Month: October 2025

President Trump potentially supplying Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine could “end badly” for everyone, Russia’s former President Dmitry Medvedev warned Monday.  Medvedev, the Russian Security Council deputy chair, wrote on Telegram that it is impossible to distinguish between a Tomahawk missile with a nuclear warhead and a conventional one. Trump told reporters Sunday that he…
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Co-anchor of CNBC’s “Squawk Box” and New York Times financial columnist Andrew Ross Sorkin predicts that the stock market could see a major crash, mimicking the infamous 1929 Wall Street crash that was an instrumental trigger for the Great Depression. “I’m anxious that we are at prices that may not feel sustainable. And what I…
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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy claimed Monday that the upcoming “No Kings Day” protests are “part of” the antifascist movement known as antifa. “The ‘No Kings’ protest, Maria, really frustrating. I mean, this is part of antifa, paid protesters. It begs the question, who’s funding it? But, yeah, Democrats want to wait for a big rally…
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A new Goldman Sachs analysis says American consumers will shoulder 55 percent of the costs from President Trump’s tariffs this year, according to multiple reports. American businesses and foreign exporters will take on 22 percent and 18 percent of the costs, respectively. Goldman Sachs economists added in the report, published Sunday, that American firms will…
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Hegseth’s announcement ignited a whirlwind of backlash among many factions, including Trump’s MAGA base supporters.

“You go ‘boom, boom,’ and now you’re in Qatar,” the president said while making a huge geographical flub.

Singer-songwriter John Legend says President Trump will need to stop the “dictator s—” if he wants to win the Nobel Peace Prize next year. In a video posted to Instagram on Sunday, the award-winning artist addressed the president, who has openly sought the Nobel, saying he would try “positive reinforcement” to get Trump to change…
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The former president warned the country is “being tested right now” as the comedian’s pioneering show bowed out.

GOP strategist Karl Rove predicted Saturday that deploying National Guard troops to Democratic-led cities, over the objections of their respective states’ governors, will ultimately be a losing issue for President Trump. In an interview on Fox News’s “The Journal Editorial Report,” Rove pointed to a recent Reuters/Ipsos poll showing 58 percent of U.S. adults say…
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President Trump is in Egypt on Monday where a smattering of world leaders have gathered in the coastal resort area of Sharm el-Sheik to sign documents related to a peace deal in Gaza. Earlier Monday, Trump addressed the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, where he urged Israeli leaders to turn the page from warfare to peace in…
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Naked, or nearly naked, bike riders pedaled through the streets of Portland, Ore., Sunday donned in wacky accessories like an inflatable frog, to protest against the Trump administration’s attempt to deploy the National Guard to the city.  Protesters, who usually gather night and day outside of Portland’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility, instead held an “emergency”…
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Israel said it released more than 1,900 Palestinian prisoners Monday as part of a ceasefire deal that also secured the release of the 20 remaining living hostages held in Gaza. The exchange marked the first phase of the Middle East peace deal that President Trump announced late September. The moment marked a major milestone in…
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is one of the most ideologically consistent, truly America First members of Congress. She’s a Republican, she’s MAGA, and she supports Donald Trump — but she isn’t afraid to say what policy areas are working and which ones are not. To that end, she recently appeared on Tim Dillon’s podcast, and…
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Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Monday the government shutdown is on its way to being one of the longest in history unless Democrats accept the House-passed, GOP-crafted stopgap bill to reopen the government. “We’re barreling toward one of the longest shutdowns in American history, unless Democrats dropped their partisan demands and passed a clean, no-strings-attached…
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Former President Obama criticized law firms, universities and businesses that have changed course during the Trump administration, saying they should stand by their convictions. During an episode of the “WTF” podcast with Marc Maron released Monday, Obama said institutions should “take a stand” and uphold the law, preserve academic freedom and value diversity. Obama said…
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Monday the government shutdown is starting to affect the U.S. economy. During an interview on Fox Business Network’s “Mornings with Maria,” Bessent said the media is not sufficiently covering the gravity of the shutdown, now in its 13th day. “I think the dirty secret here for why this has dragged…
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Smithsonian museums and the National Zoo officially shut down to the public on Sunday due to the government shutdown, which is on day 13. The Smithsonian announced on X Friday that museums would close on Oct. 12, with no date set for reopening. “Due to the government shutdown, Smithsonian museums are temporarily closed beginning on…
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Donald Trump zeroes in on another enemy, hostages return to Israel and celebrities remember Diane Keaton, just some of the stories HuffPost is following today.

President Trump said Sunday that he thinks CBS has “great potential” after a summer merger between CBS parent company Paramount and David Ellison’s Skydance placed the son of a close Trump ally at the helm of the media corporation. Earlier this month, Ellison, son of billionaire Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, bought Bari Weiss’s news website…
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President Trump has made no secret of his admiration of the vast riches of Gulf states and their sovereign wealth funds. His executive order to establish an American equivalent is rooted in the belief that these countries hold a competitive advantage over the U.S. because of their vast pools of state-directed capital. As the U.S.…
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed hope for peace in his country’s war against Russia on Monday, amid Israel and Hamas carrying out phase one of a peace plan proposed by the Trump administration.  “When peace is achieved for one part of the world, it brings more hope for peace in other regions where life is…
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Former President Obama criticized President Trump for deploying the National Guard to cities around the country, slamming what he called a “politicization of the military.” “It wasn’t controversial for me to go to other countries and say, ‘You know what? It’s a good idea for militaries to be under civilian control,’ because when you have…
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Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.) said Sunday it is “probably not” legal for President Trump to repurpose Defense Department funding in order to pay members of the military during the shutdown. “Well, probably not. Again, we just had a little conversation about the White House’s understanding of United States law, which is pretty tentative to say…
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Just over 21 years ago, Barack Obama, then an Illinois state senator, electrified the Democratic National Convention with his keynote address. In that speech, he offered a unifying vision for this country and urged Americans not to allow themselves to be divided into “red states” and “blue states.”  Obama asked his listeners to see parts…
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Vice President Vance warned on Sunday that cuts to the federal workforce will only get “deeper” as the government shutdown drags on. In an interview on Fox News’s “Sunday Morning Futures,” host Maria Bartiromo asked the vice president about President Trump describing the moment as an “opportunity” and about how significant the cuts would be.…
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