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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) is casting much of the blame for rising health premiums on her own party, arguing Republicans should have reformed the Affordable Care Act, and its expiring tax credits, sooner. Expiring subsidies in the Obama-era bill have been at the forefront of Democrats’ challenge to the House-passed continuing resolution that would…
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The Trump administration is barreling towards a war in Venezuela with minimal checks or clarity around top officials’ policy-making goals.

Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney on Saturday confirmed his apology to President Trump earlier this week after an ad aired in Ontario that was critical of Trump’s tariffs and used comments from former President Reagan to argue against the trade policy. “I did apologize to the president,” Carney, who added that he tried to steer…
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President Trump floating Vice President Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio as a potential presidential ticket is fueling questions about their working relationship and political futures as chatter about who will lead the 2028 Republican ticket intensifies. Vance and Rubio have a history of teaming up during their tenures in the Senate, but talk…
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The president hosted his glittering, Roaring ’20s-themed event at Mar-a-Lago hours before federal food benefits were set to go on pause.

“It’s not something I would have done,” Carney added at a news conference as he wrapped a nine-day trip to Asia.

Federal food aid is on the line as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is poised to run out of money on Saturday amid the ongoing government shutdown. A federal judge on Friday ordered officials to tap emergency funds for the program and President Trump later indicated that he would follow through. But a plan…
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Far-right activist Laura Loomer on Friday slammed the Heritage Foundation after its president, Kevin Roberts, spoke out in support of Tucker Carlson’s interview with white nationalist Nick Fuentes. Loomer called out Roberts as a “hypocrite” after his recent interview with host Dana Loesch, where he indirectly condemned comments made by Carlson and Fuentes, and following…
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Voters will decide whether the state can respond to Texas’ gerrymandering and eliminate up to five GOP-held seats in the state ahead of the 2026 midterms.

A new study reveals the persuasive appeal of the gesture.

President Trump’s fresh push for Republicans to abandon the Senate filibuster is showing little sign of success, even as lawmakers struggle to find a way out of the ongoing government shutdown. Trump’s call for Senate Republicans to use the “nuclear option” underscores his growing frustration with the government shutdown as it enters its second month. But…
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Sens. Jack Reed (D-R.I.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) on Friday called on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to give them copies of the orders issued to strike boats in the Caribbean that the Trump administration says were trafficking drugs. They released two letters addressed to Hegseth. The first was sent on Sept. 23, establishing the legal…
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A federal judge in Washington, D.C., on Friday sided with civil rights groups that sued the Trump administration over an executive order requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote. U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly wrote in her decision that the responsibility for election regulation is in the hands of the states and Congress, as…
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The Pentagon has given approval to the White House to send long-range Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine, potentially fulfilling President Volodymyr Zelensky’s desire for more weapons in his country’s war with Russia if President Trump provides the final green light, CNN reported Friday. The Hill has reached out to the White House and the Pentagon for…
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In on the joke, Vice President Vance on Friday shared a photo of himself wearing a wig, resembling the viral online meme where he is depicted as bloated and smiling. The photo, shared in a post on the vice president’s profile on X, is a close-up of Vance’s face, with curly brown locks around his…
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President Trump sat down with CBS News’s Norah O’Donnell on Friday for an interview that will air Sunday on “60 Minutes.” The interview, which took place at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, will air Sunday at 7:30pm ET on Sunday.  The sit-down is the first time Trump has done an interview with the network…
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The U.S. launching strikes within Venezuela is looking increasingly likely as the Trump administration continues to bolster the buildup of military assets in the region, turning up the pressure against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, whom U.S. officials have characterized as an “illegitimate leader.”  The administration has identified military facilities in Venezuela used to smuggle narcotics…
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President Trump on Friday indicated he would fund the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) if given “the appropriate legal direction” after a federal judge ordered officials to spend an emergency fund for the program. SNAP benefits are set to lapse Saturday amid the ongoing government shutdown, and Trump administration officials have been adamant that they…
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States are resorting to last-ditch efforts to preserve access to groceries for their residents as the federal government was ready up until its Oct. 31 deadline to stop sending out food benefits while the government shutdown drags on. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) said it would not be delivering Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)benefits beginning Saturday, with…
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Trump and his Republican allies also have made baseless claims about widespread voting by non-citizens, which is illegal and rarely occurs.

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The front page of the paper’s opinion section last October warned about several specific actions the MAGA leader would take.

The Air Force One trip is his 13th visit to his Palm Beach country club since he returned to office and brings his taxpayer funded golf total to $60.7 million.

Actor Harrison Ford on Friday blasted President Trump over his lack of policies toward combatting climate change, suggesting that the president has “whims” instead. “It scares the s‑‑‑ out of me,” Ford told The Guardian. “The ignorance, the hubris, the lies, the perfidy. [Trump] knows better, but he’s an instrument of the status quo and…
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These states are telling it like it is.