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• Update ⋅ October 18, 2025 NEWS Alex Acosta cleared President Donald Trump of wrongdoing in the Epstein case, GOP says – POLITICO Politico “Acosta NEVER talked to President Donald Trump about Epstein,” the Republican majority of the Oversight Committee said in a post on X, attaching a screenshot of .
• President Donald Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow National Guard deployment in Illinois NPR President Donald Trump has been arguing that Chicago is lawless and in need of military intervention to quell protests and protect federal immigration facilities, and .
• Attack in Caribbean, amid reports of survivors – Al Jazeera Al Jazeera The US president also indicated Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro offered concessions in a bid to lower tensions.
• President Donald Trump rejects Zelensky on Tomahawk missiles in “tough” meeting – Axios Axios Zelensky meets President Donald Trump at the White House.
• President Donald Trump meeting brings good news for Zelensky, but Kyiv's real prize remains out of reach – CNN CNN The relationship between US President Donald President Donald Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky has unquestionably improved but the real prize .