ICE recruits are showing up for training with disqualifying criminal backgrounds, report says New hires are reportedly failing background checks, drug tests and open-book tests The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2025
US President Trump pardons convicted Binance founder Changpeng Zhao Changpeng Zhao, known as "CZ," stepped down as head of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange and pleaded guilty to money laundering in 2023. Euronews · Oct 23, 2025
Trump pardons founder of Binance, world’s largest crypto exchange Changpeng Zhao pleaded guilty to failing to stop money laundering in 2023 and was sentenced to four months The Guardian - US · Oct 23, 2025
A Third of New ICE Recruits Fail Fitness Test That Includes 15 Push-Ups and a 1.5-Mile Run: Report More than one in three new U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) recruits are failing the agency's basic fitness test, according to a new sprawling report by The Atlantic. Latin Times · Oct 23, 2025
Trump Wants Higher Beef Prices and Also Lower Beef Prices The president somehow believes that tariffs can deliver wins for both producers and consumers. It is maddening and nonsensical. Reason · Oct 23, 2025
Seth Meyers on Trump’s White House demolition: ‘This is insane’ Late-night hosts discuss the president’s wrecking project and his demand for payment from the justice department The Guardian - US · Oct 23, 2025
Stephen Miller rips Robert De Niro saying he hasn’t ‘made a movie worth watching in at least 30 years’ after Nazi comment Stephen Miller’s broadsides against the two-time Oscar-winner come after De Niro described the Trump aide as a Nazi who was similar to Joseph Goebbels. The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2025
Trump to turn focus to soybeans on Asia trip — not shutdown - Roll Call President Trump will be focusing on Asia and trade issues for over a week as Congress has hit a stalemate over ending the shutdown. Roll Call · Oct 23, 2025
Oil ETFs Are Popping On Trump's Sanctions, Just Don't Call It A Comeback Yet Oil prices are rising once more as investors absorb the Trump administration’s new sanctions on Russia’s two biggest oil producers, Lukoil and Rosneft, an action that has added new geopolitics to an already volatile market. Benzinga · Oct 23, 2025
Trump's Team Has Ties To Quantum Stocks—Let's Go Down The Rabbit Hole President Donald Trump's administration is accelerating its push into the quantum frontier with reports that the federal government is in talks to take equity stakes in several leading quantum computing firms. Benzinga · Oct 23, 2025
House Democrats investigate Trump's $230M restitution demand for Justice Department The lawmakers called it "an outrageous and shocking attempt to shake down the American people." Axios · Oct 23, 2025
Williams Invests $378 Million In Woodside's LNG Terminal-Pipeline Venture Australia-based Woodside Energy Group Ltd (NYSE:WDS) solidified its strategy for the Louisiana LNG initiative by closing a deal with U.S. natural gas company Williams Companies Inc (NYSE:WMB). Benzinga · Oct 23, 2025
Black enrollment is waning at many elite colleges after affirmative action ban, AP analysis finds An Associated Press analysis finds that the number of Black students enrolling at many elite colleges has dropped in the two years since the Supreme Court banned affirmative action in admissions The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2025
At the Races: More maps, more problems - Roll Call Catch up on the political news of the past week in the latest At the Races newsletter, including redistricting and campaign launches. Roll Call · Oct 23, 2025
The Guardian - US · Oct 23, 2025 Melania Trump’s meme coin architects accused of pump-and-dump fraud in lawsuit First lady not named in suit in which investors allege Meteora platform created crypto they knew would plummet
Benzinga · Oct 23, 2025 Occidental Petroleum Shares Are Trading Higher Thursday: What's Going On? Occidental Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:OXY) shares are trading higher Thursday as prices rise after the U.S. imposed sanctions on two Russian oil companies, Rosneft and Lukoil.
Fortune · Oct 23, 2025 Trump pardons Binance founder Changpeng Zhao two years after the crypto billionaire’s guilty plea The Binance founder pleaded guilty in 2023 to failing to maintain an effective anti-money-laundering regime.
Latin Times · Oct 23, 2025 Gustavo Petro Accuses Trump Of Wanting To Intervene In Colombia's Presidential Elections: 'Seeking For The Far-Right To Win' Colombian President Gustavo Petro accused U.S. counterpart Donald Trump of wanting to interfere with the South American country's elections next year, rejecting the claim that Washington's strikes against alleged drug vessels seeks to counter narco trafficking in the region
Benzinga · Oct 23, 2025 D-Wave Quantum Stock Is Ripping Higher Thursday: What's Happening? D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NYSE:QBTS) shares are trading higher Thursday on reports that the Trump administration is in talks to take equity stakes in quantum computing firms.
Barchart · Oct 23, 2025 Stocks Supported by Strength in Energy Producers and Earnings The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.38%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.12%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.61%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ25 ) are up +0.34%, and December E-mini Nasdaq futures...
The Guardian - US · Oct 23, 2025 Silly inflatable costumes are taking over anti-Trump protests. What are they actually saying? Whimsical frogs and unicorns have become mascots of the resistance – but it’s easy for tactical frivolity to devolve into entertainment
The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2025 Protesters gather as federal agents arrive in San Francisco area Protesters have gathered outside a U.S. Coast Guard base in the San Francisco Bay Area, where U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents are arriving to help to support federal efforts to track down immigrants in the country illegally
The Guardian - US · Oct 23, 2025 Trump backs down on sending federal troops to San Francisco for immigration crackdown Protesters flood streets in show of resistance, as president calls off deployment after speaking with city’s mayor and Silicon Valley leaders
International Business Times · Oct 23, 2025 Republicans Warn Of Chaos At US Airports As Shutdown Drags Republicans sounded the alarm Thursday over potential turmoil at US airports as the government shutdown threatens to drag into November, warning of ruined holiday plans for millions of Americans.
Latin Times · Oct 23, 2025 Marco Rubio Calls Colombian President Petro a 'Lunatic' As Feud Escalates: 'He's Not Well' Secretary of State Marco Rubio slammed Colombian President Gustavo Petro, calling him a "lunatic" as the feud between Bogota and Washington continues to escalate