News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
This is an OPEN THREAD, folks. Chat about any of the stories listed, share links to stories that caught your eye today, and generally have a good time discussing whatever you want.
BREAKING: Journalists exited the Pentagon after refusing to agree to the Trump administration's new restrictions on access.
— The Associated Press (@apnews.com) Oct 15, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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With every passing day of the government shutdown, hundreds of thousands of federal employees furloughed or working without pay face mounting financial strain. And now they are confronting new uncertainty with the Trump administration’s promised layoffs.
— The Associated Press (@apnews.com) October 15, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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A flyer with the words “journalism is not a crime” appeared Tuesday on the wall outside the “Correspondents’ Corridor” where journalists operate at the Pentagon. It was a silent protest of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s new policy that severely restricts press access. https://cnn.it/4qdizB1
— CNN (@cnn.com) October 15, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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Her 13-year-old boy was sent to an ICE detention facility. Now we’re learning more about how it happened: https://cnn.it/43aHtHG
— CNN (@cnn.com) October 15, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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The most expensive political ad campaign of the year is being run by the Department of Homeland Security, spending at least $51 million on ads thanking President Trump for securing the border.
— Axios (@axios.com) October 15, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says his department is working on a partnership with the private sector and other entities to provide an additional $20 billion in financing for Argentina.
— Politico (@politico.com) October 15, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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NEW: Bessent says China “can’t be trusted”
— Axios (@axios.com) October 15, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Wednesday ordered military exercises in the country’s biggest shantytowns after U.S. forces blew up another boat allegedly carrying drugs from the Caribbean country.
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) October 15, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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The Supreme Court’s conservative majority appears to be on the verge of weakening the Voting Rights Act.
— Politico (@politico.com) October 15, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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President Trump posthumously awards Charlie Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Kirk’s birthday.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) October 15, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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Sweden will set up its first emergency grain stocks in the north of the country, a region that risks being isolated in a conflict, the government said Tuesday.
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) October 15, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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The Trump administration announced a $100k fine to accompany each H1-B visa, the fine could wreak havoc on rural school districts who rely on them to bring in teachers. n.pr/4qgx4Eo
— NPR (@npr.org) October 15, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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Two Alaskan villages were destroyed by remnants of a powerful typhoon that swept homes off their foundations, killing at least one person and displacing more than 1,400 people.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) October 15, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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