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Trump signals optimism about US-Canada trade agreement: ‘We’ve come a long way’
U.S. President Donald Trump participates in a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister of Canada Mark Carney at The White House on May 6, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post via Getty [Read More…]
Bondi rips Democratic senators, dodges questions on ‘weaponization’ and Homan during fiery hearing
Attorney General Pam Bondi arrives to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill, October 7, 2025 in Washington. (Win McNamee/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump’s tightening grip over the Justice Department to target [Read More…]
Bondi faces grilling from Senate Democrats on DOJ ‘weaponization,’ Epstein files
Attorney General Pam Bondi arrives to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill, October 7, 2025 in Washington. (Win McNamee/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump’s tightening grip over the Justice Department to target [Read More…]
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to meet Trump as tensions over trade war continue
U.S. President Donald Trump participates in a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister of Canada Mark Carney at The White House on May 6, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post via Getty [Read More…]
Bill Nye asks Congress to push back against ‘extinction-level’ NASA budget cuts
Bill Nye speaks onstage during Global Citizen NOW at Spring Studios on April 30, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images for Global Citizen) (WASHINGTON) — One of the most well-known names [Read More…]
Cuomo tells ‘The View’ a Mamdani win would be ‘gift’ for Trump, lead to NYC takeover
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo told “The View” on Monday it would be a “gift” to President Donald Trump if Zohran Mamdani wins the election in November and becomes New York [Read More…]
Supreme Court weighs ban on ‘conversion therapy’ against counselors’ free speech
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser speaks with ABC News correspondent Devin Dwyer about a state ban on conversion therapy for minors. ABC News (COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.) — Conversion therapy, or the attempt to change a patient’s [Read More…]
Cuomo tell ‘The View’ a Mamdani win would be ‘gift’ for Trump, lead to NYC takeover
New York mayoral candidate, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks during a press conference on September 09, 2025 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo told “The View” [Read More…]
Supreme Court denies Ghislaine Maxwell appeal
Grant Faint/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court has declined to take up the appeal of Ghislaine Maxwell, who was contesting her prosecution and conviction on grounds that the government had violated a non-prosecution agreement [Read More…]
Illinois National Guard authorized for Chicago mission, official says
Scott Olson/Getty Images (CHICAGO) — The Illinois National Guard has received an official notification from the Pentagon authorizing a mission in Chicago, according to an Illinois official. The official confirmed the mission will involve 300 [Read More…]
Booker says shutdown standoff is a ‘tsunami of Donald Trump’s creation’
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., said talks remain stalled on the fifth day of the government shutdown, with Democrats seeking to undo Medicaid cuts and restore Obamacare subsidies and Republicans demanding [Read More…]
Senate fails again to advance funding bill, shutdown likely to extend into next week
The U.S. Capitol Visitors Center is closed to visitors during the federal government shut down on October 01, 2025 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The government shutdown is in its third day [Read More…]
Trump uses shutdown to troll Democrats with deepfake memes about layoffs
Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The White House on Friday defended President Donald Trump continuing use of social media to troll Democrats during the government shutdown, threatening targeted cuts and posting two deepfake videos featuring [Read More…]
Senate to vote again on government funding bills as shutdown reaches 3rd day
The U.S. Capitol Visitors Center is closed to visitors during the federal government shut down on October 01, 2025 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The government shutdown is in its third day [Read More…]
Furloughed federal workers pushed to make partisan out-of-office replies: Sources
Photo by Mike Kline (notkalvin)/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) encouraged federal employees across the government — including at the Departments of Labor, Justice and Education — to create out-of-office [Read More…]
Shutdown enters day 2 with no end in sight, looming federal firings
A view of the U.S. Capitol as the sun sets on September 29, 2025 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — With the government shutdown in its second day on Thursday and no end [Read More…]
US is engaged in formal ‘armed conflict’ with ‘terrorist’ drug cartels, Trump says
Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump has determined that the United States is in now engaged in a formal “armed conflict” with drug cartels, which the administration has deemed as unlawful combatants, according [Read More…]
More turmoil at Virginia US attorney’s office following Comey indictment: 2 top prosecutors fired, sources say
Alex Kent/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — One of the preeminent U.S. attorney’s offices in the country is facing mounting turmoil in the wake of the move last week by a Trump-installed prosecutor to indict former FBI [Read More…]
Healthy food benefits for women, infants and children in limbo during government shutdown
Tracy A. Woodward/The Washington Post via Getty Images (NEW YORK)– Sarah Manasrah has received aid from the Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children — commonly known as WIC — since her first child [Read More…]
What’s next with shutdown after Senate again fails to pass bills aimed at funding government?
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer speaks to the members of the media during a press conference, following Senate Democrats weekly policy lunch on Capitol Hill in Washington, September 30, 2025. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — [Read More…]