The "Doomsday Plane," a Boeing 747 E-4, departed Springfield Airfield in the United States late on October 12th, 2025, and is scheduled to arrive at Ben Gurion Airport early on October 13th, 2025, as an escort aircraft for President Donald Trump's visit to Israel. Over the past hour, reports indicated that some layoffs of hundreds of CDC scientists, mistakenly terminated on Friday, were rescinded by the Trump administration. These scientists were involved in federal responses to outbreaks such as measles and Ebola. Senator JD Vance stated that government shutdowns inevitably lead to chaos, while CBS confirmed the layoffs were a White House decision. Separately, a suspected Antifa professor was arrested in Chicago for bringing a loaded gun to an anti-ICE protest. Senator Richard Blumenthal shared a link to a Saturday Night Live segment featuring Attorney General Pam Bondi, noting her refusal to answer questions and inviting the comedian to join the Judiciary Committee. Meanwhile, in a development related to President Trump's upcoming trip, a Republican Representative expressed dissent from House leadership's negotiation strategies, questioning the exclusion of a duly elected member of Congress. Former President Trump also reiterated his claim that the Ukraine impeachment inquiry was a "far bigger Illegal Hoax than Watergate." Governor Pritzker voiced concerns regarding the Insurrection Act's potential use to "militarize especially blue cities in blue states." Senator John Kennedy proposed a unique solution to end the government shutdown by convening locked-door negotiations between key figures. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene's stance on not believing "illegal alien workers should be deported" was also highlighted. Additionally, Tom Homan was questioned by George Stephanopoulos regarding an alleged $50,000 acceptance. The National Association for Gun Rights (NAGR) had previously demanded the termination of Attorney General Pam Bondi, citing the DOJ's acquisition of member lists from Second Amendment advocacy groups as the "straw that broke the camel's back." This action followed nine months of perceived inaction on Second Amendment rights by Bondi. The specific timing of the CDC scientist layoffs and the exact details of the professor's arrest were not provided within the current reporting window.
