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White House edited its official "Major Events Timeline" web page attacking past Trump opponents and praising him, while posting photos including nude Hunter Biden in a bathtub and a topless transgender woman.
Today’s GovBrief News
Stephen Miller threatens Illinois Governor JB Pritzker with seditious conspiracy charges if he interferes with ICE operations, saying officials obstructing immigration raids face criminal prosecution.
Source: Mediaite
October 24, 2025
Ford says Ontario will pull anti-tariff ad featuring Reagan on Monday to allow trade talks to resume but only after it airs during World Series games this weekend.
Source: CBC
October 24, 2025
Trump heads to Asia to secure China trade deal, threatening 100% tariff on imports if talks with Xi fail after China tightened rare earth export controls.
Source: ABC News
October 24, 2025
US sanctions Colombian President Gustavo Petro, his wife, son, and interior minister for allegedly failing to curb drug trafficking months after he called American military strikes on Caribbean vessels "act of tyranny."
Source: BBC
October 24, 2025
California gives Planned Parenthood $140 million to offset Congress cutting Medicaid funding in July, helping keep 109 clinics open after five already closed and two more ended primary care for 13,000 patients.
Source: Cal Matters
October 24, 2025
USDA says it can't use contingency fund to pay November food stamp benefits for 42 million Americans, contradicting its September shutdown plan that said the fund was available during appropriations lapses.
Source: Roll Call
October 24, 2025
Trump wildlife service orders Colorado to halt voter-approved wolf reintroduction, claiming 15 wolves already released from Canada violate federal rule limiting sources to U.S. states that refused to provide wolves.
Source: Cowboy Daily News
October 24, 2025
Trump DOJ to send federal election observers to California and New Jersey after Republican party requests to target Democratic areas.
Source: The Guardian
October 24, 2025
Air Force acting JAG steps down eight months after Hegseth fired predecessor as 'roadblock,' leaving no Senate-confirmed top lawyer as JAGs pulled to immigration courts.
Source: Government Executive
October 24, 2025
Coast Guard security guards shoot driver attempting to ram Alameda base gate where more than 100 federal agents had deployed hours after injuring two protesters with pepper spray and flash bangs.
Source: KRON San Francisco
October 24, 2025
Hegseth deploys USS Gerald R. Ford carrier strike group to Latin America, where U.S. forces have killed at least 43 people in 10 strikes on suspected drug vessels since September.
Source: Stars and Stripes
October 24, 2025
Hegseth restores Pentagon's Office of Net Assessment seven months after dismantling legendary think tank but strips its direct access to defense secretary.
Source: The Washington Post
October 24, 2025
Pentagon to use $130 million from anonymous Trump friend for military pay during shutdown despite experts saying private donations cannot legally offset appropriations lapses.
Source: CNN
October 24, 2025
Federal appeals court temporarily blocks Trump deployment of 200 National Guard troops to Portland until Tuesday while broader panel of judges decides whether to rehear case.
Source: Oregon Public Broadcasting
October 24, 2025
Letitia James pleads not guilty to mortgage fraud charges brought by Trump's former attorney Lindsey Halligan after DOJ prosecutors resisted pursuing case over Trump's civil fraud nemesis.
Source: Politico
October 24, 2025
South Carolina arrests fired elections director Howard Knapp on 11 charges including embezzlement for using state vehicles and credit card for personal fuel costs totaling $5,480 over eight months.
Source: South Carolina Daily Gazette
October 24, 2025
Social Security announces 2.8% benefit increase averaging $56 per month for 75 million Americans as Medicare Part B premiums are projected to rise $21.50 monthly.
Source: CNBC
October 24, 2025
ICE agent arrested for DUI with his two sons in truck threatened to check citizenship and deport deputy who arrested him after asking "Are you Haitian?" during traffic stop.
Source: The Miami Herald
October 24, 2025
Trump administration plans to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Liberia, the fourth African nation proposed after wrongfully deporting him to El Salvador despite legal protection from gang persecution.
Source: CBS News
October 24, 2025
Trump calls for prosecution of Jack Smith, Merrick Garland, Christopher Wray, and Lisa Monaco over Jan. 6 investigation that analyzed phone records of nine Republican members of Congress.
Source: The Hilll
October 24, 2025
Pentagon awards drone company its largest-ever contract after Trump Jr. took $4 million stake and Trump signed executive order accelerating procurement.
Source: The New Republic
October 24, 2025
Hundreds protest DHS Secretary Kristi Noem during Minnesota press conference as she announces thousands of newly-trained ICE officers will join field offices including St. Paul in coming weeks.
Source: The Minnesota Reformer
October 24, 2025