Nation and World Politics
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Judge questions the Trump administration's plan to suspend SNAP benefits for millions
Oct 30, 2025 3:22 pm - BOSTON — A federal judge in Boston on Thursday seemed skeptical of the Trump's administration's argument that SNAP benefits could be suspended for the first time in the f...
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Pentagon readying thousands of Guard ‘reaction forces’ as U.S. mission widens
Oct 30, 2025 8:13 am - The Defense Department’s newly established “quick reaction force” within the National Guard is being readied for civil unrest missions in U.S. cities.
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Trump’s comments on nuclear testing upend decades of US policy. Here's what to know about it
Oct 30, 2025 8:11 am - President Donald Trump's comments Thursday suggesting the United States will restart its testing of nuclear weapons upends decades of American policy in regards to the bomb, but come as Washington's rivals have been expanding and testing their nuclear-capable arsenals.
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Haiti, Jamaica and Cuba pick up the pieces after Melissa's destruction
Oct 30, 2025 8:06 am - SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba — People across the northern Caribbean were digging out from the destruction of Hurricane Melissa on Thursday as deaths from the catastrophic storm...
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Trade takeaways from Trump's meeting with Chinese leader Xi
Oct 30, 2025 8:03 am - U.S. President Donald Trump said he had an “amazing” meeting Thursday with China’s top leader Xi Jinping that produced very important decisions. The first official Chinese comments on the meeting were less specific and suggested any trade deal is not done.
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Trump cuts tariffs on China after meeting Xi in South Korea
Oct 30, 2025 8:00 am - President Donald Trump described his face-to-face with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Thursday as a roaring success, saying he would cut tariffs on China, while Beijing had agreed to allow the export of rare earth elements and start buying American soybeans.
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Trump appears to suggest the US will resume testing nuclear weapons for first time in 30 years
Oct 29, 2025 11:13 pm - BUSAN, South Korea — President Donald Trump appeared to suggest the U.S. will resume testing nuclear weapons for the first time in three decades, saying it would be on an...
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Batavia moves toward ban on ICE using city propertyOct 29, 2025 6:05 pm - Batavia aldermen are considering a measure banning federal officers from using city-owned property when they are making arrests in civil immigration cases.
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Residents want Mount Prospect to restrict ICE from village-owned propertiesOct 29, 2025 5:35 pm - Mount Prospect residents are asking village officials to restrict federal immigration agents from accessing public property in the village for ongoing enforcement efforts.
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US determined to prevent the collapse of the Gaza ceasefire after overnight airstrikes
Oct 29, 2025 4:37 pm - JERUSALEM — Israel’s intense bombardment of the Gaza Strip this week marked the most serious challenge yet for a fragile, U.S.-brokered ceasefire. Over 100 Palestinians ...