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DC Mayor Bowser says residents will receive SNAP, WIC benefits in November

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) on Thursday said the city will fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the separate program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) for the month of November amid the government shutdown. “We know that SNAP and WIC play a critical role in helping thousands of Washingtonians, and millions of Americans,...

Trump calls on Republicans to use ‘nuclear option’ and get rid of Senate filibuster

President Trump on Thursday called on Senate Republicans to initiate the "nuclear option" and get rid of the filibuster, which would allow them to end the government shutdown and pass legislation with a simple majority. "It is now time for the Republicans to play their 'TRUMP CARD,' and go for what is called the Nuclear...

Trump tells Democrats to ‘do something’ ahead of ObamaCare premiums spike

President Trump late Thursday once again slammed ObamaCare, demanding that Democrats "do something" ahead of an imminent spike in Affordable Care Act (ACA) premiums amid the federal funding impasse. “As I have said for years, OBAMACARE IS A DISASTER! Rates are going through the roof for really bad healthcare!!! Do something Democrats!!!” the president wrote...

Texas Supreme Court allows judges to refuse performing same sex marriages

Texas judges and justices of the peace, who are legally allowed to perform wedding ceremonies, now will not face punishment if they refuse to perform a ceremony on the basis of a "sincerely held religious belief," according to a new interpretation of the Judicial Code of Conduct issued by the Texas Supreme Court.

Sen. Warner blasts Trump admin for excluding Democrats from briefings on boat strikes: ‘Deeply troubling’

Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., slammed the Trump administration for excluding Democrats from briefings on strikes targeting alleged drug boats, calling the move "dangerous."

4.3 magnitude earthquake shakes San Francisco Bay area

A 4.3 magnitude earthquake struck the San Francisco Bay area early Monday morning, jolting many nearby residents awake, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The earthquake struck at 2:56 a.m. PDT, and was centered approximately 1.2 miles east-southeast of Berkeley, Calif. Shaking was also recorded some 4.4 miles away in Oakland, 11.2 miles away...

Nepal shows how Western media turn mob rule into ‘people power’

This oversimplified narrative conceals the real drivers of upheaval while implicitly condoning violence.

Trump, MAGA figures honor Charlie Kirk and point to ‘revival’

Trump and all the big names in MAGA joined together to honor conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

Lost your job because you celebrated a murder? That’s not ‘cancel culture.’

Sharing an opinion is one thing. The moral choice to glorify an assassination is another.

Inside the largest B-2 bomber mission in US history

The U.S. dropped more than a dozen 30,000-pound "bunker buster" bombs on Iranian nuclear facilities in June.

Hegseth’s purge of service members cheering Kirk killing comes under heavy scrutiny

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s campaign to oust service members celebrating or mocking the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk online has already seen at least eight people suspended or placed under investigation, with legal experts warning of a chilling effect on free speech. The disciplinary actions — including suspensions of at least five Army officers and...

GOP’s calls for Charlie Kirk social media crackdown hit roadblocks

Charlie Kirk’s assassination earlier this month spurred rare calls from the right for more for content moderation measures on social media.  At least two Republican lawmakers backed calls for social media platforms to remove graphic videos of the shooting, another called for lifetime bans for users who celebrated Kirk’s murder, while a senior Trump administration...

Trump’s independent agency firings bombard Supreme Court 

President Trump’s firings at the Federal Reserve and other agencies with traditional independence from the political forces of the White House have presented the Supreme Court with a critical opportunity to settle weighty questions over the bounds of presidential power.  Pressure was already building after the administration this month urged the justices to take up...

Congress locked in game of shutdown chicken as funding deadline nears

Congress is cruising at a steady clip toward a government shutdown at the end of the month, with both parties — and both chambers — pointing fingers at the other while refusing to blink.  Lawmakers from both chambers are in their home states this week after the House passed a GOP-crafted government funding bill that...

Hundreds take part in organized swim in Chicago River for the first time in 100 years

Hundreds took part in a historic swim in the Chicago River on Sunday, according to multiple reports. The Guardian reported that the organized swim was the first of its kind in close to 100 years. The number of participants in the event came close to 300, according to The Chicago Sun-Times. “Reclaiming our river not...

Trump administration halts government hunger report

The Trump administration has terminated an annual government hunger report, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said Saturday. “The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the termination of future Household Food Security Reports. These redundant, costly, politicized, and extraneous studies do nothing more than fear monger,” the USDA said Saturday in a press release. “For 30...

Charlie Kirk memorial: 5 takeaways

Tens of thousands of people gathered in Arizona on Sunday for a memorial service honoring conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was killed during a campus event in Utah earlier this month. The event was held at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., and drew dozens of Trump administration officials, GOP lawmakers and prominent conservatives, along...

Trump memorializes Kirk: ‘He did not hate his opponents. … That’s where I disagreed’

President Trump on Sunday memorialized conservative activist Charlie Kirk, praising his openness to debate and the movement he helped build. Despite the somber tone of the event at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., Trump’s speech frequently resembled a typical campaign rally or political address. Trump took frequent swipes at his political opponents, even as...

Erika Kirk says she forgives husband’s accused killer

Erika Kirk, the widow of Charlie Kirk, said Sunday that she forgives the man accused of killing her husband. “On the cross, our savior said, ‘Father, forgive them. For they not know what they do.’ That man. That young man. I forgive him,” Erika Kirk said at her husband’s memorial, with her voice softening and...

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