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PoliticsOct 22Leavitt on Zacharia’s rapid exit: ‘The job obviously was not for her’Former White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt acknowledged Thursday that her successor Katie Zacharia, who stepped down after less than a week as press secretary, was not a good fit for the job.  “Look, White House press secretary is a tough job. I know that because I did it,” Leavitt said in an interview with…The Hill
PoliticsOct 22New video shows just how massive Trump’s White House ballroom isWork on the project continues following a federal ruling over congressional approval and ongoing lawsuits surrounding its six-story underground facilityThe Independent World
PoliticsOct 22It is official and has already come into force | Federal student loan payment options changed: how the new process worksThe Department of Education added a new modality, in addition to the online one. A new modality, the standard staggered plan, was added to the existing Repayment Assistance Plan (RAP).Clarín
BusinessOct 22Elon Musk reportedly invests about $1 billion in SkydanceDavid Ellison's father, billionaire and Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison, has a history with Musk.CNBC
PoliticsOct 22Trump ordered to answer questions under oath in BBC lawsuitTrump is suing the BBC over an episode of Panorama that edited together two different sections of a speech he gave in 2021.BBC World
WorldOct 22‘Looksmaxxing’ streamer Clavicular pleads not guilty to rape of 17-year-old girlPolice say the alleged assault unfolded in May 2025 after the teenager visited Peters at his family's home in a seaside Massachusetts townThe Independent World
PoliticsOct 22Fox News host: Russians ‘must be laughing their heads off’ over Witkoff ‘humanitarian’ remarkFox News host Brian Kilmeade posted a video clip of himself on the social platform X criticizing special envoy Steve Witkoff’s comment calling Russian President Vladimir Putin “a humanitarian.” “The Russians must be laughing their heads off,” Kilmeade said in the video. “That just makes you look naive. A humanitarian? This guy kills his opponents,…The Hill
PoliticsOct 22Congress must close this tariff loopholeCan Congress meaningfully constrain presidential tariff authority when an older, less restrictive statute offers an alternative route to achieve the same goal?The Hill
MilitaryOct 22The Pentagon has gone too far in using the Other Transaction Authority. Congress should act.Created in 1958 for NASA, the obscure fiscal tool has since become the predominant approach to military contracting – at great risk to taxpayers, one researcher warns.Breaking Defense
PoliticsOct 22Joe Manchin helps GOP Sen. Susan Collins court moderates in MaineRepublican Sen. Susan Collins enlisted former Democrat Joe Manchin, now an independent, to help widen her appeal to moderate voters in Maine. CBS News' Taurean Small reports.CBS News
WorldOct 22Washington city’s traffic cameras clocked 400,000 speeders in a month - only a few are getting ticketsDrivers going well over the speed limit are more likely to be ticketed than those just a few miles overThe Independent World
PoliticsOct 22Lawsuit accuses Trump of illegally profiting off foreign crypto deals"We're suing to stop the corruption and to force President Trump to return the profits to American taxpayers," attorney Matt Pelikan told CNBC.CNBC
PoliticsOct 22Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine calls on Vivek Ramaswamy to take down ad featuring opponent’s estranged motherOhio Gov. Mike DeWine is calling for Vivek Ramaswamy to stop airing an ad that features the estranged mother of Ramaswamy’s Democratic opponent, Amy Acton.NBC News
PoliticsOct 22Trump accuses LeBron James of disrespecting US during national anthemTrump took aim at LeBron James as he posted on Truth SocialThe Independent World
BusinessOct 22Thousands of cans of Walmart-brand fruit cocktail recalledMore than 40,000 cans of fruit cocktail are impacted.The Hill
HealthOct 22UnitedHealthcare, Humana Medicare Advantage cancellations to affect 1 millionThe plans being discontinued are primarily Preferred Provider Organizations, which offer more flexible provider networks.The Hill
PoliticsOct 22Judge says Trump must sit for deposition in BBC defamation lawsuitA federal judge said President Trump must sit for a deposition with lawyers for the BBC by Dec. 11 as part of his ongoing defamation lawsuit.CBS News
PoliticsOct 22Judge gives Trump deadline to sit for deposition in BBC defamation suitA federal judge on Thursday ordered US President Donald Trump to sit for a deposition in his US$10 billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC by December 11. The order from US Magistrate Judge Enjolique Lett came as lawyers for the British broadcaster complained that Trump had delayed his appearance. Charles Tobin, the lawyer for the BBC, said that with two months left in the discovery period, “we still haven’t been able to depose the plaintiff”. He noted there was an agreed-upon date of October...South China Morning Post
PoliticsOct 22'This is despicable': Amy Acton responds to Ohio attack ad featuring her estranged motherHer Republican opponent Vivek Ramaswamy is airing the ad featuring her mother, whose husband was charged with sexual abuse in her childhood.BBC World
PoliticsOct 22Judge orders Trump to sit for deposition in BBC defamation lawsuit by Dec. 11: ReportsTrump's lawyers had requested that his deposition be conducted between Jan. 11 and Jan. 22.CNBC
PoliticsOct 22Judge orders Trump to sit for a deposition in his BBC defamation lawsuit by December 11The BBC has accused Trump of seeking to postpone his deposition until January 2027.EuroNews [en]
PoliticsOct 22Trump says he called Google’s CEO to rename the Atlantic OceanPresident Trump said Wednesday he asked Google CEO Sundar Pichai to rename the Atlantic Ocean on the company’s Google Maps application, a request the tech executive denied. “We seriously looked at the Atlantic Ocean,” Trump said during a rally in Clemson, S.C. The president then praised Google Maps for changing the respective names of the…The Hill
PoliticsOct 22Sex education after CornellUniversity professor Jonathan Zimmerman argues that current collegiate sexual assault prevention programs are insufficient and calls for middle and high schools to provide comprehensive sex education that addresses the influence of pornography.The Hill
WorldOct 22Nicole Brown Simpson’s Sister: ‘We Deserve Answers’ on Accomplice QuestionTanya Brown said she believed someone helped O.J. Simpson get rid of the murder weapon. One of Mr. Simpson’s former lawyers called for a special prosecutor.NYT US