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Comedian Bill Maher said in a Wednesday interview that he does not think Republicans will “give up power” if they lose upcoming election cycles. In an appearance on SiriusXM’s “Straight Shooter with Stephen A.,” Maher predicted that, as long as Republicans still view Democrats as an “existential threat to this country” in 2026 and 2028,…
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The U.S. rejected a United Nations political declaration Thursday about combatting chronic disease and promoting mental health because of language the Trump administration said was objectionable.  Speaking to U.N. delegates at the meeting in New York City, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said President Trump is committed to solving the nation’s…
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Three school districts are liable to lose millions in federal funds after missing a Trump administration deadline to implement bathroom policy changes that would reverse efforts intended to help transgender students. Public schools in Chicago, New York, and Fairfax County, Va., could lose $24 million for not complying with Education Department directives to force students…
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The manufacturer of Tylenol on Thursday clarified an old social media post that said it doesn’t “actually recommend” using its products while pregnant, which the Trump administration resurfaced following its assertion this week that the over-the-counter pain reliever could be linked to autism. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) highlighted a post by…
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Layoffs ordered by the Trump administration are exacerbating food insecurity for Washington, D.C., residents and those in the surrounding area, according to a Thursday report.  The Capital Area Food Bank said the dismissal of nearly 18,000 federal workers in the region is increasing hunger for local families. “Since then, with the Supreme Court’s July 2025…
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Sen. John Thune urged leaders to be “very guarded” about giving unscientific health advice.

While the president jokes about the killings, legal experts worry he could use the same logic to target others, even those in the U.S.

The president has made it his mission to impose his own taste on the People’s House during his second term.

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) slammed the Trump administration Thursday for attempting to “exploit” political violence by blaming Democrats for the uptick in attacks on officials nationwide, including a deadly shooting at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility.  “Criticizing the way that ICE is rounding up people in this country in a deeply inhumane and…
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Kimmel’s show was temporarily suspended after he commented on conservatives’ reactions to Charlie Kirk’s killing.

AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler on Thursday decried the Trump administration’s plans to initiate a reduction in force if discretionary funding lapses next month as outlined in a new White House memo.  “America’s federal workers — the hardworking people across the country who keep our essential government services running — have already suffered immensely from the…
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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) spoke with reporters Thursday afternoon with less than a week until government funding lapses. The Sept. 30 deadline is inching closer after Senate Democrats blocked the House GOP-led continuing resolution that would have kept the lights on until Nov. 21. Lawmakers and their aides are now bracing for a…
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Becoming a parent is scary and exciting — but it shouldn’t be stressful because of powerful people telling you things that simply aren’t facts.   This week, former President Barack Obama accused President Trump of committing what he called “violence against the truth” — and honestly, that phrase stopped me in my tracks. Because when it…
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Google admitted earlier this week that its COVID-era censorship policies were enacted at the explicit behest of the Biden administration, and the company now says it will allow any content creator that was silenced for this reason to return to YouTube. This is a massive win for free speech, as well as an acknowledgement that…
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New York City Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani holds a 20-point lead over his closest opponent, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, in a Suffolk University CityView poll released this week. The survey, which includes likely voters in November’s general election, shows Mamdani in the lead with 45 percent support, followed by Cuomo with 25…
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“‘Palm Beach in the 90s was a different time,’ doesn’t exactly scream innocence,” one social media user noted.

The “Tonight Show” host took the president’s paranoia to another level.

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte on Thursday backed President Trump’s call for member countries to shoot down Russian planes that enter their airspace but suggested they should only do so once they’ve exhausted other options. In an interview on Fox News’s “Fox & Friends,” Brian Kilmeade asked Rutte whether he agrees with Trump, who told a…
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A proposal to brand a new type of federal Pell Grant as “Trump Grants” has sparked pushback from Rhode Island lawmakers who want the program to retain the name of its creator — the state’s longest-serving U.S. senator. The name change is currently tucked inside a House spending bill for the U.S. Departments…
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It seems fending off illegal immigrants today is no longer enough. Asserting that the H-1B visas for high-skilled foreign workers have been “deliberately exploited to replace” American workers, President Trump’s Sept. 19 executive order slaps a slew of restrictions — including a $100,000 fee — on newly issued visas. With an overwhelming majority of the…
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President Trump welcomed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to the White House on Thursday. The world leaders are expected to discuss the war in Ukraine. Trump also said he hopes to see Turkey stop its purchase of Russian energy. The meeting was scheduled to begin at 11:15 a.m. EDT. Watch video coverage above.

Elon Musk’s xAI will offer Grok to federal agencies for 42 cents each, becoming the latest company to provide its artificial intelligence models to the government at a steep discount.  Agencies will be able to access Grok 4 and Grok 4 Fast, xAI’s latest models, the General Services Administration (GSA) announced Thursday. The offer will…
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Thursday that Hamas will have no role in governing a postwar Gaza Strip, virtually addressing the United Nations General Assembly after the Trump administration blocked visas for the Palestinian delegation.  Abbas further rejected Hamas’s Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attack against Israel, while condemning Israel’s continued war in Gaza and policies…
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U.S. fighter jets scrambled Wednesday to intercept four Russian warplanes off the coast of Alaska, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) said Thursday. NORAD said in a statement it detected and tracked four Russian military jets — two Tu-95s and two Su-35s — on Wednesday operating in the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ), a…
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in a recent interview suggested Kremlin officials will need to locate bomb shelters if Russia does not end its military operation in Ukraine.  “First of all, they have to know where their bomb shelters are,” Zelensky told Axios’s Barak Ravid in a clip released early Thursday. “They need it. If they…
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