Zhang Wanying, suspected of spying on overseas dissidents on behalf of the Chinese government, was formally indicted by federal prosecutors on October 9, with a new charge of conspiracy to act as an agent added, facing a maximum sentence of 15 years.
On October 9, 2025, the Ministry of Commerce of China announced the strictest rare earth export control measures to date, and Trump immediately announced an additional 100% tariff on China; after a ceasefire was reached in early November, China suspended the measure.
Led by Florida Senator Scott, a resolution targeting multiple crimes by the Chinese Communist Party was officially introduced on October 19, 2025, and after several months, it recently passed the Senate unanimously.
The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System announced that the operating days of the large-value payment system Fedwire Funds Service and the National Settlement Service (NSS) will be extended to Sundays and weekday holidays, changing to operations from Sunday through Friday, with unchanged daily hours; implementation as early as 2028. Whether to extend to seven days a week will be subject to a separate request for comment based on demand.