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Marine One with President Donald Trump on board departs from the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, Oct. 17, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

White House joins Bluesky and immediately trolls Trump opponents

7:05 PM on Friday, October 17

The White House has joined Bluesky, the social media platform of choice of many in the left-leaning online world

FILE - Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., waits for the start of a session in the House chamber in Washington, Jan. 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

A timeline of George Santos' journey from Congress to prison to grant of clemency by Trump

6:19 PM on Friday, October 17

Former U.S. Rep. George Santos has been given clemency by President Donald Trump

President Donald Trump waves as he walks to board Marine One before departing from the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, Oct. 17, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump offers US automakers additional relief from his tariffs

6:04 PM on Friday, October 17

President Donald Trump is giving domestic automakers some relief from his tariffs

President Donald Trump speaks before a lunch with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Friday, Oct. 17, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

President Donald Trump drops the F-bomb before the cameras. It wasn't the first time

5:37 PM on Friday, October 17

President Donald Trump talks plainly, bluntly, often even coarsely

Mayor Gregg Hull speaks about the New Mexico Goatheads, the state's new pro hockey team, at the Rio Rancho Events Center in Rio Rancho, N.M., on Sept. 29, 2025. (Jessica Baca/The Albuquerque Journal via AP)

First Republican enters race for governor of New Mexico in 2026 as Democrat terms out of office

5:21 PM on Friday, October 17

New Mexico has its first Republican contender for governor ahead of the 2026 elections, as the three-term city mayor of fast-growing Rio Rancho launched his campaign

Trump says he has commuted sentence of former US Rep. George Santos in federal fraud case

5:07 PM on Friday, October 17

Trump says he has commuted sentence of former US Rep. George Santos in federal fraud case

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listens as President Donald Trump speaks before a lunch with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Friday, Oct. 17, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

News stories show that reporters may have left the Pentagon, but they haven't stopped working

4:46 PM on Friday, October 17

Dozens of reporters stationed at the Pentagon walked out this week and surrendered their access badges rather than sign on to new rules imposed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth they said would restrict how they do their jobs

Following meeting with Ukraine's Zelenskyy, Trump calls on Kyiv and Moscow to 'stop where they are' and end the war

3:55 PM on Friday, October 17

Following meeting with Ukraine's Zelenskyy, Trump calls on Kyiv and Moscow to 'stop where they are' and end the war

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow deployment of National Guard in Chicago area

3:09 PM on Friday, October 17

The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to allow the deployment of National Guard troops in the Chicago area, escalating President Donald Trump’s conflict with Democratic governors over using the military on U.S. soil

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow deployment of National Guard in Chicago area

3:07 PM on Friday, October 17

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow deployment of National Guard in Chicago area

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., expresses his frustration as he speaks to reporters outside the Senate chamber to blame President Donald Trump and the Republicans with the government shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

GOP turns Schumer print quotes into AI-generated video of him saying shutdown good for Democrats

2:52 PM on Friday, October 17

Senate Republican campaign leaders are using artificial intelligence-generated video to falsely depict Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer appearing to say on camera comments he made in a print publication interview about the political impacts of the partial government shutdown

Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa, center, speaks during a mayoral debate with Independent candidate former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, left, and Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis, Pool)

From bills to berets: Notable moments from NYC's contentious mayoral debate

2:45 PM on Friday, October 17

New York City’s mayoral candidates have duked it out in their first general election debate, with contenders Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa sparring over everything from the Israel-Hamas war to the city’s education system

FILE - A sign for the Federal Emergency Management Agency is pictured at FEMA headquarters, April 20, 2020, in Washington. (Al Drago/The New York Times via AP, Pool)

FEMA staff sound the alarm on disaster preparedness at rally in front of agency headquarters

1:59 PM on Friday, October 17

Current and former FEMA staff have gathered for a “FEMA Solidarity Rally” outside the agency's headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Friday

FILE - Pro-Palestinian supporters continue their encampment protest on Vanderbilt University campus Friday, May 3, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, file)

With no takers yet, White House meets with colleges still weighing an agreement with Trump

12:42 PM on Friday, October 17

Five remaining universities have been weighing an offer from President Donald Trump to sign a “compact” for higher education

FILE - This May 23, 2019, file photo shows the logo for the Jefferies Financial Group in New York. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Regional banks' bad loans spark concerns on Wall Street

11:44 AM on Friday, October 17

Wall Street is concerned about the health of the nation’s regional banks, after a few of them wrote off bad loans to commercial customers in the last two weeks

President Donald Trump speaks before a lunch with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Friday, Oct. 17, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

US has seized survivors after strike on suspected drug-carrying vessel in Caribbean, AP sources say

10:46 AM on Friday, October 17

The U.S. has seized survivors after a strike on a suspected drug-carrying vessel in the Caribbean, the first since President Donald Trump began launching deadly attacks in the region this summer

Former Trump administration national security adviser John Bolton, left, arrives for his arraignment at the federal courthouse in Greenbelt, Md., Friday, Oct. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Bolton pleads not guilty in Justice Department case accusing him of sharing government secrets

6:39 AM on Friday, October 17

John Bolton has pleaded not guilty in the Justice Department case accusing him of sharing classified information

A man walks past a mural promoting presidential candidate Rodrigo Paz days ahead of the runoff election, in El Alto, Bolivia, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

After years of socialist rule, Bolivia’s presidential runoff tests how far and fast it veers right

12:51 AM on Friday, October 17

After nearly two decades of one-party rule and a worsening currency and fuel crisis, Bolivia is shifting to the right

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