• Trump threatens Nigeria with potential military action over claims of Christian persecution

    Trump threatens Nigeria with potential military action over claims of Christian persecution

    Nov 01, 2025 10:31 PM EST

    ... so,” Tinubu said. “Nigeria opposes religious persecution and does not encourage it. Nigeria is a country with constitutional guarantees to protect citizens of all faiths.” Trump on Friday said “Christianity is facing an existential threat in Nigeria” and “radical Islamists are responsible for this mass slaughter.”Trump's comment came ...

  • New York Attorney General James seeks to block Trump administration's subpoenas

    New York Attorney General James seeks to block Trump administration's subpoenas

    Nov 01, 2025 06:21 PM EST

    ... reports that they were part of a grand jury investigation into allegations that James violated Trump's civil rights in 2022 when her office sued Trump, then a private businessman. She argued Sarcone lacked authority to issue the subpoenas because he was improperly appointed by the Trump administration. U.S ...

  • News Wrap: Judge blocks Trump order requiring voters prove citizenship

    News Wrap: Judge blocks Trump order requiring voters prove citizenship

    Oct 31, 2025 10:50 PM EST

    ... news operations today. The nonprofit broadcaster is also closing overseas bureaus and laying off employees. RFA had been operating with the skeleton staff since President Trump moved to cut its federal funding earlier this year. The ongoing government shutdown has only added to its budget problems. Radio Free Asia was ...

  • Why the Trump administration is sending election monitors to California and New Jersey

    Why the Trump administration is sending election monitors to California and New Jersey

    Oct 31, 2025 10:46 PM EST

    The Justice Department will send election monitors to five California counties and one New Jersey county for the Nov. 4 election in response to state Republicans’ requests. Monitors can observe but can’t interfere with voting.

  • What is the filibuster and why does Trump want to get rid of it during the shutdown?

    What is the filibuster and why does Trump want to get rid of it during the shutdown?

    Oct 31, 2025 10:37 PM EST

    Earlier this year, Republicans changed the Senate's rules further to make it easier to confirm large groups of the least controversial executive branch nominees. But they have resisted calls from Trump to eliminate so-called “blue slips” that allow both senators to sign off on some lower court judges ...

  • Judge rules Trump can’t require U.S. citizenship proof on federal voting form

    Judge rules Trump can’t require U.S. citizenship proof on federal voting form

    Oct 31, 2025 10:01 PM EST

    ... challenges to Trump’s order. That includes a requirement that all mailed ballots be received, rather than just postmarked, by Election Day. Other lawsuits against Trump’s election executive order are ongoing. In early April, 19 Democratic state attorneys general asked a separate federal court to reject Trump’s executive ...

  • WATCH: Trump denies U.S. is considering strikes against Venezuela

    WATCH: Trump denies U.S. is considering strikes against Venezuela

    Oct 31, 2025 09:22 PM EST

    President Donald Trump said "no" Friday when asked if he’s considering strikes in Venezuela. Watch Trump's remarks in the video player above. The president, who spoke to reporters aboard Air Force One as he heads to Florida for the weekend, gave a brief answer and did not elaborate ...

  • Less talk of Trump, more focus on economy is part of the Democrats' playbook for Tuesday's election

    Less talk of Trump, more focus on economy is part of the Democrats' playbook for Tuesday's election

    Oct 31, 2025 04:26 PM EST

    ... Jesse Ferguson, who provided input, said Spanberger is doing well because she's “able to connect the pain from Washington to the pockets in Virginia.” “Trump’s authoritarianism will fail — not because we convince people it’s authoritarian, but because we show them it’s expensive," Ferguson said. Spanberger has ...

  • China's Xi promises to protect free trade at APEC as Trump snubs major summit

    China's Xi promises to protect free trade at APEC as Trump snubs major summit

    Oct 31, 2025 04:07 PM EST

    ... aging populations and the impact of AI on jobs. The U.S. strategy has been shifted to economic competitions with China rather than cooperation, with Trump’s tariff hikes and “America first” agenda shaking markets and threatening decades of globalization and multinationalism. Leaders and other representatives from 21 Asia-Pacific ...

  • WATCH: Johnson says Trump's demand to end filibuster 'not my call'

    WATCH: Johnson says Trump's demand to end filibuster 'not my call'

    Oct 31, 2025 03:45 PM EST

    House Speaker Mike Johnson said he texted with President Donald Trump after his late night demand to change the Senate rules to end the government shutdown. Watch the full news conference held by Johnson and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins in our video player above. But the GOP leader refused to ...