https://www.cbsnews.com/news/new-york-ag-letitia-james-indicted-in-virginia-after-investigation-by-trumps-doj/

A grand jury indicted New York Attorney General Letitia James on Thursday, according to the clerk of court in the Eastern District of Virginia, marking the second Trump foe to face federal prosecution in recent weeks.

The indictment came exactly two weeks after a grand jury in the same Virginia courthouse voted to indict former FBI Director James Comey on charges of lying to Congress.

Last month, Mr. Trump publicly urged Attorney General Pam Bondi to look into Comey, James and a third longtime Trump antagonist, Democratic Sen. Adam Schiff of California.

James has drawn Mr. Trump's ire for years. Her office sued the president and the Trump Organization for fraud in 2022, leading a judge to issue a nine-figure judgment against the company. Mr. Trump has referred to James as "scum," "corrupt" and "racist."

CBS News has reached out to the Justice Department and James' office for comment.

The charges against James are unclear. In May, CBS News reported that the Justice Department had launched a criminal probe into James around alleged mortgage fraud. Three months later, the Justice Department expanded its investigation into James for her office's handling of its Trump Organization probe.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/05/business/farmer-bailout-trump-tariffs
Washington — American farmers are having a tough year, in no small part because of President Donald Trump’s trade war. Now, the White House is gearing up to extend them a multi-billion-dollar bailout, sources tell CNN.

Surging costs and foreign retaliation from tariffs have hurt the US agriculture industry — as have immigration-related labor shortages and plummeting commodity prices. Farm production expenses are estimated to reach $467.4 billion in 2025, according to the Agriculture Department, up $12 billion from last year.

Farm bankruptcies rose in the first half of the year to the highest level since 2021, according to US courts data.

Trump’s policies have exacerbated those woes, from the deportation of the industry’s key migrant workforce to renewed trade tensions between the United States and China. And for traditional American crops, such as soybeans, the situation has grown particularly precarious.

“There’s no doubt that the farm economy is in a significant challenge right now, especially our row croppers,” Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins told reporters Tuesday. “So not just soybeans, although I think they’re probably the top of the list, but corn, wheat, sorghum, cotton, et cetera.”

Indeed, the US soybean industry has become the poster child of the farm economy’s plight in the first year of Trump’s second term. The president recognizes these problems, White House officials tells CNN, and has increased pressure on his administration to address them urgently.

The winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize dedicated her award to Donald Trump. Simultaneously, independent reports from all across the US started flooding local news outlets of Neo-Nazi Socialists literally imploding.
https://www.newsweek.com/nobel-peace-prize-donald-trump-maria-corina-machado-10862378
Nobel Peace Prize Winner Dedicates Her Award to Donald Trump

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has publicly dedicated her Nobel Peace Prize to the people of Venezuela and to President Donald Trump, citing their unwavering support in the fight for democracy. In a statement shared on X, Machado called the recognition “a boost to conclude our task: to conquer Freedom.”

"We are on the threshold of victory and today," she wrote, "more than ever, we count on President Trump, the people of the United States, the peoples of Latin America, and the democratic nations of the world as our principal allies to achieve Freedom and democracy. I dedicate this prize to the suffering people of Venezuela and to President Trump for his decisive support of our cause!"

Machado, an opposition leader in Venezuela, has campaigned tirelessly for democracy and remains a central figure in the struggle against Nicolás Maduro’s government. She defeated several prominent contenders for the award, including Trump, who had openly campaigned for it this year by highlighting his role in helping to end multiple global conflicts.

Jørgen Watne Frydnes, chair of the Norwegian Nobel committee lauded Machado for being a "key, unifying figure in a political opposition that was once deeply divided—an opposition that found common ground in the demand for free elections and representative government."

https://www.dw.com/en/trump-says-he-will-impose-additional-100-tariffs-on-china/a-74315664
US President Donald Trump has announced new 100% tariffs on all Chinese goods, in addition to already existing tariffs on Beijing, after China placed export controls on rare earths.

The US president claimed the tariffs, which will go into effect on November 1 "or sooner, depending on any further actions or changes taken by China" were reciprocal.

Trump plans to impose export controls on "any and all critical software."

"It has just been learned that China has taken an extraordinarily aggressive position on Trade in sending an extremely hostile letter to the World, stating that they were going to, effective November 1st, 2025, impose large scale Export Controls on virtually every product they make, and some not even made by them," Trump said on his Truth Social platform.

"It is absolutely unheard of in international trade, and a moral disgrace in dealing with other Nations".

Trump then announced the new punitive measures in retaliation. The new 100% tariffs come on top of 30% US duties which were already in place on Chinese imports, summing up to a whopping 130% tariff rate on Chinese goods.

The new tariffs threaten to restart a trade war first launched earlier this year shortly after Trump took office, with both nations exchanging exponentially high tariffs which were later paused after several rounds of negotiations.

Earlier on Friday, Trump threatened to cancel a meeting planned with Chinese President Xi Jinping in nearly three weeks in South Korea.

The US president had said there was no reason to hold the meeting after China announced its dramatic expansion of its rare earth element export controls.

On Friday evening however, Trump told reporters in the Oval Office that he has not cancelled the meeting.

Beijing dominates the market for rare earths, which are essential for tech manufacturing.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c62lp7yd1jeo
Afghanistan's Taliban government has accused Pakistan of violating Kabul's "sovereign territory", describing it as an "unprecedented, violent, and provocative act".
The allegation comes after two loud blasts were heard in the city late on Thursday.

Pakistan had also bombed a civilian market in the border province of Patika, in Afghanistan's south-east, the Taliban Defence Ministry said in a statement on Friday.

Pakistan has neither confirmed nor denied that they launched an attack inside Afghanistan.
However, during a press conference held in the city of Peshawar on Friday, a top general alleged Afghanistan was being used as a "base of operation for terrorism against Pakistan".
"To safeguard Pakistani lives and properties, what measures need to be taken will be taken," General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry added.

Pakistan has long accused the Afghan Taliban of permitting the Pakistan Taliban, also known as the TTP, to operate from their land. The Taliban government have always denied this.

Rumours had circulated that the blasts in Kabul were part of a targeted attack on the TTP's leader, Noor Wali Mehsud.
In response, the TTP released an unverified voice note from Mehsud saying he was still alive.

Exactly what happened is unclear; BBC Afghan's correspondent saw no signs of an explosion in the suspected location of the blasts on Friday, but did report a heavy Taliban presence and mobile checkpoints.
The Taliban Defence Ministry warned in its statement that, should the situation become worse, "the consequences will be attributable to the Pakistani army".
However, the Taliban's foreign minister - who is currently in the Indian capital Delhi - said they wanted to maintain good relations with Pakistan.
"Pakistan should not repeat this mistake," Amir Khan Muttaqi told a select group of 16 male journalists from Indian media. "Our issues can be solved by negotiation not by war."

The White House slammed the Nobel committee on Friday for playing “politics” with its prestigious peace prize after President Donald Trump lobbied heavily for the honor — only to see it awarded to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado. The committee said it was honoring her “for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy.” Her victory came as the Trump administration has repeatedly targeted vessels off Venezuela’s coast, claiming they were “drug ships,” escalating its campaign against Venezuela’s drug cartels.

The White House was bitter in its response to Friday’s award announcement. President Trump “has the heart of a humanitarian, and there will never be anyone like him who can move mountains with the sheer force of his will,” communications director Steven Cheung said in a post on social media. “The Nobel Committee proved they place politics over peace,” he added. Trump campaigned heavily for the prize, repeatedly boasting he had ended “seven wars” and reposting tributes on social media. But he tried to downplay expectations on Thursday, telling reporters in the Oval Office: “They’ll have to do what they do. Whatever they do is fine. I know this: I didn’t do it for that. I did it because I saved a lot of lives.” When asked about the pressure from Trump’s allies to give the president the award, Nobel Committee chair Jørgen Watne Frydnes told reporters on Friday: “We receive thousands and thousands of letters every year of people wanting to say what for them leads to peace.” He added that the award is based on “courage and integrity, so we base only our decision on the work and the will of Alfred Nobel.”

>https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/article312451909.html

Day 10 of making a thread every day until Democrats allow the US government to re-open

Day 10 Updates:
- Vought begins layoffs, workers receive 60 day notice https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/government-shutdown-live-updates-as-military-poised-to-miss-first-paychecks-next-week/
- Agencies impacted by layoffs include dept. of education, health and human services, cisa, and the treasury https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/oct/10/letitia-james-donald-trump-us-politics-live-news-updates
- Congress will not vote on new issues until the Democrats re-open the government https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-live-johnson-house-gop-leadership-hold-news-briefing-on-shutdown-as-deadlock-continues

At the heart of the standoff is Democratic Party demands that Republicans agree to an additional $700bn in spending by restoring cuts to healthcare that were enacted over the summer and make permanent the expiring temporary COVID emergency health care credits enacted in 2023 that are due to expire Jan 1, 2026.

Day 9 of making a thread every day until Democrats allow the US government to re-open

Day 9 Updates:
- Seventh attempt to bypass Democrats blocking a vote has failed with 55 in favor of the bill, 45 against https://www.2news.com/news/california/senate-fails-to-advance-bills-to-end-shutdown-in-seventh-round-of-votes/article_a1cf805a-60fc-4619-9981-018e26e1f5f8.html
- Trump cutting Democrat programs https://www.nbcnews.com/now/video/trump-only-cutting-democrat-programs-during-government-shutdown-249565765533
- Federal loans for unpaid workers https://mainemorningstar.com/2025/10/09/new-state-backed-loan-program-for-shutdown-federal-workers-rolls-out-just-in-time/
- Racism is no longer being investigated https://www.jns.org/federal-discrimination-investigations-on-hold-during-govt-shutdown/
- Border wall is greenlit https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/100925_border_wall_stay/judge-trump-administration-can-delay-border-wall-lawsuit-during-govt-shutdown/

At the heart of the standoff is Democratic Party demands that Republicans agree to an additional $700bn in spending by restoring cuts to healthcare that were enacted over the summer and make permanent the expiring temporary COVID emergency health care credits enacted in 2023 that are due to expire Jan 1, 2026.

https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/israel-hamas-peace-deal-trump-gaza-hostages

peace i guess....