HISTORICAL FACTS: 67 - Caught on Camera

USDA slaps down Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller over New World screwworm

The federal agency accused Miller of disregarding proven strategies to combat the parasitic pest “in favor of clickbait publicity stunts.” The post USDA slaps down Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller over New World screwworm appeared first on The Texas Tribune.

The Texas Tribune · Oct 14, 2025

Trump boasts about bombing another Venezuelan ‘drug boat’ in the Caribbean. Smugglers have just found new routes

The Trump administration has not provided evidence to suggest the boats it has been targeting in strikes were carrying narcotics

The Independent UK · Oct 14, 2025

Hit-style shooting of Venezuelan activists in Colombia fuels fear of wider persecution by Maduro

The hit-style shooting of two Venezuelan activists in Colombia’s capital is fueling fears among Venezuela’s diaspora that a crackdown on dissent by the government of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is seeping beyond the South American nation’s borders

The Independent UK · Oct 14, 2025

Forum Shopping in the First Circuit

An interesting Reuters report on the new locus of lawsuits challenging the Trump Administration.

Reason · Oct 13, 2025

Friday Oct. 17 12:30pm-1:30pm Zoom event: Trump, the Media, and the First Amendment

The Trump Administration’s threats to revoke broadcasters’ licenses and President Trump’s lawsuits against media companies implicate important, and contested, Supreme Court First Amendment doctrines. Should these actions affect how courts and scholars analyze these doctrines?

Reason · Oct 13, 2025

Crude Prices Recover as US-China Trade Tensions Ease

November WTI crude oil (CLX25 ) today is up +0.96 (+1.63%), and November RBOB gasoline (RBX25 ) is up +0.0291 (+1.60%). Crude oil and gasoline prices are sharply higher today, recovering some of last Friday's plunge after the Trump administration signaled openness to reaching a trade deal with China. Crude...

Barchart · Oct 13, 2025

Dollar Recovers and Precious Metals Soar

The dollar index (DXY00 ) today is up by +0.32%. The dollar is moving higher today after the Trump administration signaled an openness to a trade deal with China, dampening trade tensions. Today's sharp rebound in stocks is limiting demand for the dollar in terms of liquidity. The ongoing shutdown...

Barchart · Oct 13, 2025

Tens of Members Of 'Barrio 18' Gang, Designated As Terrorist By Trump Admin, Escape From Prison In Central America

Tens of members of the Barrio 18 gang, which has been designated as a terrorist organization by the Trump administration, have escaped prison in Guatemala, according to a new report

Latin Times · Oct 13, 2025

Nicolas Maduro Taunts Trump Admin As U.S. Pressure Remains High: 'We Don't Want To Be Slaves Of The Gringos'

Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro again taunted the Trump administration, saying the country doesn't want to be enslaved by the "gringos."

Latin Times · Oct 13, 2025

Trump officials reportedly consider selling student loan debt to private investors

Experts say the move could eliminate the federal government’s power to cancel educational loans

The Guardian - US · Oct 12, 2025