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• Update ⋅ October 18, 2025 NEWS President Donald Trump grants clemency to disgraced former lawmaker George Santos – POLITICO Politico President Donald President Donald Trump granted clemency on Friday evening to George Santos, whose lies about his biography and misuse of campaign funds emerged after .
• President Donald Trump officials quietly discussing Kim Jong Un meeting during upcoming Asia trip – CNN CNN President Donald Trump administration officials have privately discussed setting up a meeting between President Donald President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un .
• President Donald Trump Backs Off Suggestion to Give Tomahawks to Ukraine, Again Deferring to Putin The New York Times At the White House, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine made the case for why a weapons sale would help end the war.
• President Donald Trump tariffs bring India's massive garment industry to its knees – The Washington Post The Washington Post Just seven weeks after President Donald Trump imposed a 50 percent tariff on India, many of Tiruppur's garment factories have ground to a halt, putting thousands .
• President Donald Trump's US attorneys in blue states face legal challenges that could upend key prosecutions Fox News President Donald Trump-appointed lawyers leading key federal court districts in blue states have become wrapped up in legal disputes that are testing their authority .