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The Shutdown Is Stretching On. Trump Doesn’t Seem to Mind.

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/us/politics/trump-democrats-shutdown-deal.html

President Trump at the White House on Wednesday.

Maps: Where the U.S. Is Building Up Military Force in the Caribbean

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/us/politics/trump-caribbean-venezuela-us-military-maps.html

Higher Obamacare Prices Become Public in a Dozen States

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/health/aca-health-insurance-costs.html

People shopping for coverage were able to preview the sharply rising premiums in many markets around the country.

Prosecutor Who Rejected Trump’s Pressure to Charge James Is Fired

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/us/politics/trump-prosecutor-fired-letitia-james.html

President Trump’s handpicked acting U.S. attorney, Lindsey Halligan, secured an indictment against the New York attorney general last week after other prosecutors resisted seeking charges.

U.S. Pressures Countries to Delay Fees to Clean Up Ship Pollution

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/climate/shipping-pollution-fee-international-maritime-organization.html

The Trump administration has made threats to dissuade countries from voting for the measure.

The Government Is Shut Down. But Not for Fossil Fuels.

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/climate/trump-government-shutdown-energy.html

While other federal employees have been furloughed, this week the Interior Department prepared to open more than 250,000 acres of land in Wyoming and Nebraska to oil drilling.

John Bolton Pleads Not Guilty to Charges of Mishandling Classified Documents

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/us/politics/bolton-pleads-not-guilty.html

John R. Bolton, who served as a national security adviser during President Trump’s first term, leaving his home in Bethesda, Md., on Friday before a court appearance in Greenbelt.

Senators Move to Force Vote to Bar Ground Strikes in Venezuela

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/us/politics/congress-venezuela-military-strikes.html

“The American people do not want to be dragged into endless war with Venezuela without public debate or a vote,” said Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky, a Republican who has teamed up with two Democrats on the resolution.

Bessent Stakes Credibility and Taxpayer Money on Argentina Bet

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/us/politics/trump-argentina-bailout-bessent.html

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, a former hedge fund manager, is orchestrating a $20 billion lifeline to prop up the Argentine peso, which has been declining in value.

Trump’s 2-Hour Call with Putin, and Why Iran Is Pushing Gender Transition Surgeries

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/podcasts/the-headlines/trump-putin-iran-gender-transition-surgeries.html

President Donald Trump, seen in Alaska in August, says he plans to meet again with President Vladimir Putin of Russia to discuss a cease-fire. President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine has arrived in Washington to seek more weapons.

Trump Refiles $15 Billion Lawsuit Against The New York Times

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/business/media/trump-lawsuit-new-york-times.html

President Trump on Thursday refiled his defamation lawsuit against The New York Times and several of its reporters.

John Bolton Indicted Over Handling of Classified Information

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/us/politics/john-bolton-indictment-trump.html

John Bolton, President Trump’s former national security adviser, returning to his home after the F.B.I. searched his home in August.

How the Bolton Indictment Compares to Trump’s Classified Documents Case

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/us/politics/trump-bolton-indictment-documents.html

John R. Bolton, the former White House national security adviser, in 2019 at the White House.

She Self-Deported. Now She and Other Crime Survivors Are Suing ICE.

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/us/deport-domestic-violence-ice-lawsuit.html

Trump’s Unilateral Spending Cuts Complicate Shutdown Deal

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/us/politics/trump-unilateral-spending-cuts-shutdown.html

Representative Hakeem Jeffries, the Democratic leader, and other lawmakers on Wednesday. He called the specter of more unilateral cuts by President Trump “another indication that Republicans are not operating in good faith.”

Ossoff Walks Political Tightrope in Georgia as Shutdown Drags On

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/us/politics/jon-ossoff-shutdown.html

Senator Jon Ossoff at the Capitol this summer.

Venture Capitalist Resigns From Salesforce Foundation Over Benioff Comments

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/us/salesforce-resign-benioff-ron-conway.html

Ron Conway, a prominent venture capitalist, resigned on Thursday from the board of Salesforce’s philanthropic arm.

White House Set to Announce Proposal Seeking to Make I.V.F. More Accessible

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/us/politics/trump-ivf-fertility.html

The development comes after months of deliberations on in vitro fertilization, an issue that has highlighted tensions among the president’s base. The procedure often involves discarding human embryos.

Trump Authorizes Covert C.I.A. Action, and Hamas Starts Bloody Crackdown

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/podcasts/the-headlines/trump-cia-action-venezuela-hamas.html

President Trump said he had authorized covert C.I.A. action in Venezuela and was considering ground strikes. Venezuela’s foreign minister called the American actions a policy of aggression.

FEMA Cuts Disaster Aid, Leaving States Fending for Themselves

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/climate/fema-disaster-recovery-trump.html

Roger King, a resident of Canton, N.C., shortly after Hurricane Helene struck. The deadly storm hit western North Carolina a year ago and the town is still operating out of trailers and awaiting some federal funds.

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