Farm groups ‘encouraged’ by trade deal with China for U.S. soybeans

Iowa farm groups and leadership celebrated President Donald Trump’s trade deal with China Thursday, which included substantial purchases of soybeans for 2025 and subsequent years. Farm groups said the trade deal was “encouraging” but also noted...

Fedorchak hosts roundtable with ranchers on U.S. beef demand and import concerns

Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak (R-ND) convened a roundtable with ranchers, market experts, and state agricultural leaders at Black Leg Ranch near McKenzie, North Dakota. The discussion focused on strategies to meet the rising demand for American...

S. Korea mulls forming interagency team for nuclear-powered submarine project

SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Yonhap) -- The government is considering establishing an interagency team of relevant ministries to develop and build a long-coveted nuclear-powered submarine, a government source said Friday. During their summit in Gyeongju on...

Trump sets 7,500 annual limit for refugees entering U.S. It'll be mostly white South Africans

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is restricting the number of refugees admitted annually to the United States to 7,500 and they will mostly be white South Africans, a dramatic drop announced Thursday that effectively suspends America's...

U.N. condemns U.S. embargo on Cuba for a 33rd year, but Washington’s stand draws bit more support

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Not Forgotten International urges U.S. to support self-determination in Western Sahara

United States, 30 October 2025 (SPS) - In a strongly worded statement released on October 28, Not Forgotten International (NFI), a U.S.-based humanitarian organization working with Sahrawi refugees since 2000, has issued a statement calling on the...

Government Shutdown Enters Second Month With Urgent Calls for Resolution

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson said Thursday that the ongoing government shutdown “has to end.” Johnson, a Republican, made the remarks during his daily news conference at the Capitol as the shutdown entered its 30th day. With the...

Government Shutdown Could Cost US Economy Up to $14B

The Congressional Budget Office estimates that the ongoing government shutdown, which began on Oct. 1, could result in a permanent economic loss of between $7 billion and $14 billion in 2025 dollars even after most federal spending and activity...

Marco Rubio says U.S. will offer hurricane relief to Cuba, but not through the government there

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is offering humanitarian aid for Cubans impacted by Hurricane Melissa. But he said it won’t be delivered through the communist government on the island. “In the wake of Hurricane Melissa’s devastation of eastern...

The 2025 U.S government shutdown, by the numbers

The federal government is now in the midst of its second-longest shutdown, after Congress has repeatedly failed to pass a bill to fund the government on a temporary basis. The 2025 shutdown is a few days shy of the record set by the 2018-2019...

Trump administration sets lowest-ever cap on refugee admissions to U.S.

The Trump administration is drastically cutting the number of refugees it will admit to the U.S., capping it at 7,500 for the current fiscal year. That's the lowest since the U.S. refugee program was established in 1980. The U.S. wants to...

Government Shutdowns Are Acts of Economic Sabotage, Not Fiscal Responsibility.

Like Like Love Haha Wow Sad Angry 1 (ThyBlackMan.com) For millions of Americans, the federal government isn’t an abstraction. It’s a paycheck, a housing voucher, a student loan payment, a disaster relief check. When the government shuts down,...

Ukraine Defends U.S. 'Embargo' on Cuba at U.N., Shuts Down Havana Embassy

The government of Ukraine confirmed on Wednesday that it is shutting down its embassy in Havana, Cuba, in response to the Communist Party offering thousands of mercenaries to Russia to participate in the ongoing invasion of its territory. Ukraine...

Dr. Kaye examines Jamaica’s historic hurricane and U.S. economic turmoil amid government shutdown

Dr. Kaye discusses the devastating impact of a category 5 hurricane in Jamaica, the second strongest in Atlantic history, and the economic challenges faced by its residents. During this broadcast, she also addresses the ongoing U.S. government...

U.S. says 4 killed in new strike on alleged Pacific drug boat

This screen grab from a video posted by U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth on his X account on October 28, 2025, shows what he says is one of four alleged drug-smuggling boats in the eastern Pacific Ocean that was destroyed in strikes | Photo...

Trump sets 7,500 annual limit for refugees entering the U.S. It'll be mostly white South Africans

The Trump administration is restricting the number of refugees it admits annually into the country to 7,500 and they will mostly be white South Africans, a dramatic drop after the United States previously allowed in hundreds of thousands of people...

The U.S. Senate voted to end tariffs against Canada. Here's why it won't matter

Breadcrumb Trail Links News The House of Representatives keeps blocking a vote An aerial view of steel coils sitting in the yard at ArcelorMittal Dofasco's steel mill on June 9, 2025 in Hamilton, Ont. Photo by Cole Burston /Getty Images The United...

What did Georgia's U.S. senators do in October? Here's a recap of your taxpayer dollars at work

Note: Since 2023, GPB's recurring reporting series has followed your federal tax dollars back to the state of Georgia through the activities of its U.S. senators. Neither Sen. Jon Ossoff nor Sen. Raphael Warnock is up for reelection this year —...

Federal Reserve Eases Monetary Policy, Slashes Rates y 25bps Amid Record U.S. Government Shutdown

The United States Federal Reserve on Wednesday announced a 25-basis-point interest rate cut — the second in 2025 — as the country faces its longest federal government shutdown on record. With this latest reduction, the benchmark federal funds rate...

Trump sets lowest refugee cap in U.S. history at 7,500, mostly for Afrikaners

The Trump administration on Thursday announced it would set the lowest refugee admissions cap in U.S. history, allocating just 7,500 spots for this fiscal year, mostly for Afrikaners who it has claimed are facing racial discrimination in South...