Month: September 2025

Hegseth launched into a vulgar tirade against service members who don’t fit his specific vision of who should represent the U.S.

Trump blamed Democrats for the possibility of a government shutdown, falsely claiming they want to give “Cadillac Medicare to illegal immigrants.”

A new project focused on President Trump could be in financial trouble due to fears of retaliation, “Veep” creator Armando Iannucci said. “I got a lot of, ‘Yeah, you wouldn’t get the money for that at the moment, I’m afraid,’” Iannucci said at a Creative UK event in Liverpool, Deadline reported on Tuesday, paraphrasing his…
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Trump told top U.S. military leaders that their ranks could be in jeopardy if they didn’t like his remarks.

After Pete Hegseth declared a desire to rid the military of “fat troops,” the California governor did some fat-shaming of his own.

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on Tuesday said the farming economy is “not in a good place” as those in the agriculture industry lose sales from trade severances with China and other partner nations. “Right now, the farm economy is not in a good place. We’re working around the clock,” Rollins said during a Tuesday appearance…
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Federal government labor unions sued Tuesday to block the Trump administration from conducting mass layoffs during the potential upcoming government shutdown.  Employees are usually temporarily furloughed during a shutdown, except for exempted workers, and receive back pay after a shutdown ends. But Trump and the White House budget office have suggested permanent firings could be…
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Shocking video shows the moment masked ICE agents shoved two press photographers to ground, injuring them. One photographer was stretchered from the scene by EMTs.

The case, centering on pro-Palestinian activism, led the judge to a lengthy condemnation of the Trump administration’s approach to free speech rights.

Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe (R) on Tuesday authorized the state’s National Guard to perform tasks on behalf of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Soldiers will assist with “administrative, clerical, and logistical duties,” following a request from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to the Department of Defense, according to a news release from the…
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Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) on Tuesday urged President Trump to “stay away” from Portland, Ore., after the Trump administration moved to deploy the National Guard into the city. “Portland has — among the 68 largest cities in the country — the largest drop in murder rate in the country. It has a 20 percent drop.…
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Hours before the government funding clock runs out, Pennsylvania Democratic Sen. John Fetterman said Tuesday that a shutdown would benefit President Trump.  “The president has a lot of levers he could pull. This is one we could pull but why would we pull that lever? Because that allows him to pull a lot more levers,”…
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) knocked President Trump’s weight on Tuesday after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declared he no longer wanted to see “fat generals” in the military. “I guess the Commander in Chief needs to go!” Newsom said in a post on the social platform X, responding to a clip of Hegseth’s speech at…
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A federal judge invoked his wife in issuing another scathing ruling against President Trump’s second-term agenda Tuesday, this time concerning efforts to deport students who participated in pro-Palestinian advocacy.  “He seems to be winning. He ignores everything and keeps bullying ahead,” U.S. District Judge William Young’s wife said.  The judge wrote that he doesn’t discuss pending…
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The message from HUD stands as yet another example of the administration’s smashing of norms and willingness to flout ethical boundaries.

There’s no telling how long this shutdown will last.

Rep. Dave Schweikert (R-Ariz.) is launching a bid to be his state’s governor, which will open up his House seat. “Arizona is at a crossroads that will be decided by the outcome of next year’s race for governor,” Schweikert said in a statement provided to The Hill on Tuesday. “Arizonans will have the opportunity to…
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Former Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling called the gathering “somewhat shocking” and “filled with mistruths,” and suspected “it’s not being taken well” by the troops.

A man who was taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers over the weekend in Chicago has been deported as the intensifying federal crime and immigration crackdown known as “Operation Midway Blitz” continues around the Chicago area. Ana Miranda told NewsNation on Monday that her father was among those detained by federal…
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(NEXSTAR) – In a matter of hours, the U.S. government could shut down for the first time in seven years amid a standoff over healthcare and spending. The Senate is expected to vote on funding proposals Tuesday night, but, as The Hill reports, efforts are expected to fail to advance. If no agreement is reached…
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President Trump on Tuesday said it would be an insult to the United States if he doesn’t receive the Nobel Peace Prize after helping bring an end to seven global conflicts. The president said he is hopeful that the fighting between Israel and Hamas in Gaza will end with his 20-point peace plan that Israeli…
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President Trump’s approval rating ticked up 1 point to 43 percent, according to the latest New York Times/Siena University poll. The survey, conducted last week, shows a net 43 percent of registered voters approve and a net 54 percent disapprove of the president’s handling of his job. That includes 29 percent who “strongly approve” and…
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Trump, who is from New York, made the threat to starve the Big Apple of funds should Mamdani win in a blistering Truth Social post on Monday.

Attorney General Pam Bondi on Tuesday announced that nine arrests were made in Memphis as the Trump administration’s federal crackdown on crime began in the city. “Our operation in Memphis is now underway, and we’re just getting started,” Bondi wrote in a statement on social platform X. “Yesterday, 9 arrests were made and 2 illegal…
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