News for October 27, 2025

President Donald Trump met with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in Tokyo to sign a trade deal that lowers U.S. tariffs on Japanese goods in exchange for major Japanese investment and wider market access.

Maine Family Planning clinic closures show how cuts and freezes at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services are weakening the Office of Population Affairs and the national reproductive health safety net.

The article says political violence in the U.S. is rising, and experts argue it is driven more by lone actors and mixed motives than by a simple left-versus-right divide.

Sean "Diddy" Combs is expected to be released from federal prison on May 8, 2028, after being sentenced to 50 months for prostitution-related charges.

Tim Andrews, a New Hampshire man, had a gene-edited pig kidney removed after living with it for a record 271 days, and he is now back on dialysis.

Former Illinois deputy Sean Grayson testified that he shot Sonya Massey because he believed she was an immediate threat and thought his stun gun might not work.

Trump criticized Russia’s test of its nuclear-powered Burevestnik missile as “inappropriate,” while Putin presented it as a unique weapon meant to strengthen Russia’s nuclear deterrent.

Republicans, including Rep. Andy Harris, are struggling to answer voter fears as ACA health insurance premiums rise and Democrats press to extend federal subsidies.