Trump claims allies in Middle East will send troops into Gaza and ‘straighten out Hamas’ if ceasefire fails Trump’s comments came as his vice-president JD Vance landed in Israel for a two day visit The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2025
Trump promises his ballroom construction won’t ‘interfere’ with White House in resurfaced video A video of Donald Trump promising that the East Wing will not be damaged during construction of his White House ballroom has resurfaced. The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2025
Wave of anti-science bills pushed by Kennedy allies hits statehouses, endangering health protections More than 420 anti-science bills attacking longstanding public health protections – vaccines, milk safety and fluoride – have been introduced in statehouses across the U.S. this year The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2025
Stocks Mixed on Mostly Positive Corporate News The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.05%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.12%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.30%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ25 ) are up +0.03%, and December E-mini Nasdaq futures... Barchart · Oct 21, 2025
Trump-appointed prosecutor contacted reporter via Signal to complain about coverage - then tried to claim it was all ‘off the record’ ‘You're not a journalist so it's weird saying that but just letting you know,’ Halligan wrote The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2025
Trump's 100% Tariff Threat Turns China's Rare-Earth Play Into A Dangerous Gamble China is tightening its grip on rare-earth exports in a high-stakes economic play, threatening global supply chains in sectors like technology, defense and semiconductors, yet analysts warn the move could backfire by accelerating diversification efforts and provoking harsher U.S. tariff retaliation. Benzinga · Oct 21, 2025
In Chicago, an immense show of force signals a sharp escalation in White House immigration crackdown A raid last month in Chicago has signaled a sharp escalation in the White House’s immigration crackdown and ratcheted up tensions in a city already on edge The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2025
Albanese’s critical minerals deal isn’t good economics – but in Trump and Xi’s new world, bargaining chips matter Though the dollar benefits may not outweigh the cost on Australia’s new mining agreement with the US, experts say it couldn’t have gone any better The Guardian - AU · Oct 21, 2025
Trump is threatening Venezuela. But his own country looks a lot like it The US president’s efforts to consolidate power are strikingly similar to historical authoritarian moves in Caracas The Guardian - US · Oct 21, 2025
Fox News host Laura Ingraham joins business venture with Donald Trump Jr Host often criticized Hunter Biden’s business on her show and said he capitalized on his father’s presidency for deals The Guardian - US · Oct 21, 2025
First Thing: At least 135 mutilated bodies of Palestinians had been held at notorious Israeli jail, say Gaza officials Documents indicate they came from Sde Teiman. Plus, the last voyage of the Scandies Rose The Guardian - UK · Oct 21, 2025
Trump Admin Reportedly Sending Hundreds Of Convicted Cubans To Mexico The Trump administration is sending hundreds of convicted Cubans to Mexico as the Trump administration continues to carry out its crackdown on migrants, according to a new report. Latin Times · Oct 21, 2025
Maduro Declares Colombia and Venezuela 'Siamese Twins' As Trump Escalates Pressure on Both Nations Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro said the country and Colombia are "one country" as the United States escalates pressure on both countries with military operations in the Caribbean International Business Times · Oct 21, 2025
Trump’s National Guard deployments reignite 200-year-old legal debate over state vs. federal power If you’re confused about what the law does and doesn’t allow the president to do with the National Guard, that’s understandable. The Conversation · Oct 21, 2025
International Business Times · Oct 21, 2025 Europe Backs Trump's Ukraine Peace Push As Kremlin Hedges On Summit European leaders Tuesday threw their support behind President Donald Trump's peace push for Ukraine, while reaffirming their red lines, as the Kremlin cast doubt on chances of an imminent summit between the US leader and Vladimir Putin.
The Guardian - US · Oct 21, 2025 Biden’s ex-press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre: ‘Why are Democrats not fighting back?’ Jean-Pierre explains in her new memoir Independent why she decided to leave the Democratic party after two decades
The Guardian - UK · Oct 21, 2025 ‘It’s like they’ve erupted out of someone’s subconscious’: how horror came to possess modern cinemas The ‘rough and ready’ genre’s current box office boom shouldn’t surprise us, say film-makers and experts
Reason · Oct 21, 2025 Schools Find Their Spines Plus: Zohran Mamdani's photo ops, hearings on Caribbean boat strikes, how the pandemic changed the world, and more...
Latin Times · Oct 21, 2025 Nicolas Maduro Says Venezuela And Colombia Are 'One Country' As U.S. Escalates Pressure On Both Nations Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro said the country and Colombia are "one country" as the United States escalates pressure on both countries with military operations in the Caribbean
The Guardian - US · Oct 21, 2025 Salesforce’s CEO backtracks after saying Trump should send troops into San Francisco In tech this week: The CEO of the city’s largest private employer apologizes, Amazon Web Services’ outage and OpenAI’s Sora makes waves
The Mary Sue · Oct 21, 2025 ’34 convictions chaos king’: Trump threatens to use the ‘unquestioned power’ against his own people In an attempt to assert control over the immigrant population in the United States, President Donald Trump has fabricated numerous lies and issued empty threats. While this tactic has had some success in the past, it hasn’t always worked, particularly in Chicago, where despite Trump’s ongoing efforts, he has failed…
The Guardian - UK · Oct 21, 2025 JD Vance expresses ‘great optimism’ over Gaza ceasefire deal during Israel visit US vice-president to visit Netanyahu while Hamas joins talks in Cairo meant to iron out differences
We Got This Covered · Oct 21, 2025 ‘The founding fathers were wrong’: Trump nominee Paul Ingrassia admits he has ‘Nazi streak’ Apparently the founding fathers were morons for thinking all men are created equal.
International Business Times UK · Oct 21, 2025 Trump Administration to Expedite Student Loan Forgiveness Programme Under Court Deal The Trump Administration will speed up student loan cancellation for those under income-driven repayment programmes, shielding borrowers from unexpected tax bills next year.
International Business Times UK · Oct 21, 2025 Who Is Ed Gallrein? Navy SEAL-Veteran Trump Endorses to Challenge Kentucky's Massie Donald Trump's endorsement of former Navy SEAL Ed Gallrein to challenge Kentucky congressman Thomas Massie signals a high-stakes 2026 Republican primary showdown in the heartland of GOP politics.