Month: November 2025

States are racing to win their slice of a new $50 billion rural health fund amid worries the program’s lack of guardrails and rushed timeline could mean the providers who need the most help will get squeezed out by larger, politically connected health systems.  The One Big Beautiful Bill Act created the fund as a…
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As the Trump administration slashes and transforms the National Institutes of Health (NIH), minority health researchers are walking a tightrope, trying to maintain funding without crossing the vague line into “diversity, equity and inclusion” (DEI) projects.  Researchers told The Hill they are facing unclear research directives, increasingly competitive grant awards and politicized peer review processes…
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Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) on Friday said the government shutdown, the longest in modern U.S. history, will stretch past Thanksgiving. “I think it’s going to go on after Thanksgiving,” Burchett told anchor Black Burman on “The Hill on NewsNation.” “Yeah, I think the pain is going to continue until the TSA — [if] you have…
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Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson temporarily halted an order requiring the Trump administration make full Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) November payments by Friday.  Jackson’s ruling pauses some of the payments until the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit can decide the administration’s motion to block the order pending its appeal.  It…
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A federal judge on Friday ruled President Trump unlawfully called up and planned to deploy Oregon’s National Guard to Portland, the most decisive blow yet to his bid to send troops into Democratic-led cities where protests have centered on federal immigration facilities.  U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut, a Trump appointee, permanently blocked the president from sending Oregon’s soldiers into the city after determining that the president ran afoul…
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Voters who preferred former Vice President Harris to be president could not necessarily name the current leader of the Democratic Party, as a new survey suggests. Politico’s latest poll, conducted by the London-based consultancy organization Public First, found that Harris voters, in the days leading up to the 2025 elections, could not find consensus around…
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The Associated Press learned the identities of four of the men who were slain, providing the first detailed account of those who died in the U.S. military strikes.

President Trump said on Friday that the United States will not be part of the upcoming Group of 20 (G20) summit in South Africa, calling it “a total disgrace.” “Afrikaners (People who are descended from Dutch settlers, and also French and German immigrants) are being killed and slaughtered, and their land and farms are being…
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A federal judge ruled on Friday that the Trump administration violated the First Amendment by sending automated emails and messages blaming the government shutdown on Democrats. In the ruling, U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper said the Department of Education (DOE) cannot compel federal workers to engage in partisan speech. The American Federation of Government Employees…
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The State Department announced on Friday that the United Nations Security Council lifted the terrorist designation of two Syrian officials, including the country’s new president Ahmed al-Sharaa. The adoption of a resolution “championed by the United States” to delist al-Sharaa and Interior Minister Anas Hasan Khattub “sent a strong political signal that further recognizes Syria’s…
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Republican Sen. John Kennedy (La.) said the Senate has done “zero, zilch, nada” since it passed President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” in July and that leadership “ignores me” when he proposes solutions to bypass Democrats. “Every time I brought up the idea of doing a second reconciliation bill where we don’t need Democrats, our leadership…
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Trump cited the standout’s post-career embrace of his Christian faith and longtime sobriety as influencing his decision.

President Trump and Democrats are fighting over affordability after voters delivered a major rebuke to the Republican Party in key elections this week. Democrats notched blowout victories in the New Jersey and Virginia governors races Tuesday, flipping state legislative seats in red districts and recapturing areas that shifted rightward along the way. Strategists in both…
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The president got mad because a reporter “asked in such a fake, disgusting manner” about the economy.

None of this was inevitable.

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Friday told states in a memo that full Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits would be provided in November after a federal judge rejected plans by the Trump administration to offer partial benefits. In a letter to regional SNAP directors, USDA’s Food and Nutritional Services said, “FNS…
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Comedian Jon Stewart on Thursday said that despite Democrats making major gains following Tuesday’s election, he thinks the party is still unpopular and in disarray. On the latest episode of his podcast “The Weekly Show,” Stewart told MSNBC host Chris Hayes and “Pod Save America” co-host David Plouffe that he thinks “Democrats are still a…
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The editorial board of the New York Post is blasting President Trump, arguing the president sounds like former President Biden on issues of affordability and the cost of living. “Biden is absolutely to blame for the world we live in now. His profligate spending fueled record inflation that still hurts American consumers,” the Post wrote…
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96 <!– Presented by Panasonic {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment <!–   The Big Story  On Day 1 of flight cuts, Duffy teases even bigger impact Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Friday that flight reductions could go as high as 20 percent if the government shutdown drags on. © Greg Nash The Federal…
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The Trump administration told states to make benefits available even as it asked the Supreme Court to let it block the benefits.

President Trump is slated to attend the Washington Commanders’ home game against the Detroit Lions on Sunday, according to the White House. Trump will be seated in the box of Commanders owner Josh Harris, sports commentator Pat McAfee said during the announcement on ESPN. The president is also expected to honor American veterans during halftime,…
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The president got a serious case of the sleepies while Dr. Oz rambled on about how Americans are too fat.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) warned the U.S. “may be headed for recession” in her latest break with the GOP and President Trump, who has insisted prices decreased, dismissing concerns about the economy.  “We’re seeing real softening in the economy, as we may be headed for a recession here, as we go into the holidays,”…
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday afternoon will speak with military and industry leaders about his plan to overhaul the way the Pentagon purchases weapons. In his remarks at the National War College, Hegseth is expected to announce sweeping changes that will allow the U.S. military to more rapidly acquire technology needed to fight back…
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Pennsylvania state senator Marty Flynn (D) has re-introduced legislation to legalize flying cars in the state and allow drivers to use them along roadways and in the air.  Flynn first introduced this legislation in the state’s previous legislative session, where it failed to pass. But in a January memo announcing his intent to reintroduce the…
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