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Updated Oct 29, 2025 - Politics & Policy

Trump purposefully halting SNAP benefits, "weaponizing hunger," Democrats allege

Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) (C) talks to reporters following the weekly Senate Democratic policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol

Exclusive: White House finds 11th-hour shutdown workaround to pay troops — for now

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Fed cuts rates again, but signals December cut uncertain

Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell
Updated Oct 29, 2025 - Politics & Policy

House candidate Kat Abughazaleh indicted over ICE confrontation

Kaat Abughazaleh, holding signs in front of a row of cars with a campaign worker reaching into a white van.

"What's the point?": Johnson won't bring House back during shutdown

Speaker Johnson speaks with reporters outside of his office in the Capitol
Updated Oct 29, 2025 - Politics & Policy

Congressional staff warned of first missed paycheck amid shutdown

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Trump concedes it's "pretty clear" he can't run for a third term

Trump — wearing a dark suit, white collared shirt, blue tie and American flag pin — leans through the doorway on Air Force One.
Updated Oct 29, 2025 - World

Israel resumes Gaza ceasefire after 104 Palestinians killed in airstrikes

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Column / Behind the Curtain

Behind the Curtain: How an AI job apocalypse unfolds

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Oct 29, 2025 - Economy

The job market may be at a tipping point

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Hiring 10,000 ICE agents is easier said than done

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Some evangelicals are "quietly quitting" Trump and MAGA

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Democrats embrace votes to make government shutdown hurt less

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