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Trump announces plans to close, renovate DC-area golf course amid legal fight

President Donald Trump is moving forward with renovations at a Washington-area golf course despite a judge's "furious" comments last week. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 
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Sun Oct 18 2026

 
President Donald Trump gives a speech during a Kentucky midterm elections rally in Highland Heights, Kentucky, on Oct. 17, 2026.

President Donald Trump is moving forward with renovations at a Washington-area golf course despite a judge's "furious" comments last week.

Rotterdam, Netherlands - The U.S. women celebrate after finishing qualifying at the world gymnastics championships. The Americans are atop the standings through three of the 10 qualifying sessions.
 

US women refuse to let injuries, inexperience deter them at worlds

The US women’s gymnastics team did not count single fall or major error during qualifying at world championships. It was a huge win for them.

 The U.S. Capitol is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. on February 12, 2026.
 

Odds shift slightly toward Republicans. See midterm betting odds

Midterm betting odds shifted slightly toward Republicans in the latest USA TODAY survey of bookmakers. See what bookmakers think as Nov. 3 nears.

Map showing predicted average sea surface temperature (SST) anomalies for November 2026-January 2027. It shows highly extreme SST anomalies near or exceeding 10 degrees F along the entire California coast and in the equatorial Pacific.
 

A dramatic El Niño effect is headed for the West Coast

One of El Niño’s most dramatic effects could soon cause chaos along the West Coast, especially in California, forecasters warned.

Police attend the scene where a vehicle drove through a soccer game at the Stryker Sports Complex in Wichita, Kansas on Oct. 17, 2026.
 

Mother released after truck kills 2, injures 11 at Kansas youth soccer game

A child and an adult died Saturday and 11 people were injured after a vehicle plowed into a youth soccer game in Wichita, Kansas.

US singer songwriter Taylor Swift attends the Sixth Annual Academy Museum Gala at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles on October 17, 2026. (Photo by Lisa O'CONNOR / AFP via Getty Images)
 

All the best looks from the Academy Museum Gala red carpet

See all the dashing, daring looks on the red carpet for the Academy Museum Gala on Oct. 17, including Taylor Swift, Pam Anderson and Charlize Theron.

The Glen Canyon Dam as seen from the air on Oct. 7, 2026, when Lake Powell was about 22% full.
 
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Water crisis could bust this American 'boomtown'

In the hometown of the 'Taj Mahal of America,' locals worry what climate change means for their desert oasis.

US President Donald Trump (R) greets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) upon arrival at Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida on December 29, 2025.
 

Trump endorses Benjamin Netanyahu days before Israel election

President Donald Trump's endorsement comes as Benjamin Netanyahu is fighting for his political survival ahead of Israel's upcoming election.

MIami wide receiver Malachi Toney (1) catches a touchdown during overtime against Florida State during overtime at Hard Rock Stadium.
 

There's a new No. 1 and a host of changes in this weeks college football poll

There's a new No.1 in the US LBM Coaches Poll after Week 7 of the college football with Auburn knocked off previously top-ranked Georgia.

A new think tank report says President Donald Trump's major economic policies, including the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, have raised taxes and costs for most Americans.
 

Only the top 1% pays less under Trump's economic policies, report says

Trump ran on tax cuts. But his economic policies have driven up taxes and costs for all but the wealthiest 1% of Americans, a think tank reports.

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