DAY 201

Pete Hegseth shared a video that says women shouldn't vote

Trump opens the door for crypto and private equity in your 401(k) retirement plan

Trump fires IRS Chief after Senate orders audit of Epstein's finances

Nancy Mace says she would ban 'chemtrails' as South Carolina governor

Chief Economist Now Warns the U.S. Economy is Near Recession Amid Stagnant Growth

Zelensky Rejects Ceding Territory to Russia After Trump Suggests a Land Swap

Russia Goes After Ukraine With Distant Strikes and New Tactics

Assaults on Ukraine have intensified even as President Trump has threatened new sanctions.

Crypto's Richest Man Campaigns for a Pardon President Trump is being pushed to forgive the head of Binance, who pleaded guilty to serious crimes in 2023, as the company looks to break into the U.S. market.

Gerrymandering has always been partisan, but what's happening in Texas is straight-up racial politics. Republicans are targeting and trying to disenfranchise black voters while betting that Latino voters will stick with them.

Roberto Reyes along with his wife, three children, and mother-in-law, have been barricaded inside their home for more than a week out of fear of being detained by immigration agents. They arrived from Nicaragua three years ago, seeking asylum. "We are afraid and we've seen there are cases where they separate the children, their parents are deported, the children are left here, that is my fear," Reyes said.

After a deadly shooting at the CDC, shaken scientists demand answers from RFK Jr.

Elon Musk has pulled the plug on a high-profile Tesla project once expected to bring a massive investment to Buffalo.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth reposted the video profiling Christian Nationalist Pastor Doug Wilson, who opposes same-sex marriage.

Trump moves Obama, Bush portraits to hidden stairwell in White House

Trump Demands Homeless People Move Out of Washington, DC 'Immediately'

DAY 202

Taking a day off from the shitshow to read, scratch my dogs ears, and talk to my plants. See ya tomorrow.

Actually, hold on, here’s a submission from Amy:

Republicans to Roll Out 'America First' Test For Teachers Arriving From Blue States

DAY 203

A Georgia man who had blamed the COVID-19 vaccine for making him depressed and suicidal has been identified as the shooter who opened fire late Friday on the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters, killing a police officer.

The union representing workers at the CDC said the incident was not random and “compounds years of mistreatment, neglect, and vilification that CDC staff have endured.” It demanded federal officials condemn vaccine misinformation, saying it was putting scientists at risk.

A Woman Says She Was Denied Prenatal Care For Being Unmarried Under a New Tennessee Law. https://time.com/7306009/tennessee-prenatal-care-medical-ethics-defense-act/

$18,000 for childbirth. $2,000/month for daycare. $0 in paid parental leave. No guaranteed healthcare. Highest infant and maternal death rates in the developed world. Why won't people have kids?

President Trump's use of tariffs may have been more extensive than was publicly known.

Asylum-seekers thought they were following the rules. Now some are told to start over

NPR has learned that dozens of immigrants across the U.S. have received letters notifying them that their asylum cases have been dismissed because they have not yet received a screening interview.

Trump to Deploy National Guard in Washington, D.C.

The U.S. military is preparing to activate National Guard troops in the capital as part of President Trump's campaign against crime there, an official said.

Trump Administration to Put F.B.I. Agents on Night Patrol in Washington

Trump advisors Laura Loomer hurls racist attacks at Rep Crockett saying “This is typical DEI Shaniqua behavior.”

I never thought the leopards would eat MY face: https://www.facebook.com/reel/783726054311685/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Trump puts Washington, DC, police under federal control, deploys National Guard despite a 30 year low in crime. In the last two years, crime is down 52%

Trump says police are now "allowed to do whatever the hell they want"

Trump names DEA administrator as interim federal commissioner of DC police.

The Department of Justice hired a former Jan. 6 defendant who was caught on tape urging rioters to "kill" police. The department calls him a "valued member" of the administration.

Trump on officers in DC “Now, they are allowed to do whatever the hell they want."

Right-Wing 'Comedian' Sparks Outrage After Saying Trans Soldiers Should Be Used As 'Suicide Bombers'

First it was troops in L.A., sent to provoke and assault peaceful protesters under the banner of "immigration enforcement." Now it's troops in our capital to disappear the homeless. See the pattern? Sooner or later, the monster comes for us all.

Ten years after the Supreme Court extended marriage rights to same-sex couples nationwide, the justices this fall will consider for the first time whether to take up a case that explicitly asks them to overturn that decision.

DAY 204

U.S. Inflation Report Shows Effects of Trump's Tariffs. A gauge of underlying inflation in July showed prices increasing at the fastest annual pace in five months, a sign that businesses are passing along tariff-related costs to customers.

Trump Promised a Golden Age. Then a Montana Lumber Plant Closed Down.

Investigators have uncovered evidence that Russia is at least partly responsible for a recent hack of the computer system that manages federal court documents, including highly sensitive records with information that could reveal sources and people charged with national security crimes, according to several people briefed on the breach.

US inflation unchanged last month, though core prices accelerated

State Department slashes its annual reports on human rights. Required by Congress, the reports no longer single out things like rigged elections or sexual violence against children as human rights violations.

US Hits Highest Layoffs Since COVID

DAY 205

Underlining the new strategy are undertones that historians and experts in political communication say are alarmingly nationalist — and fraught with appeals to a specifically White and Christian national identity.

Trump Administration Can Withhold Billions in Aid, Appeals Court Rules

A federal appeals court panel ruled that foreign aid groups that sued to recover funds that President Trump froze cannot challenge the decision.

DAY 206

Trump releases convicted triple murderer from Venezuela as part of prisoner swap in Orlando

All 800 National Guard Troops Now Deployed to Washington, Pentagon Says

Trump ramps up his campaign for the Nobel Prize, hoping to cement a legacy as a 'peacemaker'

Pam Bondi fires Justice Department employee accused of throwing sandwich at federal agent

DAY 207

SpaceX Gets Billions From the Government. It Gives Little to Nothing Back in Taxes.

D.C. Files Lawsuit Challenging Administration's Police Takeover

The lawsuit comes after the Trump administration moved to expand its control of the city's police department by installing an "emergency commissioner."

Feds Turn Into Beat Cops Under Trump's D.C. Policing Surge

In the nation's capital, federal agents have operated a sobriety checkpoint, made gun and drug busts and carried out other day-to-day police work. Some residents are uneasy.

Anti-vaccine myths surged on social media ahead of the CDC shooting

Posts tying Covid vaccines to mental illness accrued millions of views, amplified on platforms that have relaxed moderation rules.

Trump Is Ready to Invade U.S. Ally if It Doesn't Cave to His Demands - Donald Trump has drawn up attack plans for Mexico.

ICE agents trashed two Pennsylvania restaurants during a raid, employees allege

A staggering 300,000 Black women left jobs or were forced out in 2025. Here's why Texans should care.

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/joy-sewing/article/300-000-black-women-work-signal-texans-20790471.php

https://www.forbes.com/sites/janicegassam/2025/08/04/no-friends-in-the-pipeline-why-300000-black-women-were-pushed-out-of-the-workforce/

BREAKING: The scheduled luncheon between the U.S. and Russian delegations has been CANCELLED after no deal was reached. Trump is returning to Washington immediately.

DAY 208

Tariffs and deportations are contributing to rising prices and fewer immigrant workers

Higher wholesale vegetable costs and Texas' economic slowdown signal Trump's immigration policies are hurting industries, experts said.

Attorney General Pam Bondi rescinds order on government control of D.C. police

Trump Says Putin Agrees With Him That US Should Not Have Mail-in Voting: 'Vladimir Putin, smart guy, said you can't have an honest election with mail-in voting'

Kremlin Leaks Footage Showing Trump Fawning Over Putin

(they hate George Floyd because it was the first time in history that using black man's history to justify his lynching was unsuccessful. the world rallied around someone they viewed as irredeemable. They'll never stop trying to re-litigate his death because it's the first time a black man's humanity outweighed their preconceived notions of what separates “people" from “criminals")

Mike Johnson defends Medicaid cuts, says it's time young men learn responsibility — it's a 'moral' lesson for them

Government papers found in an Alaskan hotel reveal details of Trump-Putin summit

Trump has called Norwegian officials to tell them he wants the Nobel Peace Prize while threatening to tariff the country.

Homan: "President Trump doesn't have a limitation on his authority to make this country safe. There's no limitation."

This is exactly how authoritarian regimes justify abuses of power. But Biden canceling student loans was tyranny.

Musk's SpaceX Is Boasting It's Found a Way to Pay No Tax Ever

As Trump Aligns With Putin, Russia Could Get a Free Pass to Continue War

DAY 209

Trump Says He'll 'Lead a Movement' to Eliminate Mail-In Ballots

In a post on Truth Social, President Trump pledged an executive order on mail-in ballots and said he wanted to get rid of voting machines.

Texas Democrats Are Set to End Walkout, Allowing Redrawn Map to Pass

Shallow Trump Pressures Zelensky to Wear a Suit to the White House

Trump Administration Pulls Visas for 6,000 Students

Newsmax Will Pay $67 Million to Settle Dominion Defamation Lawsuit

The right-wing cable channel was sued for broadcasting false claims that a voting machine company had rigged votes in the 2020 presidential election.

Trump reignites his push to ban mail-in voting after meeting with Putin. Trump said he and the Russian leader spoke last week about what they see as the problems with mail-in voting. Since then, Trump has pushed again for the U.S. to end the practice.

Day 210

Home Depot raises prices due to tariffs

Oklahoma to test teachers from New York, California to guard against ‘radical leftist ideology.

Maine police officer arrested by ICE agrees to voluntarily leave the country

President Trump dialed into "Fox & Friends" and revealed his newest and truest motivation for brokering an end to the war in Ukraine: He's worried he might not get into heaven after he dies. "I want to try and get to heaven, if possible," he explained. "I'm hearing I'm not doing well. I am really at the bottom of the totem pole. But if I can get to heaven, this will be one of the reasons."

Day 211

Two Texas moms were forced to wait for urgent care after pregnancy loss. They died

The Texas House passed an aggressively partisan congressional map intended to help the Republicans win 5 more U.S. House seats in the midterm elections.

Rapid loss of Antarctic ice may be climate tipping point, scientists say

Grocery prices soar as tariffs impact everyday staples

Day 212

Divided Court Eliminates Trump's Half-Billion-Dollar Fine in Fraud Case

Russia reiterates it will not tolerate an armed Ukraine allied to the West

After Russia's latest aerial bombardment, Zelenskyy said Moscow hasn't shown they're committed to substantive negotiations.

Israeli airstrike hits displacement camp in Gaza

Israel bombs Gaza City after launching new offensive in defiance of global outrage. The operation has sent civilians fleeing once again, intensifying fears about the starvation crisis unfolding in the territory.

Trump to join Washington patrol while feds deploy checkpoints around city

Russian airstrikes hit a U.S. factory in western Ukraine

Walmart says tariff costs are rising ‘each week' and will continue

Some Florida farmers reduce crops as deportation fears drive workers away

Price increases loom for some people who pay for their own health insurance

White House says slavery is being taught wrong, should not be so negative

750 HHS staff send letter to RFK Jr. asking him to stop spreading misinformation

Indiana's MAGA Lt. Gov. says if you teach evolution in school, “don't be mad when kids commit suicide."

Trump DOJ subpoenas doctors' notes & private correspondence of transgender patients

Pulse Memorial's rainbow crosswalk removed overnight in Orlando, Florida

F.B.I. Plans to Lower Recruiting Standards, Alarming Agents

Under a plan pushed by the director, Kash Patel, and his deputy, Dan Bongino, the F.B.I. will start welcoming new classes of recruits who will receive less training and no longer be required to have a college degree, according to people familiar with the plan who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe it. The new plan, current and former agents say, seems to be part of a larger effort by Mr. Patel to have the bureau focus more on street crime, rather than on complicated cases touching on financial fraud, public corruption and national security. Doing so, they added, will erode the bureau’s reputation as an elite law enforcement agency, known for its selectiveness about its recruits.

Day 213

FBI raids former national security adviser John Bolton's home. The raid of the Maryland home is part of an investigation "in search of classified records," a source said.

Russia's foreign minister says no Putin-Zelenskyy summit planned despite Trump's peace push

Pastor at Pete Hegseth's church calls for public executions and says Bible backs Ice raids

A Yosemite National Park ranger was fired after hanging a pride flag from El Capitan while some park visitors could face prosecution under protest restrictions that have been tightened under President Donald Trump.

US halts worker visas for commercial truck drivers, Rubio says

Smithsonian to removed disabled, Latino and LBGTQ references and rewrite slavery as not that bad.

Trump on the FBI raiding Bolton's house: "I could know about it. I could be the one starting it. I'm actually the chief law enforcement officer."

Trump threatens to deploy the U.S. military into Chicago - signaling the start of a nationwide crackdown.

Fed Chair Warns the Economy Is Even Worse Than We Realized. Jerome Powell revealed the jobs market is suffering from a "much larger" slowdown than initially reported.

The new fears of Cubans in Florida. Cubans get exactly what they voted for and now that they‘re being treated just like other Latin Americans, it is "rattling the Cuban community."

Another major medical association breaks from CDC as ob/gyn group recommends Covid-19 vaccines during pregnancy

RFK Jr demanded a vaccine study be retracted - the journal said no

NPR first reported that the Trump administration had sent a proposal to the Department of Housing and Urban Development to make major cuts to the federal government's housing assistance programs.

Day 214

Kaleida Health to close two Buffalo Therapy Services. Kaleida Heath clinics close due to federal health care cuts

Kilmar Abrego Garcia notified by ICE that he may be deported to Uganda

The Justice Department said it agrees with a lawsuit attempting to strike down grants that are reserved for colleges and universities where at least a quarter of undergraduates are Hispanic.

Trump Says 'African-American Ladies' Are Saying 'Please, President Trump, Come to Chicago' After D.C. Crime Crackdown

Postal services around Europe announced that they are suspending the shipment of many packages to the United States amid confusion over new import duties.

MAGA Mainstay Nancy Mace Cancels Speech After Just 8 People Show Up

Trump flexes power over big business as U.S. takes 10% stake in Intel

Trump praised the company's CEO as the deal was announced, two weeks after calling on him to resign over alleged China ties.

National Guard ordered to carry weapons while on patrol in DC.

Trump bullied Intel on Truth Social to give the government 10% and a week later, they gave in. I’m pretty sure that’s communism, kids. Stalinist Communism. When the commissars get financially embedded in all organizations - including the military and private business.

Firing of top defense official who contradicted Donald Trump sparks fury

Day 215

It was “crafternoon”. I made a wreath and a tote bag and didn’t give a fuuuck about the news.

Day 216

RFK Jr. Ends Minority Health Research Program in Anti-DEl Push

Trump to sign an executive order to end cashless bail in D.C.

Trump Calls For ‘Fake News' Networks To Have Licenses Revoked by FCC

Kilmar Abrego Garcia taken into ICE custody at immigration check-in. Abrego, who was just released from federal custody on Friday, now faces deportation to Uganda.

Multiple journalists killed by Israeli strikes on Gaza hospital

First human case of flesh-eating screwworm parasite detected in the U.S.

ICE, DHS, the National Guard, and MPD are in unmarked cars without badges pulling people out of their cars and taking them away in DC.

Facing criticism over his hardline actions in Washington, D.C., President Donald Trump pushed back, saying, "A lot of people are saying, 'Maybe we like a dictator."

Trump signs order to criminally charge those who burn US flag in protest

Texas GOP candidate Valentina Gomez just released a campaign ad burning the Quran and vowing to "end Islam in Texas."

Florida paints over Pulse memorial's pride colors again

Meeting With South Korea's Leader, Trump Praises North Korean Dictator

President Trump hosted President Lee Jae Myung of South Korea as the decades-old alliance between their two nations shows signs of strain.

Proposed troop deployment to Chicago draws criticism from city and state officials

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has insisted there is no emergency that warrants Trump sending troops into the Windy City.

U.S. could take stakes in more firms, White House adviser says

In public letter, FEMA staff warn Trump officials' actions risk Katrina-level disaster

Day 217

Giant Donald Trump portrait draped over Department of Labor Building in DC

Mississippi Declares Newborn Death Emergency as a Record Number Are 'Losing Their Babies Before Their First Birthday'

Trump says he's firing Fed's Lisa Cook, but she says he can't Cook, the first Black woman to serve on the Fed's board, dismissed the mortgage fraud allegations and says Trump cannot fire her.

The weapons that National Guard troops now carry in D.C.

The pistols and powerful rifles guard members carry are similar to those local police use across the country.

DOGE Put Critical Social Security Data at Risk, Whistle-Blower Says

Team members uploaded a database with the information of hundreds of millions of Americans to a cloud server, according to the agency's chief data officer.

Some Programs for Black Students Become 'Illegal D.E.I.' Under Trump

Public Broadcast Cuts Hit Rural Areas, Revealing a Political Shift

Threatened by President Trump with retribution, Republicans agreed to defund public broadcasting, imperiling a lifeline of communication in rural Alaska.

The Backbone of the Global Auto Supply Chain Is at Risk From Trump's Tariffs

The CDC quietly scaled back a surveillance program for foodborne illnesses

As of July 1, a critical surveillance program is monitoring for only two pathogens instead of the usual eight.

California, Washington and New Mexico could lose millions of dollars of federal funding if they continue failing to enforce English language requirements for truckers, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Tuesday.

January 21:

Gas average: $3.12

Eggs: $3.52

Inflation: 2.7%

Gold price: $2755

August 26:

Gas average: $3.18

Eggs: $3.59

Inflation: 2.7%

Gold price: $3433

Judge Dismisses Trump Administration Suit Against Federal Bench in Maryland

The judge took President Trump and some of his top aides to task for having repeatedly attacked other judges who have dared to rule against the White House.

Korean Air to buy 103 Boeing jets as Trump pressures trading partners

Musk firms sue Apple and OpenAI, alleging they hurt competition

'How will I pay workers?': Indian factories hit hard by Trump's 50% tariffs

President Trump on Sunday suggested news networks ABC and NBC were "AN ARM OF THE DEMOCRAT PARTY" and said he would be "in favor" of the Federal Communications Commission pulling their broadcast licenses

Trump on deploying the National Guard to Chicago: "I have the right to do anything I want to do. I'm the president of the United States. If I think our country is in danger, and it is in danger in these cities, I can do it"

Trump to seek death penalty for anyone who "kills somebody in the capital"

Purging 'Equity' Programs, G.O.P. Defunded Its Own Roads. When Republicans repealed a Biden-era "access and equity" grant program for transportation, they canceled funding for projects in some of their own districts.

Federal prosecutors failed three times to persuade a grand jury to indict a woman accused of assaulting an FBI agent during an immigration operation in Washington, D.C., last month, a highly unusual failure as President Donald Trump's administration seeks to aggressively charge street crime in the nation's capital.

States must ax transgender references from sex ed or risk losing funds, Trump admin says

U.S. to resume "neighborhood checks" for citizenship applications as part of Trump push to heavily vet immigrants

'Submit to your husband': Charlie Kirk unleashes sexist rant over Taylor Swift engagement

Day 218

Trump hits India with punishing 50% tariffs for buying Russian oil

Transportation Department announces plans to take over D.C.'s Union Station from Amtrak

Prosecutors Fail to Indict Man Who Threw Sandwich at Federal Agent

It was a sharp rebuke to the prosecutors dealing with the fallout from President Trump's move to send National Guard troops and federal agents into Washington.

Trump Fumes Over Rumor of Good News for an Enemy in Late-Night Meltdown

Why Federal Money Is a 'Lifeline' for This Republican School District

President Trump wants to cut federal spending for education. The money often goes toward disadvantaged students in Republican states.

Amid deep cuts, more than 90 parks have reported problems like lost revenue and cuts to emergency services.

Cracker Barrel Drops New Logo. Design After Trump and Conservative Backlash

Some employees of the Federal Emergency Management Agency who signed a public letter of dissent earlier this week were put on administrative leave Tuesday evening, according to documents reviewed by The Associated Press.

More than 180 current and former FEMA employees signed the letter sent to the

FEMA Review Council and Congress on Monday critiquing recent cuts to agency staff and programs, and warning that FEMA's capacity to respond to a major disaster was dangerously diminished.

Thirty-five signed their names while 141 signed anonymously for fear of retribution.

Breaking News: The head of the CDC, Susan Monarez, has abruptly left her job after a tumultuous first month that included dramatic shifts in vaccine policy and layoffs.

Day 219

CDC Director isn't leaving because Trump has to fire her directly, lawyer says

The White House said Susan Monarez was terminated from the role after she "refused to resign."

Russian attack on Ukraine's capital kills at least 15 as Trump's peace push stalls

An Industry Insider's Changes at the E.P.A. Could Cost Taxpayers Billions

A Trump appointee has proposed rewriting a measure to shift the costs of cleaning up “forever chemicals" away from polluters, documents show.

Trump Is Claiming Mortgage Fraud to Attack Enemies: Is Your Information Public?

Marcel Rosa, a permanent citizen, arrested and detained by ICE for a decades old weed charge while returning home from vacation.

The outgoing senior health officials issued a stark warning that Kennedy's politicization of public health policy "will result in death and disability of vulnerable children and adults."

VA reallocates $2 billion to pay for private care.

Kennedy Sought to Fire C.D.C. Director Over Vaccine Policy

The director, Susan Monarez, declined to fire agency leaders or to accept all recommendations from a vaccine advisory panel made over by Mr. Kennedy, according to people with knowledge of the events.

needed to fire career agency officials and commit to backing his advisers if they recommended restricting access to proven vaccines - or risk being fired herself, according to people familiar with the events.

Jan. 6 rioter Ashli Babbitt offered full military funeral, Air Force confirms

Day 220

President Trump has revoked Secret Service protection for former Vice President Kamala Harris, a senior adviser to Harris told NBC News.

Vice presidents typically only get six months of protection after they leave office, but President Biden signed a memorandum in January extending Harris' protection to 18 months.

Defense chief Pete Hegseth is restoring to West Point Military Academy a giant painting of rebel Gen. Robert E. Lee that shows him wearing his gray Confederate uniform and accompanied by a slave guiding his horse.

The painting was originally hung in the storied academy's library in 1952—at the height of racial segregation, voter suppression, and Jim Crow laws in the South.

Defying Congress, Trump Moves to Cut $4.9 Billion in Foreign Aid

The White House notified Congress that it was planning to use a legally untested maneuver to circumvent lawmakers and claw back more money.

Rubio Bars Palestinian Officials From Attending U.N. General Assembly

Palestinian officials may not be able to attend next month's assembly because the U.S. will not issue visas to them, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said.

Conservatives Use Minneapolis Shooting in Anti-Transgender Campaigns

Activists are pointing to the attacker's gender identity to falsely portray all transgender people as prone to mental illness and violence.

Weapons to Start Flowing Into Ukraine Under European Deal With Trump

A package of U.S. cruise missiles is among the first shipments of purchases by NATO allies to be sent to the embattled country.

Most of President Trump's tariffs are illegal, U.S. court rules

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, in Washington, D.C., delayed enforcing its decision, which is expected to be appealed to the Supreme Court.

GOP Rep. calls for LGBTQ + activists to be classified as terrorists.

Montana state Rep. Lukas Schubert's statement is both dangerous and possible.

Day 221

Trump administration defends canceling grants in Minnesota aimed at preventing mass shootings

Trump blocks $4.9B in foreign aid Congress OK'd, using maneuver last seen nearly 50 years ago

The national postal services of more than 30 countries have temporarily suspended sending some or most U.S.-bound packages because of the change.

Day 222

In Trump's Federal Work Force Cuts, Black Women Are Among the Hardest Hit

President Trump has cut hundreds of thousands of jobs, disproportionately affecting Black employees.

Trump faces a hurdle in banning mail-in voting: His own Republican Party

Trump won half of the states where voter turnout by mail exceeded 30%, and state lawmakers worry about the impact of a proposed ban.

Judge Halts Effort to Deport Guatemalan Children as Planes Sit on Tarmac

Months after deadly Texas floods, a congressman is still looking for answers. Lloyd Doggett says he's been stonewalled by federal agencies after he inquired about NWS' actions and staffing ahead of the floods.

Trump wants to axe an affordable housing grant that's a lifeline for many rural communities

Fmr. CDC director says you can no longer trust the CDC website: "Never thought I would see the day"

Day 223

Trump Has Been at His Golf Resorts Every Fourth Day of His Second Term

Judge Tosses D.C. Case From Trump Prosecutor-Calls It Total Garbage

Jeanine Pirro is losing case after case amid Trump's federal crackdown on Washington, D.C.

Teacher resigns after being ordered to remove "Everyone is Welcome Here" poster. (MAGAs have let themselves become so consumed with owning the libs that they now reject ANY expression of kindness because kindness is seen as a liberal trait.)

The implications of Trump's attack on federal worker unions.

The president's move could deal a blow to the union momentum that had been growing under Biden.

1.2M immigrants are gone from the US labor force under Trump, preliminary data shows

Day 224

Over 85 scientists say Energy Dept. climate report lacks merit

The group of scientists says the department relied too heavily on debunked research and misinterpreted other research.

Space Command HQ moving to Alabama in part over Colorado mail in voting, Trump says

The president said the new location will play a key role in developing a "Golden Dome," modeled after Israel's Iron Dome.

Reporter shows yesterday's viral video of apparent throwing of black bags from second-story window of WH to Trump during presser, Trump dismisses it as Al

Day 225

DeSantis and Ladapo to ‘end all vaccine mandates in Florida law'

Florida's surgeon general said the state will attempt to end all vaccine mandates, including those for measles, whooping cough, tetanus and polio.

Florida to lose $218M in 'Alligator Alcatraz' closure two months after opening

Judge Rules Trump Administration Illegally Canceled Harvard Funding

The ruling was a victory for the university in its battle with President Trump, but the judge's decision may not be the final word.

Trump administration ordered to unfreeze $2.2 billion in federal grants to Harvard

The judge noted "little connection" between research affected by grant terminations and antisemitism.

F.D.A. Official Overruled Scientists on Wide Access to Covid Shots

A court order barring ICE from targeting people based on their race isn't being enforced

Day 226

Trump DOJ is looking at ways to ban transgender Americans from owning guns

RFK Jr. grilled over vaccines, Covid and CDC turmoil at Senate hearing

Several Republican senators who voted for Kennedy expressed serious concerns about vaccine restrictions.

D.C. sues Trump administration over 'illegal deployment' of National Guard in Washington

The suit claims the deployment was unnecessary and dangerous and harmful to the city's residents.

In rare interviews, federal judges criticize Supreme Court's handling of Trump cases

Fact check: Trump falsely claims Washington, DC, now has no crime at all

Trump Claims the Power to Summarily Kill Suspected Drug Smugglers

The move to treat criminals as if they were wartime combatants escalated a pattern of using military force for law enforcement tasks at home and abroad.

Justice Department Opens Criminal Investigation of Fed Board Member

The case into Lisa Cook, the Federal Reserve governor targeted by President Trump, is expected to be a landmark fight over the central bank's independence.

Northwestern President to Resign After University Faced Republican Pressure

Fox bosses privately called U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro 'reckless maniac' and more

Sen. John Kennedy during a speech in the Senate said that radioactive Walmart shrimps could turn anyone that eats them into the alien from ‘The Alien' movie.

Trump says video showing items thrown from White House is Al after his team indicates it's real. Trump blamed the video on AI, saying the creation of fake videos was one of the downsides of the technology, but then said, “If something happens that’s really bad, maybe I’ll have to just blame AI.” – Donald J. Trump

On Truth Social Trump writes: “As previously mentioned, we are giving serious thought to taking away Rosie O'Donnell's Citizenship. She is not a Great American and is, in my opinion, incapable of being so!”

Day 227

U.S. Labor Markets Stalled This Summer, With August Data Adding to Slowdown. Employers added only 22,000 jobs in August, solidifying the case for the Federal Reserve to restart interest rate cuts this month, as was widely expected.

Trump Is Renaming the Defense Department as the Department of War. President Trump is planning to sign an executive order on Friday reverting to the name the agency held until shortly after World War II.

U.S. added just 22,000 jobs in August, confirming dramatic slowdown in the labor market. Recent data appears to show that the U.S. economy has stagnated, with hirings and firings remaining essentially unchanged last month.

Residents of high-crime city in Republican-led Louisiana oppose Trump's troop plan. Trump idea to send National Guard troops into Republican-led Louisiana meets opposition. Police chief, mayor not enthusiastic. Residents say money should be spent on after-school programs, not troops

Second Weak Jobs Report Undercuts Trump's Claims of a Booming Economy

Trump Ordered SEALs Into Disastrous Mission on North Korean Soil

How a Top Secret SEAL Team 6 Mission Into North Korea Fell Apart. The 2019 operation, greenlit by President Trump, sought a strategic edge. It left unarmed North Koreans dead.

Trump Announces 2026 G20 Summit to Be Held at His Florida Club. President Trump said that next year's summit would be held at Trump Doral, despite ethical concerns that led to him dropping a similar idea in his first term.

The United States has deployed eight warships, several surveillance planes and one attack submarine to the region as tensions with Venezuela grow.

On Tuesday, Eric Schmitt, the junior senator from Missouri, declared that Lincoln was wrong. "What is an American?" This was the question Schmitt posed at the fifth annual National Conservatism Conference in Washington. His answer is that the nation is fundamentally not based on the idea of equality or freedom or any other ideal. Nor is it accessible to people of all races and religions. It is fundamentally, he told an assembled crowd, a white homeland.

Trump's oldest sons' American Bitcoin stake worth $1.5 billion in stock debut

Hegseth Declares He Has 'Absolute Authority' to Kill Suspected Drug Dealers

Day 228

Trump declares himself a war time president in a Truth Social post.

One more truth post from Trump: 'I love the smell of deportations in the morning...' Chicago about to find out why it's called the Department of WAR

Trump demands the removal of the peace vigil that has been going on since 1981 outside of the White House 24/7.

'Unconstitutional' and 'unlawful": Judges push back on Trump's expanding power. Judges this week found the administration's actions with deportations, deploying the National Guard and punishing colleges had violated the law.

South Korea vows 'all-out efforts' to help hundreds detained in raid at Hyundai facility in Georgia

Trump says the Justice Department has 'done its job' in releasing Epstein documents

Stranded at the airport? Under the Trump administration's move, airlines won't be required to pay you cash, cover hotels or give meals for certain flight cancellations and changes. The Biden administration put the new rules in place last year.

Trump says people in the inner city of Baltimore don’t need affordable housing, they need to get rid of criminals. He goes on to explain many inner city children are born criminals and they should be eliminated. 

"MIKE JOHNSON JUST CLAIMED THAT DONALD TRUMP WAS WORKING AS AN FBI INFORMANT IN THE EPSTEIN CASE. MAGA IS THREE DAYS FROM INSISTING TRUMP WAS ACTUALLY RAPED BY ONE OF THE VICTIMS. -STEVE HOFSTETTER

Hundreds of Arkansas Farmers gather to plead with Trump, proclaim "We love you, Mr. Trump," as they meet with Republican politicians to discuss how Republican policy is crushing them.

Misled by video of 2020 protests shown on Fox, Trump threatens to invade Portland and 'wipe out' protesters

Young men swung to the right for Trump in 2024. Today, unemployment rate for Americans aged 16-24 has risen to 10.5%, the highest since the pandemic.

Trump Calls GOP Rep. Massie an 'Insurgent' Who Must Be 'Taken Out' Over Epstein Files

South Sudan on Saturday repatriated a Mexican national who had been deported to Juba by the United States in July, the foreign ministry said.

Jan. 6 rioter who wore 'Camp Auschwitz' hoodie arrested on animal attack charges

Trump's job market promises fall flat as hiring collapses and inflation ticks up

Day 229

Trump Tramples Congress's Power, With Little Challenge From G.O.P.

South Korean workers detained in Georgia ICE raid to be sent back to South Korea following negotiations

Russia strikes Ukraine in largest air attack of war

Trump's former surgeon general calls for RFK Jr. to be fired

Trump's new law will limit payments to hospitals that treat low-income patients

Beginning in 2028, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will cap the payments, forcing state Medicaid programs to reduce reimbursement rates by 10 percentage points each year until they reach either 100% or 110% of what Medicare pays. States that expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act would be capped at the lower rate.

Trump Tried to Kill Infrastructure Law, But Gets Credit for Its Projects Signs bearing the president's name have gone up at major construction projects financed by the 2021 law, which he had strenuously opposed.

Governor J.B. Pritzker says the National Guard will only be permitted to protect federal buildings if they enter Chicago, and they are not allowed to perform law enforcement duties.

Trump's job ratings stay negative as Americans express strong support for vaccines.

The president's overall approval sits at 43%, while 78% of respondents said they support the use of vaccines.

Trump's 'Department of War' could cost taxpayers over $1 billion. When asked how much the name change would cost, Trump said, 'Not a lot'

Kennedy Center only fills between 4 and 19 percent of seats after Trump takeover. Subscription plummet to 40% of last year

 22,000 jobs added in August. Unemployment rises to 4.3%. Broader jobless rate jumps to 8.1%. Slowest 4-month growth since 2020. Plus, downward revisions for June and July of -21,000.

Postal traffic to US drops more than 80% after trade exemption rule ends, UN agency says

Russia's Largest Drone Assault of War Sets Government Building Ablaze

Kennedy, Rejecting Data, Fuels Distrust of His Own Agencies

Trump Is Met With Mostly Boos at U.S. Open

CANADA IMPORTS MORE VEHICLES FROM MEXICO THAN U.S. FOR FIRST TIME IN 30 YEARS

Day 230

Supreme Court lifts restrictions on LA immigration stops set after agents swept up US citizens. The decision prompted a blistering dissent from liberal Justice Sonia Sotomayor saying that constitutional freedoms are being lost.

Chief justice lets Trump remove member of Federal Trade Commission for now. 100 year precedent overturned. 

Trump asks Supreme Court for emergency order to keep billions of dollars in foreign aid frozen

Republicans in Congress are eager for Trump to expand his use of the military on US soil

78,000 manufacturing jobs lost since January

Supreme Court lifts restrictions on LA immigration stops tied to racial profiling

Speaker Johnson says he misspoke about Trump being an FBI informant in the Epstein case

Epstein ‘Birthday Book’ Released:

Voice Over:

There must be more to life than having everything.

Donald:

Yes. there is, but I won't teil you what it is.

Jeffrey:

Nor will I, since I also know what it is.

Donald:

We have certain things in common, Jeffrey.

Jeffrey:

Yes, we do, come in think of it.

Donald:

Enigmas never age, have you noticed that?

Jeffrey:

As a matter of fact, it was clear to me the last time i saw you.

Donald:

A pal is a wonderful thing. Happy Birthday- and any every day be another wonderful secret

– Donald J. Trump

Trump claims crime is down to "virtually nothing" in DC and adds the crimes that are happening are. "much lesser things. Things that take place in the home they call crime. You know, they'll do anything they can to find something. If a man has a little fight with the wife they say, 'this is a crime.’”

Day 231

Apple to unveil next iPhone amid Trump trade war that could result in higher prices

Cost of school supplies up 9% from last year

Thousands of leaflets ordering residents to immediately leave famine-stricken Gaza City rained down on its streets Tuesday as Israel pushed ahead with plans to drive all Palestinians from the area.

Health insurance prices in the U.S. have been spiraling, 2026 employers expect a 6.5% increase-the biggest increase in 15 years

Day 232

Trump's emergency order over Washington, D.C., set to expire. Says he ‘doesn’t care’ is they overstay the order. 

Boat Suspected of Smuggling Drugs Is Said to Have Turned Before U.S. Attack The Trump administration has argued that the summary killing of 11 people it accused of running drugs was legal under the laws of war.

Officials Move to Eliminate Protections for Federal Land From Development

Republicans Advance Trump's Fed Pick Despite Ties to White House

NATO Says It Scrambled Fighter Jets to Shoot Down Russian Drones Over Poland

Charlie Kirk, Right-Wing Activist, Is Shot in Utah

A presidential jet and a massive US airbase didn't shield Qatar from Israel's attack. America's Arab allies are taking note

Charlie Kirk Is Assassinated at Utah College

Day 233

Even as inflation has ticked higher, recent government reports have also shown that hiring has slowed sharply in recent months and was lower than previously estimated last year.

US inflation worsened last month as the cost of gas, food and airfares jumped

US WILL IMPOSE $250 TOURIST FEE ON TRAVELERS FROM INDIA, BRAZIL, MEXICO, CHINA STARTING OCTOBER 1

State Department suggests revoking visas of people who comment on Charlie Kirk's death

Bolsonaro sentenced to 27 years in prison for plotting Brazil coup

Donald Trump posts an Al generated video of himself addressing Charlie Kirk's death

Louisiana's deadly whooping cough outbreak is now its worst in 35 years

Seoul says US must fix its visa system if it wants Korea's investments

Trump says 'we have to beat the hell' out of 'radical left lunatics' after Kirk killing

Day 234

$10 Million in Contraceptives Have Been Destroyed on Orders From Trump Officials. The birth control pills, IUDs and hormonal implants were purchased by U.S.A.I.D. for women in low-income countries. They had been sitting in a Belgian warehouse.

Trump on 'Radical Left Lunatics': "We Have to Beat the Hell Out of Them'

Trump chose wrath over unity following Charlie Kirk's killing.

After the influential MAGA activist was shot, the president pledged to use the force of government to go after his political opponents.

President Donald Trump said he "couldn't care less" when asked by Fox News how he would make America "come back together"

South Korean workers were in the US on valid work visas. Trump offered for them to stay but they declined, leaving the Hyndai factory empty and unable to open. A $350 billion dollar investment hangs in the balance. 

Day 235

Coffee price at highest point ever

US university UC Berkeley shares 160 names with Trump administration in 'McCarthy era' move

Trump shelves Chicago crackdown plans for now as advisers warn of legal headache

Trump says he's targeting Memphis in crime crackdown. Memphis mayor is 'not happy' about Trump saying he'll deploy National Guard to his city

DC mayor's handling of Trump deployment roils residents who want more pushback

After Trump's Cuts, 'Crippled' NPR and PBS Stations Must Transform Radio and TV stations, facing wide budget gaps, are pleading with NPR and PBS to lower fees as they examine whether to drop national programming altogether.

Trump Just Went on Fox and Issued an Unnerving Threat Against Liberals. At a time when right-wing extremists are calling for open season on liberals and the left, the president of the United States just told them: Hey, go for it.

Trump: 'Couldn't Care Less' About Bringing Country Together. 

Charlie Kirk’s shooter comes from MAGA family according to grandmother. Messages written on bullets reveal right wing slogans. 

Patel faces congressional hearings after missteps in Kirk assassination probe and turmoil at FBI

Reminder: the Buffalo shooter was inspired by right wing ideology and the Christchurch shooter cited Candace Owens as an inspiration. 

Middle-class families on Obamacare brace for higher health care premiums next year. The tax credits that made Affordable Care Act plans attainable for middle-class families are set to expire at the end of the year.

Trump calls on all NATO countries to stop buying Russian oil, threatens 50% to 100% tariffs on China

Trump Weaponizes Murder of Charlie Kirk to Attack the Left

Trump Says U.S. Criminal Justice System Should Work More Like China's

'Just Kill 'Em': Fox Host. Makes Shocking Comment On Homeless People

Trump's Hyundai ICE raid likely lost the U.S. a significant amount of South Korean business

Under new ownership, CBS shifts to accommodate the right

Yes, Brian Kilmeade really said this about homeless people: "Involuntary lethal injection, or something. Just kill them."

The right wing declares war on all democrats and threatens to unleash hell.

Trump Warns That Radical Left Lunatics Are Disguising Themselves as 22-Year-Old White Republicans.

Hegseth says Pentagon 'tracking' service members, civilians who celebrate Charlie Kirk killing

Fed's Cook claimed second residence as 'vacation home,' undercutting Trump fraud claims

'Mocking Kirk Is a Fireable Offense Now': 13 Lose Jobs as GOP Targets 20,000 in 'Retaliation' Drive

GOP Rep. wants to ban Pride flags because they can lead to murder

Trump says the new White House ballroom will be 'a little bigger' than initially planned The capacity for the $200 million ballroom will be 900 people, the president told NBC News, which is nearly 40% larger than first described.

Trump's Education Department Ends Grant Funding Worth $350 Million for Minority-Serving Colleges including HBCUS

Day 237

Romania Says Russian Drone Entered Its Airspace. It was the second time in less than a week that a Russian drone had flown through a NATO member's airspace after an earlier incident in Polish airspace.

Miller Says He and Trump Will Use Law Enforcement to 'Dismantle' the Left After Kirk Shooting

Mexico Overtakes U.S. as Canada's Top Car Supplier

Day 238

"Demonic forces" are actual words Trump used at a rally in 2023 to smear his political opponents. That year or the next, he also described them as the "enemy from within,"

"Marxist, fascist and communist tyrants who want to smash our Judeo-Christian heritage," "a sick nest of people," "thugs, horrible people, fascists, Marxists, sick people," "vermin" and "radical left lunatics." Those are highlights from just the past two and a half years. He was whipping up hatred long before then, and he whips up hatred still.

South Korea announces they won’t invest in the US anymore. 

President Lee of South Korea says world leaders are afraid to visit Trump because he will “pull a Zelenskyy” moment. 

Patel doesn't regret post on manhunt he later walked back

RFK Jr.'s latest health target could threaten vaccine production in the U.S.

The Vaccine Injury Compensation Program created a special court for vaccine-related injuries. Kennedy has called it "broken" and vows to "fix it."

The U.A.E. Got Chips. The Trump Team Got Crypto Riches. A $2 billion cryptocurrency deal and an agreement giving the Emiratis access to A.I. chips were connected in ways that have not been previously reported.

Trump Says Companies Should Stop Reporting Finances Every Quarter

China's Snub of U.S. Soybeans Is a Crisis for American Farmers North Dakota farmers are trying to find extra storage space and bracing for land values to fall as soybeans that should be bound for China begin to pile up.

Trump's D.C. Show of Force Diverts Agents and Prosecutors From Casework While crime falls, the other investigative work of the F.B.I. is being delayed, frustrating law enforcement officials and leading some to quit.

In a Chicago Neighborhood, Fear and Anger Over Trump's ICE 'Blitz'

Trump Redirects Millions to Historically Black Colleges and Charter Schools

White House Officials Threaten Vast Crackdown on Liberal Groups. Officials used Charlie Kirk's podcast to make unsubstantiated claims about their political opponents. A motive is still being sought in Mr. Kirk's killing.

Trump Announces New Deadly Strike on Boat From Venezuela

Venezuela's Leader Calls First U.S. Attack on Boat a 'Heinous Crime'

As Vance guest-hosts Charlie Kirk's show, Stephen Miller vows vengeance for his killing The vice president also encouraged people to notify the employers of anyone they observe 'celebrating' Kirk's death.

Kirk supporters chanting “white men fight back” and marching down the street. 

People can now carry firearms openly in public in Florida, attorney general says

day 239

Mississippi declares infant deaths emergency as CDC program that could have helped is halted

Soybean farmers losing Billions of dollars worth of business as retaliation to US tariffs.

Israeli Troops Push Into Gaza City, Forcing Desperate Palestinians to Flee

JON KARL: What do you make of Pam Bondi saying she's gonna go after hate speech? A lot of your allies say hate speech is free speech TRUMP: We'll probably go after people like you because you treat me so unfairly.

Trump Sues The New York Times for Articles Questioning His Success. The lawsuit, filed by President Trump in federal court in Florida, claims The Times defamed him and sought to undermine his campaign in the 2024 election.

The White Washing of History. Park Service Is Ordered to Take Down Some Materials on Slavery and Tribes. 

Some U.S. consumers are showing increased signs of stress as inflation and higher interest rates are affecting affordability and leading to financial strain on borrowers, credit scoring company Fair Isaac. Corporation, widely known as FICO, said on Tuesday.

'Who?': Trump says he's 'not familiar' with Minnesota Democrat's assassination three weeks before Kirks.

Day 240

Trump Invokes Kirk's Killing in Justifying Measures to Silence Opponents In the wake of the killing, President Trump and his allies have laid out a broad plan to target liberal groups, monitor speech, revoke visas and more.

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem joined federal immigration agents during an early morning operation in Elgin, Illinois, on Tuesday that resulted in multiple arrests—including of U.S. citizens. Two Americans were accidentally arrested in the operation and subsequently released.

Day 241

Prosecutors already have dropped nearly a dozen cases from Trump's DC crime surge, judge says

"When I hear not just our current president, but his aides, who have a history of calling political opponents 'vermin,' enemies who need to be 'targeted,' that speaks to a broader problem that we have right now, and something that we're going to have to grapple with—all of us," Obama said.

State Department is denying visas to those who 'celebrate' Charlie Kirk's death, Rubio says

White House's Karoline Leavitt appears to connect earthquake to Charlie Kirk's death and Biblical prophecy

Fed Cuts Rates for First Time This Year. The Federal Reserve lowered rates by a quarter point, but Stephen Miran, a Trump appointee who joined the board this week, voted for a bigger cut.

Republican Senator Casts Doubt on Kennedy's Vaccine Advisers. Senator Bill Cassidy, the chairman of the health committee and a doctor, said Americans should not trust a possible change to the childhood vaccine guidance.

Former C.D.C. Officials Tell Senators How Kennedy Is Risking Public Health. Susan Monarez told the Senate health committee that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ousted her as head of the agency for "holding the line on scientific integrity"

Kash Patel: I don't know how often Trump is named in Epstein files

RFK Jr. slammed over call to remove therapy and mental health screenings from schools

Trump demands two more late night hosts be fired to stroke his ego.

Donald J. Trump S& @realDonaldTrump: Great News for America: The ratings challenged Jimmy Kimmel Show is CANCELLED. Congratulations to ABC for finally having the courage to do what had to be done. Kimmel has ZERO talent, and worse ratings than even Colbert, if that's possible. That leaves Jimmy and Seth, two total losers, on Fake News NBC. Their ratings are also horrible. Do it NBC!!! –President DJT

MAGA lawmaker calls to forcefully mass institutionalize trans people: 'We have to get them off the streets!' 'We have to get them off the internet!'

The Trump Administration Says IUDs and the Pill Are Abortions

Day 242

MAGA lawmaker calls to forcefully mass institutionalize trans people: 'We have to get them off the streets!'

Insiders Reveal Chilling Reason Jimmy Kimmel's TV Bosses Caved to MAGA

Trump Says Broadcasters Should Lose Licenses for Criticizing Him. President Trump said he believed federal regulators should revoke broadcast licenses over late-night hosts who speak overly negatively about him.

Tiffany Trump Cruised on an Oil Mogul's Yacht as Her Father-in-Law Talked Oil Deals. President Trump's daughter Tiffany and her husband, Michael Boulos, cruised the Mediterranean this summer on a megayacht owned by a billionaire broker of Libyan oil.

FCC Chair Carr says 'we're not done yet' after Jimmy Kimmel suspension by ABC

City Comptroller Brad Lander and Public Advocate Jumaane Williams were among at least a dozen Democratic New York elected officials arrested Thursday during a protest at federal immigration courts in Lower Manhattan.

Day 243

Texas A&M President to Step Down After Controversy Over 'Gender Ideology'. The school had been roiled after a student filmed herself arguing with the instructor of a children's literature course that recognized more than two genders.

Farmers say they can't profit off crops at current prices

Powell warns of unprecedented labor market crisis

Trump calls for Rep. Ilhan Omar to be impeached. "They impeached me twice for nothing. She is from Somalia, they come from nothing and tell us how to run our country."

Top Russian officials appear to be carrying out a Kremlin-coordinated campaign to threaten NATO ally Finland in the same way they did prior to Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) has warned.

Long-term unemployment in US surges to 1.9 million as job openings dry up

Trump suggests FCC could revoke licenses of broadcasters that give him 'bad publicity'

The president, who praised ABC for indefinitely pulling Jimmy Kimmel's show, described late night shows "an arm of the Democrat Party."

CDC advisory panel recommends restricting access to the MMRV vaccine

Trump is threatening Indiana Governor to rig elections or there will be "consequences."

Indiana’s governor offers a stark warning on gerrymandering. Gov. Mike Braun said there could be “consequences” — and his state could miss out on “benefits” — if Indiana doesn’t go along with the GOP’s 2026 scheme.

Draft Bill Would Authorize Trump to Kill People He Deems Narco-Terrorists

Potential legislation circulating in the executive branch and Congress would grant President Trump sweeping military powers.

Judge Dismisses Trump's Defamation Suit Against The New York Times

The FBI Is Coming for Trans People. According to a new report, the FBI is planning on labeling all trans people "violent extremists."

President Donald Trump was asked by a reporter if he really thought the women who protested him at a restaurant in DC should be jailed. Trump said, "Certainly, I thought it was very inappropriate. Yeah, I think they were a threat."

Trump Is Firing Federal Workers Over Beliefs He Doesn't Like

Dr. Susan Monarez: "I could have stayed silent, agreed to the demands, and no one would have known. What the public would have seen were scientists dismissed without cause and vaccine protections quietly eroded…..I would have lost the one thing that cannot be replaced: My integrity."

A federal judge in Florida tossed President Trump's $15 billion defamation lawsuit against The New York Times, calling it "tedious and burdensome" with language that had no bearing on the case.

Trump White House Secretary Caught on Hot Mic Saying 'Our Brand Is Crisis'

Trump administration proposes selling nearly $6 billion in weapons to Israel

Trump administration is planning to add a $100,000 to the fee for H-1B visa applications

Donald Trump Wishes Air Force One Reporters a Safe Flight Only 'Because I'm on the Flight': 'Otherwise I Wouldn't Care'

Man Arrested for Threat To Shoot Up LGBTQ+ Bar. Wanted to "Send A Message"

An A&M profesor had the audacity to say trans people exist and now a department head, professor, and the university president are all gone. It is totally ridiculous and rooted in a completely deranged hatred of minorities and the complete roll back of civil rights. That’s a side note from moi.

After over 40 years the White House peace vigil has been removed. All the materials were confiscated by the police and park service. Only the protesters remain.

U.S. Attorney Investigating Two Trump Foes Resigns After President Seeks to Oust Him. Erik S. Siebert had hit roadblocks investigating New York's attorney general, Letitia James, and the former F.B.I. director James B. Comey.

Erik S. Siebert, the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, had recently told senior Justice Department officials that investigators found insufficient evidence to bring charges against Ms. James and had also raised concerns about a potential case against Mr. Comey, according to officials familiar with the situation.

Trump Says U.S. Military Attacked a Third Suspected Drug Boat, Killing Three

Day 244

New York AG blocks Trump Administration from accessing SNAP recipients' data. New York Attorney General Letitia James wins court order to protect SNAP recipients' personal data.

David Letterman’s Jimmy Kimmel Reaction: ‘We All See Where This Is Going, Correct?’

'No evidence' found yet of ties between Charlie Kirk's shooting and left-wing groups, officials say Three people familiar with the federal probe into Kirk's assassination told NBC News that investigators have yet to find a link between the alleged shooter and left-wing groups.

Pentagon unveiled a new crackdown on reporters, requiring a pledge not to gather any information - even unclassified - that hasn't been expressly authorized. Will revoke press credentials of those who do not obey and sign.

U.S. Military Buildup in Caribbean Signals Broader Campaign Against Venezuela. Trump officials say the mission aims to disrupt the drug trade. But military officials say the real goal might be driving Venezuela's president from power.

Russia launches a large-scale attack on Ukraine, killing 3 and wounding dozens

Four people arrested in Washington after alleged hate crime attack on trans woman

Day 245

Trump Justice Dept. Closed Inquiry Into Border Chief for Accepting Cash. Tom Homan, later named U.S. border czar, came under scrutiny after he was said to have been recorded last year taking $50,000 from undercover F.B.I. agents.

Britain, Australia and Canada Recognize a Palestinian State. The announcements came on the eve of the gathering of the U.N. General Assembly, pressuring Israel and putting three allies at odds with the Trump administration.

In Assault on Free Speech, Trump Targets Speech He Hates. President Trump's complaints about negative coverage undermine the rationales offered by his own officials.

Trump Demands That Bondi Move 'Now' to Prosecute Foes. His demand came a day after he ousted the federal prosecutor who failed to charge two of his most-reviled adversaries, Letitia James and James Comey.

Trump Is Expanding the National Guard's Role. Some Former Generals Worry.

Trump suggested people shouldn't feel sorry for Biden over his cancer diagnosis: "Biden was always a stupid guy. A mean SOB.. Not working out too well for him right now. So, when you start feeling sorry for him, remember he's a bad guy"

Trump to a reporter asking him a question: Quiet! You are really obnoxious. Reporter: I'm not obnoxious, but I'm just trying to ask you, what about your plans for Memphis, Mr. President [..] Trump: I'm not gonna talk to you till I call on you. You're really obnoxious. 

The White House justifies abolishing the Department of Education as a measure to combat 'communist, woke, culture' and threatens to cut state education funding if schools do not promote ideological thoughts such as patriotism.

Trump says the Murdochs will most likely have a role in the U.S. TikTok deal

MAGA influencer Steve Bannon used a broadcast from Charlie Kirk's memorial to accuse many of America's teachers of being "terrorists."

In bonkers claim at Charlie Kirk’s funeral, Trump says that his administration has "found an answer" to autism

Trump: He [Charlie Kirk] did not hate his opponents. He wanted the best for them. That's where I disagreed with Charlie. I hate my opponent and I don't want the best for them. I'm sorry. And maybe they can convince me that that's not right. But I can't stand my opponent.

Tucker Carlson blames the Jews for killing Jesus during Charlie Kirk's memorial, equating it to Charlie's murder: "I can picture the scene... a bunch of guys eating hummus, thinking, "What do we do about this guy telling the truth about us?"

Donald Trump Claims Charlie Kirk's Last Request Was 'Please, Sir, Save Chicago' During 40-Minute Eulogy

Trump Appointees Roll Back Enforcement of Fair Housing Laws. Interviews and internal documents show that signature civil rights protections in housing are being dismissed as ideologically driven and D.E.I. in disguise.

Trump's Tariffs Are Damaging America's Biggest Foreign Source of Screws. Taiwan has long been the top provider of screws to the U.S. But its factories are struggling to survive under President Trump's tariffs on steel and aluminum.

H-1B Visa Upheaval Roils Companies and Geopolitics. The Trump administration has clarified its new visa policy, but corporate bosses are still trying to sort through the fallout.

Dems slam giant $50k banners of Trump's face on DC buildings as 'propaganda'

Deep Thoughts: The country started talking about Floyd and racism then the right decided they were not giving up the power that racism gives them to divide .

The right has one requirement for membership — loyalty to Trump. The left can't play that game. We are diverse ideologically and demographically. And, hopefully, committed to truth and facts which are often inconveniently nuanced. End of Deep Thoughts.

Disney tells Jimmy Kimmel they will bring him back on if he "tones down" his anti-Trump rhetoric.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced that it will no longer defend drinking water safeguards that protect Americans from four toxic PFAS chemicals, also known as "forever chemicals." The EPA is also asking the federal court to throw out existing limits that protect drinking water from those four PFAS chemicals (PFNA, PFHxS, GenX, and PFBS).

Current rules require water utilities nationwide to test drinking water for PFAS and to install filtration or find a new water source if high levels of PFAS are detected.

If the EPA succeeds in rolling back these critical drinking water protections, over 1 million New Yorkers will be exposed to dangerous PFAS contamination. 

Lebanon says four US citizens killed, including three children, in Israeli drone strike

Rural Georgia hospital plans to close its labor and delivery unit, due to Medicaid cuts

Gas average: $3.19

Eggs: $3.50

Inflation: 2.92%

Gold price: $3765

Trump administration cancels annual hunger report after enacting historic cuts to nation's safety net

Oracle will manage TikTok's algorithm for US users under Trump administration deal. Oh fuck. 

Supreme Court Allows Trump to Fire F.T.C. Commissioner. The justices said they would consider overruling a Supreme Court precedent that has limited President Trump's ability to fire top officials at the agency.

A former personal lawyer for President Trump was sworn in as the interim U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia. The lawyer, Lindsey Halligan, who has no experience as a prosecutor, replaces Erik Siebert, who resigned under pressure after he indicated that his office was unlikely to bring charges against two of Mr. Trump's perceived political enemies.

Trump defended cuts to Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program in his signature policy law, which he signed earlier this year.

Trump said that a question pointing out those cuts was "nasty" The law, is projected to cut Medicaid spending by more than $900 billion over the next decade and to push millions of people off the program. Trump just said the law was "one of the best things ever passed in the history."

Trump announces that Tylenol causes autism. Tells pregnant women to just “tough it out”.

Arthur Caplan, the founding head of the division of medical ethics at N.Y.U. Grossman School of Medicine, wrote: "The announcement on autism was the saddest display of a lack of evidence, rumors, recycling old myths, lousy advice, outright lies and dangerous advice I have ever witnessed by anyone in authority in the world claiming to know anything about science.

ABC announces reversal on Jimmy Kimmel’s firing.

The presidents gimp (Reek is also acceptable) Laura Loomer, tweets the following about Jasmine Crocket: “It hurts my heart that ghetto black bitches who hate America serving in Congress.”

The rapture is tomorrow.

As of mid-September 2025, there have been 308 mass shootings recorded in the United States, resulting in 300 deaths and 1,353 injuries.

Day 246

Lack of charges is 'killing our reputation and credibility', says Donald Trump in public warning to US attorney general Pam Bondi

About 1,200 immigrants held in "Alligator Alcatraz" are now missing

Family members cannot locate them and their names have disappeared from ICE's online database.

Trump Attacks U.N. and Lectures Nations in Address to General Assembly. President Trump's speech, filled with familiar grievances and false claims, criticized the U.N. as ineffective. Speaking before him, the U.N's secretary general warned that the organization's principles "are under siege."

Boasting about his own record and at one point questioning whether the U.N. served a purpose, Mr. Trump sought to portray himself as the only leader who could solve the world's problems. "I'm really good at this stuff, he said. "Your countries are going to hell."

President Trump unleashed a political attack on the mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, during his address at the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, appearing to falsely claim that Mr. Khan wanted to put Britain's capital under Islamic religious law. "I look at London where you have a terrible mayor, a terrible, terrible mayor, the president said. "It's been so changed, so changed. Now they want to go to Shariah law, but you're in a different country; you can't do that."

In a statement after Mr. Trump’s speech, Mr. Khan’s office said it would not “dignify his appalling and bigoted comments with a response”

Trump said Christianity is the "most persecuted religion on the planet."

Trump claimed again at the U.N. that he has ended seven wars.

The clean air Trump is celebrating in the United States is a product of environmental regulations that the Trump administration is gutting.

Trump accused environmentalists of wanting to "kill all the cows." There was no evidence for that claim.

Trump undermined scientific consensus on climate change, saying it was "made by stupid people."

Trump accused China of not building wind farms in its territory. That was incorrect. China's expansion of wind and solar capacity overtook coal capacity in 2025, according to a recent analysis.

Trump claimed that the U.N. was financing waves of migrants illegally crossing into the United States.

"We will blow you out of existence," he warned anyone moving drugs out of Venezuela.

Trump appeared to be still upset he didn't win a bid to renovate the United Nations building before he became president.

Democrats Open Inquiries Into Handling of Tom Homan Investigation

Trump cancels White House meeting with Schumer and Jeffries despite risk of a government shutdown

Judge orders Trump administration to restore $500 million in federal grant funding to UCLA

ER Deaths Surged in US. Hospitals Taken Over by Private Equity, Study Finds. After the hospitals were acquired, mortality among Medicare beneficiaries in emergency departments rose by 13 percent on average.

Day 247

Trump DOJ retracts letter that implied Sandy Hook FBI agent was under investigation. Alex Jones claimed an FBI agent was crooked and Trumps DOJ accused him publicly until today’s retraction

Tariffs are fueling a significant chunk of price hikes across the economy, according to a survey of executives released today.

Chief financial officers estimate tariffs are to blame for about one-third of their companies' price growth this year, according to The CFO Survey issued by Duke University and the Federal Reserve Banks of Richmond and Atlanta

Fox News' Jesse Watters Calls to 'Bomb' U.N., or 'Maybe Gas It' After Broken Escalator and Teleprompter During Trump's Visit

Hiring slows to its lowest pace in a decade, excluding the dip at the beginning of the pandemic.

Trump hangs autopen image instead of Biden portrait in presidential portrait gallery

REPUBLICANS: Trump wasn't involved in Kimmel getting cancelled.

TRUMP: I was involved and I'm gonna try again.

Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump:

I can't believe ABC Fake News gave Jimmy Kimmel his job back. The White House was told by ABC that his Show was cancelled! Something happened between then and now because his audience is GONE, and his "talent" was never there. Why would they want someone back who does so poorly, who's not funny, and who puts the Network in jeopardy by playing 99% positive Democrat GARBAGE. He is yet another arm of the DNC and, to the best of my knowledge, that would be a major Illegal Campaign Contribution. I think we're going to test ABC out on this. Let's see how we do. Last time I went after them, they gave me $16 Million Dollars. This one sounds even more lucrative. A true bunch of losers! Let Jimmy Kimmel rot in his bad Ratings.

‘Very mean squirrel' seeking food has sent at least 2 people to the ER in a California city

Day 248

Biden-era Title IX rules that strengthened the ability to prosecute sexual assault and discrimination cases have been removed.

Trump reversed prohibition on healthcare discrimination based on gender identity

Justice Dept. Official Pushes Prosecutors to Investigate George Soros's Foundation The directive suggests department leaders are following orders from President Trump, a major break from decades of past practice.

Hegseth Ordering Meeting With Hundreds Of Generals Reportedly Sparks Urgency: 'People Are Very Concerned'

Harvard Dean Was Paid $150,000 as an Expert Witness in Tylenol Lawsuits. The Trump administration has cited Dr. Andrea Baccarelli's expertise to warn against using acetaminophen — the active ingredient in Tylenol — in pregnancy, based on an unproven autism link.

US measles cases surpass 1,500 as outbreaks grow in parts of Utah and Arizona

President Trump announces 100% tariff on imported drugs starting Oct. 1, unless the drugmaker is building a manufacturing plant in the US. Trump Will Slap Tariffs on Imported Drugs, Trucks and Household Furnishings The president said his tariffs would range from 25 to 100 percent and would go into effect next week.

Former F.B.I. Director Comey Indicted After Pressure From Trump The indictment of James Comey is a culmination of President Trump's push for retribution over the investigation of his 2016 campaign for possible Russia ties.

Trump threatens violence from his supporters: "The radical left is causing the problems. It's gonna get worse, and it's gonna go back on them. Bad things happen when they play these games. I'll give you a little clue, the right is a lot tougher than the left. They better not get them energized."

Transgender Americans are seeing a wave of hate unleashed by Charlie Kirk's killing

Day 249

CONSUMER SENTIMENT FALLS TO NEAR-RECORD LOW. Down 5.3% this month; down 21.5% year-over-year

The Pentagon has stepped back from its policy that requires all troops to get the flu shot every year

Oversight Democrats Release Third Batch of Documents from Jeffrey Epstein Estate, Includes Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, Steve Bannon, Prince Andrew Mentions

An Arizona state legislator called for the execution of Democratic U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal for her statements advocating for peaceful protest, which were clipped out of context. Republican state Representative John Gillette wrote of Jayapal on Wednesday: "Until people like this, that advocate for the overthrow of the American government are tried convicted and hanged ... it will continue." “It" seemingly referring to political violence.)

Supreme Court Allows Trump to Slash $4 Billion in Foreign Aid. The decision is temporary as litigation continues. The case is a major test of President Trump's efforts to wrest the power of the purse from Congress.

Iranian president says Trump's current path will 'set fire' to the Middle East In an interview with Tom Llamas, Masoud Pezeshkian detailed his injury from the 12-day war and said nuclear inspectors were welcome to visit.

FBI fires agents photographed kneeling during 2020 racial justice protest, AP sources say

Day 250

Trump Fired a U.S. Attorney Who Insisted on Following a Court Order The top federal prosecutor in Sacramento was fired hours after she reminded a Border Patrol chief to abide by court-ordered restrictions on immigration raids.

Give In or Fight Back? Colleges Are Torn on How to Respond to Trump. The University of California, one of the Trump administration's biggest targets so far, is in an uproar. So is the rest of higher education.

F.B.I. Fires More Agents, Including Those Who Attended Racial Justice Protests. "Leaders uphold the law — they don't repeatedly break it. They respect due process, rather than hide from it," the FBIAA statement said. "Patel's dangerous new pattern of actions are weakening the Bureau because they eliminate valuable expertise and damage trust between leadership and the workforce, and make it harder to recruit and retain skilled agents - ultimately putting our nation at greater risk."

Justice Department Seeks Information on Georgia D.A. Who Prosecuted Trump

Des Moines Schools Chief Is Detained and Accused of Living in U.S. Illegally ICE officials said the superintendent had received a deportation order in May 2024 and fled from agents when they approached him on Friday.

Russia Steps Up Provocations in Europe, Alarming Leaders There European officials fear that Moscow is escalating its antagonism of Europe as U.S. support recedes. A focus of worry now: election interference in Moldova.

Local TV Giants End Jimmy Kimmel Boycott

Pete Hegseth Says US Soldiers Who Died At Wounded Knee Massacre Will Keep Their Medals.

Trump asks Supreme Court to decide whether he can end birthright citizenship

Kai Trump is using the White House to sell merch on social media.

The "Trump Bibles" being distributed in OK public school are missing Constitutational Admendments 11-27, what do you suppose that means?

US revokes visa for Colombia's president after he urges American soldiers to disobey Trump

Trump directs defense secretary to deploy troops to Portland. The president on Truth Social said he was authorizing the use of "full force" if necessary.

At the request of Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, I am directing Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, to provide all necessary Troops to protect War ravaged Portland, and any of our ICE Facilities under siege from attack by Antifa, and other domestic terrorists. I am also authorizing Full Force, if necessary. Thank you for your attention to this matter!

The National Congress of American Indians strongly condemned on Saturday a Pentagon review that decided against revoking medals awarded to U.S. soldiers at the 1890 Battle of Wounded Knee, an event which many historians consider a massacre.

It was just revealed that the FBI had secretly placed, against all Rules, Regulations, Protocols, and Standards, 274 FBI Agents into the Crowd just prior to, and during, the January 6th Hoax. This is different from what Director Christopher Wray stated, over and over again! That's right, as it now turns out, FBI Agents were at, and in, the January 6th Protest, probably acting as Agitators and Insurrectionists, but certainly not as "Law Enforcement Officials." I want to know who each and every one of these so-called "Agents" are, and what they were up to on that now "Historic" Day. Many Great American Patriots were made to pay a very big price only for the love their Country. I owe this investigation of "Dirty Cops and Crooked Politicians" to them! Christopher Wray, the then Director of the FBI, has some major explaining to do. That's two in a row, Comey and Wray, who got caught LYING, with our Great Country at stake.

WE CAN NEVER LET THIS HAPPEN TO AMERICA AGAIN!

– Donald J. Trump

Day 251

President Trump shares seemingly-Al video amplifying "medbed" conspiracy theory

Trump seems to back off Portland military plan: 'Am I watching things on television that are different from what's happening?' President Trump had said he will send troops to Portland to protect U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities, which he said were "under attack."

Eric Adams Abandons Re-election Bid for Mayor of New York City Mayor Adams's campaign was left foundering after repeated scandals, a federal indictment and his courtship of President Trump.

Trump's "No Tax on Tips" Promise Falls Flat in Vegas - Experts Call It "Misleading" and Workers Feel Duped

Day 252

Mormon church gunman was Marine 'who supported Trump'. Thomas Jacob Sanford, 40, killed by police after ramming truck into Michigan church and opening fire on worshippers. Marine veteran in custody after 3 killed, at least 8 injured in shooting at a waterfront bar in North Carolina, officials say

The American College of Physicians calls for HHS Secretary to step down

US fan ugliness at the Ryder Cup was merely a reflection of Trump's all-caps America. European players were subjected to slurs and crude insults about their families. They were no surprise as public discourse in America has broken down.

President Trump says he offered the head of Somalia to take Rep. Ilhan Omar back home.

ICE Warden Put Transgender Detainees into Forced Labor Program

The report on Right Wing violence that was deleted by Trumps justice department

'I'm From Here!': U.S. Citizens Are Ending Up in Trump's Dragnet. As immigration agents take a more aggressive approach, they have stopped and in some cases detained American citizens.

CBS Reporter Says ICE Pepper-Sprayed Her Inside Her Truck

Trump says he'll fully back Israel to 'finish the job' if Hamas rejects peace plan

The White House released a 20-point peace plan that it says would end the war "immediately" if all sides agree.

Trump Threatens to Shut Down US Government Unless Democrats Agree to Ban All Trans Health Care

Jared Kushner's firm and the Saudis are taking video game maker EA private in a massive deal

'Two-thirds' of detainees brought to Alligator Alcatraz are missing

You Tube Settles Trump Lawsuit for $24.5 Million. President Trump sued YouTube's parent company and other social media companies after the platforms suspended his accounts in the wake of the Capitol riot.

Day 253

Trump posts Al video mocking Schumer, Jeffries: "Woke pieces of shit”

Trump administration orders federal authorities to ignore California mask law

“i want to check in with trump voters. i have one very genuine question. it’s been 250 days. now that immigrants have been violently torn from their families and communities have been destroyed, now that trans people have been blamed for virtually everything and live in fear, now that free speech is on the brink of collapse for us all ― has your life gotten better? have your groceries gotten cheaper? has your health insurance premium gone down? has your work/life balance improved? can you take a vacation yet? are you happier? has the widespread suffering of others paid off for you in the way he promised it would, or are you still waiting?”

–Arianna Grande

Trump Tells Top Brass U.S. Cities Should Be 'Training Grounds' for Military

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth also spoke to hundreds of U.S. generals and admirals summoned from around the world to a Marine Corps base in Virginia.

What Hegseth said: During his speech, Hegseth pushed his vision of a "warrior ethos" for the military. He vowed the end of diversity efforts, said the military will require those in combat jobs to meet the "highest male standard only" and added drill sergeants can "put their hands on recruits" to motivate them.

Pete Hegseth tells top generals "prepare for war"

In the same speech, Hegseth told senior military leaders that he no longer wants to see "fat generals and admirals" or overweight troops

"From this moment forward, the only mission of the newly restored Department of War is this: Warfighting," Hegseth said in his speech at Marine Corps Base Quantico, referring to the name now used by the Trump administration for the Department of Defense.

Trump came on stage and said "That's the first time I walked onto a stage and wasn't met with cheers and applause. I might say some things you don't like or agree with and that's okay. You can get up and go now. Of course you'll lose your rank and career if you do."

Hegseth, pacing back and forth onstage, also leveraged his time in front of America’s military to criticize “woke” ideology. He ordered the armed forces to reset its combat requirements to the “highest male standard only,” a decision that would effectively force women out of the military.

The Pentagon chief also nixed medical beard waivers, a decision that will disproportionately affect Black service members due to the curl pattern of the hair on their face.

Trump declaring war on United States cities: "San Francisco and Chicago, New York, Los Angeles...

We'll straighten them out one-by-one. It will be a major part for some of the people in this room. It's a war too. It's a war from within."

Schools, food banks and other organizations are rushing to wind down nutrition and health programming once funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education, known as SNAP-Ed, according to eight state officials and nonprofit organizations interviewed by Reuters.

The program was eliminated by Trump's spending bill, effective September 30.

HEGSETH GREENLIGHTS PHYSICAL ABUSE OF RECRUITS: "Basic training is being restored to what it should be -- scary, tough, and disciplined.

We're empowering drill sergeants to instill healthy fear in new recruits, ensuring that future warfighters are forged... they can put hands on recruits."

Trump blocks press from covering meeting about government shutdown.

Trump posts on Truth Social that he has alien technology to heal people. No. Fucking really.

'There are two N-words and you can't use either one now. One is nuclear’ -President Trump

White House spokesperson Leavitt says “democrats can go fuck themselves”

YouTube settles Trump lawsuit with $22m towards White House ballroom. Trump was briefly suspended from YouTube after January 6th

Scott Bessent accidentally shows message to reporters showing that China is buying soybeans from Argentina, after the US bailed them out, instead of the US. Farmers are reeling.

US is bailing out Argentina with $20 billion in financial support to prevent alignment with China.

Trump shares racist and bigoted video mocking Hakeem Jeffreys and Chuck Schumer

Trump starts his own website selling pharmaceuticals.

President Trump to military leaders : "America is under invasion from within. No different than a foreign enemy, but more difficult in any ways because they don't wear uniforms. At least when they're wearing a uniform you can take them out."

Federal judge criticizes Trump over free speech in ruling for student protesters. The judge ruled that the pro-Palestinian foreign students enjoy the same First Amendment protections as U.S. citizens.

Trump: "We can do things during the shutdown that are irreversible that are bad for them. Like cutting vast numbers of people out, cutting things that they like, cutting programs that they like ... we can do things medically, and others ways, including benefits. We can cut numbers of people out."

'President' Trump: "Canada called me a couple weeks ago. They want to be a part of it. To which I said, 'Well, why don't you just join our country. Become the 51st state. And you get it for free!' So I don't know if that made a big impact but it does make a lot of sense."

The Misogynistic Abuse Towards Rory Mcllroy's Wife at the Ryder Cup Is Deeper Than Golf: It shows a cultural shift, one in which men feel emboldened to attack women in public without shame or consequence.

Gov. Kathy Hochul is blasting the Trump administration for what the governor called a politically motivated 86% projected cut to law enforcement and anti-terror funding to the state, including the slashing of more than $2.6 million across Western New York.

The White House is withdrawing the controversial nomination of E.J. Antoni to head the Bureau of Labor Statistics, sources say. The withdrawal comes after CNN's KFile reported earlier this month that Antoni operated a since-deleted Twitter account that featured sexually degrading attacks on Kamala Harris, derogatory remarks about gay people, conspiracy theories, and crude insults aimed at critics of Trump.

GOP Leaders Silent After State Lawmaker Called for Rep. Jayapal to Be 'Hanged'

Day 254

Shutdown Grinds Many Government Services to a Halt

Gaza City Exodus Is Overwhelming Aid Efforts. Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are fleeing Israel's expanded ground offensive.

Trump Promises to Defend Qatar, a Reassurance After Strikes by Israel

Moscow Indicates Retaliation if Europe Uses Russian Assets for Ukraine

Amid a plan to lend $165 billion to Ukraine using Russian state assets, European officials are mindful of the possibility of Russian blowback.

BREAKING: A gas explosion in an apartment building in the Bronx caused a partial collapse Wednesday morning. An NYC official said that there are no known injuries at this point.

Trump team puts on hold $18 billion in funding for New York City rail tunnel and subway projects

ICE agents rappel from black hawk helicopters into Chicago.

Twitter suspends “White Dudes for Harris” for “election interference”

Trump demands employee at Microsoft be fired because she worked for the Biden White House.

Federal court releases footage showing Trump ordered the layout of Newark NJ for going to ICE facility

Trump pledges to attack any country who attacks Qatar.The unilateral creation of any Article V-like security guarantees by a president — under the Constitution, treaties must be ratified by the Senate— is highly unusual, especially for a president who espouses an “America First” foreign policy and has questioned longstanding U.S. commitments to NATO and the central pillar of its charter that similarly deems an attack on any member country as an attack on the entire alliance. I guess the plane worked.

Day 255

UnitedHealth said it will stop offering Medicare Advantage plans in 109 U.S. counties in 2026, impacting 180,000 members, as the company balances higher costs and funding cuts. The closure affect mainly rural areas. 

Trump Administration to Withhold $18 Billion for N.Y.C. Transit Projects Funding for two of the largest infrastructure projects in the U.S. — the Second Avenue subway and the Hudson River tunnels — would not be distributed as promised.

Trump Cuts Funding to 16 Blue States That Didn't Vote for Him

The FBI said on Wednesday it cut ties with the Anti-Defamation League, a Jewish group that tracks antisemitism, after conservatives criticized the group for including slain activist Charlie Kirk's organization in a glossary on extremism.

Trump Advisor Says ICE Will Be at 2026 Super Bowl Amid Bad Bunny Being Named Halftime Headliner

Trump Advisor Says ICE Agents Will Be at Super Bowl for Bad Bunny's Halftime Show: 'It's So Shameful They Picked Someone Who Seems to Hate America'

Trump's Language Upends Principle of a Nonpartisan Military President Trump's suggestion of cities as "training grounds for our military" is in tension with what the armed services have long sought to preserve.

Trump Administration Asks Colleges to Sign 'Compact' to Get Funding Preference. Demands sent to nine top schools included pledging to freeze tuition for five years and to commit to strict definitions of gender.

Pope Leo XIV says 'inhuman treatment of immigrants' in the U.S. isn't 'pro-life'

Two delta planes collide at LaGuardia airport 

ICE IMPERSONATOR INCIDENTS RISE DURING TRUMP'S SECOND TERM

Elon Musk the first person ever worth $500 billion

'Unprecedented Opportunity': Trump Reveals Plan to Exploit Shutdown to Ax 'Democrat Agencies'

Trump emphasized today his plan to fire any federal workers who didn’t vote for him. 

Police Chief of Portland said the national guard and military is not needed and crime is down. 

A presidential library director who refused requests to give an original sword belonging to Dwight D Eisenhower to King Charles during Trump's state visit to Britain has resigned.

Todd Arrington stepped down on Monday after he objected to requests from the Trump administration to bestow an authentic sword to the King and Queen, sources told CBS News.

Melania Trump, who was responsible for choosing the gifts for last month's visit, had chosen the sword as a symbol of the enduring strength of the postwar British-American relationship.

Arrington said the artefacts were accepted as donations and were the property of the American people. He had offered to find a replica, but officials from the state department continued to press for the original.

The SCOTUS has quickly expanded its emergency docket to allow Trump to rapidly expand his presidential powers

Republicans in Montana's House of Representatives voted Wednesday to punish the state's first transgender state representative, Zooey Zephyr, by barring her from speaking on the House floor or voting in person for the rest of the legislative session.

Ted Cruz Calls People Losing Jobs in Shutdown 'Fantastic'

You didn't congratulate us!' World leaders burst into laughter mocking Trump at meeting

President Trump told Congress in a confidential notice that he had decided that the U.S. was in an “armed conflict” with certain drug cartels.

Government Workers Say Their Out-of-Office Replies Were Forcibly Changed to Blame Democrats for Shutdown

The FBI's domestic terrorism watchlist is set to double in the coming months, according to journalist Ken Klippenstein, who has been reporting on President Trump's National Security Presidential Memorandum titled "Countering Domestic Terrorism and Organized Political Violence, also known as NSPM-7. The memo identifies potential domestic terrorists as someone expressing "anti-Christian," "anti-capitalism" or "anti-American" views. Democratic Congressmember Ro Khanna responded on X, writing, "Trump's NSPM-7 represses freedom of speech & association, investigating any organization with 'anti-capitalism' or 'anti-American' views. I ran a primary in 2003 against the Patriot Act and war in Iraq. NSPM-7 is a greater infringement on freedoms than the Patriot Act."

Remember in 2024 when Trump said he knew nothing about Project 2025?

“I have a meeting today with Russ Vought, he of PROJECT 2025 Fame, to determine which of the many Democrat Agencies, most of which are a political SCAM, he recommends to be cut, and whether or not those cuts will be temporary or permanent. I can't believe the Radical Left Democrats gave me this unprecedented opportunity. They are not stupid people, so maybe this is their way of wanting to, quietly and quickly, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! President DJT”

Mississippi Baby Dies of Whooping Cough, the State's First Pertussis Death in 13 Years

Just hours after President Donald Trump said US soldiers should use Americans cities as “training grounds,” federal law enforcement officials on Tuesday night descended upon an apartment complex in Chicago where witnesses say they broke down residents’ doors, smashed furniture and belongings, and dragged dozens of them, including children, placed in U-Haul vans. "I asked [agents] why they were holding me if I was an American citizen, and they said I had to wait until they looked me up," he explained to the paper. "I asked if they had a warrant, and l asked for a lawyer. They never brought one." Pertissue Fisher, who also lives in the building, backed up Johnson's account and said that agents forcibly removed all residents from their homes regardless of their legal status. "They just treated us like we were nothing," she told local news station ABC 7 Chicago. "They, like, piling us all up in the back on the other side, and it wasn't no room to move nowhere."

US health insurers reduce Medicare Advantage operations in 2026

FBI Director Kash Patel has fired a longtime bureau employee who displayed a Pride flag in his workspace during a past assignment, according to multiple people familiar with the termination.

Day 256

The Trump administration is canceling $7.6 billion in grants that supported hundreds of clean energy projects in 16 states.

The Jobs Report That Wasn't Leaves Economists Guessing. The government withheld employment data because of its shutdown. Policymakers are entering uncharted territory without it.

Trump calls Democrats 'the party of hate, evil, and Satan' in late-night rant

Trump, 79, Posts Bizarre Grim Reaper-Themed Al Video

Data obtained by Investigative Post shows the ICE detention center in Batavia has been over capacity for months. One advocate reports some detainees are made to sleep on the floor.

SUPREME COURT TAKES CASE THAT COULD ALLOW MORE GUNS IN MALLS AND RESTAURANTS

The White House will restore $187 million in cuts to law enforcement funding that would have devastated New York's intelligence and counterterrorism operations, following a bipartisan effort to reinstate the funds, officials said.

Trump is still withholding infrastructure cuts to NYS. 

Apple said Thursday it is removing an app that allows users to share information about sightings of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, which the head of ICE had criticized.

The US military carried out a strike on a boat off Venezuela's coast killing four people, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth says

Trump pauses $2.1B for Chicago infrastructure projects, leveraging shutdown to pressure Democrats

ICE recorded throwing flash bangs for fun at citizens who look Mexican

Florida removes 700,000 children from health care plan

Supreme Court lets Trump end deportation protections for 300,000 Venezuelans

Trump Threatens Military Officers with Rank Loss for Not Applauding His Speech

Day 257

Roswell Park Comprehensive Care Center and its Roswell Park Care Network community practices will no longer be in-network for Independent Health's individual Medicare Advantage

Gaza City is still being bombarded despite Trump's call on Israel to stop. His celebration of Hamas' response surprised Netanyahu.

Full-blown measles outbreak in South Carolina

American soybean farmers are left in the lurch after China, previously their top market, turns to Argentine growers instead.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has credited the military's strong recruiting numbers this year to a rise in patriotism and a "Trump bump." But the Army's recruiting surge wouldn't have been possible without a program that started three years ago at Fort Jackson.

Federal Agent Shoots Motorist in Chicago Amid Rising Tension Over Immigration. The clash touched off more protests in the city over immigration enforcement. The governor said National Guard troops could be deployed soon against his wishes.

Day 258

Rubio says ongoing Gaza peace negotiations are 'not yet' the end of the war

Trump Sends California Guard Troops to Oregon, Newsom Says. The move follows a judge's order that blocked the Oregon National Guard from deploying to Portland in a breathtaking abuse of power. 

Pritzker Says Federal Agents Are Trying to Make Chicago a 'War Zone'

Kristi Noem Says ICE Will Be 'All Over' the Super Bowl

The most commonly banned books in U.S. schools include LGBTQ titles, international bestsellers, teen romantasy novels and a 1962 classic, according to a new report that compares modern-day censorship to Cold War-era McCarthyism.

More than 6,800 book bans were enacted during the 2024-25 school year in 87 public school districts across 23 states, according to a report released Wednesday by PEN America, a nonprofit that advocates for free expression. The report was released ahead of Banned Books Week, which starts Sunday.

“Censorship pressures have expanded and escalated,” Kasey Meehan, director of PEN America’s Freedom to Read program, said in a news release. “A disturbing ‘everyday banning’ and normalization of censorship has worsened and spread over the last four years.”

9.30.2025 Updated Analysis: In a five-story apartment building housing over 100 residents mostly

Black families' federal agents launched a multiagency overnight raid on. Black Hawk helicopters circled overhead as agents zip-tied every adult and child, including U.S. citizens.

Theo Von reveals he was "shook" and "paranoid" after receiving what appear to be veiled threats from the Trump administration, tied to an earlier dispute over a DHS pro-immigration video using his clip.

Trump to the Navy: "We have to take care of this little gnat that's on our shoulder called the Democrats."

The FBI director "summarily dismissed" a new agent trainee at the FBI academy in Quantico, Virginia, who displayed a pride flag at his previous work area, according to several sources familiar with the matter and a copy of a letter from Director Kash Patel reviewed by ABC News.

The trainee worked at the FBI's Los Angeles field office for more than a decade in a non-agent capacity role and more recently went into training to become an agent, sources said.

Day 259

Judge Diane Goodstein's home is burned to ground after ruling against Trump

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has fired a top official with the National Institutes of Health who blew the whistle on internal clashes over vaccine research in the early months of the Trump administration.

Since Trump took office, 139 immigration judges have been fired, taken an early-out offer, or been involuntarily transferred, according to data provided by the National Association of Immigration Judges

400 Texas National Guard headed to Illinois, Oregon

Reminder: 17 family members of notorious cartel leader enter U.S. in deal with Trump administration, Mexico says. Mexico's security chief confirmed Tuesday that 17 family members of cartel leaders crossed into the U.S. last week as part of a deal between a son of the former head of the Sinaloa Cartel and the Trump administration.

37 people arrested and American kids separated from parents after ICE raid at Chicago apartments

Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem confirmed that ICE will be present at Super Bowl LX. "I have the responsibility for making sure everybody goes to the Super Bowl, has the opportunity to enjoy it and to leave," Noem said during an appearance on The Benny Show, a podcast hosted by serial plagiarist Benny Johnson. "That's what America's about. So yeah, we'll be all over that place. We're going to enforce the law. So, l think people should not be coming to the Super Bowl unless they're law-abiding

Americans who love this country."  Johnson also asked Noem's opinion of the NFL's decision to book Bad Bunny as the halftime performer. Well, they suck, and we'll win," Noem said of the league. "And God will bless us, and we'll stand and be proud of ourselves at the end of the day. And they won't be able to sleep at night because they don't know what they believe. And they're so weak, we'll fix it."

All this because they booked an incredibly popular artist from PUERTO RICO. 

For the estimated 2.1 million adult transgender people opens in a new tab or window

 in the U.S., access to transgender-specific care can be hard to come by, and may become even more difficult. Eleven states and the military have eliminated funding for transgender care, and coverage for federal employees is ending next year. Congress is now considering whether to target transgender care provided via Medicare and Medicaid.

US Customs and Immigration post TikTok of ICE agents dragging citizens to hip hop music. 

“No one in the room now will say no,” said the Justice Department official from Trump’s first term. The lesson Trump drew from his first term, the former official continued, is that the lawyers who talked him out of “bad ideas” were the wrong kind of lawyers. “The president has set it up so that the people who are there are predisposed to be loyalists who will help him do what he wants.”

CDC signs off on fall Covid shots. It may not be easy to get one, depending on where you live.

The guidance comes after many states announced their own recommendations, creating unprecedented levels of confusion, one expert said.

Pete Hegseth fires yet another military leader as the Pentagon purge intensifies

Day 260

Your health insurance through work could face higher premiums next year. Surveys estimate health plan costs will climb 9% next year, which may show up in premiums or through higher deductibles and copays.

White House Signals It May Try to Deny Back Pay to Furloughed Federal Workers. Union leaders and Democratic lawmakers say the move would run afoul of a law adopted under President Trump's first term.

The UFC fight on the White House grounds will take place on Trump's 80th birthday, according to the president.

Stephen Miller states that Trump has plenary authority, then immediately stops talking as if he's realized what he just said

White House considers denying back pay to furloughed federal workers. Trump said backpay for workers “depends on who we're talking about" and that some people "don't deserve to be taken care of."

Day 261

"This guy shouldn't be in the U.S. Senate. It should be investigated, and Justice should be sought," Trump said in the post, referencing decade-old allegations that Blumenthal "lied" about his military service in Vietnam. Senator being investigated after tough questioning of Pam Bondi regarding Epstein files in Senate hearing. 

White House officials have held increasingly serious discussions in recent days about President Donald Trump invoking the Insurrection Act, five people with knowledge of the talks told NBC News.

Kristi Noem tours Portland Ice facility with Maga influencers in tow. Oregon governor, Tina Kotek, accuses Ice of antagonizing protesters with teargas and by inviting influencers to film

Streamer Asmongold advocates for using live ammo on people protesting ICE violence 

Arizona Senate Democrats Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego clashed with House Speaker Mike Johnson in the Capitol's hallways on Wednesday over the swearing-in of Democratic Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva. 

'I don't feel safe any more': Dearborn's Arab Americans on rising Islamophobia

Residents in Michigan city on edge as threats against their community rise, and some are reassessing their support for Trump

Bondi: "Their hatred for President Trump and for law and order agendas, fuels their violence...We're deploying the full might of the federal law enforcement to crack down on Antifa and other domestic terrorist organizations, led by Stephen Miller."

Trump Fires Black Officials From an Overwhelmingly White Administration. Separately, in the administration's first 200 days, only two out of 98 Senate-confirmed appointees to the most senior jobs in government were Black.

Trump: "We took the freedom of speech away because that's been through the courts and the courts said you have freedom of speech, but what has happened is when they burn a flag it agitates and irritates crowds."

Transportation Secretary threatens to fire 'problem children' air traffic controllers who call out sick

Pope urges news agencies to stand as bulwark against lies, manipulation and post-truths

Reps. Goldman, Ocasio-Cortez, Espaillat Demand Answers on ICE Arrests and Deportations of K-12 Students

Biden proposed a peace plan when there was about 20% of Gaza destroyed. Trump proposed a peace plan when there was about 90% of Gaza destroyed. One plan worked. One plan didn't. I wonder why?

When you wear something down to a nub, it becomes less resistant to outside force

Trump's war on the left: Inside the plan to investigate liberal groups

WHICH GROUPS ARE TARGETED?

When pressed by a Reuters reporter in the Oval Office on September 25 about potential targets of a domestic terrorism probe, Trump mentioned George Soros - a Democratic donor whose charitable network supports civil rights, education, democracy and other causes - and Reid Hoffman, co-founder of the online professional networking platform Linkedin and another Democratic mega-donor.

The president did not present evidence of wrongdoing. "If they are funding these things, they're going to have some problems. Because they're agitators and they're anarchists," Trump said.

Florida reports a more than 200% increases in pertussis cases. 

In Florida alone: Jan-Oct 2025: 1,068 confirmed cases.

Jan-Oct 2024: 409 confirmed cases.

Jan - Dec 2023: 10 confirmed cases.

Globally 20-40 million cases a year with 200,000-400,000 deaths a year in developing countries 

The Internal Revenue Service began furloughing nearly half its staff Wednesday because of the ongoing government shutdown, sparking chaos and confusion among employees.

Dominion Voting sold to company run by ex-GOP election official

The immigration detainees sent to a notorious Louisiana prison last month are being punished for crimes for which they have already served time, the American Civil Liberties Union said Monday in a lawsuit challenging the government's decision to hold what it calls the "worst of the worst" there.

The lawsuit accuses President Trump's administration of selecting the former slave plantation known as Angola for its "uniquely horrifying history" and intentionally subjecting immigrant detainees to inhumane conditions - including foul water and lacking basic necessities — in violation of the Double Jeopardy clause, which protects people from being punished twice for the same crime.

Letitia James Is Indicted After Pressure From Trump

The investigation of Ms. James, a New York Democrat who brought a civil case against Mr. Trump, focused on two homes she owned in Norfolk, Va., and Brooklyn. A Trump housing official had referred the case to the Justice Department, suggesting that Ms. James might have falsified records related to those homes. In both cases, (Comey and James) the career prosecutors who conducted the investigations reported that there was insufficient evidence to bring charges, and Ms.

Halligan's predecessor declined to bring either case before the grand jury. The case, being pursued in Alexandria, Va., came less than three weeks after Mr. Trump forced out the top federal prosecutor there, who had told superiors that there was insufficient evidence to justify criminal charges. In his place, the president installed Ms. Halligan, a White House aide with no prosecutorial experience.

Rutgers University anti-fascism expert blocked from flying to Spain at airport

National Guard Expected to Start Patrolling in Memphis The city said that National Guard patrols will start on Friday, adding to an ongoing surge of federal forces in the city.

Donald J. Trump

@realDonald Trump

To all the FBI Agents who were forced by Christopher Wray to go to the Capitol on the afternoon of January 6th, and then risked their careers to blow the whistle about the Political Bias and Abuses they witnessed, I want to thank you for your Courage, and assure you that you now work for a Director, Kash Patel, and an Attorney General, Pam Bondi, who are stamping out Political Bias from the Bureau and DOJ, and making sure Agents pursue criminals without regard to their political stripe, just the evidence. Keep up the good work! 4.04k ReTruths 17.9k Likes 10/9/25, 10:43 AM

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The Trump administration plans to roll out a video at airports across the United States that will blame Democrats for lapses in Transportation Security Administration workers' pay because of the government shutdown.

Holly Baxter reports on a meeting which, at one point, Trump appeared to position people protesting against Nazis in the Weimar Republic as the bad guys, and at another saw the president declare, 'We got rid of freedom of speech'

Pete Hegseth says the Trunp administration is signing a letter of acceptance to build a Qatari Emeri Air Force facility at the Mountain Home Airbase in Idaho.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. noted boys who are circumcised have higher rates of autism, which he said could be a result of Tylenol.

Bari Weiss's time running "The Free Press" was paved with excuses for right-wing illiberalism, Jonathan Chait argues. In her new role leading CBS News, she must "prove that her defense of liberal values is not so easily bargained away"

Promoting her book, former Vice President Kamala Harris told the MSNBC host Rachel Maddow, “I always believed that if push came to shove, those titans of industry would be guardrails for our democracy, for the importance of sustaining democratic institutions.” Now we know most titans of industry won’t be fighting right-wing authoritarianism as fiercely as they would a tax hike on private equity.

While Yglesias, Sullivan, and others have passionately condemned Donald Trump’s illiberalism, Weiss’s Free Presscontinues to cover America as if it’s still the summer of 2020. Instead of continuing its campaign against bullies, The Free Press these days seems to be contorting itself to defend the bullies of the moment as misunderstood people who sometimes act out. 

President Trump said he may impose new tariffs on China and threatened to call off a meeting with China's leader, Xi Jinping.

federal judge in Illinois has ordered the Trump administration to stop beating, shooting at, and generally using violence against journalists and peaceful protesters.

Venezuela's Leader Offered America His Nation's Riches to Avoid Conflict

President Nicolás Maduro had proposed allocating oil wealth to the U.S. to appease President Trump, according to sources close to the talks.

Mike Johnson is now calling #nokings a “hate America rally"

The White House previewed that it would pursue the aggressive layoff tactic shortly before the government shutdown began on Oct. 1, telling all federal agencies to submit their reduction-in-force plans to the budget office for its review. It said reduction-in-force could apply for federal programs whose funding would lapse in a government shutdown, is otherwise not funded and is "not consistent with the President's priorities."

This goes far beyond what usually happens in a government shutdown, which is that federal workers are furloughed but is restored to their jobs once the shutdown ends.

Shifting tariffs have created a nightmare for UPS, as thousands of packages from overseas pile up at its hubs unable to clear the Trump administration's new customs requirements.

So it's begun "disposing of" packages. "I've never seen anything like this before," said a manager at one customs clearance company. “It's totally unprecedented." Angry customers have been sharing horror stories of missing items, some with deep sentimental value and others worth thousands of dollars.

M.I.T. Rejects a White House Offer for Special Funding Treatment The Trump administration offered nine universities benefits in exchange for protecting conservative voices, among other things. M.I.T. was the first to refuse.

Jimmy Kimmel, delivering his Wednesday monologue from what he called "the no longer embattled city of Los Angeles," said Trump had “saved us from ourselves by calling in the National Guard to stop a conflict that never started — but could have, had he not acted to prevent an entirely fabricated crisis from spinning out of his imagination and onto our streets."

Federal health, homeland security, education, energy and Treasury Department workers received layoff notices on Friday, according to agency officials, congressional aides and court documents. The White House was carrying out another round of cuts to fulfill President Trump's threats to cull agencies and jobs while the government is shut down. Russell T. Vought, the White House budget director, did not specify how many workers, or agencies, would be affected.

A part of the peace deal for Gaza, we will be training Qatari F-15 pilots. By granting Qatar a part of our own airforce base.

US stocks closed sharply lower Friday after President Donald Trump threatened to hike tariffs on imports from China, reigniting fears of a trade war that rocked global markets earlier this year.

WGN-TV producer Debbie Brockman detained by ICE during ICE enforcement action in Lincoln Square

Houston: Missing teen with autism reportedly in ICE custody

Democrats fume as Mike Johnson cancels third week of votes

Trump: "The person who actually got the Nobel Prize called today, called me, and said I'm accepting this in honor of you, because you really deserved it.' A really nice thing to do. I didn't say 'Then give it to me, though. I think she might've though, she was very nice"

Day 263

Some Americans Are Starting to Feel the Impact of the Government Shutdown Farmers trying to plan next year's crops don't have all the tools they need. Some medical services have been curtailed in Native communities.

Walter Reed Medical. Enter confirms Trump got flu and Covid shot

Reverend David Black, the senior pastor at First Presbyterian Church of Chicago, was praying at the armed agents above him before being shot in the head with a pepper ball at least twice and falling to his knees.

'Judicial Crisis': Federal Judges Fault Supreme Court Emergency Orders. Dozens of sitting judges shared their concerns with us about risks to the courts' legitimacy as the Supreme Court releases opaque orders on Trump policies.

Trump authorizes troop pay amid government shutdown. The president said he would direct Defense Department officials to pay military members on Oct. 15.*

*The first honorable thing he’s done in years

When U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Friday morning that the federal government had reached an agreement with Qatar to build a facility at an Air Force base in Idaho, social media posts began popping up online from people across the political spectrum expressing outrage at the concept of a foreign military base on American soil.

Day 264

Obamacare Enrollment by State: Most Enrollees Live in Republican Areas

Donald J. Trump @realDonald Trump

THE BIDEN FBI PLACED 274 AGENTS INTO THE CROWD ON JANUARY 6. If this is so, which it is, a lot of very good people will be owed big apologies. What a SCAM - DO SOMETHING!!! President DJT*

* Trump was president on January 6, 2021

There has been little discussion about how to reduce the nearly $2 trillion federal deficit, and questions remain over the long-term financial health of Medicare and Social Security.

Vance says Trump is 'looking at all his options' as the president threatens to invoke Insurrection Act. The Insurrection Act would allow the president to deploy the U.S. military domestically for law enforcement purposes.

It may be-for now-a mild form of fascism. Political opponents aren't being jailed or shot, entire opposition media outlets aren't being shuttered, and books aren't being burned. But from Chicago to Portland, James Comey to Letitia James, and so much else-this is no longer America.

The S&P 500 sank 2.7% in its worst day since April.

Senators Warn Trump Administration Is Developing Secret Watchlist of Americans 

Black Unemployment Is Surging Again. This Time It's Different. Federal layoffs and an end to diversity initiatives have weakened a historically strong labor market for Black workers.

In a TikTok, Trump is riding around his golf club telling his rich members "your taxes are coming down" while the government is shutdown with thousands losing their jobs and health insurance

The U.S. Department of Education fired nearly everyone in the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services in a wave of new layoffs that began Friday, according to the union representing the agency's employees.

Coal Miners With Black Lung Say They Are 'Cast Aside to Die' Under Trump. President Trump has been a cheerleader for coal miners. But these miners say his administration is failing to enforce limits on a lethal workplace hazard.

Day 265

Israeli Hostages Exchanged for Palestinian Prisoners

Northwest Chicago Suburb: ICE Agents Rip 15-Year-Old Girl from Car, Slam Her to Ground She Screams "I'm 15!" as Man Kneels on Her Neck

Pam Bondi Builds the Gun Registry MAGA Swore Democrats Would Create. A conspiracy theory pushed by 2nd Amendment nuts for years has now become reality under Trump.

President of the United States openly admits the 4k layoffs were done out of spite, not necessity.

Chicago: ice arrests father and mother of child in front of her

"Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared." Diary of Anne Frank January 13, 1943

30,000 Americans fired due to Whisky being boycotted in Canada. 

Day 266

Trump Ramps Up Trade War as Tariffs on Lumber and Furniture Kick In The new taxes went into effect today as President Trump also threatened to widen his trade war with China.

The Supreme Court has upheld a $1.4 billion judgment against conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. The ruling stems from Jones's false claims that the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was a hoax. YAY!

After an uproar on social media over photos of Texas National Guard deployed to Illinois appearing to be overweight, some of them have been sent back home.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy insisted that millions of demonstrators who take part in the peaceful No Kings protests are "part of antifa," which has been designated as a domestic terrorist organization by President Donald Trump.

Reports of Egypt bailing out Trump campaign in 2016 comes back into view after Trump calls Egyptian President a very good friend helping him against Hillary Clinton at a press conference on Gaza. 10 millions were transferred to Trump but Bill Barr ended the investigation. 

Vance refuses to address the Homan investigation of bribery for Trump cabinet appointments. 

Trump asks the President of Indonesia to meet with Erik Trump caught on hot mic. Trump is trying to open a golf course there. 

Qatar building golf course and luxury buildings. 

Mike Johnson still refusing to swear in Arizona democrat to avoid vote on Epstein files being released. 

Top military officers fired without explanation. 

Several major news organizations - including The New York Times, The Associated Press and Newsmax — say they won't sign the Defense Department's new press rules, making it likely the Trump administration will evict their reporters from the Pentagon.

"Fox signed a joint statement along with ABC News, CBS News, CNN, and NBC News that said Hegseth's rules would 'restrict journalists' ability to keep the nation and the world informed of important national security issues,'"

Violent clashes have erupted between Hamas and rival groups in several areas across Gaza, including an incident that culminated in an apparent public execution, as worries grow about the security situation following Israel's withdrawal from parts of the territory.

Trump Targets Democratic Districts by Halting Billions During Shutdown. The Trump administration has frozen or canceled nearly $28 billion primarily located in Democratic-led districts, according to an analysis by The Times.

National Fuel is predicting the average household to pay $135 a month on heating bill, an increase of nearly $100 on average compared to last winter

State Department Revokes Visas Over Charlie Kirk Comments. The State Department said it has revoked the visas of at least six people for their comments on the death of Charlie Kirk.

Day 267

The US State Department said it has revoked visas from at least six individuals who allegedly "celebrated" Charlie Kirk's murder.

Politico obtained 2,900 pages of exchanges over seven months among a dozen Young Republican leaders in New York, Kansas, Arizona and Vermont. Many of these young politicians are now facing calls to step down.

Some of those involved referred to Black people as monkeys, opponents in gas chambers, and spoke of raping enemies. The board of directors of the Young Republicans National Federation has said it is “appalled by the vile and inexcusable language revealed in the Politico article."

https://www.newsweek.com/full-list-young-republicans-involved-in-offensive-chats-10881250?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwZnRzaANcm6NleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHoISKRE_J57S_j6dZhusb1egXxf1jQmz2zEUHNlzKAWDAmoN_N1o2g-xbsOX_aem_NQE5n1zleSjjfdVaGmFA1w#Echobox=1760518919

The Supreme Court Case That Could Hand the House to Republicans Democrats would be in danger of losing around a dozen majority-minority districts across the South if the court struck down part of the Voting Rights Act.

Body returned by Hamas is not one of the hostages, Israel says Hamas appeared to tighten its control in Gaza, as the group's internal security organization urged residents to report "collaborators" with Israel.

Meta removes ICE-tracking Facebook page in Chicago at the request of the DOJ. Meta's move comes on the heels of Apple and Google blocking downloads of phone apps that flag ICE sightings.

'Absurd': Noem claim to have arrested 'antifa' founder's girlfriend stirs ridicule

Border patrol are patrolling Chicago as well, against the law stating they must be with in 100 miles of the borders. 

Supreme Court hears arguments over the Voting Rights Act

Supreme Court seems inclined to limit race-based electoral districts under the Voting

Why a Supreme Court case from Louisiana will matter for the future of the Voting Rights Act 

Black residents worry new Louisiana congressional district could be lost in Supreme Court case

"We could take them away," President Trump said about Boston's sold-out World Cup matches.

US falls out of world's 10 most powerful passports list for first time in 20 years

Bessent says US considers doubling aid to Argentina to $40B

Airports big and small around the country are refusing to play a video with a message from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in which she blames Democrats for the federal government shutdown and its impacts on TSA operations.

Airports in New York, Atlanta, Chicago, Las Vegas, Charlotte, Phoenix, Seattle and more say the video's political content goes against their policies or regulations prohibiting political messaging in their facilities.

Various government agencies, in emails to workers and on websites, have adopted language that blames Democrats for the shutdown. Some experts argue it could be in violation of the 1939 Hatch Act, which restricts certain political activities by federal employees.

Bari Weiss' CBS era is off to a very interesting start. The new editor-in-chief reportedly opened her first newsroom meeting five minutes late — and punctuated it with an f-bomb. Sources told Vanity Fair and The Independent that tensions ran high as Weiss pitched A-list guests and clashed with CBS veterans who are uneasy about her leadership style and The Free Press deal that landed her the top job.

Feds ram SUV after chase down residential street in Chicago, then tear-gas crowd

A Quarter of the CDC Is Gone. Another round of terminations, combined with previous layoffs and departures, has reduced the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention workforce by about 3,000 people since January.

100 Million Dollar Kentucky Battery Plant Cancelled, MAGA Voter's Plot Twist They Didn't See Coming

'Fluoride Disconnects One from God': Inside the Weekly Call With RFK Jr.'s MAHA Hype Squad

A growing weekly call gives insight into RFK Jr.'s biggest allies, showcasing how a fringe movement now holds legitimate power.

A day after a shooting at a school in Minnesota, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claimed, as he has before, that certain antidepressant drugs, known as SSRIs, "might be contributing to violence" in such cases. Experts say there is no direct evidence linking SSRIs to mass shootings. He also falsely claimed SSRIs have black box warnings for homicidal ideation.

In an insane moment, Speaker Johnson says that priests being shot with pepper balls, and journalists being arrested doesn't "cross the line..." but the most threatening thing he's seen yet is "naked bicyclists."

In a new video, Pope Leo says American bishops need a "stronger, more unified voice" to defend migrants against Trump's deportation raids. "The church cannot be silent."

Judge blocks Trump's layoffs during shutdown, calling them illegal. The judge said the White House has taken advantage of the shutdown to "assume that all bets are off" and "the laws don't apply to them anymore."

Trump says tariffs ended most of the seven wars he claims to have ended

Day 268

FEMA Cuts Disaster Aid, Leaving States to Fend for Themselves. President Trump has said he wants to eventually shift the burden of disaster relief and recovery to states. 

Judge Says Immigration Agents Must Wear Body Cameras in Chicago Venture Capitalist Resigns From Salesforce Foundation Over Benioff Comments. Ron Conway stepped down from the board of Salesforce's philanthropic arm after the company's chief executive, Marc Benioff, said he supported President Trump and wanted the National Guard to come to San Francisco.

New York City Sues U.S. After School Aid Is Cut Over Gender Policies

U.S. B-52s and Helicopters Fly Near Venezuela in Show of Threats

She Self-Deported. Now She and Other Crime Survivors Are Suing ICE. Lawyers argue new policies have led to the detention and removal of victims of domestic violence and trafficking, despite their legal protections.

Trump warns Hamas 'we will have no choice but to go in and kill them' if bloodshed persists in Gaza. Food assistance is safe through October, but it may be at risk if the shutdown continues

Senate Democrats, holding out for health care, reject government funding bill for 10th time

John Bolton, President Donald Trump's former national security adviser-turned-adversary, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Maryland, according to two sources.

Day 269

Putin's Trump Strategy: Lots of Flattery, and Talk of Business Deals After Thursday's phone call with President Vladimir Putin of Russia, President Trump appeared to express doubts about giving Ukraine more powerful weapons.

Trump Refiles His $15 Billion Defamation Lawsuit Against The New York Times. A federal judge had previously dismissed the complaint as unnecessarily lengthy and digressive. The president claims that The Times sought to defame him during the 2024 election.

Democrats say Trump needs to be involved in shutdown talks. He's shown little interest in doing so

The path ahead for small, rural hospitals such as Cuba Memorial, which serves a high percentage of Medicaid patients, is about to get more difficult or, at minimum, more uncertain.

Department of Homeland Security tweets a single word: Remigration. Remigration is an originally European far-right proposal of ethnic cleansing[1] via the mass deportation of non-white immigrants and their descendants, sometimes including those born in Europe, with local citizenship, to their place of racial ancestry.

Congrats to our new, in house Pentagon press corps: The Federalist, the Epoch Times, OAN, Turkish newspaper Akgam, three individuals from the Turkish state-run Anadolu Agency, two Turkish freelancers, a reporter for the Australian, an Afghan freelancer; and three lesser-known operations, AWPS News, the India Globe and a blog called USA Journal Korea.

Treasury Secretary Stakes Credibility and Taxpayer Money on Argentina Bet. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's multibillion-dollar bailout of a serial defaulter raises the specter of losses for the United States.

Since we are giving $40B] to Argentina, consider this your daily reminder that the ENTIRE USAID budget that was axed by DOGE - was $35B.

On March 12, 2025, JOE VARCK wrote: “I made sure I fact checked these, so feel free to check yourselves, but these may be a good reason not to trust Donald.”

Trump facts:

• 64 Times Mentioned In Epstein Report.

• 97 Times Pleaded The Fifth.

• 34 Felony Convictions.

• 91 Criminal Charges.

• 26 Sexual Assault Allegations.

• 6 Bankruptcies.

• 5 Draft Deferments.

• 4 Indictments.

• 2 Impeachments.

• 2 Convicted Companies.

• 1 Fake University Shut Down.

• 1 Fake Charity Shut Down.

• $25 Million Fraud Settlement.

• $5 Million Sexual Abuse Verdict.

• $2 Million Fake Charity Abuse Judgment.

• $93 Million Sexual Abuse Judgements.

• $400+ Million Fraud Judgment.

• First President in history to serve a full term increase the deficit every year he was in office.

• First President in history to maintain a debt to GDP ratio over 100% for his entire term.

• Highest annual budget deficit.

• Most added to the national debt in a single term.

• Most new unemployment claims.

• Largest single day point drop in the history of the Dow.

• Longest government shutdown in history (and he did that while his own party controlled both chambers of Congress).

• First President in the history of approval ratings to maintain a net negative approval rating for his entire term.

• First President to be impeached twice.

• First President to have bipartisan support for his conviction after impeachment (which happened both times).

• Most indictments, guilty pleas, and criminal convictions of members of an administration.

• First president to have a mug shot.

RFK Jr. rants about teenagers' sperm count during Trump event

Republican leaders in New York voted on Friday to disband the state's young Republican group after racist texts among group members became public.

The Trump administration is reaching out to more universities about its funding-advantage proposal after several early invitees rejected it.

"We just want to see Argentina do well." Trump Administration's $20 billion bailout for Argentina sparks outrage at home as crop crises deepen under his trade war.

Democrats and Republicans alike are asking: Why billions abroad when American fields are failing?

Britain's Prince Andrew said he would give up using his title of Duke of York. The move follows years of criticism about his behavior and connections to the late disgraced US financier Jeffrey Epstein.

Refugee and immigration directives show only white immigrants are being accepted and preferred 

Senators Move to Force Vote to Bar U.S. From Ground Strikes in Venezuela. The bid comes after the Senate rejected a similar measure to curb President Trump's attacks against alleged drug runners in the Caribbean Sea.

Where the U.S. Is Building Up Military Force in the Caribbean There are about 10,000 U.S. troops and dozens of aircraft and ships in the region as the Trump administration increases pressure on Venezuela.

We Found That More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They've Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days. The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And nearly 20 children, two of whom have cancer. Immigration Agents Have Held More Than 170 Americans Against Their Will, ProPublica Finds https://www.propublica.org/article/immigration-dhs-american-citizens-arrested-detained-against-will

Greg Abbott announces he is sending the National Guard to go after anti-Trump "No Kings" marchers in Texas on Saturday.

President Donald Trump said on social media Friday that he has commuted the sentence of disgraced former Rep. George Santos, who had been serving a seven-year term for the fraud charges that got him ousted from Congress.

Prosecutor Who Rejected Trump's Pressure to Charge James Said to Have Been Fired. Elizabeth Yusi had resisted demands to bring charges against Letitia James, the New York state attorney general. Her deputy was also dismissed.

Higher Obamacare Prices Become Public in a Dozen States. Consumers are facing greater costs for their 2026 coverage as Congress continues to debate whether to extend subsidies that help people afford premiums.

Day 270

NO KINGS!

From Fox News about why Americans are saying “No Kings”:

TARLOV: "And if you attack a police officer you should be taken in and get your due process rights. But we also know there is a propublica investigation that more than 170 Americans have been detained by I.C.E. With 20 held for more than a day without being able to contact their lawyer or a loved one.

That's what the "No kings" protest is about. Donald Trump says I'm not a king. We get it. You're not a king. You wish you were a king and you are running this administration is if you should have those kinds of rights. The lack of respect for the Constitution and the laws of this country are astounding.

Trump even told Kristin Walker when he was on "Meet the Press” that he didn't know if he had to uphold the Constitution. In preparation for today show I wanted to go over a few of the things people who are going to be out there on the streets peacefully protesting are upset about. Starting with the basics: Signing an executive order to do away with birthright citizenship which is literally in the Constitution.

Sending troops into blue cities. Unilaterally implementing tariffs which Congress gets to do. I already talked about the 170 Americans who've been locked up. Cracking down on the First Amendment, detaining students for op-eds you don't like, targeting law firms, universities, reallocating funds appropriated by Congress to fund your big I.C.E. Force, firing inspectors general's looking into his friends like Elon Musk, making billions off of crypto scam that your kids are running all over the world making deals. The Trump Administration has defied one in three judges that have ruled against him. You're seeing that from judges appointed by Reagan up to Donald Trump that are saying absolutely not. You are breaking the law. 

Military Plans to Fire Artillery Over California Freeway on Saturday. Rounds were fired on Friday across Interstate 5 as part of a test run for Saturday's event at Camp Pendleton in Southern California.

Santos Is Released After Trump Commutes His 7-Year Sentence. George Santos's lawyer said the disgraced former congressman was freed from a prison on Friday. He served less than three months on his fraud conviction.

Remember: REPUBLICANS HAVE S250 MILLION FOR A BALLROOM, S1 BILLION FOR A NEW JET AND $72 MILLION FOR ENDLESS GOLF TRIPS. THEY HAVE MONEY TO GIVE ICE $50,000 BONUSES. THEY HAVE §1 MILLION PER DAY TO OCCUPY AMERICAN CITIES. THEY HAVE $3.8 BILLION TO SEND ISRAEL WEAPONS AND $40 BILLION TO BAILOUT ARGENTINA. BUT THERE'S NO MONEY FOR HEALTHCARE.

Trump Says Putin Should Be Allowed To Keep The Land He Has Seized In Ukraine

Prosecutor Who Rejected Trump's Pressure to Charge James Is Fired. The dismissal was the latest fallout from attempts by career Justice Department officials to impede the president's wide-ranging campaign of retribution. The prosecutors deputy was also fired.

Latinos for Trump singing "Oh my God I Will Vote for Donald Trump" in 2020. ICE deported the female singer's undocumented husband at his immigration hearing 5 years later.

Day 271

Following public outcry, the Department of Education reversed its decision to cut funding for students who have both hearing and vision loss, opting instead to reroute grants to an organization that will provide funding to these students. However, the funding is for only one year. The affected organizations were supposed to be funded through September 2028 before the Trump administration canceled the grants.

Day 272

China imported no soybeans from the U.S. in September, the first time since November 2018 that shipments fell to zero, while South American shipments surged from a year earlier, as buyers shunned American cargoes during the ongoing trade dispute between the world's two largest economies.

Judge Demands Answers on Trump Immigration Crackdown in Chicago. A federal judge has ordered operational leaders of the crackdown to appear before her on Monday to be questioned about their tactics and their use of tear gas.

Colombia's Leader Accuses U.S. of Murder, Prompting Trump to Halt Aid. President Gustavo Petro said a U.S. strike in the Caribbean had killed a fisherman. President Trump said he would cut aid and impose new tariffs on Colombia.

Artillery Shell Detonated Over Interstate 5 During Marines' Celebration, California Officials Say. Cars were pelted with shrapnel. 

Amazon cloud computing outage disrupts Snapchat, Ring and many other online services. Amazon's cloud computing service experienced a major outage on Monday, disrupting many online services like Snapchat, Roblox, and Signal. The issue began around 3 a.m.

Israel still fires on Lebanon almost a year after a ceasefire. Some predict the same for Gaza

Supreme Court will consider whether people who regularly smoke pot can legally own guns

'No Kings' protests against Trump bring a street party vibe in nation's capital

Federal officials are looking into an incident from earlier this month in which a man who appeared to be wearing a uniform with a Customs and Border Protection patch told a Canadian driver to "never come back to the U.S. again."

Air traffic control staffing issues cause flight delays across U.S. The FAA said the staffing issues impacted travel at airports in Dallas, Chicago, Atlanta and Newark as the government shutdown hit its 19th day.

THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION JUST ORDERED TWO GULFSTREAM LUXURY PRIVATE JETS FOR KRISTI NOEM AT A COST OF OVER $172 MILLION.

As the deadline for Trump's colleges compact looms, schools signal their dissent Of the original nine schools that received the Trump administration's Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education, the majority have indicated they are not planning on signing.

Israel strikes Gaza as both Israel and Hamas accuse each other of breaching the ceasefire

Trump names his new special envoy to Iraq — a MAGA influencer who ran a chain of marijuana dispensaries

Live munitions from a Trump-Vance "military demo" flew over I-5 and struck a CHP vehicle. The White House wanted the highway open-but Gov. Newsom shut it down for safety. That decision likely prevented injuries or worse.

KAROLINE LEAVITT OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED THE LAUNCH OF A LARGE-SCALE INVESTIGATION TO FIND THE PERSON BEHIND "NO KINGS"

Colombia recalls US ambassador after Trump's tariff threat, drug remarks

Facts on aluminum in vaccines:

• Since the 1920s, substances containing aluminum called aluminum adjuvants have been used in some vaccines to help boost the body's immune response.

• People are exposed to aluminum every day; it is naturally occurring in air, soil and water. Vaccines with aluminum contain a miniscule amount: less than one-thousandth of a gram per dose.

• Ample evidence supports the safety of vaccines with aluminum adjuvants. Trying to remove aluminum from vaccines would drastically reduce protection against vaccine-preventable diseases, vaccine experts say.

President Donald Trump's working lunch with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday turned acrimonious when the US leader insisted Ukraine make territorial concessions to Russia to end the war, according to European officials briefed on the meeting. Trump, who would later endorse a freeze in current battle lines as part of a peace settlement, grew frustrated and raised his voice multiple times, the officials said.

After reporters asked Carolyn Levitt-who chose Budapest for the meeting location with Vladimir Putin-she replied, "Your mom did."

The Trump administration has begun DEMOLISHING portions of the East Wing of the White House to build Trump's $250 million ballroom — despite earlier claiming it wouldn't "interfere" with the existing White House structure.

Police arrested a man at Atlanta's bustling airport on Monday after getting a tip from his family that he was planning to shoot up the place. Officers found an assault rifle and ammunition in Billy Joe Cagle's truck outside the airport, the city's police chief said.

Day 273

A man pardoned by President Trump after taking part in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack was charged last week with a new crime: threatening to assassinate Representative Hakeem Jeffries, the House Democratic leader, at an event in New York City.

How Trump Played 'Budgetary Twister' to Pay Some Workers During the Shutdown. By paying troops and law enforcement officials, President Trump stretched the limits of his spending powers, posing a fresh test to Congress.

Vance, in Israel, Avoids Deadlines for Hamas as U.S. Tries to Shore Up Truce. Vice President JD Vance said there was no deadline for Hamas to disarm, and declined to explain how several planks of the cease-fire deal would be ensured.

Nations Hesitate to Send Troops to Gaza, Fearing Clashes With Hamas The Trump peace plan calls for an international security force in the Gaza Strip, but countries are wary of an unclear mission and being seen as occupiers.

How Trump Is Using Fake Imagery to Attack Enemies and Rouse Supporters. President Trump has often posted A.I.-generated images and videos on social media, in some cases misleading viewers and amplifying political divisions.

Trump has said he's adding a massive a 90,000-square-foot ballroom because the East Room, which is the largest room in the White House, is too small.

Paul Ingrassia, President Donald Trump's embattled nominee to lead the Office of Special Counsel, told a group of fellow Republicans in a text chain the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday should be "tossed into the seventh circle of hell" and said he has "a Nazi streak," according to a text chat viewed by POLITICO. Using an Italian slur for Black people, Ingrassia wrote a month earlier in the group chat seen by POLITICO: "No [racial slur] holidays... From kwanza [sic] to mlk jr day to black history month to Juneteenth," then added: "Every single one needs to be eviscerated."

Trump Is Said to Demand Justice Dept. Pay Him $230 Million for Past Cases. Senior department officials who were defense lawyers for President Trump and those in his orbit are now in jobs that typically must approve any such payout.

This White House has become a middle school.

• Trump posted an AI video of himself dropping feces on American citizens.

• Caroline Leavitt responded to a reporter in the White House press room with the juvenile bro response of "your mom".

• And JD Vance downplayed jokes made by 20-and 30-year-old grown ass adults about r*pe, gas chambers, and Hitler.

• This all happened in one week and I have to ask, how can anyone look at this administration and then think this is a good example of leadership.

• How is this childish behavior making ANYONE'S lives better? How are you benefitting from this presidency?

Groups who are normally some of the president's biggest supporters all criticized Trump's idea to import more meat because of what it could do to American ranchers and feedlot operators

Cuban Americans trying to bring relatives from the island to the U.S. are seeing their claims rejected. The denials have exacerbated tensions in Florida over Trump's immigration policies.

President Donald Trump's tariffs will cost global businesses upward of $1.2 trillion in 2025, with most of the cost being passed onto consumers, according to a new analysis from S&P Global.

Capital Area Food Bank distributed canned and dry goods to over 370 households of federal employees and contractors on Tuesday - they had been expecting around 150 people. The event was hosted by No Limits Outreach Ministries in Landover, Maryland, and employees were required to present a government work ID to receive food.

Day 274

Trump Empowers Election Deniers, Still Fixated on 2020 Grievances. President Trump has placed proponents of his false claims into government jobs while dismantling systems to secure voting ahead of next year's midterms.

Hegseth changes policy on how Pentagon officials communicate with Congress

Trump Dismisses Another Inspector General, Fueling Oversight Concerns With the firing of the Export-Import Bank's inspector general, the president has sidelined around two dozen of the watchdogs who seek out fraud and mismanagement in federal agencies.

Trump Administration Live Updates: Strike on Alleged Drug Boat off Colombia Expands U.S. Campaign to Pacific Ocean

Trump Is Demolishing the Entire East Wing to Make Way for His Ballroom. President Trump initially said the construction at the White House would not touch the East Wing or "interfere with the current building."

Day 275

31.78% VOTED FOR TRUMP

30.84% VOTED FOR HARRIS

1.06% VOTED THIRD PARTY

36.32% DID NOT VOTE

Oil prices rise sharply after Trump's sanctions as West raises pressure on Putin

US strikes 2 boats in Pacific, expanding attacks on alleged cartels

US hits $38 trillion in debt, after the fastest accumulation of $1 trillion outside of the pandemic

Federal agents sent to San Francisco area, which mayor says is meant to incite 'chaos and violence'

U.S. Vice President JD Vance criticized Thursday Israel's parliament vote on West Bank annexation, saying it amounted to an "insult" and went against the Trump administration policies and efforts to ensure that the U.S.-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hamas holds in Gaza.

President Donald Trump has pardoned Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao, who pleaded guilty to a money laundering charge in 2023, the White House said Thursday. Zhao laundered 1.8 billion dollars through crypto to fund Hamas.

List of ballroom donors released today:
Altria Group, Inc.
Amazon
Apple
Booz Allen Hamilton
Caterpillar, Inc.
Coinbase
Comcast Corporation
J. Pepe and Emilia Fanjul
Hard Rock International
Google
HP Inc.
Lockheed Martin
Meta Platforms
Micron Technology
Microsoft
NextEra Energy, Inc.
Palantir Technologies Inc.
Ripple
Reynolds American
T-Mobile
Tether America
Union Pacific Railroad
Adelson Family Foundation
Stefan E. Brodie
Betty Wold Johnson Foundation
Charles and Marissa Cascarilla
Edward and Shari Glazer
Harold Hamm
Benjamin Leon Jr.
The Lutnick Family
The Laura & Isaac Perlmutter Foundation
Stephen A. Schwarzman
Konstantin Sokolov
Kelly Loeffler and Jeff Sprecher
Paolo Tiramani
Cameron Winklevoss
Tyler Winklevoss

Gross National Debt Reaches $38 Trillion

$MELANIA memecoin is now under legal scrutiny, as a court filing this week alleges the cryptocurrency is part of a broader fraudulent "pump-and-dump" scheme meant to enrich a small number of insiders and the first lady was duped into making the fraudulent scheme seem more credible.

White House Stops Press From Documenting Trump's Disaster Renovation Donald Trump wants to make it harder for the American public to see how he's wrecking parts of the White House in his quest for a massive ballroom.

Trump admin warns Argentina beef might be diseased but US may still import

Measles spreading beyond the center of the Utah-Arizona outbreak

Donald Trump casually admitted the ballroom will now cost $300 million - that's $50 million more than he claimed before

Bay Area Protesters Try to Block Base Entrance nBefore Immigration Operation. About 200 people stood in an intersection outside the Coast Guard base in Alameda, Calif., where federal agents were said to be arriving to prepare for an immigration enforcement operation.

Trump Administration Live Updates: President Shelves Plan to Deploy Federal Agents to San Francisco. Trump said that he heard from "friends" in the tech industry, including Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff, who urged him to stand down.

A criminal probe into Adam Schiff has stalled, sources say Federal prosecutors have not yet produced enough evidence in the mortgage fraud investigation to bring charges against the senator, sources said.

Demolition crew finishes tearing down White House's East Wing for a new ballroom. Almost all of the East Terrace, the colonnade that connected the main building to the outer structure, has also been torn down.

Iceland reports the presence of mosquitoes for the first time, as climate warms

The Supreme Court will officially decide on November 7th whether to take up Kim Davis's challenge to same-sex marriage. Davis, a former Kentucky county clerk, gained national attention in 2015 after she refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples following the Court's decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, which recognized a constitutional right to same-sex marriage.

Target will lay off 1,000 corporate employees and close 800 open roles - affecting roughly 8% of its global corporate workforce — the company said. The layoffs, which come ahead of the critical holiday shopping season, are the latest sign of struggles at the Minneapolis-based company. It has been been reeling from slumping sales and fierce blowback to its retreat on DEI programs. Its decision to end some of those initiatives angered supporters of diversity and inclusion policies, who felt blindsided. Target had staked out a reputation as a strong corporate supporter of DEI.

Day 276

ICE shoots a priest point blank in the mouth with a 40mm tear gas grenade during a protest near the USCG Base in Alameda, CA (in the Bay Area of CA)

All trade negotiations with Canada ended because Ronald Regan was against tariffs. Trump is claiming audio of Ronald Reagan that doesnt match what he wants "FAKE".

Donald J. Trump @realDonald Trump

The Ronald Reagan Foundation has just announced that Canada has fraudulently used an advertisement, which is FAKE, featuring Ronald Reagan speaking negatively about Tariffs. The ad was for $75,000. They only did this to interfere with the decision of the U.S. Supreme Court, and other courts. TARIFFS ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO THE NATIONAL SECURITY, AND ECONOMY, OF THE U.S.A. Based on their egregious behavior, ALL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS WITH CANADA ARE HEREBY TERMINATED. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DJT

Trump's favorability has fallen among Hispanics since January, a new AP-NORC poll finds

Consumer prices rose 3% in September compared to a year ago, extending a monthslong uptick that has sent inflation to its highest level since January, government data on Friday showed. The reading came in lower than economists' expectations.

The fresh data marked a slight increase from a 2.9% year-over-year increase recorded a month prior. An acceleration of price increases over recent months has coincided with a flurry of tariffs issued by President Donald Trump.

"THIS IS PERHAPS THE HARDEST PART OF TRUMPS REELECTION: REALIZING THAT OUR FELLOW AMERICANS SAW ALL OF THAT; WATCHED ALL OF THAT;

LISTENED TO ALL OF THAT, AND STILL SAID, 'YES, THAT'S WHAT WE WANT:' THAT'S WHO WE ARE." –CHARLIE SYKES

Donald Trump just handed the keys to one of America's last untouched wildlands — the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge - to his fossil fuel donors. In a move that reads like a climate villain's fever dream, Trump announced that his administration will open 1.56 million acres of pristine wilderness to oil and gas drilling, bulldozing decades of environmental protection and spitting in the face of Native communities, wildlife advocates, and climate science itself.

U.S. Inflation Edged Higher in September, as Tariffs Raise Some Prices.

Gasoline prices drove up inflation in September but were down from a year ago. 

Data showing a resilient economy largely reflect spending by the rich.

Trump Called a Canadian Ad Fake. It Faithfully Reproduces Reagan's Words.

A Pile of Rubble: After 123 Years, the East Wing Is Gone Critics are outraged over President Trump's demolition of the East Wing to make way for his $300 million ballroom.

New York Attorney General Letitia James pleads not guilty in federal bank fraud case. A grand jury indicted James this month after President Donald Trump called for her to be prosecuted.

SNAP recipients told to buy shelf-stable food or go to food banks as funding deadline looms

U.S. strikes another alleged drug-carrying boat in the Caribbean, Pete Hegseth says. This is at least the third time this week that the U.S. has attacked a vessel it says was involved in drug trafficking.

Trump indicates he won't seek congressional approval for targeting drug traffickers

D.C. man sues after being detained for following National Guard while playing 'Darth Vader's Theme'

Anabel Romero says her family is still rattled after being separated during a federal raid at a Wilder race track. According to Romero, an agent told her something during the ordeal that she will never forget: "I will blow your ******g head off." Video of the altercation confirms Romero's account.

Florida-based Unusual Machines, a little-known drone company backed by Donald Trump Jr, said the US army had contracted it to manufacture 3,500 drone motors, alongside various other drone parts.

Recent dollar devaluation in 2025

In the first half of 2025, the U.S. dollar experienced its most significant decline in over 50 years, falling about 11% against a basket of major currencies. This ended a 15-year period of dollar strength. Key drivers for this were: 

• Changing policy expectations: Following the 2024 election, investors had expected strong U.S. growth and a stronger dollar, but those expectations changed. Concerns over trade policy and potential Federal Reserve interest rate cuts contributed to market uncertainty.

• Trade uncertainty: The announcement of new tariffs in 2025 raised inflation expectations and worried investors about slowing U.S. economic growth.

• Fiscal concerns: A U.S. credit rating downgrade by Moody's in 2025 heightened concerns among investors about the country's rising debt load.

Day 277

In Florida, Obamacare Price Increases Pose an Outsize Threat. South Florida will feel some of the most intense reverberations if Congress allows the extra insurance subsidies it approved during the pandemic to expire.

Justice Department Will Monitor Elections in California and New Jersey. The Trump administration said that monitors will watch polling in two states, led by Democrats, where key races or issues are on the ballot.

White House tightens Trump pardon process amid concerns about outsiders trying to profit. Chief of staff Susie Wiles took more control after reports of lobbyists advertising access to pardons for steep prices, officials said.

Ex-60 Minutes producer Bill Owens says he resigned in Apr bc Paramount pressured him to avoid Gaza/DJT stories, demanded apology for Harris edit, and influenced coverage to protect company merger with DJT's FCC pick

Dump trucks of debris taken from the demolished WH East Wing are used as fill at DC's East Potomac Golf Course

Pentagon sends our 'most lethal combat platform,' USS Gerald R. Ford and full strike group to Latin America as part of DJT's "Counter-Narcotics" campaign

DJT altered "Major Events Timeline" on official WH website to include supposed Dem scandals, including: photos of topless trans women, claims cocaine found at the WH was Hunter Biden's, and Obama was part of the Muslim Brotherhood

A January 6 defendant running for U.S. Senate in Florida has told Newsweek that he supports deputizing the Proud Boys and other participants in the Capitol riot to carry out immigration enforcement. "I would deputize the Proud Boys and the January 6 Patriots to bounty hunt illegal immigrants," Jake Lang told Newsweek in an interview.

Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump

Just in: Documents show conclusively that Christopher Wray, Deranged Jack Smith, Merrick Garland, Lisa Monaco, and other crooked lowlifes from the failed Biden Administration, signed off on Operation Arctic Frost. They spied on Senators and Congressmen/women, and even taped their calls. They cheated and rigged the 2020 Presidential Election. These Radical Left Lunatics should be prosecuted for their illegal and highly unethical behavior!*

*reminder: Trump was president during the 2020 election

Corn, debt and doubt: A record harvest rattles Trump's farm economy. In an industry battered by debt and sagging prices, this year's bounty is more bad news. 

As Trump fired government statisticians, farmers and traders have questioned whether the quality of U.S. Department of Agriculture data, long a market backbone, would hold up, heightening interest in the crop tour. More than 15,000 USDA employees, or about 15% of its workforce, have taken financial incentives to leave the agency under Trump's downsizing mandate.

TRUMP SAYS HE'S INCREASING TARIFFS ON CANADA BY 10% AFTER ONTARIO'S REAGAN AD

Day 278

Did fall cleaning. Strained and bottled fire cider. Put away dried herbs. Started redecorating guest room. 

Ok. One thing…

The Trump administration says it won't use a roughly $5 billion contingency fund to keep food aid flowing in November amid the government shutdown.

Ugh. One more. 

Donald J. Trump @realDonald Trump

Pregnant Women, DON'T USE TYLENOL UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY, DON'T GIVE TYLENOL TO YOUR YOUNG CHILD FOR VIRTUALLY ANY REASON, BREAK UP THE MMR SHOT INTO THREE TOTALLY SEPARATE SHOTS (NOT MIXED!), TAKE CHICKEN P SHOT SEPARATELY, TAKE HEPATITAS B SHOT AT 12 YEARS OLD, OR OLDER, AND, IMPORTANTLY, TAKE VACCINE IN 5 SEPARATE MEDICAL VISITS! President DJT

Oh and putting doubts on the voting process.

Donald J. Trump @realDonald Trump

What's worse, the NBA Players cheating at cards, and probably much else, or the Democrats cheating on Elections. The 2020 Presidential Election, being Rigged and Stolen, is a far bigger SCANDAL. Look what happened to our Country when a Crooked Moron became our "President!" We now know everything. I hope the DOJ pursues this with as much "gusto" as befitting the biggest SCANDAL in American history! If not, it will happen again, including the upcoming Midterms. No mail-in or "Early" Voting, Yes to Voter ID! Watch how totally dishonest the California Prop Vote is! Millions of Ballots being "shipped." GET SMART REPUBLICANS, BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE!!!

He’s going to cancel or overturn elections isn’t he. 

Day 279

Speaking with reporters on board Air Force One en route to Japan on Monday, President Trump again refused to rule out a bid for a third presidential term, despite the 22nd Amendment limiting presidents to being elected twice. "I would love to do it," Trump said when asked about the prospect of a 2028 presidential bid.

Within 30 minutes of each other, a fighter jet and a helicopter based on the USS Nimitz crashed into the South China Sea, the U.S. Navy said.

How Politics Is Changing the Way History Is Taught

A few months ago, I started to hear from history teachers that the curriculum materials that they'd used for years were being pulled from the market — or that they were not being allowed to use them. Lessons on race, sex and gender continue to be fraught. But my reporting shows that even basic civics concepts, like limits on presidential power, can now be perceived as controversial.

In Trump's Visit, Asians See an American Democracy Under Pressure. Several of the leaders the president will encounter this week represent dictatorships and ailing democracies. Some are fans of his approach.

Trump Is Pushing Vietnam Away. Russia, China and North Korea Seem Thrilled. Vietnam had been a model of progress for American diplomacy in Asia. Now the country is drawing closer to powers hostile to the U.S.

A Chinese woman shows that not a single Trump Tariff policy is hurting them, and they just started buying things from other countries instead

Elizabeth Warren @ewarren

I've launched an investigation into the contracting and approval process for the demolition of the White House-and whether the corporate donors funding Trump's ballroom are seeking favors with the Administration.

Cigna to end drug rebates in many private health plans in 2027

Trump Admin Tells SNAP Recipients They Won't Get Food Stamps in November Because Democrats Insist on Funding 'Gender Mutilation'

Reports say Amazon is getting ready to cut as many as 30,000 corporate jobs starting Tuesday

Coffee price up 21% and electricity up 10% from last month

Day 280

New filing claims an ICE agent aimed a gun at a U.S. citizen during a protest, testing court limits on federal force.

ICE agent pointed gun at us citizen, said, 'You're dead, liberal'-filing

Amazon said it would cut 14,000 corporate staffers this year in a mass layoff aimed at readying the company for wide adoption of Al technology.

Trump Says He Is Prepared to Send More Than the National Guard' into U.S. Cities In a speech to American troops assembled in Japan on Tuesday, President Trump said he would escalate his orders to active duty branches of the military if he decides it is appropriate.

National Guard deployments to U.S. cities

Los Angeles
Troops protected federal buildings and personnel during protests.
Legal status—Active
Type of deployment—Federal
Date of deployment—June 7
Max. number of troops—4,100

Washington, D.C.
Troops from the capital and from various states are supporting the local police.
Legal status—Active
Date of deployment—Aug. 11
Type of deployment—Hybrid
Max. number of troops—2,500

Portland, Ore.
Troops ordered to guard federal property and personnel. Stalled in court.
Legal status—Pending
Date of deployment—Sept. 28
Type of deployment—Federal
Max. number of troops—400

Chicago
Troops ordered to guard federal property and personnel. Stalled in court.
Legal status—Pending
Type of deployment—Federal
Date of deployment—Oct. 4
Legal status—Active
Max. number of troops—500

Memphis
Troops are patrolling with local law enforcement.
Type of deployment—Hybrid
Date of deployment—October. 10
Max. number—150

Johnson seats Republican member of congress who won special elections but not democrats. 

Carter's plans to close 150 stores and cut its workforce by 15% amid the impact of tariffs. The popular baby retailer says it expects $200 million to $250 million in additional costs due to tariffs.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu orders "immediate, powerful" strikes in Gaza after accusing Hamas of violating the ceasefire deal.

US sought to lure Nicolas Maduro's pilot into betraying the Venezuelan leader

Paramount is preparing to lay off approximately 1,000 employees, with an additional 1,000 layoffs expected at a later date. Paramount begins major layoffs following $8.4B Skydance merger

Pete Hegseth says 14 people were killed in new strikes on alleged drug-carrying boats. The U.S. military carried out three strikes on four vessels in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, leaving one survivor, the defense secretary said.

Apple becomes third company in history to crack $4 trillion market value

How NDAs keep Al data center details hidden from Americans. Big Tech companies use secrecy agreements with local governments to keep communities from knowing who is building in their backyards.

US judge rebukes top border official over use of tear gas in Chicago. A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the Border Patrol official who leads U.S. President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown in Chicago to appear in court daily for the next week and to wear a body camera after chastising him over his agency's frequent use of force and tear gas during enforcement actions in the city.

U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis, who this month barred federal agents from using certain crowd-control tactics, told Border Patrol commander-at-large Gregory Bovino that videos suggested his agency was overstepping legal bounds during enforcement operations.

ELON MUSK'S POLITICS COST HIS FIRM TESLA MORE THAN ONE MILLION EV SALES, REPORT REVEALS. Tesla’s U.S. sales would have been between 67% and 83% higher, or about 1 million to 1.26 million additional vehicles, from October 2022 to April 2025, had it not been for what researchers call the “Musk partisan effect,” according to a working paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research by Yale University economists.

Trump Purges ICE Leadership for Not Being Brutal Enough. Immigration and Customs Enforcement leadership is reportedly being replaced in favor of more aggressive leadership from U.S. Border Patrol-who don't care about only detaining immigrants with criminal records-as friction grows in DHS over unsatisfactory deportation rates.

Donald Trump Confuses Dementia Screening for 'Very Hard' IQ Test as He Brags About Results

Trump administration moves to overrule state laws protecting credit reports from medical debt

President Donald Trump has taken a wrecking ball to an independent federal agency tasked with reviewing his massive construction projects. The White House has terminated all members of the Commission of Fine Arts, which is tasked with advising the president, Congress, and local governments on "matters of design and aesthetics." "On behalf of President Donald J. Trump, I am writing to inform you that your position as a member of the Commission on Fine Arts is terminated, effective immediately," read an email sent to one of the commissioners and obtained by The Washington Post, which first reported the firings.

The U.S. Border Patrol is coming under criticism from Chicago residents who claim federal agents disrupted a children's Halloween parade over the weekend, allegedly with aggressive tactics and tear gas during an immigration enforcement incident.

Day 281

In Utah, Trump's Vision for Homelessness Begins to Take Shape. State officials promise large-scale involuntary addiction and mental health treatment at Salt Lake City's edge. Critics see "a prison, or a warehouse."

Federal Judge Disqualifies Trump-Backed Prosecutor in Los Angeles. The court ruled that Bill Essayli had been acting "unlawfully" as U.S. attorney in Los Angeles but that he could stay on as the office's top deputy for now.

Israel strikes Gaza killing 100, 35 were children. 

Trump admin to end auto extensions for thousands of immigrant work permits

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) has made a name for herself this past year with her zealous opposition to transgender rights, but she claimed that she supported equal rights for cis queer people and that her antipathy was directed squarely at trans people. Not anymore. Mace, who is now running for governor of South Carolina, appeared to declare her opposition to rights for cisgender gay, lesbian, and bisexual people on X.

Dr. Phil Must Liquidate His Media Company After Losing Bankruptcy Fight. Judge Notes Deleted Texts and Dubious Testimony. 

FED CUTS RATES FOR SECOND-STRAIGHT TIME TO LOWEST LEVEL IN THREE YEARS

US citizen, 67, 'has ribs broken' by Border Patrol agents after being dragged out of car while driving home

Toyota fact-checks Trump: $10 billion investment isn't new. A Toyota executive pushed back on President Donald Trump's recent claim that the company pledged to invest $10 billion into U.S. auto plants but stressed the automaker's commitment to continued investment.

Premiums for Affordable Care Act coverage will skyrocket 26%, on average, next year, according to a KFF analysis released Tuesday evening, just days before open enrollment starts on November 1.

The price hike is one of the largest jumps since Obamacare plans debuted more than a decade ago - and it doesn't factor in the expiration of the enhanced premium subsidies.

The only time premiums on the federal exchange increased even more was in 2018, after President Donald Trump eliminated federal support for Obamacare subsidies that help people pay for their out-of-pocket costs. Premiums shot up by 37% that year, reflecting insurers’ uncertainty about the future of the landmark health reform law in the first Trump administration.

The enhanced subsidies, which a Democratic Congress approved in 2021 and extended the following year, have helped drive Obamacare sign-ups to a record 24 million for this year. Around 17 million people signed up for 2025 coverage on healthcare.gov. Another roughly 7 million enrollees live in states that run their own exchanges.

TRUMP ORG'S INCOME IN THE FIRST HALF OF 2024 WAS $51 MILLION. IN THE FIRST HALF OF 2025 IT ROSE TO $864 MILLION. A MASSIVE PERCENTAGE CAME FROM FOREIGNERS. IT SHOULD BE THE BIGGEST SCANDAL IN THE HISTORY OF AMERICAN POLITICS. BUT FEW EVEN CARE.

Recent Layoff Announcements:

1. UPS: 48,000 employees

2. Amazon: Up to 30,000 employees

3. Intel: 24,000 employees

4. Nestle: 16,000 employees

5. Accenture: 11,000 employees

6. Ford: 11,000 employees

7. Novo Nordisk: 9,000 employees

8. Microsoft: 7,000 employees

9. PwC: 5,600 employees

10. Salesforce: 4,000 employees

11. Paramount: 2,000 employees

12. Target: 1,800 employees

13. Kroger: 1,000 employees

14. Applied Materials: 1,444 employees

15. Meta: 600 employees

The labor market is clearly weakening.

DOJ indicts Democratic congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh over ICE protests. Abughazaleh called the charges "yet another attempt by the Trump administration to criminalize protest and punish those who dare to speak up."

"Here in Canada, many of us believe we are witnessing the fall of the U.S. empire. Would a civilized country limit health care or food assistance for the poor; leave crops rotting in the fields; destroy the educational system; target women and attempt to eliminate their reproductive rights while refusing to help resulting babies; abuse desperate immigrants; pretend to believe in Christianity while perverting and debasing its tenets; and refuse to protect the Earth from destruction?

Day 282

Trump orders the Pentagon to start testing nuclear weapons for the first time since 1992.

CBS just laid off their Evening News and Morning teams yesterday. Whole newsrooms. Gone.

DOJ puts 2 federal prosecutors on leave after they described 'mob of rioters' on Jan. 6

The National Guard is building a "quick reaction force" (QRF) of some 23,500 troops trained in crowd control and civil disturbance that can be ready to deploy to U.S. cities by early next year, according to a leaked memo reported by multiple outlets.

Trump administration limits refugee admissions to mostly white South Africans. Annual limit for refugees reduced to 7,500 with white refugees given preference. 

Felony dropped after a man spent a month in a Tennessee jail for a Charlie Kirk post. Bushart, a 61-year-old former law enforcement officer, had posted numerous memes on Facebook making light of Kirk's killing.

The post that got Bushart arrested was a meme featuring President Donald Trump and the words, "We have to get over it." That quote, the meme explained, was said by Trump last year after a school shooting at lowa's Perry High School. Bushart wrote: this seems relevant today. 

Maine network ends primary care after losing Medicaid due to Trump defunding Planned Parenthood

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem denied Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker's request to pause ICE operations in and around Chicago during the Halloween weekend, calling his ask "shameful."

Day 283

Stephen Colbert: “Trump dragged US Retailers, Manufacturers, Farmers, and Consumers over an economic cheese grater for the last 9 months, claiming he'd get big concessions from China. And after all of that? We're gonna get the same deal we had to begin with, before his tariffs. That is madness.”

Trump’s Takeover of Kennedy Center Leads to Stunning Sales Collapse. Lowest ticket sales in history for the venue. 

Federal judge rules Trump can't require citizenship proof on the federal voting form. "Because our Constitution assigns responsibility for election regulation to the States and to Congress, this Court holds that the President lacks the authority to direct such changes," Kollar-Kotelly wrote in her opinion.

Day 284

FDA restricts use of kids' fluoride supplements citing emerging health risks to gut health. Dentists have warned that restricting fluoride supplements may result in more cavities and dental problems in rural communities, which are less likely to have fluoridated water.

Republican Rep. Nancy Mace was involved in a heated confrontation with airport police and TSA agents at the Charleston International Airport on Thursday morning, according to an incident report from the Charleston County Aviation Authority Police Department that was obtained by NBC News.

The airport police had arranged for Mace, who is also a GOP candidate in the South Carolina governor's race, to be escorted to her flight upon her arrival, but there was a mix-up about which vehicle she was arriving in, the report said. Officers then found Mace trying to use an entrance typically used for crew personnel at a TSA security check point. Multiple officers who made statements for the report said Mace began cursing at them and calling the department “incompetent,” saying this is no way to treat a “f---ing U.S. representative.” Mace also said the police would have never treated South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott this way, according to the report.

Former Republican National Committee chair Michael Steele was gobsmacked Friday over reports that Ghislaine Maxwell is receiving preferential treatment at a federal prison - and that officials warned inmates not to speak to the press about her sweetheart conditions.

Trump threw a Great Gatsby themed party costing $3.4 million dollars for Halloween on the eve of millions of Americans losing their food benefits. It’s beyond parody. 

UNDER TRUMP, NEARLY 1 MILLION AMERICANS HAVE LOST THEIR JOBS THIS YEAR IT'S THE LARGEST NUMBER OF LAYOFFS SINCE 2020, DURING TRUMP'S PREVIOUS TERM

Donald J. Trump & @realDonald Trump

Seth Meyers of NBC may be the least talented person to "perform" live in the history of television.

In fact, he may be the WORST to perform, live or otherwise. I watched his show the other night for the first time in years. In it he talked endlessly about electric catapults on aircraft carriers which I complain about as not being as good as much less expensive steam catapults. On and on he went, a truly deranged lunatic. Why does NBC waste its time and money on a guy like this??? - NO TALENT, NO RATINGS, 100% ANTI TRUMP, WHICH IS PROBABLY ILLEGAL!!!

Trump tells Defense Department to 'prepare for possible action' in Nigeria. The move came a day after Trump designated Nigeria a "country of particular concern" over alleged violations of religious freedom.

The Slow Death of Special Education. The government has abandoned its commitment to an equitable education for all children. 

During a recent visit to Japan, Trump claimed that Toyota would invest "over $10 billion" to build new auto plants "all over the United States." But Toyota said it had made no new pledge.

Lisa Ling is one of the CBS News personalities that have been cut from the network amid the massive layoffs at Paramount following its acquisition by Skydance.

ICE PLANS CASH REWARDS FOR PRIVATE BOUNTY HUNTERS TO LOCATE AND TRACK IMMIGRANTS. Companies hired by ICE would be given bundles of information on 10,000 immigrants at a time to locate.

Trump indicates he won't seek congressional approval for targeting drug traffickers. President Donald Trump said that instead of asking for a "declaration of war" from Congress "we're just gonna kill people that are bringing drugs into our country."

Day 285

Taking the day off to paint the back room, go to a union sit-in for my favorite family friend and my amazing daughter, and pick up my super sweet son. But I have to say one thing…

“They were careless people, Tom and Daisy - they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness, or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made."

- Nick, about the moral irresponsibility of the wealthy. In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

Day 286

Last night, the president's interview on 60 Minutes aired, and it was a DOOZY. One of the most shocking moments came when journalist Norah O'Donnell pressed him on the pardon of crypto criminal Changpeng Zhao, who just so happened to get a pardon after buying $2 billion worth of Trump's cryptocoin. "He pled guilty in 2023 to violating anti-money laundering laws," O'Donnell said, adding, "The government at the time said that CZ had caused 'Significant harm to U.S. National security, essentially by allowing terrorist groups like Hamas to move millions of dollars around. Why did you pardon him?"

"Okay, are you ready?" Trump responded. "I don't know who he is. I know he got a four-month sentence or something like that. And I heard it was a Biden witch hunt."

With Trump's focus elsewhere, the economy shows signs of trouble. The shutdown is intensifying anxiety over the economy, creating a bleak picture that has some Republicans sounding the alarm.

Deadlines Loom for White House to Explain Food Stamp Funding Plans. Trump administration lawyers must tell two federal courts when funding will be restored for the 42 million Americans who depend on SNAP payments.

With an Eye on the Midterms, Trump Fuels a Nationwide Scramble for Power. President Trump is imploring lawmakers to redraw their congressional maps, but the debate over redistricting has revealed fissures within both parties.

Trump administration planning new mission in Mexico against cartels, U.S. officials say. The operation would include U.S. troops on the ground striking drug labs and cartel leaders, sources said

Paramilitary forces may be committing war crimes in Sudan, world court warns as famine fears grow. The alleged atrocities "are part of a broader pattern of violence that has afflicted the entire Darfur region," the International Criminal Court said.

USDA Tells Grocery Stores Not to Give Discounts to Customers

White House Says It Will Make Only Partial SNAP Payments This Month

The Trump administration told a federal judge that it would not tap into additional funds for the roughly 42 million Americans who receive food stamps.

Microsoft to ship 60,000 Nvidia Al chips to UAE under US-approved deal

Trump Endorses Cuomo for N.Y.C. Mayor in Race's Final Stretch

Panic and misinformation swirl as SNAP recipients brace for slashed benefits

Al videos pushing racist, false tropes about SNAP recipients have circulated online as families await a portion of their grocery funds to be released. NBC News 

Day 287

ELECTION DAY!

As NYC elects its next mayor, Governor Greg Abbott said he would "impose a 100 percent tariff" on New Yorkers moving to Texas.

Bari Weiss' security detail costs CBS $10,000 a day as network undergoes layoffs

Trump loses cool as he's grilled on '60 Minutes' - but CBS cuts it from broadcast

Michigan lawyer says a Halloween terror plot that FBI Director Kash Patel described never existed

Trump ousts watchdog of U.S. housing regulator involved in mortgage probes of his foes

The ouster of Joe Allen, FHFA's acting inspector general, follows the agency's director, Bill Pulte, becoming an outspoken voice in support of the Trump administration. Across the government, the Trump administration has so far fired or reassigned close to two dozen agency watchdogs, who police waste, fraud and abuse. It has also defunded the group that supervises those offices.

Democrats want FCC to investigate CBS editing Trump's ‘Binance pardon' in 60 Minutes interview. Schumer pointed out that ahead of the 2024 Presidential elections, Trump had accused CBS of editing an interview with his rival, Democratic candidate, Kamala Harris.

President Threatens to Withhold Food Stamps Until Shutdown Ends. President Trump wrote on Truth Social that federal food benefits "will be given only when the Radical Left Democrats open up government, which they can easily do, and not before!"

New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin releases statement following reports of bomb threats in mostly heavily Democratic districts in the state on Election Day.

Partial airspace closure on the table if shutdown continues, official says. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned of "mass chaos" as air traffic controller shortages persist.

Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump: SNAP BENEFITS, which increased by Billions and Billions of Dollars (MANY FOLD!) during Crooked Joe Biden's disastrous term in office (Due to the fact that they were haphazardly "handed" to anyone for the asking, as opposed to just those in need, which is the purpose of SNAP!), will be given only when the Radical Left Democrats open up government, which they can easily do, and not before! Thank you for your attention to this matter. –President DJT

Diddy Bragging in Prison About President Trump Pardoning Him Early Next Year

Nigeria, in Trump's Cross Hairs, Rejects Christian Genocide Claims Officials have accused the U.S. of foreign interference and called on Washington to support the country's democracy instead of fomenting division.

Far right commentator Benny Johnson, who attacked the idea of diversity in marriage, community, and the military, said "Diversity is not our strength, it's our poison."

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed that Trump was "aware" of the former vice president's death, but she did not offer condolences. "As you saw flags were lowered to half staff in accordance with statutory law," Leavitt added.

President Trump boasts that his $300M ballroom is funded by private donors and not taxpayers. But it turns out the donors have a lot of business with the government-ranging from $279B in federal contracts to investigations into their companies. The whole thing smacks of bribery.

Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump • 6h Any Jewish person that votes for Zohran Mamdani, a proven and self professed JEW HATER, is a stupid person!!!

Shelter in place issued after plane crash at Louisville KY airport

Democrat Wins Virginia Governor's Race With Forceful Anti-Trump Campaign. Spanberger to become first female governor of Virginia

Ghazala Hashmi wins the Virginia lieutenant governor's race, NBC News projects

New York City Comptroller Brad Lander tonight slammed Trump's social media post that said Jewish people who support Mamdani for mayor are "stupid." "I'm the highest-ranking Jewish elected official in New York City government," Lander told NBC News' Tom Llamas. "He [Trump] said any Jew that supports Zohran Mamdani is stupid. He doesn't get to decide how Jews make up their mind in this race.

Republicans Reprise Unfounded Claims of Widespread Election Interference. Prominent conservatives, including the president, sounded familiar alarms about voter suppression and other efforts to manipulate the vote on Election Day, without presenting evidence.

California Approves New House Maps in a Major Win For Democrats and Newsom.

Prop 50 in California passes with 64% of the vote.

Democrats sweep 2025 elections: Results show wins in NYC, Virginia, New Jersey, California

New Jersey Democrat Mikie Sherrill emerged as the victor with 57% of the vote after being locked in a dead heat with Republican Jack Ciattarelli in polling days before the race. 

Zohran Mamdani wins the race for mayor in NYC. Mamdani, a self-described democratic socialist, won the mayoral election in New York City on a progressive platform of fighting inequality, protecting immigrant rights and making housing more affordable. Many of those same issues impact voters across the country. New York mayors receive national attention because they run America’s biggest city.

(Note to self: what a difference a year makes.)

Day 288

About 90,000 people living near larger chemical plants face an unacceptable risk of developing cancer, the EPA says. New rules adopted last year could've cut that number to 3,000 residents — a drop of 97%. But Trump has halted those efforts.

Almost Half of U.S. Imports Now Have Steep Tariffs

The official White House website now has a MYSPACE parody with racist and bigoted content featuring black and Hispanic Americans

Trump Administration Ends Deportation Protections for South Sudanese

Day 289

AMHERST, NY - Amherst Police said they have seized firearms and ammunition from a town employee who allegedly threatened a mass shooting. That's according to court documents obtained by 2 On Your Side. Police said that on Sunday, at the Amherst wastewater treatment plant, the man said, “We are becoming a minority. If we do become a minority, I'm going to have to go and do a shooting like they did at Tops."

“War is peace, freedom is slavery, ignorance is strength" – George Orwell, Ninety Eighty-Four