Hamas continues efforts to return bodies of hostages under ceasefire deal Hamas has delivered the remains of nine individuals, plus a tenth body Israel claimed was not a hostage The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2025
Novo Nordisk Stock Is Falling Friday: What's Driving The Action? Shares of Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk A/S (NYSE:NVO) are trading lower Friday morning, continuing an after-hours slide that began Thursday. The decline was sparked by comments from President Donald Trump, who signaled his intent to make popular weight-loss drugs “a lot lower” in price. Benzinga · Oct 17, 2025
OMB delays firing federal workers to comply with court order - Roll Call The administration in court filings said it was holding off firing thousands of federal workers to comply with a temporary restraining order. Roll Call · Oct 17, 2025
Federal Judge in Chicago Demands Body Cams for Immigration Agents Amid Brutality Claims U.S. District Court Judge Sara L. Ellis is “profoundly concerned” about the continued clashing between protestors and federal agents despite her temporary restraining order issued last week. Reason · Oct 17, 2025
Venezuelan Minister Threatens GOP Rep. Over Pressure From Trump Admin: 'This Is a Dumb One' Top Venezuelan official Diosdado Cabello made a threat to Republican Rep. Carlos Gimenez as tensions between their countries continue to escalate Latin Times · Oct 17, 2025
The Guardian view on Trump and the law: a restraint on the executive is morphing into its weapon Editorial: The indictment of critics including John Bolton rings alarm bells as the US president expands his power and seeks to use the justice system to exact revenge The Guardian - UK · Oct 17, 2025
Apparent "Fabricated Citations" in Smith v. Trump Motion Filed by One of the Defendants In the underlying lawsuit, Capitol Police officers are suing over injuries sustained in the January 6 riot; the defendants include… The post Apparent "Fabricated Citations" in Smith v. Trump Motion Filed by One of the Defendants appeared first on Reason.com. Reason · Oct 17, 2025
Cotton Bulls Maintaining Strength at Midday Cotton futures are up 51 to 55 points across the front months on Friday. The US dollar index was up $0.118 at $98.210, with crude oil $0.14/barrel lower. Early on Friday morning, President Trump he think’s we’ll be fine with China ahead of the leaders meeting in a couple weeks.... Barchart · Oct 17, 2025
Trump Foe John Bolton Pleads Not Guilty To Mishandling Classified Info John Bolton, who served as Donald Trump's national security advisor before becoming an outspoken critic of the US president, pleaded not guilty on Friday to charges of mishandling classified information. International Business Times · Oct 17, 2025
Chicago Officer Accused of Visa Overstay Arrested by ICE: 'Criminal Illegal Aliens Have No Place on Our Police Forces' ICE arrested a suburban Chicago police officer on Thursday, alleging he has lived in the United States unlawfully for a decade after overstaying a tourist visa. Latin Times · Oct 17, 2025
'Trump Couldn't Have Been Friendlier': Epstein Accuser, Giuffre Opens Up About Her Brush With the President Virginia Giuffre's posthumous memoir, 'Nobody's Girl', recounts being recruited from Mar-a-Lago and says 'Trump couldn't have been friendlier' when they met in 2000. International Business Times UK · Oct 17, 2025
How Josh Hawley Is Empowering Unions in New York and California Some blue states are trying to set up their own versions of the NLRB, and Hawley is inadvertently (or deliberately) helping the cause. Reason · Oct 17, 2025
Most US Nuke Workers To Be Sent Home As Shutdown Bites The US agency in charge of nuclear weapons is putting most of its workforce on unpaid leave, a top Republican lawmaker warned Friday, as a prolonged government shutdown bit further into already crippled public services. International Business Times · Oct 17, 2025
Only 15 reporters remain in Pentagon after press pledge prompted walkouts. This is who they are A handful of reporters from pro-Trump outlets signed the policy, as well as freelancers from foreign-based publications and obscure independent websites. The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Oct 17, 2025 Donald Trump claims to be the president of peace, but at home he is fomenting civil war His ruthless use of the national guard to menace cities and political enemies is unprecedented. He is preparing for battle against the ‘enemy within’, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
Reason · Oct 17, 2025 Woman Acquitted of Assaulting FBI Agent After 3 Grand Juries Declined To Indict Grand juries have declined to indict numerous times when Trump's prosecutors have brought excessive charges.
Axios · Oct 17, 2025 Vance plans Israel visit Tuesday to push Gaza deal implementation Tensions have been growing over Israeli claims that Hamas has been slow-walking the return of hostages' bodies.
International Business Times UK · Oct 17, 2025 Is Donald Trump Facing Double Hip Replacement Surgery? Concerns Mount Over President's Health Claims that President Donald Trump faces double hip replacement surgery stem from a tabloid exclusive.
International Business Times · Oct 17, 2025 US Treasury Chief To Speak With China Counterpart As Tensions Flare US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is set to speak Friday with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, an official from President Donald Trump's administration told AFP -- as Washington works to rally allies to respond to Beijing's rare earth curbs.
The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2025 Watch live: Trump meets Zelensky at White House after Putin’s missile warning Watch live as Donald Trump meets Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House on Friday (17 October).
The Guardian - UK · Oct 17, 2025 Shipping emissions levy shelved as countries bow to US pressure Long-planned charge on greenhouse gas emissions postponed as Trump officials accused of intimidation tactics
Euronews · Oct 17, 2025 Trump and Zelenskyy White House meeting, all you need to know The US president said in a press briefing prior to his meeting with Zelenskyy that the missiles Kyiv is seeking are difficult to produce, noting that he'd rather end the war than send the weapon to Kyiv.
The Mary Sue · Oct 17, 2025 ‘GROK can do it in 30 seconds’: Mike Johnson launches yet another excuse for not releasing the Epstein Files The Government may be in a state of shutdown, but not the poisonous mouths of the Republicans. Since becoming effective on October 1, President Donald Trump and his brothers-in-arms and ammunition have not wasted any opportunity in taking digs at the Democrats while American citizens suffer.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 17, 2025 Playboy, fighter, golfer and wearer of a George Washington wig: Donald Trump’s greatest magazine covers The US president has called his latest Time magazine cover ‘the worst of all time’. Our writer found some he may hate even more – and others pivotal to his rise
The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2025 Gold prices topped $4,300 this week. What's driving the surge? As economic uncertainty deepens, the rush for gold continues — with prices for the precious metal topping $4,300 for the first time this week