Trump Announces 5th US Strike on Drug Boat Near Venezuela

A screenshot of the moment before a U.S. military strike on a vessel suspected of carrying narcotics through international waters near Venezuela on Oct. 14, 2025. @realDonaldTrump via Truth Social U.S. forces conducted a new lethal strike on a drug trafficking boat off the coast of Venezuela on Oct. 14, according to President Donald Trump.

Trump Threatens to Cut Cooking Oil, Other Trade With China Over Soybean Purchases

Chinese workers place bottles of cooking oil at a supermarket in Hefei, Anhui Province, China, in this file photo. STR/AFP/Getty Images President Donald Trump said on Oct. 14 that he is considering ending cooking oil and other goods trade with China as “retribution” for Beijing’s refusal to buy American soybeans during the two nations’ trade

Trump Threatens to Stop Cooking Oil, Other Trade With China Over Soybean Purchases

Chinese workers place bottles of cooking oil at a supermarket in Hefei, Anhui Province, China, in this file photo. STR/AFP/Getty Images President Donald Trump said on Oct. 14 that he is considering ending cooking oil and other goods trade with China as “retribution” for Beijing’s refusal to buy American soybeans during the two nations’ trade

Trump Posthumously Awards Charlie Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom

President Donald Trump posthumously awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom to late conservative activist Charlie Kirk as he presents the medal to Kirk’s wife, Erika Kirk (L), during a ceremony in the Rose Garden of the White House on Oct. 14, 2025. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump posthumously honored conservative commentator Charlie Kirk with

Trump Says Admin Will Release List of Democrat-Backed Programs That Will Be Cut Soon

President Donald Trump speaks to the media prior to signing an executive order in a recent file photo. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images President Donald Trump said at a meeting on Tuesday that his administration will soon release a list of what he called “Democrat programs” and signaled the cuts would be permanent as a two-week-long government

Government shutdown delays Social Security’s cost-of-living announcement

The Social Security Administration’s annual announcement setting next year’s cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, will be delayed because of the government shutdown, the agency said. Each year, the Social Security Administration adjusts benefits for its 75 million recipients based on recent inflation data, which ensures that seniors, disabled Americans and other beneficiaries don’t lose purchasing power as