The Latest Breaking News from Donald Trump

Trump announces new ‘Super Range’ for testing advanced weapons, warns ‘wild animals’ will ‘eat you’ without your guns: ‘animals would gain a lot of weight’

That argument definitely went places.

We Got This Covered · Oct 16

Zelensky fears Trump 'will continue' to lift Russia sanctions

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday that he feared his US counterpart Donald Trump "will continue" lifitng sanctions on Russia. Zelensky's relationship with Trump deteriorated after the Washington eased sanctions on Moscow as part of a diesel-supply deal, despite Russia increasing strikes on Ukraine.

France 24 · Oct 16

Nobody Wants To Be the Pro-Tech Candidate in This New York Race That Could Flip the House

Republican incumbent Mike Lawler and Democratic challenger Cait Conley are trying to tie each other to the AI industry and data centers.

Reason · Oct 16

Weekly Brew: October 16, 2026

Welcome to Ballotpedia’s Weekly Brew. Each week, we’ll bring you a collection of the most-viewed stories from the Daily Brew, condensed, along with other content from across Ballotpedia that we think you’ll like.

Ballotpedia · Oct 16

Why 69% of Americans — Including Most Republicans — Would Rather Not Watch the Hasan Execution

New polling shows 69% of Americans oppose broadcasting executions live — and most Republicans agree. Here's what the data means for Trump's Hasan decision.

Latin Times · Oct 16

America Abandoned Public Executions for a Good Reason

The Trump administration's plans to livestream the execution of Nidal Hasan ran afoul of a deep-rooted aversion to bloody displays of state power going back to the colonial era.

Reason · Oct 16

Ex-FBI employees sue Kash Patel for allegedly ‘unlawful’ firings, claim they were doing their job but Trump administration took it as an ‘offense’

Lawyers of the ex employees called them "heroic."

We Got This Covered · Oct 16

Trump's new press secretary leaves after less than a week following controversy

Zacharia has long described herself as a lawyer while working as a commentator for conservative outlets such as Fox News and Newsmax.

Euronews · Oct 16

Presidential adviser says Ukraine is in talks to lift speed limit on military satellite network

Ukraine is in talks with SpaceX and the Pentagon to lift a speed cap on its military satellite communication service

The Independent UK · Oct 16

Trump Vs Zelensky, From the Screen to the Streets, Gen Z protests from Paris to Dehli

In India, the Cockroach movement felt the crushing boot of the state this week. Thousands of Gen Z protesters were rounded up and detained in sports stadiums and community halls turned into makeshift detention centres, while the movement’s founder, Abhijeet Dipke, was arrested on arrival. A mass demonstration over alleged…

France 24 · Oct 16