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US has seized survivors after strike on suspected drug-carrying vessel in Caribbean, AP sources say

By KONSTANTIN TOROPIN and LISA MASCARO
Oct 17, 2025 6:44 pm - The United States took survivors into custody after the military struck a suspected drug-carrying vessel in the Caribbean, a defense official and another person familiar with the matter said Friday.
Trump says he has commuted sentence of former US Rep. George Santos in federal fraud case

Oct 17, 2025 5:43 pm - WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Friday he had commuted the sentence of former U.S. Rep. George Santos, who is serving more than seven years in federal prison aft...
John Bolton pleads not guilty in classified documents case

By Jeremy Roebuck and Perry Stein
Oct 17, 2025 4:29 pm - John Bolton, a former national security adviser to President Donald Trump, pleaded not guilty Friday to charges that he mishandled classified materials.
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow deployment of National Guard in Chicago area

By MARK SHERMAN
Oct 17, 2025 4:15 pm - The Trump administration on Friday asked the Supreme Court to allow the deployment of National Guard troops in the Chicago area, escalating President Donald Trump's conflict with Democratic governors over using the military on U.S. soil.
With no takers yet, White House sets meeting with colleges still weighing an agreement with Trump

By COLLIN BINKLEY
Oct 17, 2025 4:00 pm - The five universities that are still weighing President Donald Trump’s higher-education compact have been asked to join a White House call Friday to discuss the proposed deal, according to two people familiar with the matter.
‘Deeply disturbed’: Lawmakers demand answers about ICE actions in Hoffman Estates

By Steve Zalusky
Oct 16, 2025 9:08 pm - Two suburban lawmakers are demanding answers about a viral video appearing to show U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents detaining a young woman in Hoffman Estates last week.
Senate blocks military spending bill as shutdown drags on

By Riley Beggin and Theodoric Meyer
Oct 16, 2025 7:49 pm - Senate Democrats blocked a $852 billion bill that would fund the Defense Department through September, rejecting Republican efforts to approve individual full-year spendi...
Ex-Trump national security adviser Bolton charged with storing and sharing classified information

By ERIC TUCKER, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN
Oct 16, 2025 7:24 pm - Former Trump administration national security adviser John Bolton was charged Thursday with storing top secret records at home and sharing with relatives diarylike notes about his time in government that contained classified information.
More cargo, more problems? Why retired suburban police chief is leading fight against heavier trucks

By Charles Keeshan and Susan Sarkauskas
Oct 16, 2025 6:31 pm - To former Buffalo Grove and Cary police chief Steve Casstevens, the formula is obvious: bigger, fuller and heavier trucks mean bigger, more and worse crashes. That’s why the retired law enforcement leader opposes proposals in Congress to allow more densely packed semis. “Everything tells us it’s a bad idea,” he said.
Appeals court won’t let Trump deploy National Guard in Illinois for now

By Mark Berman
Oct 16, 2025 4:43 pm - A federal appeals court on Thursday said that it would not let President Donald Trump deploy troops in Illinois for now, leaving in place a judge’s ruling that blocked the administration from placing the National Guard in the Chicago area.

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