Pete Hegseth announces another 'naro' boat strike that killed four people

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced another 'naro' boat strike in the Eastern Pacific that killed four people.

“The Western Hemisphere is no longer a safe haven for narco-terrorists bringing drugs to our shores to poison Americans. The Department of War will continue to hunt them down and eliminate them wherever they operate,” Hegseth wrote on X Wednesday night.

This is the 14th strike that the U.S. has carried out since the attacks in the Pacific and Caribbean began in early September, ABC News reports. The Trump administration claims they are targeting boats smuggling drugs, but has yet to provide the public with evidence.

More than 60 people have been killed in the strikes, according to ABC News.

Alex Woodward has more details on the previous strikes:

Rachel Dobkin30 October 2025 00:40

Full story: US will share tech to let South Korea build a nuclear-powered submarine, Trump says

The United States will share closely held technology to allow South Korea to build a nuclear-powered submarine, President Donald Trump said on social media Thursday after meeting with the country’s president.

President Lee Jae Myung stressed to Trump in their Wednesday meeting that the goal was to modernize the alliance with the U.S., noting plans to increase military spending to reduce the financial burden on America.

The South Korean leader said there might have been a misunderstanding when they last spoke in August about nuclear-powered submarines, saying that his government was looking for nuclear fuel rather than weapons.

Lee said that if South Korea was equipped with nuclear-powered submarines, that it could help U.S. activities in the region.

U.S. nuclear submarine technology is widely regarded as some of the most sensitive and highly guarded technology the military possesses. The U.S. has been incredibly protective of that knowledge, and even a recently announced deal with close allies the United Kingdom and Australia to help the latter acquire nuclear submarine technology doesn’t feature the U.S. directly transferring its knowledge.

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U.S. military plans operation in South China Sea: report

The U.S. military has planned an operation in the South China Sea as a “show of force” against Chinese aggression in the region, according to a CBS News report.

Two unnamed U.S. officials said the operation would involve launching HIMARS, which fire rockets, towards the Scarborough Shoal.

It’s unclear when the operation would happen, and there’s a chance it won’t happen at all.

Rachel Dobkin30 October 2025 00:00

In pictures: Trump visits South Korea

Rachel Dobkin29 October 2025 23:40

Virginia man who called for Trump's assassination is acquitted

A Virginia man who called for President Donald Trump's assassination on social media dating to 2020 has been acquitted.

Peter A. Stinson, who served more than 30 years in the Coast Guard, wrote in one post, “I am willing to serve in a support capacity for someone else with the skills to take care of things,” The Washington Post reported, citing a government court filing.

Stinson’s attorneys argued the posts were protected under the First Amendment.

“Criminal solicitations excluded from First Amendment protection require proof of serious proposals involving ‘a hiring or partnership arrangement,’” his defense team said in a court filing, per The Washington Post.

Rachel Dobkin29 October 2025 23:20

Trump and China's Xi are meeting in South Korea to try to roll back months of trade tensions

President Donald Trump is set to meet face-to-face with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Thursday, a chance for the leaders of the world's two largest economies to stabilize relations after months of turmoil over trade issues.

Trump's aggressive use of tariffs since returning to the White House for a second term combined with China's retaliatory limits on exports of rare earth elements have given the meeting newfound urgency. There is a mutual recognition that neither side wants to risk blowing up the world economy in ways that could jeopardize their own country's fortunes.

In the days leading up to the meeting, U.S. officials have signaled that Trump does not intend to make good on a recent threat to impose an additional 100% import tax on Chinese goods — and China has shown signs it is willing to relax its export controls on rare earths and also buy soybeans from America.

Trump went further aboard Air Force One on his way to South Korea, telling reporters he may reduce tariffs that he placed on China earlier this year related to its role in making fentanyl.

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Trump says he's 'very much looking forward' to Xi meeting

Rachel Dobkin29 October 2025 22:40

Watch: Fox News host says South Korea was 'trolling' when gifting Trump

Fox News host Greg Gutfeld said Wednesday South Korea was “trolling” when gifting President Donald Trump a replica of a golden crown after an estimated 7 million Americans marched in “No Kings” demonstrations, protesting against what they viewed as an authoritarian administration, earlier this month.

Read more about the crown from Kelly Rissman:

Rachel Dobkin29 October 2025 22:20

Trump gives South Korea permission to build a nuclear-powered submarine

President Donald Trump has announced that he has permitted South Korea to build a nuclear-powered submarine after the country promised to invest billions into the U.S.

“South Korea has agreed to pay the USA 350 Billion Dollars for a lowering of the Tariff’s charged against them by the United States. Additionally, they have agreed to buy our Oil and Gas in vast quantities, and investments into our Country by wealthy South Korean Companies and Businessmen will exceed 600 Billion Dollars,” Trump wrote on Truth Social Wednesday evening.

He continued: “Our Military Alliance is stronger than ever before and, based on that, I have given them approval to build a Nuclear Powered Submarine, rather than the old fashioned, and far less nimble, diesel powered Submarines that they have now. A great trip, with a great Prime Minister!”

Reuters reported Wednesday that South Korea’s chief policy advisor Kim Yong-beom said the U.S. agreed to lower tariffs on imports of Korean auto and auto parts to 15 percent from 25 percent.

Rachel Dobkin29 October 2025 22:00

Appeals court blocks order forcing Border Patrol chief to appear in court every day

A federal appeals court has temporarily blocked an order by Illinois District Judge Sara Ellis, forcing Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino to appear in her courtroom every day.

Ellis ordered the meetings, which were set to take place over the next week until November 5, on Tuesday following allegations that Bovino and his officers violently detained protesters and indiscriminately fired tear gas into neighborhoods.

But on Wednesday, before Bovino’s first meeting with Ellis, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit granted the Trump administration’s request for an administrative stay on Ellis’ order, “only to the extent it required Gregory Bovino to appear in court, in person, each weekday at 5:45 PM,” the filing read.

Read more Ellis’ ruling from Alex Woodward:

Rachel Dobkin29 October 2025 21:40