Month: October 2025

A new poll released on Thursday found more Americans are blaming President Trump and GOP lawmakers in Congress than Democrats as the government shutdown hits the one-month marker.   The Washington Post-ABC survey found that 45 percent of U.S. adults say the president and Republicans are to blame for the federal shuttering while 33 percent…
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Most Americans oppose President Trump’s $300 million ballroom project, according to a poll. In the Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll, 56 percent of respondents said they are “somewhat” or “strongly” against the project. On the opposite side, 28 percent in the poll said they either “somewhat” or “strongly” back the project. Major companies including Amazon, Apple…
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President Trump, fresh from his trip to Asia, will host a Halloween celebration Thursday evening at the White House. Trump and first lady Melania Trump are expected to hand out commemorative candies. The U.S. Air Force Strolling Strings band is also scheduled to play Halloween music mixed with modern tunes, according to the White House.…
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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said there is not “sufficient” evidence that Tylenol causes autism, softening warnings he and President Trump have repeatedly made to discourage the medicine’s use by pregnant women and young children.   During a press conference Wednesday, Kennedy reiterated that pregnant women should use Tylenol only when “absolutely necessary.”  “We’ve all said from the beginning…
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The president lashed out at the former special counsel on social media two days in a row.

Democratic strategist James Carville on Thursday slammed former Vice President Kamala Harris for lashing out against party members while promoting her book that discusses life behind the scenes while on the 2024 campaign trail.  “Let me be very clear here. No one that had anything to do with 2024, no Democrat wants to hear from…
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Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) called the move “corrosive not only to our democracy but downright dangerous for our national security.”

Fitness expert Jillian Michaels described in a new interview the complexities of raising children of different races and the unique challenges her white son and Black daughter face in today’s polarized climate. In an interview that aired Thursday on The Hill’s “Raising America” podcast, Michaels expressed her concern about the growing tribalism in the country…
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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Thursday hammered President Trump’s vow to reactivate America’s nuclear weapons testing, saying the move would be a clear violation of international law.  “It appears the resumption of nuclear testing would be a massive breach of international treaties that have been in place for decades,” Jeffries told reporters in the…
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Democratic strategist James Carville said on Thursday that while he wishes President Trump could run a third term, he dismissed the Republican incumbent’s electoral chances. Speaking with Carville, “Politics War Room” co-host Al Hunt answered a listener’s question with “No way, Jose,” regarding former White House adviser Steve Bannon’s claim in an interview with The…
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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Thursday that immigration enforcement operations will be working in “full force” in Chicago on Halloween. In an interview on Fox News’s “America Reports,” Noem rejected a request from Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) to pause Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations on the holiday to let children trick or…
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Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) gave backup to President Trump when asked about the president vowing to begin testing nuclear weapons for the first time since 1992. “The commander in chief wants us to be fully prepared. We are the last great superpower on the earth. China intends to be a near peer-to-peer advisory to us.…
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has extended the deployment of National Guard troops in Washington, D.C., through February, CNN reported Thursday. The deployment of more than 2,000 service members was set to expire at the end of November, CNN said. When reached, an Army official told The Hill the troops are continuing their mission “at [Hegseth’s]…
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) is slated to appear on ABC’s “The View” next week. The firebrand Republican lawmaker is known for her loyalty to President Trump and frequent media appearances, which she often uses to promote the president’s agenda and attack Democrats, media figures and prominent liberals. Greene will join ABC’s daytime table talk…
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(NEXSTAR) — An effort to end the biannual changing of the clocks in the U.S. has once again stalled out in Congress. Earlier this year, Sen. Rick Scott and Rep. Vern Buchanan, both Republicans from Florida, reintroduced the Sunshine Protection Act, previously championed by now-Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Scott’s bill received bipartisan support and…
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The man convicted of attempting to assassinate President Trump while he golfed last year in South Florida asked a federal judge to recommend he be imprisoned in a state that authorizes assisted suicide. Ryan Routh, found guilty last month on all five counts he faced, told U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon in a winding request…
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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) declared a state of emergency on Wednesday over the impending halt in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) funding. Starting Saturday, SNAP benefits for millions are set to dry up amid the ongoing government shutdown. Democrats have urged the administration to tap into a contingency fund for SNAP, but Trump…
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This week, the Trump White House fired all six members of the Commission of Fine Arts — a federal agency that’s quietly shaped the way America’s capital looks and feels for more than a century. These commissioners were supposed to serve through 2028 and were the people expected to review President Trump’s new projects, including…
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Former Vice President Kamala Harris is ripping President Trump for building a new ballroom at the White House as the government shutdown threatens the distribution of food aid benefits. “Are you f‑‑‑ing kidding me?” Harris exclaimed during an interview on Jon Stewart’s Comedy Central podcast “The Weekly Show” released Thursday. “This guy wants to create a ballroom…
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Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) fired back Thursday after Vice President Vance defended President Trump for repeatedly targeting the independent-minded congressman and backing a challenger to his reelection bid. “When leaders of my own party protect sex traffickers, spend our grandkids into oblivion, fund endless wars, lockdown our citizens, bailout corporations, bow to other countries, and…
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No reason was given for the numbers, which are a dramatic decrease from last year’s ceiling set under the Biden administration of 125,000.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday the U.S. and China have finalized an agreement on TikTok that would allow the popular social media platform to remain available in the U.S.  “In Kuala Lumpur, we finalized the TikTok agreement in terms of getting Chinese approval,” Bessent told Fox Business. “And I would expect that would go…
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Just less than half of Americans say crime is a very or extremely serious problem, a decline from last year, according to a Gallup poll. The poll, released Tuesday, found that 32 percent of respondents said they think crime is a “very” serious issue in the U.S., a decrease of 15 points from last year.…
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(NEXSTAR) – Dr. Anca Faur Aldrin, the fourth wife of pioneering astronaut Buzz Aldrin and the executive vice president of Buzz Aldrin Ventures, has died at the age of 66, according to a statement from her loved ones. “Dr. Anca Aldrin, wife of astronaut Buzz Aldrin, peacefully passed away last night with her husband and…
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A reporter for ABC News Australia pressed former Vice President Kamala Harris for deflecting after she was asked if President Biden should have withdrawn from the 2024 presidential race earlier than he did. “Wasn’t his refusal to recognize his own frailties the reason that you faced a nearly impossible task?” host Sarah Ferguson asked Harris…
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