Month: September 2025

Donald Trump has mentioned that billionaires like Rupert Murdoch and Michael Dell could be part of deal in which the U.S. will take control of TikTok.

A number of personalities from media, sports and entertainment are launching bids for political office, underscoring the ways in which the different worlds are converging more and more. In recent months, several reality TV stars have launched campaigns for office. Other media and entertainment personalities have also launched bids, as well as a number of…
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The president complained about Pam Bondi in a Saturday night Truth Social post before doubling down to the press hours later.

Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) defended her vote against a resolution to honor the life and legacy of conservative activist Charlie Kirk and lamented that more Democrats did not join the 58 “no” votes in the House. In an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Crockett said it “honestly hurts my heart” that all but…
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After the controversial firing of Erika McEntarfer, who served as commissioner at the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the release of the August jobs report was hotly anticipated. With that data now in hand, it certainly seems like the commissioner was not the reason for the weak labor market. The report brought even more bad news…
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Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) said on Sunday he does not share Sen. Ted Cruz’s (R-Texas) concern over free speech after FCC Chair Brendan Carr threatened to “take action” against ABC if it did not address comedian Jimmy Kimmel’s joke about Charlie Kirk’s assassin. In an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Mullin was asked…
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Homeland security communications show officials wanted to move operations after a protest in which demonstrators said they were hit with tear gas.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Sunday slammed Republicans’ “totally partisan” funding bill and reiterated his push to meet with President Trump as “the only way” to avoid a shutdown. “What we are asking very simply is what has always been done in these kinds of budget negotiations: a bipartisan negotiation. The Republican bill…
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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) slammed President Trump for pressuring his Justice Department to investigate his political enemies, calling the move a “real threat” to the country’s democratic system. “I think it’s a real threat to democracy,” Schumer said on CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday. “The Justice Department has always been a…
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President Trump announced on Saturday he is nominating Lindsey Halligan, a senior aide, to serve as U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, where the top prosecutor left on Friday amid pressure from the Trump administration to investigate his political enemies. “Lindsey is a tough, smart, and loyal attorney, who has worked with me…
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Trump and his supporters will pay tribute to conservative activist Charlie Kirk, whose assassination has intensified political tensions in the U.S.

The Taliban on Sunday rejected President Trump’s push to regain control of Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, saying the U.S. should adopt “a policy of realism and rationality.” “It has been consistently communicated to the United States in all bilateral negotiations that, for the Islamic Emirate, Afghanistan’s independence and territorial integrity are of the utmost…
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Trump’s legal arguments in a case challenging his deployment of troops to U.S. cities could disable laws banning the military from interfering in elections.

A new front has opened in the war on higher education. By controlling who sits on public college and university boards, red-state governors and legislators are shaping who is hired and what is taught. In the past, trustees were generally chosen for their willingness and ability to support institutional missions and goals, not their fidelity…
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The memorial service for Charlie Kirk on Sunday is expected to draw tens of thousands of people, as supporters of the slain conservative activist flock to Glendale, Ariz. to pay tribute to him. Speakers include President Trump, Vice President Vance and Charlie Kirk’s widow, Erika Kirk, who has been tapped to pick up the reins…
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Border czar Tom Homan on Saturday used a profanity in denying reports alleging he received $50,000 in cash in exchange for contract awards in September of last year.  In response to a question about the allegations from NewsNation’s Libbey Dean, Homan said it was “bulls—.” MSNBC, citing internal documents and multiple people involved with the…
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President Donald Trump has announced his nomination of Lindsey Halligan as the top federal prosecutor for the Eastern District of Virginia.

President Trump said his administration will make an autism announcement on Monday following a Wall Street Journal report that suggested officials would release information linking Tylenol to the condition in children. “We’re going to have an announcement on autism on Monday,” Trump said during remarks from Mt. Vernon, the historic home of President George Washington…
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Saturday signed a first of its kind bill banning Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents from wearing masks while conducting operations in the state of California.  Newsom said ICE agents would no longer be “hidden from accountability” arguing masks prevent “transparency” for citizens and hinder “oversight.”  “That’s Trump’s America…
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The White House is seeking to explain a new $100,000 fee for new H-1B visas that was announced on Friday by President Trump at a press event. The decision has unnerved H-1B visa holders and companies that sponsor H-1B visa holders, as it would significantly raise the cost of such a visa if the policy…
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The fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk has struck a nerve in the U.S., causing an outpouring of responses from national leaders, elected officials and online communities that debated the legality of statements that were critical or supportive of the Turning Point USA co-founder.  President Trump and his allies made clear that any posts…
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Dr. Vin Gupta argued that the impact of Trump’s $100K annual fee for H-1B visa applications will be felt once he’s out of office.

Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) on Friday rebuked Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Brendan Carr for backing ABC’s suspension of comedian Jimmy Kimmel. Cheney, a vocal critic of the Trump administration who left office in 2023, pointed to the FCC chair’s comments before Kimmel’s suspension this week in which he called for ABC to “take…
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More than 70% of H-1B visa holders are from India.

The odds are, in the coming months, the Supreme Court will issue a ruling that limits Donald Trump’s unilateral assertions of power. Perhaps the court will strike down the president’s radical and unprecedented imposition of tariffs without congressional involvement or his denial of birthright citizenship to individuals born in the U.S. Although it is impossible…
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