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Vance Tells Reuters Iran Must Make a 'Meaningful' Cut to Uranium Enrichment Capacity to End the War, Not Promise Future Cuts
The vice president said the U.S. is talking with Iran's president and foreign minister but is unsure who makes decisions in Tehran. Iran's president called the talks 'futile,' and Tehran has separately set conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
DHS Buys Three Adelanto, California, Immigration Detention Facilities From GEO Group for $950 Million
GEO Group says it will keep running the 2,644 beds under its ICE contract. Its current term ends in 2029, and with a five-year option it can run to December 2034. DHS has said federal ownership keeps such sites open despite California's efforts to restrict them, and critics and reporters say it also weakens state oversight.
Marimar Martinez, Shot Five Times by a Border Patrol Agent in Chicago in 2025, Sues the U.S. Government
The Oct. 5 suit under the Federal Tort Claims Act alleges seven claims, including battery, false arrest and malicious prosecution. Federal prosecutors dropped the assault charges against Martinez in November 2025 without trial. Her lawyers say video and a new bullet-path analysis contradict the agent's account.
Trump Tells Nebraska Rally 'Let Them Take Out Los Angeles, Let Them Take Out San Diego' While Defending Iran War's Costs; White House Says He Meant a Nuclear Iran
California Democrats, Republican candidate Jim Desmond and independent Rep. Kevin Kiley criticized the Oct. 5 remark. The White House and some fact-checkers say the full context shows Trump was arguing the war stops Iran from threatening U.S. cities.
Federal Judge in Boston Halts DHS Fines of Up to $1.8 Million on Migrants Who Did Not Leave After Deportation Orders
Judge George O'Toole ruled on October 5 that ICE issued the fines unlawfully under the Administrative Procedure Act, in a class action brought by two women and an immigrant legal-aid group; DHS had not commented in early reports.
Six Aboard Presumed Dead After Medical Jet From Bermuda Crashes Off Nantucket; Coast Guard Ends Search
Crews found debris from the Canadian-registered Gulfstream G100. The pilot reported electrical problems before the jet dropped about 13,000 feet in minutes. Canada's Transportation Safety Board, not the NTSB, leads the investigation, and no official cause has been given.
Trump Renews Pledge of $5,000 Payments to Adult Citizens if Republicans Keep the House and Senate, a Promise First Made Sept. 9
In an Oct. 3 video Trump repeated his conditional 'Trump dividend' offer and said he looks forward to signing the checks. Economists put the cost at about $1.2 trillion or more, and critics in both parties question how it would be paid for and whether Congress would approve it.
Vance Chaired Unannounced Camp David Meeting on Iran War and Yemen, Axios and CBS Report
Rubio, Hegseth, Witkoff, Ratcliffe and Gen. Caine attended the Friday session, and CBS and other outlets also list Treasury Secretary Bessent. Trump is weighing whether to resume major combat with Iran, and Saudi Arabia has asked twice for U.S. strikes on the Houthis, which Washington has turned down so far.
Miami Federal Judge Dismisses Noncitizen-Voting Charge and Rules 1996 Federal Ban Unconstitutional as Applied; Justice Department Files Appeal
On Oct. 1, Judge David Leibowitz ruled that only states, not Congress, may decide who is qualified to vote, so 18 U.S.C. § 611 cannot be used to prosecute Chelsea Cox, a Jamaican national accused of voting in 2020. The Justice Department filed a notice of appeal to the 11th Circuit on Oct. 2.
U.S. Treasury Sanctions Iran's Two Largest Automakers, Its State Railway and Foreign Parts and Steel Suppliers
The Oct. 1 designations under 'Operation Economic Outcast' also cover a heavy-equipment maker, metals suppliers and a banking network that Treasury says has ties to Russia. They come during a U.S. naval blockade of Iran, and President Trump has said new U.S. strikes are 'possible' after the November midterms.
26 States, Cities and Counties Sue Over NHTSA Rule Lowering the 2031 Fuel Economy Target to 34.9 MPG
The California-led coalition argues in federal appeals court that the Transportation Department broke the law by leaving electric vehicles out when it set the new standard. The administration says the law requires it to leave them out, and that the change will cut new-car prices.
Judge Orders Venezuelan Man Shot by ICE Officer in Austin Held Before Trial on Federal Assault Charge
Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez, 28, was shot in the upper back after a Sept. 20 traffic stop in North Austin. He faces up to 20 years if convicted. A magistrate judge ruled Sept. 30 that he is a flight risk but not a danger to the community, and his lawyer says the bullet was removed in surgery on Oct. 1.