A global tax on shipping emissions won’t take effect after pressure from the Trump administration to abandon the climate activist-fueled proposal.  
The International Maritime Organization had been set to vote on Friday on adopting a global carbon tax aimed at pushing the shipping industry to stop using fossil fuels. But that vote did not happen after President Donald Trump on Thursday <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115385308751129485">called</a> for other countries to oppose the tax, saying that the United States would not “tolerate” or “adhere” to the measure. 
Instead, the International Maritime Organization, an agency of the United Nations that regulates shipping, moved Friday to postpone the vote on the tax for a year. 
“Now you have one year, you will continue to work on several aspects of these amendments,” <a href="https://apnews.com/article/shipping-climate-change-carbon-fee-a5f854e7028d08035689db50814a6519">said</a> Arsenio Dominguez, the secretary general of the International Maritime Organization. “You have one year to negotiate and talk and come to consensus.”
The decision was praised by Trump administration officials who spent the week fighting the proposal. 
“This is another HUGE win for [Trump],” Secretary of State Marco Rubio <a href="https://x.com/SecRubio/status/1979209616425644482">said</a>. “Thanks to his leadership, the United States prevented a massive UN tax hike on American consumers that would have funded progressive climate pet projects. Our country will continue to lead the way and put America FIRST.”
UN Ambassador Mike Waltz <a href="https://x.com/michaelgwaltz/status/1979196333886935533">praised</a> Rubio’s efforts to fight the tax. 
“Huge push by [Rubio] and the State Dept team. Strong diplomacy that put American business and consumers first WON THE DAY over an ideological carbon tax from the UN and EU,” said Waltz. 
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Last week, the Trump administration <a href="https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2025/10/taking-action-to-defend-america-from-the-uns-first-global-carbon-tax-the-international-maritime-organizations-imo-net-zero-framework-nzf">warned</a> that the tax could increase shipping costs by up to 10% and said that it was considering a number of retaliatory actions for countries that support the measure. These actions included investigating countries pursuing anti-competitive practices, imposing visa restrictions and increasing processing fees, and placing additional port fees and commercial penalties. 
“The United States will be moving to levy these remedies against nations that sponsor this European-led neocolonial export of global climate regulations,” a statement from the Trump administration said. “We will fight hard to protect our economic interests by imposing costs on countries if they support the [Net Zero Framework].”

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The Trump administration revoked the visas of visa-holders who celebrated the assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, The Daily Wire has learned.
Last month, Secretary of State Marco Rubio pledged to revoke and deny visas to foreigners who celebrate Kirk&#8217;s killing. Delivering on the promise, the State Department shared the alarming statements of some of those immigrants who were stripped of legal status.
&#8220;The United States has no obligation to host foreigners who wish death on Americans. The State Department continues to identify visa holders who celebrated the heinous assassination of Charlie Kirk,&#8221; a State Department official told The Daily Wire.
&#8220;President Trump and Secretary Rubio will defend our borders, our culture, and our citizens by enforcing our immigration laws. Aliens who take advantage of America’s hospitality while celebrating the assassination of our citizens will be removed,&#8221; the official added.
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A South African national said that Kirk&#8217;s mourners are “hurt that the racist rally ended in attempted martyrdom” and alleged that “he was used to astroturf a movement of white nationalist trailer trash.”
A Mexican national said that Kirk “died being a racist, he died being a misogynist,&#8221; adding that “there are people who deserve to die. There are people who would make the world better off dead.”
A Brazilian national charged that “Charlie Kirk was the reason for a Nazi rally where they marched in homage to him” and that Kirk “DIED TOO LATE.”
A German national wrote of Kirk&#8217;s death that “when fascists die, democrats don’t complain.”
A Paraguayan national said that “Charlie Kirk was a son of a b**** and he died by his own rules.”
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Kirk, 31, was fatally shot at a Turning Point USA event last month while hosting one of his open <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/rubio-promises-to-block-visas-of-foreigners-who-cheer-charlie-kirks-death">debates</a> on the campus of Utah Valley University.
President Donald Trump honored Kirk by posthumously awarding him the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Tuesday, which would have been his 32nd birthday.
Rubio’s State Department has sought to review and revoke visas for foreigners engaged in anti-American activity, including foreigners who have expressed support for terror groups or who have close <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/rubio-promises-to-aggesively-target-students-tied-to-chinese-communist-party" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ties</a> to the Chinese Communist Party.
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The daughter of a Christian pastor detained by the Chinese Communist Party alongside nearly two dozen church leaders is warning of a coming “wave” of Christian persecution in China, she told The Daily Wire. 
Last week, the Chinese government rounded up prominent pastor Mingri “Ezra” Jin and at least 22 other church leaders and locked them up in a detention center in Guangxi, a region in southern China. Jin and the others detained are connected to the Zion Church, one of the largest underground church networks in China.
Grace, Jin’s daughter, told The Daily Wire that she fears that these detentions are only the beginning of a nationwide crackdown on Christianity. 
The detained Christians were from all across the country, including cities like Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou, she said. All of the detained pastors have been taken to a central location in Beihai, Guangxi — approximately 1,200 miles south of Shanghai and 1,500 miles from Beijing. 
The pastors have been clothed in prison garb and handcuffed, according to Grace.
Their crime? They are accused of illegally disseminating information online. Grace believes additional charges could follow because government officials have been probing the church&#8217;s structure and finances. 
“This is definitely orchestrated by a high-up central government level” because “they were rounding up people from all across China, and they were all bringing them to one location,” she told The Daily Wire. 
“It was almost simultaneous, it was orderly, and it was orchestrated all together at the same time,” she added, noting that the government appeared to be tracking the pastors&#8217; movements in order to track them down and detain them. 
On Monday morning, Grace said her grandmother attempted to bring her father a Bible and his diabetes medicine, but authorities would not allow her or other family members to visit their detained loved ones. She also said her father and many others weren&#8217;t allowed to speak to a lawyer. 
”We don&#8217;t really know how they are doing,” Grace said. 
She added it was tough to see men who only wanted to spread God’s love treated like criminals. 
“The fact that these folks who are just generally always so gentle, so peaceful, so happy to serve others, are seen as this criminal, and treated as criminals, and put into these shameful prison garments, and put into handcuffs and shackles [doesn’t make sense],&#8221; Grace said. 
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Her father first became a Christian after the 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre.
“When the country betrayed them in such a brutal way, it really was shocking, and they lost a sense of direction for my dad,” Grace said. “He then found the sense of purpose and direction in Christianity, and he turned to Christ, and he realized that was the firm foundation that he needed in order to build his life upon.”
After his conversion, Jin initially pastored one of the government-sanctioned churches approved by China, but he soon left after feeling his ministry was being held “hostage” to the whims of the government, Grace said. 
The government wanted Jin to use the pulpit to promote communism and the Chinese Communist Party. It prohibited discussions of fundamental Christian beliefs, including the second coming of Jesus, because officials declared that China was already a utopia. 
In 2017, Jin started Zion after years of theological training in the United States. By 2018, the government had cracked down on Zion by closing its physical location and freezing the church’s assets. 
Grace said that her father has been detained multiple times over the past few years, but never formally charged. Sometimes he has been taken to hotels and harassed, she said. This time, she believes the detention is more serious and they will face a lengthy prosecution. 
Jin’s detention last week captured the attention of Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who called for him to be immediately released. 
“This crackdown further demonstrates how the CCP exercises hostility towards Christians who reject Party interference in their faith and choose to worship at unregistered house churches,” Rubio said. “We call on the CCP to immediately release the detained church leaders and to allow all people of faith, including members of house churches, to engage in religious activities without fear of retribution.”
Grace, who is an American, was grateful for Rubio’s swift condemnation and wants to spread awareness about her father’s detention. She said Rubio’s message had already been blocked in China. 
China, which is home to nearly 100 million Christians, is regularly ranked as one of the worst offenders when it comes to Christian persecution. Open Doors, a watchdog organization that advocates for persecuted Christians, <a href="https://www.opendoorsuk.org/persecution/world-watch-list/china/">listed</a> China as the 15th worst country in the world for persecution, according to its most recent standings.
Grace believes that the persecution could get worse, and that her father&#8217;s arrest is only the beginning. 
“We think that this is just the beginning and that there is a wave of persecution that is coming.”

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President Donald Trump took a playful jab at Secretary of State Marco Rubio even as he praised his top diplomat for helping to secure the historic deal — between Israel and the Iran-backed terror group Hamas — under which all remaining living hostages were finally freed on Monday.
Trump referenced the contentious 2016 Republican primary — during which he&#8217;d clashed with Rubio and a number of others he now counts among his allies and friends — and joked, &#8220;Who the hell thought this was gonna happen, Marco?&#8221;
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🚨 WOW! In an incredible moment, President Trump declares “Marco Rubio will go down as the greatest Secretary of State in the HISTORY of the United States.”
“I believe that. And he and I, we REALLY fought it out [in 2016]! You remember. He was tough! He was NASTY! Who the hell… <a href="https://t.co/ZuJ1NXzfOM">pic.twitter.com/ZuJ1NXzfOM</a>
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Trump, speaking before the Knesset in Israel following the release of the hostages, mentioned Rubio by name to thunderous applause.
&#8220;And I have a prediction,&#8221; he said as the applause died down. &#8220;Marco will go down, I mean this, as the greatest Secretary of State in the history of the United States. I believe that. I believe that.&#8221;
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Trump went on to recall the 2016 primary, adding, &#8220;And he and I, we really fought it out [in 2016]! You remember. He was tough! He was nasty! Who the hell thought this was gonna happen, Marco?”
&#8220;Now I’m saying he’s gonna go down as the greatest! He WILL. He was always smart, and sharp, and people respected him,&#8221; Trump concluded.
Hours later, at a Gaza Summit held in Egypt, Rubio addressed other world leaders and diplomats: &#8220;This is clearly — in my mind and I think in the mind of everyone in this room — probably one of the most important days for world peace in 50 years, and that&#8217;s not an exaggeration.&#8221;
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WASHINGTON—The State Department fired a foreign service officer revealed to have had a romantic relationship with a Chinese citizen whose father was said to be looped in with the Chinese Communist Party.
During a hidden-camera encounter with an O’Keefe Media Group reporter, foreign service officer Daniel Choi mentioned the relationship several times, acknowledging that he was supposed to report information about her but did not.
“She could’ve been a spy, even,” Choi said. “I don’t know.”
“Her dad was either a provincial or a federal minister of education,” Choi said at one point regarding the woman he dated. “So he’s, like, straight-up Communist Party.”
“I defied my government, for love,” Choi said.
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State Department Principal Deputy Spokesperson Tommy Pigott said in a Wednesday statement that the White House signed off on Choi’s firing after Secretary of State <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/see-it-photo-captures-what-was-on-the-note-rubio-handed-trump-ahead-of-peace-deal" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Marco Rubio</a> initiated the termination process.
“After Presidential review and approval, the State Department has officially terminated the employment of a foreign service officer who admitted to concealing a romantic relationship with a Chinese national with known ties to the Chinese Communist Party,” Pigott said.
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“This termination is consistent with the executive order signed by President Trump affirming both his constitutional authority over our foreign policy and the State Department&#8217;s responsibility to carry out his directives. Under Secretary Rubio&#8217;s leadership, we will maintain a zero-tolerance policy for any employee who is caught undermining our country&#8217;s national security,” he continued.
This is presumably the first termination as a result of Executive Order 14211, which says that those responsible for executing U.S. foreign policy are working “under the direction and authority of the president” and says employees could face “professional discipline” for not doing so, the department said on background.
Relations between<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/senior-republican-senator-wants-to-boost-pressure-on-china-over-taiwan" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> China</a> and the United States have been a focal point for decades, and most recently, there have been concerns domestically about the CCP’s influence in American institutions, such as universities. Over the summer, a debate unfolded over visas for Chinese students in the United States amid trade talks with China.
Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are likely to meet in South Korea at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation gathering toward the end of the month, according to<a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/09/china-expands-rare-earth-export-restrictions-ahead-of-possible-trump-xi-meeting.html#:~:text=Bargaining%20leverages,U.S.%20at%20a%20later%20date." target="_blank" rel="noopener"> CNBC</a>.
The federal government announced in April that U.S. government employees in China cannot be in relationships with Chinese nationals, according to the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/chinese-beijing-honeypot-spies-diplomat-agent-intelligence-c077ef57b0f7ae43dd0db41bea92238b" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Associated Press</a>. The rule also applies to certain contractors and families of employees, the outlet added.
China has long been rumored to deploy “honeypot” traps in the United States. California Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell <a href="https://www.axios.com/2020/12/08/china-spy-california-politicians" target="_blank" rel="noopener">infamously</a> came under fire for his relationship with alleged Chinese operative Christine Fang.
In 2023, the House Ethics Committee ultimately did not take further steps following an investigation, <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/4018047-house-ethics-concludes-swalwell-probe-into-link-to-chinese-spy-taking-no-action/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Hill</a> reported at the time.
“The Committee has previously reviewed allegations of improper influence by foreign agents and in doing so, cautioned that Members should be conscious of the possibility that foreign governments may attempt to secure improper influence through gifts and other interactions,” committee Chairman Michael Guest and then-Rep. Susan Wild wrote in a letter to <a href="https://swalwell.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/swalwell-evo.house.gov/files/COE%20to%20swalwell.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Swalwell</a>. “We encourage you to contact the Office of House Security for any guidance on steps you can take to prevent or address such attempts.”

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President Donald Trump announces that Israel and Hamas have agreed to phase one of his Middle East peace plan, authorities arrest a Florida man accused of setting the deadly Palisades Fire, and the Supreme Court hears arguments on Colorado’s ban on so-called “conversion therapy.”
It’s Thursday, October 9, 2025, and this is the news you need to know to start your day.
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<h2 style="text-align: center;">Trump: The Peace President</h2>
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Topline: President Trump announced on Wednesday that Israel and Hamas have agreed to terms on the first phase of a peace deal that could end the war in Gaza.
Trump was hosting a public event with several independent journalists when he was approached by Secretary of State Marco Rubio. After whispering something in Trump’s ear, Rubio then handed the president a handwritten note, which, based on photographs, appeared to say that a deal was “very close.” It then said, “Need you to approve a Truth Social post soon so you can announce the deal first.” 
Moments later, the president’s account published that post, which read: “I am very proud to announce that Israel and Hamas have both signed off on the first Phase of our Peace Plan. This means that ALL of the Hostages will be released very soon, and Israel will withdraw their Troops to an agreed upon line as the first steps toward a Strong, Durable, and Everlasting Peace…This is a GREAT Day for the Arab and Muslim World, Israel, all surrounding Nations, and the United States of America…BLESSED ARE THE PEACEMAKERS!”
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As part of the first phase, Hamas plans to release the 20 living hostages this weekend, according to the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/egypt-gaza-talks-kushner-witkoff-israel-hamas-news-10-08-2025-ac80d3ed50ff2a9b4106ab5e13156651" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Associated Press</a>. Hamas is responsible for the bodies of 28 dead hostages, though it is unclear whether the terror group can locate and retrieve them. Once the Israeli cabinet approves the agreement, the terror group has 72 hours to return the hostages.
Israel’s military has 24 hours from the time the Israeli cabinet approves the deal to withdraw from the heart of Gaza to a predetermined boundary.
<h2 style="text-align: center;">SCOTUS Hears Colorado &#8220;Conversion Therapy&#8221; Case</h2>
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Topline: The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments this week in a case addressing the legality of so-called “conversion therapy.” Historically, the term referred to counseling or treatment aimed at changing a person’s sexual orientation from gay to straight. However, leftist activists now use the label more broadly, applying it to efforts that encourage transgender individuals to accept their biological sex.
The case: The plaintiff, a Christian counselor named Kaley Chiles, is challenging a law in Colorado that’s been dubbed the “Minor Conversion Therapy Law.” It was passed in 2019 by a Democrat-controlled legislature, and it bans counseling that “attempts or purports to change an individual’s sexual orientation or gender identity.” 
The plaintiff: Chiles’ legal team, Alliance Defending Freedom, says Chiles is currently under investigation by the state of Colorado over this law, and they’ve stressed that minors are being deprived of her services. 
The state of Colorado argues that this is not a free speech issue, but rather a matter of regulating conduct and medical treatment—even if that “medical treatment” is only speech, like talk therapy. The law is then constitutional, according to state attorneys. Colorado says that talk therapy that doesn&#8217;t affirm the gender-confused is harmful to children, which the state bases on “experts” and the so-called medical consensus.
SCOTUS watch: The justices appear to be leaning in favor of the plaintiff, and not just the conservatives. Liberal Justice Elena Kagan seemed to side with Justice Samuel Alito when he said the Colorado law seemed like, quote, “blatant viewpoint discrimination.”
A ruling is expected next summer. And if the tea leaves are being read correctly, an overturning of this Colorado law could influence similar laws in dozens of other states.
<h2 style="text-align: center;">Authorities Arrest Suspected Palisades Fire Arsonist</h2>
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Topline: Authorities have arrested 29-year-old Jonathan Rinderknecht, who they say intentionally sparked the fire that destroyed Pacific Palisades, California, back in January.
The suspect: Rinderknecht is an Uber driver who now lives in Melbourne, Florida. Officials from the Justice Department and the Los Angeles Police Department held a joint press conference on Wednesday to announce the arrest. According to officials, Rinderknecht started the Lachman Fire on New Year’s Day. The Lachman Fire eventually became the Palisades Fire after it was rekindled by severe winds a week later.
What happened: According to U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli, Rinderknecht was in Pacific Palisades late on New Year’s Eve after working throughout the evening. He drove toward Skull Rock trailhead, got out of his car, and walked up a trail to a nearby hilltop, where he recorded videos and listened to a rap song. According to Essayli, the song was accompanied by a music video showing objects being set on fire.
In addition to that, Rinderknecht’s phone had images he created with ChatGPT of people fleeing from burning forests. Another ChatGPT search made around the time he called 911 to report the fire said, “Are you at fault if a fire is lit [sic] because of your cigarettes?”
Firefighters were able to suppress the fire shortly after, but it continued to burn underground until strong winds revived it a week later, starting the Palisades Fire.
The blaze eventually became one of the worst in California history. It killed 12 people and destroyed nearly 7,000 structures, resulting in $150 billion in damage. The rebuilding process has been long and difficult. As of last month, the city of Los Angeles had <a href="https://www.carriermanagement.com/news/2025/09/30/279930.htm">approved</a> just over 600 permits to rebuild out of about 1,500 applications.
The charges: Rinderknecht is only charged with destruction of property by means of fire. But prosecutors may add more charges to the indictment later. They accused him of lying to authorities, with Essayli stating that Rinderknecht provided false information to police about the fire when officers interviewed him on January 24. But Essayli made no mention of a charge on that in the indictment. As is, Rinderknecht faces up to 20 years in prison.

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Just before President Donald Trump announced to the world that a deal had been reached between Israel and the terrorist group Hamas, a photo circulated of the moment Secretary of State Marco Rubio leaned in to inform him that an agreement was imminent.
Trump was in the middle of a roundtable discussion about Antifa, the violent group agitating protests and riots in places like Portland, Oregon, when Rubio stepped in and briefly interrupted. Trump quickly informed those seated around the table that he might be needed shortly.
Associated Press photographer Evan Vucci shared a photo of the iconic moment – along with a glimpse of the handwritten note Rubio had handed to the president: &#8220;Very close. We need you to approve a Truth Social post soon so you can announce deal first.&#8221;
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Trump did announce the deal a short time later, saying via his Truth Social platform, &#8220;BLESSED ARE THE PEACEMAKERS!&#8221;
&#8220;I am very proud to announce that Israel and Hamas have both signed off on the first Phase of our Peace Plan. This means that ALL of the Hostages will be released very soon, and Israel will withdraw their Troops to an agreed upon line as the first steps toward a Strong, Durable, and Everlasting Peace,&#8221; Trump said. &#8220;All Parties will be treated fairly! This is a GREAT Day for the Arab and Muslim World, Israel, all surrounding Nations, and the United States of America, and we thank the mediators from Qatar, Egypt, and Turkey, who worked with us to make this Historic and Unprecedented Event happen.&#8221;
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also issued a statement immediately after the deal was reached.
&#8220;With the approval of the first phase of the plan, all our hostages will be brought home. This is a diplomatic success and a national and moral victory for the State of Israel. From the beginning, I made it clear: we will not rest until all our hostages return and all our goals are achieved,&#8221; he posted.
&#8220;Through steadfast resolve, powerful military action, and the great efforts of our great friend and ally President Trump, we have reached this critical turning point. I thank President Trump for his leadership, his partnership, and his unwavering commitment to the safety of Israel and the freedom of our hostages,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;God Bless Israel. God Bless America. God Bless our great alliance.&#8221;
The deal, according to a White House official with knowledge of the situation, &#8220;goes to the Israeli cabinet tomorrow. Once they vote yes, Israel has to withdraw to the line which should take under 24 hours. Then the 72 hour clock begins, and Hamas will try to go earlier if possible. Our assessment is that hostages will begin getting released on Monday.&#8221;

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The Trump administration reflected on October 7, 2023, on Tuesday, acknowledging Hamas’ “brutal terrorist attack” on Israel and reaffirming that the United States is committed to “its unwavering support for Israel’s right to exist, to defend itself, and to ensure the safety of its people.”
Secretary of State Marco Rubio released a <a href="https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2025/10/two-year-anniversary-of-october-7th-attack/">statement</a> on the anniversary of the attack, saying, “Today marks two years since the attacks of October 7, when Hamas murdered more than 1,200 innocent men, women, and children — including 46 Americans — in the most brutal terrorist attack in Israel’s history.”
“As the United States marks this tragic anniversary and honors the victims, we renew our resolve to prevent such evil from ever taking place again,” Rubio pledged.
Vice President JD Vance also remembered the massive terrorist attack on Israel, <a href="https://x.com/JDVance/status/1975544380435169422">posting</a> on X on Tuesday, “On this second anniversary of the terrible terrorist attacks of October 7, we remember all of the innocent people brutally murdered by Hamas. And we continue to work towards President Trump’s plan to bring the remaining hostages home and build a lasting peace for all.”
President Donald Trump is scheduled to <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/10/07/us-news/trump-to-host-edan-alexander-american-who-spent-584-days-in-hamas-captivity-at-white-house/">host</a> Eden Alexander, an American who was held hostage by Hamas for nearly 600 days, at the White House on Tuesday afternoon. Alexander was freed by Hamas in May and is believed to have been the last surviving American taken hostage by the terror group during its October 7, 2023, attack.
The second anniversary comes as President Donald Trump seeks to close out a peace deal between Israel and Hamas. Last Friday, Hamas <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/hamas-says-it-will-release-all-hostages-but-does-not-agree-to-other-details-of-trumps-peace-plan">said</a> it would release the rest of the remaining hostages, but added that it wanted to continue negotiating Trump’s 20-point peace plan. In a statement on Friday, the terror group did not agree to disarm, a major point in the plan laid out by Trump. The group also did not address Trump’s offer to give terrorists amnesty to live in Gaza or the option to be given safe passage elsewhere if they lay down their weapons.
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Trump remains optimistic that a peace deal will be secured between Israel and Hamas to bring an end to the two-year war. If the terrorists don’t agree to Trump’s plan, the president warned on Sunday that they would face “complete obliteration.” Trump initially gave Hamas a 6:00 p.m. ET deadline on Sunday to agree to the peace deal.
“Under President Trump’s leadership, America is leading the effort to secure the release of all hostages, end Hamas’s rule in Gaza, and advance a durable peace that ensures not only Israel’s security, but generational peace and prosperity for the region. This vision of stability, security, and a future free from terror is at the heart of the President’s 20-Point Plan,” Rubio added in his statement.
The Secretary of State also addressed the “troubling surge in antisemitism” that has plagued the United States and other nations since the attack on Israel.
“As I have said, there can be no compromise with antisemitism,” Rubio added. “We continue to condemn all acts of terrorism and antisemitism against Israel, and we call on the international community to stand with Israel during this painful anniversary.”

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Appearing on ABC’s &#8220;This Week&#8221; on Sunday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio laid out the Trump administration’s latest push for peace between Israel and Hamas, arguing that the new proposal represents the closest the region has come to a full hostage release and offers a viable path to peace — if hard choices are made, and the right steps followed in order.
Rubio emphasized that the first phase of the Trump plan is non-negotiable and paramount: the release of all 48 hostages — 20 alive, 28 deceased — in exchange for Israel pulling its forces back to the so-called “yellow line,” a line roughly aligned with Israel’s military position as of August 2024. “This is the closest we’ve come to getting all of the hostages released,” Rubio told host Martha Raddatz, underscoring that “every single one” must come home before any long-term solutions can even be considered.
Rubio repeatedly stressed that everything depends on that initial breakthrough. “Priority number one is to get the hostages released,” he said flatly. Without that step, “you ain’t gonna have long-term peace here.”
The second phase of the deal, Rubio explained, involves building a governance structure for Gaza — something the U.S., Israel, and international partners would oversee. The vision includes technocrats, preferably Palestinian, with no ties to Hamas or any terror group. It’s a massive challenge, Rubio admitted, but essential to any “permanency to the end of the conflict.”
Raddatz pushed Rubio on the controversial issue of Palestinian statehood. “Yes or no: does the Trump administration support Palestinian statehood?” she asked. Rubio refused to box in the answer. “That’s not a yes or no question; that’s a process,” he replied. He acknowledged that the aspiration exists, but cautioned that statehood must be earned through credible governance and guaranteed security — not handed to an entity still harboring genocidal intent toward Israel. “Forget about statehood” if Gaza remains a breeding ground for terror, he said. “We can’t have a Palestinian state that’s governed by Hamas.”
That’s where demobilization enters — a critical piece of Phase Two. “As long as there’s a threat emanating from Gaza against Israel’s security,” Rubio warned, “there isn’t going to be peace.” Whether it’s Hamas or a future group, any entity committed to building tunnels, firing rockets, or kidnapping civilians must be disarmed and dismantled. “That demobilization has to happen,” Rubio declared. “Clearly, Hamas is an organization that we do not believe can be a part of that.”
Pressed on logistics, Rubio noted that military operations must pause to ensure safe hostage exchange. “You can’t have an exchange of hostages if bombs are going off and active combat is occurring,” he explained. Israel has agreed to suspend offensive operations — only responding to imminent threats like potential suicide attacks.
But with Hamas known for playing games, Rubio was also clear-eyed about risks: “If it’s clear that the hostages aren’t going to be released and they’re playing games,” he said, “then I think the president stated what our position is going to be.” He didn’t elaborate, but the implication was unmistakable: Hamas has a limited window to comply.
Rubio also made it clear that Trump wants the deal to move fast — no weeks of dithering over details. “We cannot be here three weeks from now still discussing the logistics of how hostages are going to be released,” Rubio warned.
In a nutshell, the Trump peace framework is two-fold: First, secure the hostages’ release, a non-negotiable prerequisite. Second, build a secure, non-terrorist governance structure for Gaza. And while Rubio remained “optimistic,” he also made it clear: “This is not going to be easy.”
But, he added, “We are in a much better place today than we were seven days ago.”
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Sec Rubio: &quot;Until Gaza is governed by people that are not interested in destroying Israel, until there are no security threats emanating against Israel from Gaza, forget about statehood. 
Right now, the priority number one is to get the hostages released.” <a href="https://t.co/nO4cpnEd2e">pic.twitter.com/nO4cpnEd2e</a>
&mdash; Arsen Ostrovsky 🎗️ (@Ostrov_A) <a href="https://twitter.com/Ostrov_A/status/1974838003177832830?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 5, 2025</a></blockquote>
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“This is the closest we&#39;ve come to getting all of the hostages released. Every single one.” 
Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressed optimism that a deal between Hamas and Israel to end the war in Gaza could finally be reached. 
Read more: <a href="https://t.co/45YCwsYvhB">https://t.co/45YCwsYvhB</a> <a href="https://t.co/jFqk6psCMa">pic.twitter.com/jFqk6psCMa</a>
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In a move that the U.S. State Department called “tyrannical,&#8221; a 75-year-old anti-abortion grandmother, Rose Docherty, once again found herself in handcuffs in Scotland—not for a crime of violence, but for holding a sign.
Docherty was arrested over the weekend outside Glasgow’s Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, allegedly for violating Scotland’s sweeping “buffer zone” law, which criminalizes not only harassment or intimidation around abortion clinics, but even the vague notion of “influencing.”
In response to the arrest, the State Department issued a <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/politics/2025/09/28/us-condemns-arrest-scottish-antiabortion-campaigner/">statement</a> to the Telegraph, saying:
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The arrest of Rose Docherty is another egregious example of the tyrannical suppression of free speech happening across Europe. When 75-year-old grandmothers are being arrested for standing peacefully and offering conversation, common sense and basic civility are under attack. The United States will always speak out against these violations of fundamental rights.
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Her message on the sign read, “Coercion is a crime, here to talk, only if you want.” No confrontation, no mention of abortion, just a placard offering consensual conversation.
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🚨BREAKING🚨
75-year-old Rose Docherty has been arrested AGAIN
for holding a sign reading &#8220;coercion is a crime, here to talk, only if you want&#8221; within a Scottish &#8220;buffer zone&#8221;
Rose was kept in a cell for two hours, and refused a chair, despite having a double hip replacement. <a href="https://t.co/HizSihMvU3">pic.twitter.com/HizSihMvU3</a>
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The law forbids any such action within 200 meters of every hospital in Scotland.
This isn’t Docherty’s first run-in with the law. She was previously arrested in August for holding the same sign in the same spot. That case was quietly dropped after global outrage and a direct rebuke from the State Department.
Docherty has had two hip replacements. After her most recent arrest, she was reportedly denied a chair for several hours while in custody. Her bail conditions now prevent her from returning not only to the buffer zone, but also to an area even larger than the restricted zone—an expansion her legal team at Alliance Defending Freedom International calls “disproportionate.”
Legal counsel Lorcan Price <a href="https://adfinternational.org/news/tyrannical-arrest-of-scottish-grandmother-abortion-buffer-zone">hit</a> the nail on the head: “This is not a case about harassment or intimidation&#8230; This is simply a grandmother, who held a sign offering to speak to anyone who would like to engage.”
Scotland’s government, led by those determined to muzzle dissent, seems committed to pushing the narrative that a peaceful granny is somehow a public threat.
In a now-infamous moment, Scottish Member of Parliament Gillian Mackay, architect of the law, even admitted that someone could potentially be criminalized for praying inside their home if visible from the street, “depending on who’s passing by the window.”
Docherty summed it up: “Conversation is not forbidden on the streets of Glasgow. And yet, this is the second time I have been arrested for doing just that.”

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A pro-Palestinian agitation group that celebrated the murder of two Israeli Embassy staff members in May should be classified as a foreign terrorist organization, a watchdog organization told Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
The Zachor Legal Institute said Tuesday that the radical group Unity of Fields should be considered a terrorist organization, according to a copy of a complaint sent to Rubio obtained by The Daily Wire. Unity of Fields, previously known as Palestine Action US, is an organization that has called for police officers to be set on fire and encouraged anti-Israel protesters to commit crimes.
Unity of Fields &#8220;is a foreign entity that engages in terrorism and threatens the security of the United States, its institutions, and its people. By promoting terrorism, vandalism, engaging in various acts of violence, and by inciting violence against various targets including law enforcement, police, universities, individuals, and others, UoF has met the criteria to be designated as a Foreign Terrorist Organization,” a draft of the complaint said.
“Treating UoF as the terrorist group will enable the full force and assets of the United States government to dismantle the organization and its leaders and prevent them from wreaking havoc against their many targets throughout our country in the future,&#8221; the complaint added.
Shortly after Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim were murdered outside the Israeli Embassy in May, Unity of Fields referred to the killing as an act of “love for the Palestinian people.” The suspected killer was a man named Elias Rodriguez.
“What Elias Rodriguez did was an act of solidarity and love for the Palestinian people. If this seems crazy and unhinged to you, ask yourself why you are so well adjusted to a constant stream of disemboweled and starving children—made possible by the country in which you reside,” the organization <a href="https://x.com/unityoffields/status/1925907082009596089" target="_blank" rel="noopener">posted</a>.
It later posted a picture of Rodriguez and called for action to &#8220;bring the war home!&#8221; and to &#8220;Globalize the intifada!&#8221;
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Escalate for Gaza! Bring the war home!
Globalize the intifada!
Free Elias Rodriguez! Free them all! <a href="https://t.co/bONo90aOou" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pic.twitter.com/bONo90aOou</a>
— Unity of Fields (@unityoffields) <a href="https://twitter.com/unityoffields/status/1926668436299563282?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">May 25, 2025</a></blockquote>
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In other social media posts, Unity of Fields <a href="https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-854132" target="_blank" rel="noopener">referred</a> to police responding to a riot at the University of Washington as “pigs” and suggested that they be set on fire.
Included in the complaint from the Zachor Institute is an “underground manual” that encourages people to spray paint private property, break windows, break into buildings, and damage property. The manual, from Palestine Action, was distributed at a New York chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America.
“Dream up crazy ideas in your cell, remember that your action is to destrupt [sic], damage or destroy your target,” the manual says. “Try not limit your action based on whats been done before. Remind yourself when brainstorming different ideas, what could I do to be creative?”
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The manual also encouraged people to build a &#8220;cell&#8221; and how to research &#8220;a target&#8221; before staging an action. It instructed people how to &#8220;destroy all evidence&#8221; after committing acts of vandalism as well.
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Unity of Fields was modeled after Palestine Action, an organization that has been labeled a terrorist organization in the United Kingdom.
During his time in the Senate, Rubio <a href="https://x.com/senmarcorubio/status/1846946478171828455?s=46" target="_blank" rel="noopener">asked</a> the Department of Justice to investigate Unity of Fields for “acts of domestic terrorism.”
“As Secretary Rubio aptly <a href="https://x.com/SenMarcoRubio/status/1846946478171828455" target="_blank" rel="noopener">remarked</a> last November, Unity of Fields is a violent, dangerous organization directly related to the U.K.-designated foreign terror organization Palestine Action,” Marc Greendorfer of Zachor Legal Institute told The Daily Wire. “This moment in time demands action be taken to protect against further political violence by labeling Unity of Fields itself as a foreign terror organization.”

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio rejected outright the notion of a Palestinian state, saying that there could never be such a thing without a negotiation involving Israel and an end to the war between Israel and the Iran-backed terror group Hamas.
Rubio addressed the issue during a Tuesday appearance on &#8220;CBS Mornings,&#8221; brushing aside the number of world leaders who&#8217;ve recently &#8220;recognized&#8221; a Palestinian State, and telling host Tony Dokoupil that he believed President Donald Trump was the only world leader with the ability to broker the necessary negotiations to make that happen in the future.
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“There is no Palestinian state, and the only time there will ever be one is if there&#8217;s a negotiation with Israel, which right now is impossible because they have a war going on with Hamas…The only leader in the world really that can broker that or bring that together is… <a href="https://t.co/0nm3qtsk62">pic.twitter.com/0nm3qtsk62</a>
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&#8220;There is no Palestinian State, no matter how many papers they put out, and the only time there will ever be one is if there&#8217;s a negotiation with Israel, which right now is impossible because they have a war going on with Hamas, a terrorist group that butchered over 2,000 people on October 7th, just — almost two years ago,&#8221; Rubio said.
&#8220;And so as long as that&#8217;s going on, the whole thing is irrelevant and it&#8217;s almost a vanity project for a couple of these world leaders who want to be relevant,&#8221; Rubio continued. &#8220;But it really makes no difference.&#8221;
&#8220;Now I will say actually, the impact it has had is that it actually derailed &#8230; the talks that were going on, made it even harder to get Hamas to enter into concessions that might have brought this to an end,&#8221; he added. &#8220;And look, we think there is a window of opportunity right now to pursue it, and the only leader in the world really that can sort of broker that or bring that together is President Trump. That&#8217;s why every country in the region — and frankly, every country in the world, including many of those involved in this recognition effort — are begging the president to get involved in this issue.&#8221;

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'A Vanity Project': Rubio Rejects 'Palestinian State' Outright As Other World Leaders Bend The Knee

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