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President Donald Trump is visiting Egypt on Monday to chair a peace deal signing ceremony—dubbed the “Summit for Peace”—that will end the war between Israel and the Hamas terrorist group.

Hamas released all 20 remaining living hostages on Monday. The releases came as Trump was in Israel to celebrate the U.S.-brokered cease-fire and hostage deal between Israel and Hamas. An Egyptian official said 154 Palestinian prisoners who were released and deported by Israel had arrived in Egypt at the Rafah crossing with Gaza.

President Trump heading to the Middle East. And Vice President JD Vance said Sunday that the remaining Israeli hostages in Gaza could be released at “any moment now”

Mysterious white powder mailed to the epoch times newspaper. Is this the latest threat against the media outlet by Chinese state actors?

A new court ruling puts the brakes on the Trump administration's plan to deploy the National Guard in Illinois.

China escalates rare earths controls, sparking strong U.S. response. Now Australia is stepping in to secure a critical minerals deal with U.S.

President Donald Trump on Friday announced that he has canceled his planned meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Both leaders were expected to meet during Trump’s visit to South Korea during the APEC summit later this month. “I was to meet President Xi in two weeks, at APEC, in South Korea, but now there seems to be no reason to do so,” Trump said on Truth Social. He accused Beijing of taking a hostile and unprecedented step by sending letters to countries around the world announcing new export controls on rare earth elements and other key materials. He pledged to take countermeasures.

A cease-fire came into effect in Gaza at 12 p.m. local time on Friday. According to U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff, CENTCOM has confirmed that the Israel Defense Forces completed the first phase of its withdrawal to the yellow line by 12 p.m. The Israeli military also confirmed the withdrawal.

President Donald Trump said on Thursday that the Gaza hostages should be released on Monday or Tuesday and that he hopes to attend a signing ceremony in Egypt. Trump opened a White House Cabinet meeting to discuss the deal reached on Wednesday. He said he believed it would lead to "lasting peace."

Palestinians and the families of Israeli hostages celebrated after news of the pact between Israel and Hamas to end the war in Gaza and return home all the Israeli hostages, both living and dead. Israeli Prime Minister's Office spokeswoman Shosh Bedrosian said that a cease-fire would take effect in Gaza "within 24 hours" of a cabinet meeting on Thursday.

Former FBI Director James Comey pleaded not guilty in federal court on Oct. 8 to charges of making a false statement and obstructing a congressional proceeding. Comey, 64, dressed in a dark suit and red tie, sat quietly at the defense table throughout the proceeding. His attorney, Patrick Fitzgerald, requested a jury trial. The tentative trial date is Jan. 5.

There are no votes scheduled for Wednesday on new funding proposals after both Republican and Democratic plans failed four times. Instead, the Senate is using its floor time for confirmations and other measures. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has floated the idea of a limited bill to ensure pay for U.S. troops and air traffic controllers, though Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) has argued that the best solution would be to just reopen the government.

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney is making his second visit to the White House in five months on Tuesday under increasing pressure to address U.S. tariffs on steel, autos, and other goods that are hurting Canada's economy.

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi told a Senate panel on Tuesday that the Justice Department was ending the "weaponization of justice.” Bondi, appearing before the Republican-controlled Senate Judiciary Committee, said the department was "returning to our core mission of fighting real crime," citing the surge in federal law enforcement activity in Washington, D.C., and Memphis, Tennessee.

The state of Illinois and city of Chicago filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Oct. 6 in a bid to halt the federal government from deploying National Guard troops to Chicago.

The U.S. Senate will take another vote on legislation to fund the government on Monday as a shutdown standoff between the two major parties enters its sixth day. The vote is scheduled at approximately 5:30 p.m.

Border Patrol agents shot a woman accused of ramming her car into ICE vehicles in Chicago. Homeland Security reports that agents were rammed by vehicles and boxed in, with one attacker carrying a semi-automatic weapon. The governor of Illinois says the Trump administration has given him an ultimatum.

A federal judge has halted Donald Trump’s plan to send National Guard troops into Portland, Oregon. What’s behind the ruling, and how are state leaders responding?

President Donald Trump gave Hamas until Sunday evening to reach an agreement on his plan for Gaza's future, calling it a last chance for the terrorist group. "An agreement must be reached with Hamas by Sunday Evening at SIX (6) P.M., Washington, D.C. time," Trump wrote on Friday on Truth Social.

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Friday to take up a new Second Amendment case related to a Hawaii law that bars the carrying of handguns on private property open to the public, such as restaurants, malls, and many businesses.

President Donald Trump on Thursday touted the ongoing government shutdown as an opportunity to target various federal agencies, while saying that he will meet with the head of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to determine the next steps.

British police have declared that an attack on a synagogue near Manchester was a terrorist attack and believe they know the identity of the attacker, the country's most senior counterterrorism officer said on Thursday. Laurence Taylor told reporters that officers had made two arrests and had stepped up patrols across the country.