. "Since President Putin received my letter last August, ...
Source: thedailybeast.com
Friday, Oct 10th, 2025 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article Trump returns for another exam after growing speculation about his health President Donald Trump is returning to Walter Reed Medical Center for what the White House initially described as a "routine yearly checkup," just six months after undergoing his annual physical exam. "I ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Friday, Oct 10th, 2025 -
The United States is deploying up to 200 troops to Israel to help oversee the Gaza cease-fire process in coordination with regional partners, including Egypt, Qatar, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates. But the troops, some of whom have already arrived in Israel and will continue to do so through the weekend, won't be there to conduct offensive operations and won't be going into Gaza, a U.S. official told Foreign ...
Source: foreignpolicy.com
Friday, Oct 10th, 2025 -
Stand With Free Press. As more major networks align with those in power, the space for fearless journalism is shrinking. By becoming a member, you support a newsroom that asks the tough questions, no matter who's in charge. Already contributed? WASHINGTON ― Some Republicans say they may have to take drastic measures and go "nuclear" by changing the U.S. Senate 's filibuster rules to pass a funding bill if the ...
Source: huffpost.com
Friday, Oct 10th, 2025 -
reading time 2 minutes The company belonging to a former Republican election official has reportedly bought Dominion Voting Systems. The election vendor, which endured a slew of baseless MAGA conspiracy theories in the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election, has been acquired by a company called Liberty Vote, according to a press release from the company. Liberty Vote is a new company that is owned by Scott ...
Source: gizmodo.com
Friday, Oct 10th, 2025 -
Republican Winsome Earle-Sears presses Abigail Spanberger over fellow Democrat's 'abhorrent' texts Democrat Abigail Spanberger faced off against Virginia's lieutenant governor, Winsome Earle-Sears, in the only public debate in that state's governor's race on Thursday, days after the Democratic nominee for attorney general was embroiled in a texting and misconduct controversy relating to his opponents. Spanberger, a ...
Source: theguardian.com
Friday, Oct 10th, 2025 -
Peru's Congress has voted to remove President Dina Boluarte, among the world's most unpopular leaders, in a late-night session called hours after political parties from across the spectrum demanded her impeachment, as the nation fights an intensive crime wave. Politicians voted late on Thursday to debate Boluarte's removal from office on grounds of "moral incapacity" and summoned her to defend herself before ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Friday, Oct 10th, 2025 -
Oct. 10 (UPI) -- The Qatari Emiri Air Force will base several F-15 fighters and their pilots at a base in Idaho, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on Friday. The Qatari fighter jets and pilots will be hosted at the Mountain Home Air Force Base in southwestern Idaho, which Hegseth said will enable training exercises with the U.S. military to make joint operations more effective, according to The Hill . ...
Source: upi.com
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This is an adapted excerpt from the Oct. 10 episode of "Morning Joe." House Speaker Mike Johnson was confronted by an emotional C-SPAN caller on Thursday over the government shutdown. The woman, who identified herself as a Republican military spouse from Virginia, told Johnson her family lives "paycheck to paycheck" and warned that if the standoff in Washington continued, she was worried her "kids could die." "If ...
Source: msnbc.com