🔥 Americans have sat in slowly warming water that will soon boil.
The military is destroying boats and killing their inhabitants in the Caribbean with missiles. Three prominent Trump critics have been criminally indicted in 21 days. Three days after signing a peace accord, Trump says “we will have no choice but to go in and kill them” if they don’t comply. In the midst of a shutdown, he told the military and FBI to illegally use other funds to pay troops and agents.
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Today’s GovBrief News
Two people arrested in July 4 shooting outside Texas immigration detention center now face terrorism charges under Trump's designation of antifa as a domestic terrorist organization.
Source: ABC News
October 16, 2025
White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller lists Arlington home for $3.75 million after activists wrote chalk protest messages on sidewalk criticizing his immigration policies.
Source: ARL Now
October 16, 2025
Trinidad and Tobago police investigate reports that two citizens were killed in the fifth U.S. strike on alleged drug boats off Venezuela, bringing total deaths to 27.
Source: CBS News
October 16, 2025
Trump says he will meet Putin in Budapest after call where Putin objected to supplying Ukraine with Tomahawk missiles, then Trump questioned whether the U.S. can spare them.
Source: The Guardian
October 16, 2025
Trump threatens to "go in and kill" Hamas members if ceasefire violations continue, then clarifies U.S. troops would not be involved and others would act "under our auspices."
Source: ABC News
October 16, 2025
Trump announces deal with German drugmaker to slash IVF medication prices in exchange for relief from planned pharmaceutical tariffs and encourages employers to offer fertility benefits.
Source: CNBC
October 16, 2025
Texas AG Ken Paxton announces investigation of University of North Texas for not disciplining students accused of celebrating Charlie Kirk's killing, demanding expulsion despite First Amendment protections for such speech.
Source: The Texas Tribune
October 16, 2025
Military officials say Camp Pendleton live-fire demonstration for Marine Corps' 250th birthday will not close I-5 after Gov. Newsom raised safety concerns about ordnance being fired over the roadway.
Source: ABC San Diego
October 16, 2025
Trump says he will "strongly recommend" sending National Guard troops to San Francisco despite city leaders reporting lower crime.
Source: ABC San Francisco
October 16, 2025
U.S. Special Operations helicopters and B-52 bombers spotted near Venezuela in apparent training exercises that could prepare for expanded conflict against alleged drug traffickers.
Source: The Washington Post
October 16, 2025
Federal judge permanently blocks Trump from withholding $34 million in anti-terror transit funding from New York City, calling the sanctuary city-based decision "arbitrary, capricious, and a blatant violation of the law."
Source: The Associated Press
October 16, 2025
Former national security adviser John Bolton indicted on 18 charges for mishandling classified documents, the third Trump critic indicted on criminal charges in 21 days.
Source: NPR
October 16, 2025
U.S. prosecutors charge Smartmatic with foreign corruption for conspiring to pay over $1 million in bribes to a Filipino election official to secure $182 million in voting machine contracts.
Source: The Miami Herald
October 16, 2025
Federal judge lifts travel restrictions for Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, allowing nationwide travel as he awaits deportation for his Columbia University pro-Palestine protests.
Source: Courthouse News Service
October 16, 2025
Federal judge orders ICE field director to testify and requires agents in Chicago immigration operation to wear body cameras after expressing "profound concern" about violations of restrictions on tear gas use.
Source: ABC Chicago
October 16, 2025
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris declares state of emergency citing strain on detention centers from 200% increase in arrests by federal-state Memphis Safe Task Force.
Source: The Tennessee Lookout
October 16, 2025
U.S. Chamber of Commerce sues Trump administration over $100,000 H-1B visa fee, calling it unlawful because it overrides congressional requirements that fees be based on government processing costs.
Source: CNBC
October 16, 2025
Harvard reports $113 million deficit for fiscal year 2025 after Trump administration terminated federal research grants, even as endowment grew 12% to $56.9 billion.
Source: The Harvard Crimson
October 16, 2025
University of Pennsylvania and USC reject Trump administration's federal funding deal requiring tuition freezes, international student caps, and gender restrictions in exchange for preferential grant access.
Source: Politico
October 16, 2025
Sen. McConnell, 83, stumbles and falls in Senate office building after reporter questions him about ICE deportations, his latest health incident following multiple falls and freezing episodes.
Source: Newsweek
October 16, 2025
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito voted to confirm her son Moore Capito as U.S. Attorney for Southern District of West Virginia, with ethics watchdog citing a growing trend of senators voting for relatives.
Source: The Mountain State Spotlight
October 16, 2025
Senate Democrats block annual Defense appropriations bill in 50-44 vote, demanding it be paired with Labor and Health spending bill as government shutdown enters third week.
Source: The Hill
October 16, 2025
Trump says "we got the people that we want paid — paid" during shutdown, with FBI and military receiving paychecks while rest of federal workforce goes without pay.
Source: Government Executive
October 16, 2025
Trump refiles defamation lawsuit against New York Times seeking $15 billion after judge threw out original 85-page complaint as "tedious and burdensome," ordering a rewrite under 40 pages.
Source: Variety
October 16, 2025