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As Amazon Outage Eases, Global Financial Toll May Still Reach Billions
A worldwide disruption of Amazon Web Services on Monday could carry a staggering financial toll reaching into the hundreds of billions of dollars, according to experts cited by CNN.
Mon, 20 Oct 2025 20:34:31 EDTDHS Arrests More Than 480K Illegal Immigrants in 9 Months
The Department of Homeland Security has arrested more than 480,000 illegal immigrants in nine months - 70% of whom had been convicted of crimes or had criminal charges against them, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Monday.
Mon, 20 Oct 2025 19:52:10 EDTTrump Admin Seeks Ways to Pay Air Traffic Controllers
The Trump administration is considering how it can pay air traffic controllers as the government shutdown continues, five sources told Politico.
Mon, 20 Oct 2025 19:29:37 EDTRep. Roy Seeks Impeachment of Federal Judge in Kavanaugh Case
Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, filed articles of impeachment against the federal judge who sentenced the would-be assassin of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh to eight years in prison, eschewing federal sentencing guidelines of life in prison, The Daily Wire reported.
Mon, 20 Oct 2025 19:06:57 EDTCanada PM: Will Enforce ICC Warrant If Netanyahu Visits
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, who last month declared his country's support for a Palestinian state, said he would honor an International Criminal Court arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should he visit Canada.
Mon, 20 Oct 2025 19:08:56 EDTZelenskyy Reports 'Positive' Meeting With Trump
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday that his meeting with President Donald Trump was "positive," though it did not result in a U.S. commitment to supply Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine.
Mon, 20 Oct 2025 18:53:33 EDTInterior Dept. to Cut 2,050 Federal Jobs
The Interior Department on Monday said it will eliminate 2,050 positions that are now paused under a court order, including hundreds of workers for the National Park Service, according to a legal filing.
Mon, 20 Oct 2025 18:30:21 EDTThune: Russia Sanctions Legislation on Hold
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., said Monday that proposed legislation to enact new sanctions on Russia is on hold until an upcoming meeting between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Mon, 20 Oct 2025 18:12:11 EDTShutdown Imperils Dozens of Head Start Preschool Programs
Head Start programs that serve tens of thousands of the nation's neediest preschoolers are facing a cutoff of federal funding at the end of the month because of the government shutdown, leaving many scrambling to figure out how to keep their doors open. The early education ...
Mon, 20 Oct 2025 18:36:29 EDTICE Needs More Money to Expand Use of Bodycams in Chicago
Many federal officers assigned to immigration enforcement in the Chicago area have body cameras but Congress would have to allocate more funds to expand their use, officials testified Monday at a hearing about the tactics agents are using in Trump administration's ...
Mon, 20 Oct 2025 17:19:43 EDTJudges Seem Skeptical of DOJ's Moves to Keep Habba
A three-judge federal appeals court panel reportedly seemed skeptical on Monday of the lengths the Trump administration has gone to retain Alina Habba as the top federal prosecutor in New Jersey.
Mon, 20 Oct 2025 17:26:37 EDTWH Starts Demolition of East Wing to Build Trump's Ballroom
The White House on Monday started tearing down part of the East Wing, the traditional base of operations for the first lady, to build President Donald Trump's ballroom.
Mon, 20 Oct 2025 17:00:26 EDTTrump Issues Stern Ceasefire Warning to Hamas
President Donald Trump on Monday warned Hamas to quit attacking Israel, threatening that the U.S. and its allies would "eradicate" the group if it violates the ceasefire in Gaza again. The warning came after Israel said terrorists attacked its military positions Sunday.
Mon, 20 Oct 2025 17:04:38 EDT2 More Suspects Charged in D.C. Attack on DOGE Employee
Two more suspects have been charged with the attempted carjacking and beating of a 19-year-old man who was working for the Department of Government Efficiency - a crime that was a catalyst for the White House's law-enforcement surge in the nation's capital.
Mon, 20 Oct 2025 16:37:56 EDTTwice-Deported Illegal in ICE Custody After Killing Man, 61, in Hit-and-Run
A twice-deported illegal alien who killed a 61-year-old North Carolina man in a drunk-driving hit-and-run is now back in federal custody, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced Monday.
Mon, 20 Oct 2025 16:46:30 EDTComplaint: HHS Grants Violate Bans on Racial Preferences
Three Department of Health and Human Services grant programs created under then-President Joe Biden violate Trump administration bans on racial preferences in federal funding for higher education, according to a complaint filed with the agency's Office for Civil Rights.
Mon, 20 Oct 2025 16:45:08 EDTTexas Professor Fired for Pushing Leftist Ideology
A professor of psychology at the University of Texas was recently fired as the state works to push out those with "leftist ideologies."
Mon, 20 Oct 2025 16:35:58 EDTComey Seeks Dismissal of Charges, Cites Vindictive Prosecution
Former FBI Director James Comey on Monday asked a federal judge to dismiss criminal charges against him, arguing that the U.S. attorney who brought the case was unlawfully appointed and that he is being unfairly targeted because of President Donald Trump's "personal spite"...
Mon, 20 Oct 2025 16:33:02 EDTMan Who Planned to 'Shoot Up' Atlanta Airport Is Arrested in Terminal on Tip
A man accused of threatening to open fire at the world's busiest airport in Atlanta was arrested Monday and an assault rifle was found in his car, police said.Police said at a news conference that 49-year-old Billy Joe Cagle, of Cartersville, Georgia, had described his plan...
Mon, 20 Oct 2025 16:21:09 EDTJudge to Block Trump Directive to Erase 'Gender Ideology' From Sex Education
A federal judge in Oregon said on Monday she will block President Donald Trump's administration from forcing a group of Democrat-led states led by Washington, Oregon, and Minnesota to remove all references to "gender ideology" from sexual health education curricula in order...
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