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A poll released Friday shows a record 62 percent of Americans say the federal government has too much power — the highest share since Gallup first began tracking this trend in 2001.  In 2024, a little more than half (51 percent) of Americans surveyed said they believed the federal government had too much power. Among…
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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claimed Friday that “mainstream media” had mischaracterized his remarks about circumcision and autism rates, doubling down on the Trump administration’s assertion that Tylenol could be a potential cause of the neurological and developmental disorder. In a Cabinet meeting Thursday, President Trump reiterated his personal belief that…
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Stocks had been heading for a slight gain in the morning, until Trump took to Truth Social. and said he’s considering “a massive increase of tariffs” on Chinese imports.

Trump says the watches are “for your favorite president” and promise to be “something special.”

The government shutdown will soon prevent federal workers and members of the military from receiving their paychecks. The shutdown, which began Oct. 1, has no signs of being resolved soon. The Senate voted down rival measures to reopen the government Thursday, but it will not even be in session again until Tuesday. The next day…
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Stocks closed with sharp losses Friday after President Trump threatened to impose new “massive” tariffs on China in response to new export control rules from Beijing. In a Friday post on social media, Trump said his administration was considering various ways to respond to the country’s latest restrictions on rare metals exports, including “a massive…
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Cobb had many words for the indictments of ex-FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, but two stood out.

A former prosecutor who fielded claims of vindictive and selective prosecution by Jan. 6 rioters weighs in on what the DOJ is doing today.

President Trump will give an announcement from the Oval Office Friday evening related to lowering drug prices. Trump’s comments come just weeks after the White House announced plans to launch TrumpRx.com, an online platform that seeks to direct Americans to lower-priced medicine. The move follows an executive order issued in May for drug companies to…
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“The Antifa crowd and the pro-Hamas crowd and the Marxists, they’re all going to gather on the Mall,” Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said of pro-democracy groups.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced Friday that $4.5 billion had been awarded to 10 new construction projects along the southwest border.  The projects are the first to be funded through the GOP’s expansive One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which President Trump signed into law in early July. …
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An environmental advocacy group has filed complaints under the Hatch Act against the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Forest Service over what it described as “partisan” messaging blaming Democrats for the ongoing government shutdown. Both the HHS and the Forest Service posted messages to their websites in the wake of the…
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“We Venezuelans recognize that just as we have given everything in our citizen struggle, the support of our genuine allies has been decisive,” said María Corina Machado.

Nearly half the roughly 2,450 National Guard troops deployed to Washington, D.C., amid President Trump’s crackdown on crime are reportedly set to leave the city later this fall. Authorities in Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina, Ohio and West Virginia — which have sent a combined 1,131 troops to contribute to Trump’s federal law enforcement initiative —…
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Russian President Vladimir Putin praised President Trump’s peace-building efforts Friday, citing his involvement in brokering a peace deal between Israel and Hamas.  “He’s really doing a lot to resolve such complex crises that have lasted for years and even decades,” Putin said at a summit of former Soviet Union countries in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.  His remarks…
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“Listen, Donald Trump is the president of peace, and no one could have gotten us to this point that he’s gotten us to,” Rep. Buddy Carter (R-Ga.) said

(NewsNation) — Thousands of displaced Palestinians began the journey home to northern Gaza on Friday after the Israel-Hamas ceasefire went into effect. Fadel Mghari, a freelance photojournalist based in Gaza, captured the moments after the ceasefire was announced in the Netzarim Axis, near the Mediterranean Sea. Also referred to as the Netzarim Corridor, the roughly…
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The White House said Friday it had started laying off federal workers, following through on a threat to carry out reductions in force (RIFs) amid an ongoing government shutdown. “The RIFs have begun,” Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought posted on social platform X. An OMB spokesperson confirmed the layoffs had started “and they…
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Mark Bray, an assistant professor of history at Rutgers University who was nicknamed “Dr. Antifa” by students, left the U.S. for Spain Thursday night due to death threats he has received after he was accused of antifa membership.   The campus chapter of Turning Point USA and other conservative groups accused Bray of involvement with…
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Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Friday that President Trump is “working on ways” to pay U.S. service members without congressional action as the government shutdown stretches into its 10th day. “The executive branch, the president, is working on ways that he may have, as well, to ensure the troops are paid,” Johnson said at a…
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Republican leaders on Friday canceled all House votes next week as the shutdown drags on with no sign of a resolution.  Votes had been scheduled for four days next week: Tuesday through Friday. All have been canceled.  The announcement was read on the chamber floor during a short pro forma session, a routine procedure allowing…
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María Corina Machado, renowned for her advocacy for democracy, human rights and free elections, was announced the recipient of the prestigious honor Friday.

The Trump administration will release a critical inflation report later this month despite shuttering the agency responsible for compiling key economic data during the government shutdown. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) said Thursday it will release the September consumer price index (CPI) report on Oct. 24, more than a week after it was originally…
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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on Friday rejected the Trump administration’s proposed “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education,” which would have required sweeping changes on campus in exchange for a funding advantage in federal grant awards. The 10-point memo was provided to nine higher learning institutions last week, requiring reforms such as a…
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Jørgen Watne Frydnes said the prize was awarded to Venezuela’s María Corina Machado based solely “on the work and the will of Alfred Nobel.”