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Israeli Cabinet approves 'outline' of deal to release hostages held by Hamas Israel’s Cabinet has approved the “outline” of a deal to release hostages held by Hamas. That's according to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office.

Israeli Cabinet approves 'outline' of deal to release hostages held by Hamas

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The Army Ten-Miler will race on, despite the shutdown No stopping the Army Ten-Miler. Despite the government shutdown and fears of cancellation, the race will hit the streets as scheduled.

Army Ten Miler race is still on despite the government shutdown www.stripes.com/branches/arm...

Hegseth’s firing of Navy official compounds ‘culture of fear’ inside Pentagon “It’s better just to keep your head down,” said one senior defense official.

Climate of Fear grips the Pentagon www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Trump Fires Black Officials From an Overwhelmingly White Administration

Trump nominates few Black people to his administration www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/u... via @NYTimes

Rent, groceries on minds of US military families in Asia Pacific as government shutdown continues Americans with the U.S. military in the Pacific are concerned about how they will afford groceries and rent if the shutdown continues.

U.S. troops in Asia fear for their financial situation as U.S. government shutdown drags on www.stripes.com/theaters/asi...

Trump Administration Live Updates: President Says Gaza Talks Are Going Well and He ‘May Go’ to the Middle East

President Trump Says Gaza Talks Are Going Well and He ‘May Go’ to the Middle East
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Hegseth’s sprawling hunt for Charlie Kirk critics spans nearly 300 investigations The inquiry, resulting in a smattering of disciplinary action so far, follows an extraordinary directive aimed at silencing criticism of the slain activist and Trump supporter.

Hegseth’s sprawling hunt for Charlie Kirk critics spans nearly 300 investigations www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Poll shows Europe’s desire for bigger military budgets dips; there’s a but, though Europeans are less inclined to support defense spending increases than they were a year and a half ago, according to a new survey.

Europeans are less inclined to support defense spending increases than they were a year and a half ago, according to a new survey
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Joan Kennedy, first wife of Sen. Edward Kennedy, has died The first wife of the late Sen. Edward Kennedy, Joan Kennedy, died Wednesday at the age of 89. She endured the assassinations of two brothers-in-law and stood by her husband through the Chappaquiddick...

Joan Kennedy, first wife of Sen. Edward Kennedy, has died

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How some veterans exploit $193 billion VA program, due to lax controls The Department of Veterans Affairs spends billions on dubious and even fraudulent disabilities benefits. Meanwhile, some deserving cases wait.

Embellished and bogus claims are clogging the Veterans Affairs system and making it harder for veterans with bona fide injuries to get the help they deserve, according to judges and prosecutors who have handled fraud cases.
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Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo. If Sanae Takaichi becomes Japan’s prime minister as expected, you’ll hear more about this shrine. japantimes.co.jp/commentary/202…

California governor says Trump is sending 300 California National Guard members to Oregon California Gov. Gavin Newsom says the Trump administration is sending 300 California National Guard members to Oregon.

California governor says Trump is sending 300 California National Guard members to Oregon
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U.S. parole board can’t jail people because it doesn’t legally exist, suit says Public defenders argue the U.S. Parole Commission should stop operating and release D.C. residents it recently jailed because Congress did not renew the agency’s authority.

Public defenders in the nation’s capital are asking a judge in a federal lawsuit to block the U.S. Parole Commission from arresting D.C. residents, arguing that the federal body no longer has authority to jail people because it does not legally exist.

Trump entsendet Nationalgarde nach Chicago Nach Einsätzen in Los Angeles und Washington schickt US-Präsident Trump die Nationalgarde nun auch nach Chicago. Die von ihm geplante Truppenentsendung nach Portland wurde durch eine Bundesrichterin v...

Nach Einsätzen in Los Angeles, und Washington schickt US-Präsident Trump die Nationalgarde nun auch nach Chicago. Die von ihm geplante Truppenentsendung nach Portland wurde durch eine Bundesrichterin vorerst untersagt. www.tagesschau.de/ausland/amer...

He Drops Trump Jr.’s Name in Pursuit of Billion-Dollar Deals. It’s Getting Awkward. Gentry Beach, a college friend of the president’s firstborn, has left a trail of confusion abroad as he courts foreign officials and business leaders to lock up investments in mining, oil pipelines and real estate.

A college friend of Donald Trump Jr. has left a trail of confusion as he courts foreign officials and businesses to lock up investments in mining, oil pipelines and real estate

Federal judge halts Trump administration’s call-up of National Guard in Portland “This is a nation of Constitutional law, not martial law,” wrote U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut, a Trump appointee.

This is a nation of Constitutional law, not martial law,” wrote U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut, a Trump appointee.
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Trump Administration Is Said to Plan to Cut Refugee Admissions to a Record Low

Trump Administration Is Said to Plan to Cut Refugee Admissions to a Record Low
Many of the slots would go to white South Africans and others facing “unjust discrimination.”
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US strikes ‘narco-trafficking vessel’ off coast of Venezuela, killing 4, Hegseth says U.S. forces conducted a strike Friday morning against an alleged drug boat, according to an X post by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.

US strikes ‘narco-trafficking vessel’ off coast of Venezuela, killing 4, Hegseth says
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Work on Marine Corps airfield in northern Okinawa resumes after 4-month pause Construction on a new Marine Corps airfield in northern Okinawa has resumed after a four-month pause due to weather concerns, with no further delays expected.

Work on a new Marine Corps airfield in northern Okinawa, which has faced nearly a decade of hiccups, resumed this week after a four-month pause due to weather concerns, with no further construction delays expected. (from @brianmcelhiney.bsky.social & @keishirkoja.bsky.social)

Director of Eisenhower Library in Kansas ousted after refusing to give Trump administration a sword The director of the presidential library and museum in Abilene, Kansas, said he was suddenly told to resign or be fired. He refused to give the Trump administration a historic

The former director of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library was told to “resign or be fired” after refusing to give the Trump administration a historic sword for presentation to King Charles III. www.kake.com/home/directo...

Trump Explores Bailout of at Least $10 Billion for U.S. Farmers — The Wall Street Journal Farmers are harvesting one of the largest crops in history, while China holds off on buying U.S. soybeans

Trump Explores Bailout of at Least $10 Billion for U.S. Farmers - The Wall Street Journal apple.news/Aj8jmY6XOS0y...

Lawmakers From Both Sides Pressed Pentagon on Legal Basis for Cartel Boat Strikes — The Wall Street Journal Defense Department general counsel faced questions from Republicans and Democrats in a closed-door briefing

Lawmakers From Both Sides Pressed Pentagon on Legal Basis for Cartel Boat Strikes - apple.news/AwoOHsT_4T0u...

U.S. in ‘armed conflict’ with drug cartels, Trump tells Congress President Donald Trump has determined the U.S. is in “armed conflict” with drug cartels who are distributing narcotics, according to a notification to Congress.

U.S. in ‘armed conflict’ with drug cartels, Trump tells Congress www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Trump administration approval of new abortion drug infuriates the right The FDA has little latitude to reject generic versions of approved drugs, but that hasn’t stopped an outrcry from abortion opponents.

Trump administration approval of new abortion drug infuriates the right www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

‘No more beardos’: Hegseth gives military branches 60 days to end shaving waivers for almost all US troops The Secretary of Defense issued the memo after lambasting a military culture that has allowed thousands of troops to have beards in the last 15 years.

The Pentagon will cease granting permanent medical shaving exemptions and end most religious exemptions that have allowed some U.S. military troops to wear beards in uniform in recent years.
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U.S. Begins Shutdown That May Lead to Mass Layoffs and Cuts to Services

A government shutdown has begun, and mass layoffs and service cuts may follow. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/u...

Opinion | Trump and Hegseth’s backward-facing message to the generals A preoccupation with “woke” culture and “enemies” won’t prepare the military for the high-tech demands of 21st-century war.

Trump and Hegseth’s backward-facing message to the generals
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Hegseth to upend troops’ access to watchdog, whistleblower complaints New Pentagon directives will overhaul the channels that allow troops and defense personnel to file whistleblower complaints, report toxic leadership or point out discrimination.

Hegseth to upend troops’ access to watchdog, whistleblower complaints www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

I've seen what freedom looks like — and I can see Trump trying to take it away Amid echoes of the 1980's and the twilight of the Communist regime, it's time for a new generation of dissidents.

I’ve seen what freedom looks like — and I can see Trump trying to take it away forward.com/opinion/7726...

Trump, Hegseth lecture military leaders in rare, politically charged summit The unusual, hastily organized event became a forum for the president and his defense secretary to tout their partisan agenda.

Trump, Hegseth lecture military leaders in rare, politically charged summit www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...