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Leaked memo shows bizarre weather conspiracy theory being taken seriously by government

October 18, 2025 7:35AM ET While plowing a wheat field in rural Washington state in the 1990s, William Wallace spotted a gray plane overhead that he believed was releasing chemicals to make him sick. The rancher began to suspect that all white vapor trails from aircraft might be dangerous. He shared his concern with reporters, acknowledging it sounded a little like “The X Files,” a science fiction television show. Academics cite Wallace’s story as one of the catalysts behind a fringe concept ...

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Law enforcement uses surveillance tech to watch No Kings protesters

October 18, 2025 12:51 PM EDT Updated 4 hours ago Oct 18 (Reuters) - People who take part in Saturday's mass "No Kings" protest against President Donald Trump's administration may be targeted for federal government surveillance with a range of technology that could include facial recognition and phone hacking, civil libertarians said. "No Kings" organizers expect 2,600 rallies across all 50 U.S. states. But the level of surveillance at protests and the type of technology i ...

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GOP's immigration pitch to New Jersey Latinos aims for some distance from Trump in governor's race

Updated 11:48 AM EDT, October 18, 2025 TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — At a Spanish-speaking town hall, the Republican candidate for New Jersey governor assured two young Mexican immigrants who were brought to the United States as children that people without criminal records would not face deportation. Three nights later, Jack Ciattarelli headlined a “Make America Great Again”-style event where a far-right commentator joked about building a detention center like Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz” in the Gar ...

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6 universities reject White House funding deal with attached demands. Multiple other schools have yet to respond

Updated Oct 18, 2025, 12:57 PM ET PUBLISHED Oct 16, 2025, 4:00 AM ET The battle for academic freedom and institutional sovereignty in higher education continues to play out as another university has rejected a White House offer for expanded access to federal funding in return for agreeing to a series of demands. After a meeting at the White House Friday, the University of Virginia declined an offer by the Trump administration to join a compact that would potentially give preferential funding ...

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Trump admin stonewalling blocks legal progress on new Epstein bombshell: Ex-DOJ official

October 18, 2025 2:41PM ET Following Friday’s revelation that Jeffrey Epstein had a close personal relationship with the prosecutor behind his 2007 “sweetheart” plea deal, former Justice Department attorney Brendan Ballou cast doubt on the likelihood of further legal action in the case, citing in part the Trump administration’s reluctance to release its cache of Epstein files. On Friday, the House Oversight Committee released another trove of Epstein documents, among them being emails that re ...

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Demonstrators Begin Gathering Across the Country for Protests Against Trump

(New York Times) Some of the first protests scheduled in more than 2,600 cities and towns across the nation began on Saturday morning, part of a daylong mass demonstration that was expected to draw millions of people. “I think that this is going to be a stronger push than the last one,” said Hunter Dunn, a spokesman for the coalition behind the event, which organizers have called No Kings Day. “I’m seeing more of an emphasis on the understanding that this is not just a sprint,” he added, where there is a mass mobilization and then everyone goes home and Mr. Trump’s agenda is defeated. “We are seeing a difference in the understanding of the general public, that this is a marathon.”

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Trump Official Leaked 'Nazi' GOP Chat After Being Left Out of Photo With the President

(Daily Boulder) What do a Nazi meme dump, a Trump rally selfie, and a Republican meltdown have in common? Apparently, everything. A Trump-appointed State Department official is now at the center of a brutal political implosion inside the GOP’s youngest ranks—allegedly triggered by a petty grudge over being left out of a photo-op with Donald Trump. Gavin Wax, the former president of the New York Young Republican Club and now chief of staff in the State Department’s Office of Public Diplomacy, is being accused of leaking hundreds of racist, misogynistic, and flat-out vile messages from a private Telegram group chat of “Young Republican” leaders.

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Karoline Leavitt and Stephen Cheung say 'Your mom' when asked who suggested Hungary for Putin-Trump meeting

12h Top White House officials told a reporter, “Your mom,” when asked who picked the location for President Donald Trump’s upcoming meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Trump announced Thursday that he will soon meet with Putin in Budapest, Hungary, to discuss an end to the war in Ukraine. The choice has raised questions, because Putin is wanted by the International Criminal Court. However, Hungary appears unlikely to cooperate with the warrant and is in the process of leaving the c ...

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Lawmaker resigns after involvement in racist chat

10/17/2025 08:08 PM EDT NEW YORK — The Vermont state senator involved in the hate-filled Young Republican group chat uncovered by POLITICO announced his resignation Friday. Sam Douglass, a state lawmaker who represented an area near the Canadian border, said in a statement that “if my Governor asks me to do something, I will act, because I believe in what he’s trying to do,” referring to Vermont Republican Governor Phil Scott’s call for Douglass to step down. Douglass was the only elected of ...

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Ukrainians disappointed after Trump-Zelenskyy meeting fails to immediately secure Tomahawk missiles

2 hrs ago - Updated 12:26 PM CDT, October 18, 2025 Leer en español KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainians shared their disappointment Saturday that the U.S. may not provide Kyiv with long-range Tomahawk missiles, while work to repair the damaged power supp ... (AP)

Israel has violated ceasefire 47 times and killed 38 Palestinians, says Gaza media office

3 hrs ago - Gaza’s media office has accused Israel of violating the ceasefire with Hamas 47 times since the truce came into effect in early October, killing 38 Palestinians and wounding another 143. “These violations have included crimes of direct gunf ... (The Guardian)

US warns Hamas planning attack on Palestinian civilians in apparent violation of Gaza ceasefire

4 hrs ago - By CHRISTOPHER MEGERIAN Updated 5:20 PM CDT, October 18, 2025 WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The U.S. State Department said Saturday that it has “credible reports” that Hamas could violate the ceasefire with an attack on Palestinian civi ... (AP)

'Department of War' Bluesky Account Immediately Trolled After Launch

5 hrs ago - Published Oct 17, 2025 at 11:24 PM EDT updated Oct 18, 2025 at 12:20 PM EDT The Department of Defense (DOD) faced a tough welcome on Bluesky when it launched a "Department of War" account on the social media platform. The account, which made its firs ... (Newsweek)

Trump immigration crackdown may eliminate 15M workers by 2035: Study

6 hrs ago - 10/18/25 2:13 PM ET A new study released Friday says President Trump’s immigration enforcement policies will decrease the country’s workforce by 15 million people over the next decade. “The Trump administration’s policies on illeg ... (The Hill)

Trump admin stonewalling blocks legal progress on new Epstein bombshell: Ex-DOJ official

6 hrs ago - October 18, 2025 2:41PM ET Following Friday’s revelation that Jeffrey Epstein had a close personal relationship with the prosecutor behind his 2007 “sweetheart” plea deal, former Justice Department attorney Brendan Ballou cast doubt on ... (Raw Story)

6 universities reject White House funding deal with attached demands. Multiple other schools have yet to respond

7 hrs ago - Updated Oct 18, 2025, 12:57 PM ET PUBLISHED Oct 16, 2025, 4:00 AM ET The battle for academic freedom and institutional sovereignty in higher education continues to play out as another university has rejected a White House offer for expanded access to ... (CNN US)

'No Kings' march in NYC sees more than 100,000 marchers speak out against Trump, no arrests or disruptions

7 hrs ago - Manhattan 'No Kings' march in NYC sees more than 100,000 marchers speak out against Trump, no arrests or disruptions By Dean Moses Posted on October 18, 2025 Tens of thousands of New Yorkers peacefully marched from the heart of the Big Apple to Lower ... (amNY)

GOP's immigration pitch to New Jersey Latinos aims for some distance from Trump in governor's race

8 hrs ago - Updated 11:48 AM EDT, October 18, 2025 TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — At a Spanish-speaking town hall, the Republican candidate for New Jersey governor assured two young Mexican immigrants who were brought to the United States as children that people with ... (AP)

Bernie Sanders Rants Musk, Zuckerberg Have 'Hijacked Our Economy' Under Trump at 'No Kings' Rally

8 hrs ago - Oct 18th, 2025, 2:48 pm Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) railed against President Donald Trump at the No Kings rally in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, saying that under his leadership, the U.S. economy has been “hijacked” by mega-billionaires lik ... (MEDIAite)

Law enforcement uses surveillance tech to watch No Kings protesters

9 hrs ago - October 18, 2025 12:51 PM EDT Updated 4 hours ago Oct 18 (Reuters) - People who take part in Saturday's mass "No Kings" protest against President Donald Trump's administration may be targeted for federal government surveillance with a range of techno ... (Reuters)

These voters want to overturn Missouri's new gerrymandered congressional map

10 hrs ago - October 18, 2025 9:21 AM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Lately, on any given day, you'll find Leann Villaluz knocking on doors around Kansas City to get people to sign a petition that would let voters decide the fate of the state's new congressional map. ... (NPR)

Leaked memo shows bizarre weather conspiracy theory being taken seriously by government

11 hrs ago - October 18, 2025 7:35AM ET While plowing a wheat field in rural Washington state in the 1990s, William Wallace spotted a gray plane overhead that he believed was releasing chemicals to make him sick. The rancher began to suspect that all white vapor ... (Raw Story)

Judge lectures DOJ lawyer over 'inaccurate interpretation' of court order barring Trump admin from firing

12 hrs ago - Oct 18th, 2025, 1:47 pm A federal judge in San Francisco on Friday chided the Trump administration for continuing to flout its obligations under a restraining order barring the government from moving forward with a series of pre-planned layoffs duri ... (Law & Crime)

Bessent, Chinese vice premier to meet to try to defuse U.S. tariff hike

12 hrs ago - Oct. 18, 2025, 4:00 AM EDT U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Friday he expects to meet next week with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in Malaysia to try to forestall an escalation of U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods that President Donald Trum ... (NBC News/Reuters)

Money, Women and Taxes: Jeffrey Epstein's Fiery Friendship with a Wall Street Titan

13 hrs ago - Oct. 18, 2025 Updated 12:09 p.m. ET Jeffrey Epstein was furious. For years, he had relied on the billionaire Leon Black as his primary source of income, advising him on everything from taxes to his world-class art collection. But by 2016, Mr. Black s ... (New York Times)

Newsom changes course, announces I-5 will close due to Marine live fire Saturday

14 hrs ago - California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Saturday a portion of Interstate 5, a major Southern California artery, will close to protect residents from live artillery being fired across the roadway for a celebration of the Marine Corps being orchestrated by t ... (SF Chronicle)

In AP interview, Harris says Democrats 'are standing up for working people' in government shutdown

15 hrs ago - Updated 1:39 AM EDT, October 18, 2025 BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — As Democrats dig in for a lengthening government shutdown, former Vice President Kamala Harris is cheering them on as she travels the country touting her presidential campaign memoir ... (AP)

Demonstrators Begin Gathering Across the Country for Protests Against Trump

15 hrs ago - Some of the first protests scheduled in more than 2,600 cities and towns across the nation began on Saturday morning, part of a daylong mass demonstration that was expected to draw millions of people... “I think that this is going to be a strong ... (The New York Times)

Trump signs order expanding auto tariff relief

16 hrs ago - 10/17/25 10:59 PM ET President Trump signed a Friday proclamation intended to offset the impact of auto tariffs with an expansion of credits for eligible car manufacturers. Automakers who import car parts to the U.S. will receive 3.75 percent offset ... (The Hill)

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