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Updated Oct 11, 2025 - Politics & Policy

Trump demands Defense secretary "get our Troops PAID" amid government shutdown

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Trump's second checkup describes "exceptional health"

US President Donald Trump waves as he walks to Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on October 10, 2025, on his way to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center to receive a medical checkup. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

AI drones are America's newest cops

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Oct 11, 2025 - Economy

How to measure the economy when the government isn't doing it

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Updated Oct 10, 2025 - Politics & Policy

These are the federal agencies Trump is targeting for layoffs

US President Donald Trump speaks about the upcoming wildfire and hurricane seasons, alongside Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum (L), OMB Director Russell Vought (C) and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem (R) in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on June 10, 2025.

Trump officials say plan to layoff at least 4,100 federal workers has begun

Russell Vought, Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), speaks with reporters.

Trump threatens 100% tariff on Chinese goods over rare earth restrictions

PresidentTrump gestures as he walks to Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 10.

Scoop: Trump admin warns of "insufficient funds" for food stamps

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Updated Oct 10, 2025 - World

Qatar to build air force facility on U.S. base in Idaho

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"This is a disaster": Congress erupts at Trump's shutdown mass firings

Sen. Susan Collins, wearing a red blazer and holding a bill and folders, speaks to reporters in a white, windowless basement.

Democrats fume as Mike Johnson cancels third week of votes

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, wearing a blue suit and speaking to reporters in a beige hallway.

"This gets real": GOP escalates shutdown fight with rescissions, layoffs

Speaker Johnson at a press conference with Reps. McClain, Emmer and Scalise behind him. A sign below him reads "the Democrat shutdown"
Oct 10, 2025 - World

Scoop: Trump plans leaders summit on Gaza during Egypt visit next week

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Updated Oct 10, 2025 - Politics & Policy

Venezuelan opposition leader wins Nobel Peace Prize over Trump

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday.
Oct 10, 2025 - Health

RFK Jr.'s next vaccine target

Illustration of the Periodic Table of Elements entry for Aluminum, with the l in the abbreviation Al replaced with an illustration of a syringe.
Oct 10, 2025 - Technology

Apple offers hackers bug bounty of up to $2 million

Illustration of hundred dollar bills on cell phones spread out.

MAGA media wages asymmetric warfare on antifa

Federal agents outside a downtown U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Portland, Ore.
Oct 10, 2025 - World

Trump promised not to let Israel break Gaza ceasefire to get deal

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Southwest U.S. faces "significant" flood threats from tropical storms

Satellite image showing Mexico and Central America with a large storm system off Mexico's Pacific coast and cloud cover over the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea.
Updated Oct 9, 2025 - Politics & Policy

Judge blocks Trump's deployment of National Guard to Chicago

Members of the Texas National Guard carry rifles and riot shields at an army reserve training facility on October 07, 2025 in Elwood, Illinois.
Oct 9, 2025 - Economy

The BLS is prepping a delayed inflation report

Illustration of a hand pulling a heavy weight with a "%" sign carved on the side.  
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