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Food insecurity experts say this is the first government shutdown in which SNAP benefits have been at such severe risk.

President Trump’s favorability among Hispanic voters has dropped by 19 percentage points over the past 10 months as the White House charts an aggressive approach to immigration enforcement and economic reform, according to a poll.  Twenty-seven percent of Hispanic voters said they approve of the way Trump is handling his job while 73 percent disapproved,…
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Rep. Mark Alford (R-Mo.) criticized the Trump administration’s recent plan to quadruple the tariff-rate quota for imported beef from Argentina, saying the country’s beef wasn’t “that great.” “I stand behind our beef producers here,” Alford told anchor Oscar Jimenez in a Friday appearance on CNN. “We do not need more imports from Argentina.” “By the…
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The Department of Defense (DOD) received an anonymous $130 million donation Thursday that the Pentagon will use to help pay troops as the federal government shutdown drags on.  “On October 23, 2025, the Department of War accepted an anonymous donation of $130 million under its general gift acceptance authority. The donation was made on the…
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Two Planned Parenthood affiliates have moved to challenge the Ohio Department of Medicaid (ODM) from prohibiting their participation in Medicaid. Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio and Planned Parenthood Southwest Ohio Region requested an administrative hearing to challenge the state agency’s decision to block them from participating in the federal health insurance program.  According to a…
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Friday the anti-tariffs advertisement featuring former President Reagan, which angered President Trump, will air during the World Series before being paused Monday. The ad led to Trump calling off trade negotiations between Canada and the United States. “Our intention was always to initiate a conversation about the kind of economy that…
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“That is how Donald Trump’s administration is hurting everyday Americans, most of whom voted for him,” Jessica Tarlov said Thursday.

President Trump’s demolition of the East Wing to make way for a new ballroom this week built into a full-blown controversy for the White House. Images of the East Wing abruptly being turned into a pile of rubble caused a visceral reaction for Trump critics, who saw it as a symbol of the ways the president has…
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The Department of Justice (DOJ) will send election monitors to vote centers in California and New Jersey during the two states’ off-year elections next month. DOJ officials will monitor six counties between the two states. They will be in Los Angeles, Orange, Kern, Riverside and Fresno counties, and they will be in Passaic County in…
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Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on Friday vowed to back his colleague in the lower chamber, Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), throughout a contentious primary challenge in their home state.  Last week, President Trump endorsed Ed Gallrein to unseat Massie in Kentucky’s 2026 GOP primary after Massie initiated a bipartisan resolution to unseal files tied to convicted…
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“WRONG ROAD! Please reconsider. Don’t kick our American ranchers in the balls,” Tomi Lahren wrote.

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said he was tired of always being the Republican Party’s “whipping boy” and of his colleagues wanting him “to do their job for them.” In a Friday episode of Politico’s “The Conversation with Dasha Burns,” the Republican senator said his colleagues have asked him to tell President Trump that they won’t…
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Ontario premier Doug Ford, whose province had sponsored the ad, said it would be taken down.

Dozens of people have died since the U.S. began targeted strikes on what military officials claim are drug-carrying vessels.

New York City Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani blasted President Trump on Thursday for “coming after” New York Attorney General Letitia James. “Donald Trump is coming after her because she did the right thing,” Mamdani said at a Thursday night rally in lower Manhattan. “She held him to account. She showed that no man and…
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The president made CNN’s Kaitlan Collins one of his targets for the day.

Inflation is rising again, hiring is slowing, and voter confidence in the economy has dropped to one of its lowest points in years. Federal data shows annual inflation hitting 3 percent for the first time since the Biden administration — a full point above the Fed’s target — driven largely by higher energy and food…
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Thursday lambasted the Trump administration’s bailout of Argentina, calling it “one of the grossest things” she’s “ever seen.” Greene made the comments as a guest on Tucker Carlson’s show on YouTube, where she defended her record supporting President Trump and his agenda. However, Greene expressed frustration over “a revolving…
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Michael LaRosa, an aide to former first lady Jill Biden, called the demolition of the White House’s East Wing “sad” but said it was “probably needed.” “It’s sad. I had a really wonderful office that I squatted in an hour or two after the inauguration ended, and remained there for nearly two years,” LaRosa, who…
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Chelsea Clinton rebuked the Trump administration’s complete demolition of the White House’s East Wing in an op-ed published Thursday, calling it “a reflection of how easily history can be erased when power forgets purpose.” In the op-ed published by USA Today, the former first daughter wrote that President Trump “has the right … to pave…
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President Trump called off trade negotiations with Canada on Thursday after the government of Ontario, the most populous province in Canada, released an advertisement that featured remarks from former President Reagan that criticized tariffs.  The advertisement’s launch last week signalled the start of the Ontario government’s “new advertising campaign” in the U.S. against tariffs, which…
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Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) warned on Friday that President Trump’s growing involvements in Ukraine’s war with Russia and in the Caribbean Sea against Venezuela could further unravel and greatly upset the MAGA base. Paul, in an interview with Dasha Burns on Politico’s “The Conversation” podcast, said the $20 billion “economic stabilization” agreement with Argentina could…
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New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) pleaded not guilty in a mortgage fraud case brought weeks after President Trump pressured his Justice Department to prosecute his most prominent political foes. The New York Times reported James said to the court, “Not guilty, Judge, to both counts,” when asked how she wished to plead. James…
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Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) blasted President Trump on Friday for halting trade talks with Canada and vowed to force Republicans to vote again on a resolution to wipe out Trump’s tariffs on the U.S.’s northern neighbor, declaring “the madness must stop.” Schumer said Trump’s tariffs on Canada are forcing American families to pay…
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