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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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The Senate is set to vote Thursday on legislation that would eliminate President Trump’s authority to impose steep tariffs globally. Senators advanced similar bills targeting Brazil and Canada earlier this week. Although, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is unlikely to bring any of the resolutions to the floor for a vote. It also comes as…
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Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) on Thursday accused the Trump administration of excluding Democrats from a recent briefing on the U.S. strikes against alleged drug boats in the Caribbean. Warner will speak with reporters Thursday afternoon, a day after issuing a forceful statement condemning the reported partisan briefing as “indefensible” and raising concerns about a lack of…
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) warned that the 2028 presidential election will be a “[Russian President Vladimir] Putin election” if his party doesn’t “stand up.” “I’ll tell you what, we won’t have a country. We won’t have an election that’s fair and free if we don’t stand up, we won’t.  There will not be a…
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Viewers seethed over the “sycophantic” moment.

The nomination hearing for Casey Means, President Trump’s nominee for surgeon general, in front of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee has been postponed. A spokesperson for the committee, chaired by Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), a medical doctor, told The Hill Thursday that the hearing was postponed due to Means going into…
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President Trump’s nominee for a top post at the U.S. Export-Import (EXIM) Bank withdrew his nomination this week amid scrutiny over his ties to Russia. Bryce McFerran, who was nominated as first vice president and vice chair of EXIM bank, was slated to appear for his confirmation hearing on Thursday. An EXIM spokesperson confirmed to…
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A small grocery chain with locations across the Ohio Valley region wants your pennies, and they’re willing to pay handsomely for them. From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 1, all Giant Eagle locations will host a Penny Exchange Day. Customers can bring their pennies and exchange them for a gift card valued…
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President Trump said the issues of Taiwan, Russian oil and Nvidia’s advanced Blackwell chip weren’t raised during his wide-ranging meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea on Thursday.  “Taiwan never came up. It was not discussed actually,” Trump said when asked by reporters on Air Force One.  However, the president noted that Russia’s war in…
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