Amid an ongoing government shutdown and Trump’s push to deploy National Guard troops to American cities, millions are gearing up to protest his administration.

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John Bolton, President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser-turned-adversary, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Maryland on Thursday. Bolton, the third high-profile Trump political enemy to be indicted in less than a month, now faces eight counts of transmission of national defense information and 10 counts of retention of national defense information.

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The Office of Management and Budget director warned that layoffs could climb “north of 10,000.” A memo was circulated in September that instructed agencies to prepare for mass layoffs in the event of a shutdown. This as Senator Bernie Sanders and Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez signaled at a CNN town hall that an end to the shutdown is far, far away. 

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The government shutdown clock ticks up while the countdown to higher health costs closes in, including for states that voted for Trump. Will Congress find any way out? 

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For the first time in more than two years, Hamas and its allies are not holding any living hostages in Gaza. Meanwhile, 1,718 Palestinian detainees who were being held in Israel without charge were released on Monday and returned to Gaza. Israel also released 250 Palestinians serving long-term sentences.

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More than 4,000 federal employees received layoff notices Friday as part of the Trump administration’s broad effort to reshape the government while it remains shutdown, according to a court filing.

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New York Attorney General Letitia James was indicted Thursday in Alexandria, Virginia, as President Donald Trump’s Justice Department continues to pursue charges against his political opponents. James has been under investigation since May over a 2023 mortgage she took out to buy a home in Norfolk, Virginia.

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Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of a US-brokered ceasefire framework that will allow for the swift release of all hostages held in Gaza, Israeli withdrawal to an agreed point and the release of some Palestinian prisoners.

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Attorney General Pam Bondi’s appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday showed the sharp divide between the left and the right on how justice in the US is being carried out. Democrats and Republicans repeatedly talked past one another throughout the hearing, pointing fingers across the aisle over who was to blame for weaponizing the Justice Department.

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The Trump administration’s efforts to deploy National Guard troops to Democrat-led cities have prompted a legal showdown between the White House and state and local officials.

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