Former Vice President Harris said she’s unsure whether Americans can trust the Department of Justice (DOJ) under President Trump. “I don’t know if we can trust what’s coming out of the Department of Justice right now,” Harris told MSNBC on Sunday. “And that pains me to say that as someone who spent the majority of…
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Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) on Sunday argued the government shutdown is being caused by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) “being petrified of their left flank.” “This shutdown is a direct result of Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries being petrified of their left flank and wanting to show…
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Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) encouraged more Republicans to speak out against federal troop deployments across state lines, pointing to recent criticism from Oklahoma’s GOP governor as “good news.” “We’ve got to all stand together because there [are] truly unconstitutional actions that are coming out of this administration, coming at the states and the people…
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Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) said Sunday that the government shutdown has been “very isolating.” Fetterman is one of three members of the Senate Democratic Conference to vote for a Republican-backed proposal to fund the government through Nov. 21, along with Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto (Nev.) and Angus King (Maine), an independent who caucuses with Democrats.…
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Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) said on Sunday that a hypothetical commitment from Republicans to hold a vote by the end of the year on extending health care subsidies would not be sufficient to secure Democratic support for the GOP proposal to reopen the government. Kelly, in an interview on NBC News’s “Meet the Press,” called…
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The GOP rep called the “pushback” ICE has been getting “interesting.”
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said the government shutdown will not change his opposition to extending Affordable Care Act subsidies, which Democrats have made their central demand in the ongoing funding standoff. In an interview on NBC News’s “Meet the Press,” Graham criticized Democrats’ approach and said he wouldn’t support extending the subsidies unless there was…
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Trump falsely claimed yet again the insurrection was former President Joe Biden’s fault despite the fact that Biden wasn’t even sworn into office yet.
Vice President Vance said on Sunday that Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) should “suffer some consequences” after President Trump called for the outspoken governor to be jailed for failing to protect federal immigration enforcement. In an interview on ABC News’s “This Week,” host George Stephanopoulos noted Trump’s call for Pritzker to be jailed and repeatedly…
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(NEXSTAR) — Monday is creeping ever-closer, but regardless of whether or not this is a long weekend for you, there’s one less task you’ll have to perform on October 13: checking your mailbox. Monday, Columbus Day, is one of several holidays observed by federal offices and banks. That includes the U.S. Postal Service, which will…
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Former Biden national security adviser Jake Sullivan on Sunday supported President Trump getting credit for the deal between Israel and Hamas. “Do you think he deserves credit here?” CNN’s Dana Bash asked Sullivan on “State of the Union.” “Of course he does. And I give credit to President Trump, I give credit to [Steve] Witkoff…
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Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said on Sunday there is a “long way to go” before achieving lasting peace in the Middle East, even as he expressed optimism about the hostage peace deal announced by the Trump administration. “There will never be peace in the Mid East until you deal with Hezbollah in Lebanon and the…
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President Trump announced on Sunday that Dan Scavino, his deputy chief of staff, will head the White House Presidential Personnel Office. Scavino, a longtime trusted adviser to the president, will replace Sergio Gor, whom Trump is tapping to be ambassador to India. “I am pleased to announce that the great Dan Scavino, in addition to…
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Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) said on Sunday that President Trump “should get a lot of credit” on the deal between Israel and Hamas as the president plans to head to the region. “How much credit does President Trump deserve for this deal?” CNN’s Dana Bash asked Kelly on “State of the Union.” “Think he should…
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Finally, after many long years, law and order is returning to our nation’s capital. In March, President Trump signed an executive order to “Make the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful,” and part of that means giving law-abiding residents the power to protect and defend themselves. Unfortunately, up until this point, it has been intentionally…
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Vice President Vance said on Sunday that the 20 remaining living hostages should be released from Gaza “any moment now” as the president prepares to travel to the Middle East to welcome them home. “It really should be any moment now, Kristen,” Vance told Kristen Welker in an interview on NBC News’s “Meet the Press,”…
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Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) said on Sunday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents are “doing the Lord’s work” as the agency faces criticism over its tactics. “I think the ICE agents are doing the Lord’s work. They’re doing what the president promised the American people he was going to do when he ran for…
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Trump is setting off for Israel and Egypt to celebrate the U.S.-brokered ceasefire and hostage deal between Israel and Hamas.
President Trump on Monday is set to address Israel’s legislature, the Knesset, and attend a Middle East peace ceremony in Egypt following a potential deal between Israel and Hamas to end the war in Gaza. Trump’s Knesset address is set for 11:00 a.m. local time, a little under two hours after he is expected to…
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“I love tariffs,” President Trump has said. “My favorite word is ‘tariff.’” Thanks to the tariffs he has imposed on about 90 countries, he claims, “we’re becoming rich as hell. … And when we finish this out, there’ll never be any wealth like what we have.” The United States has “already solved inflation, we’ve solved…
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Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) praised President Trump for being “willing to take the heat” after thousands of furloughed federal employees were laid off during the government shutdown. “What’s fascinating, if you watch, Trump has now begun to systematically lay off people permanently,” Gingrich said Sunday on the “Cats Roundtable” radio show hosted by John…
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The Rafah crossing will reopen to allow passage between Gaza and Egypt following Israel and Hamas’s agreement to a peace deal and the first phase of a ceasefire. A European Union Border Assistance Missions (EUBAM) monitoring mission will resume its duties, according to a statement from Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto on Friday. The crossing will reopen…
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New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani (D) described the indictment of New York Attorney General Letitia James as political retribution, which he added is the “only thing” President Trump can deliver on. “Look, I think we’ve seen, whether it be with [former FBI Director] James Comey, whether it be with Attorney General James, that…
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Months of relative calm in the long-simmering trade war between the U.S. and China may be coming to an end.
Demonstrators will once again take to the streets for “No Kings Day,” a nationwide series of protests against the Trump administration, on Oct. 18. While protests against President Trump have not been uncommon since his first term, “No Kings Day” kicked off on June 14. These gatherings were organized in response to the U.S. Army’s…
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