Month: October 2025

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) teamed up to release a Wednesday video explaining why they voted against the House Republican-authored stopgap legislation. Its failure in the Senate led to a government shutdown. In the clip that shows them taking a walk and talking together in Washington, the lawmakers raised concerns about the…
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White House budget director Russ Vought is the powerful, behind-the-scenes Trump official dishing out payback against blue states.

The faux-bronze statue showing President Donald Trump and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein holding hands was abruptly removed from the National Mall a week ago.

The Trump administration announced Thursday that it will move to increase staffing at select embassies abroad to account for a likely surge in visa applications for soccer fans hoping to attend 2026 World Cup games in the U.S. The State Department said it will send hundreds of additional consular officers to “designated countries” to handle…
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A letter sent to House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), signed by 180 House Democrats, called for Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva (D-Ariz.) to be sworn in Friday. Grijalva won the special election to fill the seat in Arizona’s 7th Congressional District held by her late father, Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.), late last month. However, the House was…
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Tesla sales ticked up more than 7 percent in the third quarter as a federal tax credit for electric vehicles was set to expire, reversing a significant dip in deliveries from the first half of the year.  Elon Musk’s EV maker delivered 497,099 cars in the three-month period from July to September — up 7.4…
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Rep. Robert Garcia (Calif.), the top Democrat on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, is calling for an investigation into Republican messaging on the ongoing government shutdown. “I write regarding the Trump Administration’s apparent violations of the Hatch Act, and illegal use of government resources to promote a false, partisan Republican political agenda,” Garcia…
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Vets told HuffPost it was infuriating to see an official VA newsletter used for shutdown politics. “I don’t need the VA being partisan, too.”

Reopening the shuttered federal government could require a level of trust in Congress and in the White House that hasn’t existed for some time.

A top Air Force commander, Gen. Thomas Bussiere, announced his retirement Tuesday for “personal and family reasons.” “After much reflection and with a full heart, Barb and I have made a difficult decision to request retirement from the United States Air Force for personal and family reasons,” Bussiere, the head of Air Force Global Strike…
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President Trump has declared that the United States is now at war with drug cartels deemed by the White House as terrorist groups, giving legal rationale to U.S. military strikes on boats in the Caribbean Sea last month, according to a confidential notice the administration sent to Congress this week. Trump determined that the United…
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Conservative attorney George Conway argued Wednesday that the indictment of ex-FBI Director James Comey is “invalid” due to the absence of a required signature. Lindsey Halligan, interim U.S. attorney in the Eastern District of Virginia, was assigned to oversee the case and originally signed the indictment documents, but Conway says the law doesn’t allow for…
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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) will speak with reporters Thursday afternoon as the government shutdown stretches into a second day amid a stalemate in the Senate. Republicans and Democrats in the upper chamber of Congress have failed to agree on a stopgap proposal to reopen the government, with both sides casting blame on the…
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Several Latino advocacy groups called out President Trump over his use of artificial intelligence and memes to target Democratic congressional leaders, including depicting House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) wearing a Mexican-style sombrero. Hispanic Federation, the Latino Victory Foundation, League of United Latin American Citizens, Mi Familia Vota, UnidosUs and Voto Latino released a joint…
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The House speaker didn’t disagree with Rep. Madeleine Dean’s characterization.

Joe Rogan may be America’s most useful bellwether. So goes Joe, so goes the nation…  But seriously, it behooves us to listen to the man, the legend, the podcasting giant, and take some cues from him. His political instincts are closely aligned with millions of people who feel alienated from the establishment and the elite…
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UFC fighter Conor McGregor said Wednesday he’s confirmed to fight in the Trump administration’s June match-up at the White House. McGregor said it was a “done deal” and he was “signed, delivered,” during an appearance on Fox News.  “It ain’t a negotiation,” he added.  The UFC fighter said a $7.7 billion agreement was signed with…
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The press office of California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) updated its official X account’s profile picture with an AI-generated image of Marie Antoinette with President Trump’s face on Thursday. “NEW PROFILE PIC!” the post read. “In honor of our Queen!” Newsom’s press office previously used the image in a separate post referring to Trump’s plans…
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday the government shutdown could slow the economy, delivering a blow to the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP) and its workers. “This isn’t the way to have a discussion, shutting down the government and lowering the GDP,” Bessent said during a CNBC “Squawk Box” interview.  “We could see a hit…
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Brendan Carr isn’t subtle. “We can do this the easy way or the hard way,” he warned Disney and ABC broadcasters over comments made by comedian Jimmy Kimmel about Charlie Kirkʼs murder. The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission threatened ABC’s FCC licenses — the kiss of death for a broadcaster. “These companies can find ways to…
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Almost half of Americans said groceries are harder to afford compared to a year ago, according to a poll released Thursday. The new Harris/Axios Vibes poll found that 47 percent of adults said groceries are harder to afford now than a year ago. Just more than a third, 34 percent, said it is about the…
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Most American voters believe the United States is too politically divided to solve problems, according to a poll by The New York Times and Siena University released Thursday. The poll found that 64 percent of registered voters think the country’s sharp divisions cannot solve political problems, while 33 percent say the political system can still…
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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Thursday that federal government layoffs during the shutdown will likely be in the thousands, ahead of President Trump’s meeting with Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought. “It’s likely going to be in the thousands. It’s a very good question, and that’s something that the Office of…
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The president denied knowledge of Project 2025 during his campaign after realizing it was deeply unpopular.

Nearly a third of Americans suggested some violence could be justified in order to get the U.S. back on track, according to a new survey. The NPR/PBS News/Marist poll, published this week, found that 30 percent of respondents either “strongly agree” or “agree” that “Americans may have to resort to violence” in order to steer…
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