Bolton is expected to surrender after indictment over his handling of classified information John Bolton is expected to surrender to authorities and make his first court appearance The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2025
How Trump Triggered California's Redistricting Fight Don't believe the GOP's 'principled' opposition to Prop. 50 Reason · Oct 17, 2025
What To Do If There’s a Shortage of Your Medications Due To Tariffs Should you end up facing a shortage in your medications due to tariffs, or for other market-related availability issues, what should you do? GOBankingRates · Oct 17, 2025
Trump’s peace plan is just about holding together, but may be unravelled by two unresolved issues The withdrawal of Israeli troops and the establishment of an International Stabilisation force are key in securing long term peace, but the plan is dangerously vague on these issues, says professor of international relations Rajan Menon The Guardian - UK · Oct 17, 2025
RFK Jr uses platform during Trump event to go on rant about teenager’s sperm Health secretary again warns of declining fertility rate and claims teens less fertile than men approaching 70 The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2025
First Thing: Former Trump adviser John Bolton indicted on charges of mishandling classified information Eighteen-count indictment handed down as US president calls former ally a ‘bad guy’. Plus, director Kathryn Bigelow on AI, Andy Warhol and nuclear Armageddon The Guardian - UK · Oct 17, 2025
Multiple Republican congressional offices have received American flags with embedded ‘optical illusion’ swastikas: report The news comes just days after a Young Republican’s group chat rife with homophobic and racist slurs was leaked The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2025
Warren Buffett plowed more than $1 billion into three stocks, and it says a lot about where he sees consumer priorities are right now: Houses, beer, and gas Berkshire Hathaway’s 2025 investments focus on consumer-driven brands like Lennar, Chevron, and Constellation. Fortune · Oct 17, 2025
Saudi Arabia Reportedly In Talks With US For Defense Deal Saudi Arabia is reportedly in talks with the Trump administration for a defense agreement that mirrors last month’s U.S.-Qatar pact, which commits Washington to view any attack on the Gulf nation as a threat to “American peace and security.” Benzinga · Oct 17, 2025
Pop star Reneé Rapp delivers expletive-filled rant against Ice and Donald Trump Chart-topping singer protested the presence of Ice in Portland, Oregon, where she was performing The Guardian - UK · Oct 17, 2025
Pentagon sparks criticism after dismissing Netflix’s gay military drama Boots as ‘woke garbage’ ‘Boots’ follows a closeted gay teenager who enlists in the U.S. Marine Corps The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2025
WIC becomes a political football in shutdown - Roll Call FactCheck.org looks into Democratic and Republican finger-pointing regarding the shutdown and a key federal nutrition program. Roll Call · Oct 17, 2025
Venezuela Deploys Troops, Reports Of New US Boat Strike Venezuela deployed thousands of troops near the Colombian border on Thursday in response to the US military buildup in the Caribbean, where US media reported a new strike on an alleged drug-smuggling boat. International Business Times · Oct 17, 2025
US-China Trade Fight Hits Chinese Tech Stocks U.S.-listed shares of major Chinese corporations, including Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (NYSE:BABA), Baidu Inc. (NASDAQ:BIDU), PDD Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:PDD), JD.com Inc. (NASDAQ:JD), NIO Inc. (NYSE:NIO), Li Auto Inc. (NASDAQ:LI), and XPeng Inc. (NYSE:XPEV), slid on Friday amid escalating geopolitical tensions between Beijing and Washington. Benzinga · Oct 17, 2025
The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2025 What is the ‘Blue Slip’ that Trump claims is stopping his nominations from getting through? Procedure dating back to early 20th century is frustrating the president’s ability to appoint judges and U.S. attorneys
The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2025 How the murder of an ice-cream seller from Florida embodies a hidden war on the West Bank ON THE GROUND: Even as Donald Trump touts peace in the Middle East with his Gaza ceasefire deal, the families of US citizens killed in unprecedented settler violence in the West Bank are getting no answers, reports chief international correspondent Bel Trew in Al-Mazra’a ash-Sharqiya
Barchart · Oct 17, 2025 S&P Futures Trim Losses as Trump Eases Trade Concerns December S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESZ25) are trending down -0.02% this morning, paring earlier losses after U.S. President Donald Trump moved to ease concerns over a trade war with China.
The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2025 Hackers take control of airport PA system to shout anti-Trump and anti-Israel messages prompting federal investigation Display screens in Canada were also hacked to feature messages about the war between Israel and Gaza
The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2025 BBC sanctioned for Gaza documentary over failure to disclose narrator link to Hamas The BBC will be ordered to broadcast Ofcom’s findings due to the serious breach of the broadcasting code
The Guardian - US · Oct 17, 2025 Maga is painting Saturday’s protests as violent treason. Prove them wrong Trump allies would love an excuse to step up their crackdown. Nonviolence, both disciplined and open-hearted, must define the day
The Guardian - US · Oct 17, 2025 No Kings: what to know about the anti-Trump protests attracting millions More than 2,700 US rallies are planned in all 50 states as protesters call for limits on presidential power
The Guardian - US · Oct 17, 2025 US cities to resist Trump’s crackdown on dissent with No Kings protests: ‘We will not be bullied’ Second round of protests at more than 2,500 sites are set for Saturday, including in cities where Trump has sent troops
Axios · Oct 17, 2025 How the Trump-Zelensky relationship evolved after explosive Oval Office meet The two have come along way since their explosive shouting match in February
The Texas Tribune · Oct 17, 2025 Rep. Wesley Hunt pitches himself as a younger Ken Paxton in U.S. Senate primary bid Hunt, 43, said his entry into the race to defeat U.S. Sen. John Cornyn guarantees that a “conservative warrior” will be Texas’ next senator — and that only he and Paxton fit the bill.
Benzinga · Oct 17, 2025 Viktor Orban Prepares For US-Russia Peace Summit in Hungary After Trump's Call: '…We Are Ready' Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Friday that preparations are underway for a U.S.-Russia peace summit, following a phone call with President Donald Trump.