On Friday, 27 October, the United States voted against a UN resolution submitted by Jordan, on behalf of the Arab countries, for a humanitarian truce between Israel and the Palestinians

More US residents will turn 65 in 2025 to 2027 than at any other time in history: almost 12.000 will be reaching retirement age every day; the US Council on Ageing reported that nearly half are subsisting on an income that can’t sustain their basic needs

A breach in national-security intelligence shocked Defense Department officials as Defense Secretary revealed secret war plans in an encrypted chat group that included a journalist, two hours before attacks were launched against Houthi militia in Yemen

On Inauguration Day, the Senate confirmed Marco Rubio as secretary of state, voting quickly and unanimously (99-0 was the result) to give President Donald Trump the first member of his new Cabinet; Rubio was among the least controversial of nominees