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4:04 PM on Thursday, October 30

Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, speaks about the Trump administration following reports that only Republican lawmakers received security briefings on the Trump-ordered military strikes against boats in the Caribbean, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Top Intel Democrat rips Trump administration over exclusion from boat strike briefing

4:01 PM on Thursday, October 30

A briefing held only for Republicans in Congress on U.S. military strikes is drawing a fierce rebuke from a key Democrat

Lawsuit seeks to overturn Dallas ordinances plaintiffs say violate law banning progressive policies

3:28 PM on Thursday, October 30

A lawsuit filed by three Dallas residents seeks to strike down dozens of city ordinances they say violate a law that prevents Texas cities from adopting progressive policies

New Orleans faces deep budget cuts after governor recommended rejecting request to sell bonds

3:26 PM on Thursday, October 30

New Orleans faces deep cuts that could lead to furloughs or layoffs to address a $160 million budget shortfall

President Donald Trump, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping, look at each other after their summit meeting at Gimhae International Airport Jinping in Busan, South Korea, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Deal between the US and China is undoing damage from a self-inflicted trade war

3:11 PM on Thursday, October 30

After months of posturing, arguing and threatening, U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping have essentially turned back the clock

Democratic National Committee chairman Ken Martin speaks at a Lancaster County Democratic Party event in support of the party's candidates for state Supreme Court, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, in Lancaster, Pa. (AP Photo/Marc Levy)

Democrats, allied groups pour millions into Pennsylvania Supreme Court race to counter GOP campaign

3:10 PM on Thursday, October 30

Democrats and their allied groups are pouring in more money and sending in the national party chairman in the final week of campaigning for a Pennsylvania Supreme Court election

FILE - Workers use machinery to dig at a rare earth mine in Ganxian county in central China's Jiangxi province on Dec. 30, 2010. (Chinatopix via AP, File)

China's rare earth export delay offers US a chance to weaken Beijing's grip on the market

2:59 PM on Thursday, October 30

China’s promise to delay its newest restrictions on the export of the rare earths that are crucial to many high-tech products for one year as part of a trade agreement creates an opportunity for the U.S. and its allies

Soybeans grow in a farm field, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, in Willow Grove, Del. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

4 Republicans back Senate resolution to undo Trump's tariffs around the globe

2:31 PM on Thursday, October 30

The Senate has passed a resolution that would undo many of President Donald Trump’s tariffs around the globe

Rodney Egger harvests soybeans with a combine on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, south of Lincoln, Neb. (Arthur H. Trickett-Wile/Lincoln Journal Star via AP)

American farmers welcome China's promise to buy soybeans, but the deal doesn't solve everything

1:05 PM on Thursday, October 30

American farmers welcomed China’s promise to buy some of their soybeans, but Iowa farmer Robb Ewoldt cautioned this won’t solve all the problems as farmers continue to deal with soaring prices for fertilizer, tractors, repair parts and seeds

FILE - An officer with the Uniform Division of the United States Secret Service sits in his car at a checkpoint near the home of President Barack Obama, Oct. 24, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Justice Department strips Jan. 6 references from court paper and punishes prosecutors who filed it

12:53 PM on Thursday, October 30

The Justice Department has stripped references to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack from court papers and punished two federal prosecutors who filed the document seeking prison time at sentencing Thursday for a man arrested with guns and ammunition near former President Barack Obama's home

FILE - Afrikaner refugees from South Africa holding American flags arrive, May 12, 2025, at Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Va. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)

Trump sets 7,500 annual limit for refugees entering US. It'll be mostly white South Africans

12:32 PM on Thursday, October 30

The Trump administration is restricting the number of refugees admitted annually to the United States to 7,500 and they'll be mostly white South Africans

A person shops for produce, which is covered by the USDA Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), at a grocery store in Baltimore, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Judge questions the Trump administration's plan to suspend SNAP benefits for millions

9:41 AM on Thursday, October 30

A federal judge in Boston seemed skeptical of the Trump administration's plan to stop funding the SNAP food aid program amid the government shutdown

FILE - The U.S. Department of Education building is seen in Washington, on Nov. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

New Trump administration rule bars student loan relief for public workers tied to 'illegal' activity

8:34 AM on Thursday, October 30

The Trump administration is forging ahead with plans to eject some nonprofits from a popular student loan forgiveness program if their work is deemed to have an “illegal purpose."

People protest in the streets of Arusha, Tanzania, on election day Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/str)

Protests in Tanzania spread after a disputed election, with the military on the streets

6:35 AM on Thursday, October 30

Protests have erupted in Tanzania following a disputed election

President Donald Trump, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping, look at each other after their summit meeting at Gimhae International Airport Jinping in Busan, South Korea, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Trade takeaways from Trump's meeting with Chinese leader Xi

6:08 AM on Thursday, October 30

U.S. President Donald Trump says he had an “amazing” meeting with China's top leader Xi Jinping that produced very important decisions

Afghan refugees sit beside trucks loaded with their belongings as they wait their turn to leave for their homeland through a border crossing point which partially opens following Oct.19 ceasefire, on the outskirts of Chaman, a border town on the Pakistan Afghan border, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/H. Achakzai)

Pakistan and Afghanistan agree to maintain ceasefire after peace talks in Istanbul

5:46 AM on Thursday, October 30

Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to maintain a ceasefire after peace talks in Istanbul, according to Turkey's Foreign Ministry

Rob Jetten, leader of the Democrats 66, D66, celebrates, one day after the general election, at the House of Representatives in The Hague, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Neck-and-neck finish in Dutch election as Wilders' far-right party and centrist D66 tie

3:56 AM on Thursday, October 30

Geert Wilders' far-right Party for Freedom and the centrist D66 have tied in the Dutch general election with 98% of votes counted

President Donald Trump, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping pose together ahead of their summit talk at Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Trump appears to suggest the US will resume testing nuclear weapons for first time in 30 years

11:37 PM on Wednesday, October 29

President Donald Trump has appeared to suggest on social media that the U.S. resume testing nuclear weapons for the first time in three decades

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