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Electric truck maker Rivian is conducting another round of layoffs, cutting over 600 jobs, which amounts to four percent of its headcount, as the company tries to reduce costs amidst a pullback in the EV industry. This is the EV company’s second round of layoffs in a month.

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin oversaw exercises of his nuclear forces from the Kremlin on Wednesday.

Federal agents launched a high-impact gang takedown in Wisconsin this morning, arresting 22 suspects and seizing a cache of drugs, guns, and vehicles in a coordinated strike dubbed “Operation Chalkline.” Backed by 14 SWAT teams and dozens of law enforcement partners, the FBI Milwaukee-led operation targeted violent criminal networks operating in Milwaukee and Racine, Wisconsin.

A routine traffic stop in Eagle Pass led Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) troopers to apprehend a previously deported child sex offender from Mexico, officials confirmed. The Oct. 15 stop in Maverick County uncovered three illegal immigrants inside a Dodge Challenger, including 49-year-old Jose Aleman Arroyo, an aggravated felon convicted of indecency with a child and assault in North Carolina just two months prior.

On Wednesday’s edition of CBS’s “The Takeout,” Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) said that the government shutdown “may well end with Democrats saying, look, as we get to November 1, our opportunity to address this healthcare crisis has kind of passed,”

On Wednesday’s edition of NBC’s “Meet the Press Now,” Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) responded to polling on who the public blames for the government shutdown between Republicans and Democrats by saying that “of course, we all bear some responsibility for

On Wednesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “The Last Word,” Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) argued that “Not everybody came to the United States the wrong way. Many undocumented immigrants came the right way. They came on a visa of some type and

California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) told residents to “remain peaceful” as President Donald Trump sends hundreds of federal law enforcement officials to San Francisco to assist with immigration and other issues.

Vice President JD Vance visited the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, Israel, on Thursday, paying his respects to the traditional site where Catholics believe that Jesus Christ was buried after his crucifixion.

The U.S. State Department backed Israel in opposing a ruling Wednesday by the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which told Israel to work with United Nations agencies in the postwar rebuilding of Gaza.

California’s insurance companies are passing along the costs of the deadly Los Angeles fires to consumers, raising premiums, adding surcharges, and forcing them to subsidize the losses of the California FAIR plan.

A shooting at a camp hosting loyalists of Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic in central Belgrade on Wednesday injured one person.

A group of grooming gang child rape survivors who resigned from the national inquiry this week have issued a set of demands to the left-wing Labour government if it desires their participation, including the sacking of Safeguarding Minister Jess Phillips.

President Donald Trump’s legal team has filed administrative claims with the Justice Department for about $230 million over prior federal investigations. However, Trump said Tuesday he is not personally seeking compensation and would donate any award to charity.

More than 650 rabbis warned Wednesday that electing Democratic Socialist frontrunner Zohran Mamdani would endanger “the safety and dignity of Jews in every city,” citing his refusal to condemn “globalize the intifada,” denial of Israel’s legitimacy, and “genocide” claims, according to a letter published by the Jewish Majority.

Wednesday on MSNBC’s “All In,” Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) said President Donald Trump’s construction of a ballroom was “destroying the White House to rebuild it in his image.”

On Wednesday’s “CNN News Central,” House Minority Whip Rep. Katherine Clark (D-MA) responded to a question on previous arguments from Democrats that it’s wrong to shut down the government by saying that “the difference between this shutdown and this administration

The U.S. State Department said Wednesday that applications to join the Foreign Service have reached their highest level in ten years, reflecting a sharp increase in interest since President Donald Trump returned to office and appointed Marco Rubio as Secretary of State.

On Wednesday’s “CNN News Central,” Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-CA) stated that President Donald Trump “passed $175 billion in his one big, beautiful bill, which is basically a slush fund that he’s going to use to build up ICE and CBP

Wednesday on MSNBC’s “Deadline,” Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) said members of the U.S. military may be exposed to “serious charges” for allegedly killing civilians during the strikes on alleged drug boats.

Wednesday on MSNBC’s “Deadline,” Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) said President Donald Trump’s construction of a ballroom at the White House was “lawlessness” that warranted an investigation.

Wednesday on MSNBC’s “Deadline,” former CIA Director John Brennan claimed the MAGA base was being hoodwinked by President Donald Trump, who he called a “world-class charlatan.”

On Wednesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “All In,” House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) responded to a question on whether Obamacare or the entire system don’t work if they need massive subsidies to be affordable by saying that “we believe

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR), the Senate Republican Conference chair and a senior member of the Armed Services Committee, called on the Department of Homeland Security to audit every visa approved under the Biden administration for applicants from high-risk countries, warning that Biden’s vetting policy “allowed dangerous individuals tied to terrorist groups to enter the United States.”

In a dramatic escalation of the Trump administration’s maritime war on narco-terrorism, U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced the first lethal military strike outside the Caribbean Sea — targeting and destroying a drug-smuggling vessel off Colombia’s Pacific coast.

Military families have been living with uncertainty as the government shutdown rages on, with the healthcare system warning of lapses in the ability to process or pay medical claims and most recent Permanent Change of Station (PCS) orders being frozen in limbo.

New York City (NYC) Republican mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa melted down during a radio interview on Wednesday after he was informed he was “going to lose badly.”

President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that his administration is raising sanctions on Russia in a pressure campaign to bring a close to the Russia-Ukraine war. 

President Donald Trump called for people in New Jersey and Virginia to vote for Jack Ciattarelli, the Republican gubernatorial candidate in New Jersey and Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, the Republican gubernatorial candidate in Virginia.

Actor James Woods roasted failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton over her outcry at President Donald Trump’s White House renovations, in which the former First Lady accused Trump of “destroying” the building. “What destroyed it was your husband getting blow jobs in the Oval Office,” Woods said.

Executives running Manchester Pride, Britain’s premiere gay festival, have announced they are shutting down and liquidating their assets after financial missteps resulting in an inability to pay some of the top talent that performed at this year’s event.

California State Sen. Scott Wiener formally launched his campaign for Congress on Wednesday, framing his bid to represent San Francisco as a fight to defend democracy and civil rights while warning that the United States is “slipping into fascism.”

Gavin Newsom has been rocked by a poll of 2028 Democrat presidential hopefuls that shows he is losing to former Vice President Kamala Harris.

The cost of a family health insurance plan has reached roughly $27,000 as lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have decried the high cost of health insurance.

President Donald Trump meets with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office on Wednesday, October 22.