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What shutdown? Trump isn’t canceling travel, golf or his ballroom even with the government shuttered

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump isn’t curtailing travel. He’s not avoiding golf or making do with a skeleton staff in the West Wing. Even hamburgers served at the White House aren’t from McDonalds, this time. In shutdowns past — including during Trump’s first term — presidents normally scaled back their schedules. With staffers deemed “non-essential” sent home, the White House often sought to appear sympathetic to Americans affected by disruptions to health care, veterans benefits and other key services. The current one […]

October 30, 2025

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Here’s how much Obamacare will increase if Trump and Congress don’t strike a deal

Americans who buy private health insurance through the Obamacare marketplace are officially receiving notices about how much their premiums will increase next year. The Trump administration previewed the new plans sold under the Affordable Care Act, which President Barack Obama signed into law in 2010. According to a new analysis of the plans published by the health policy nonprofit KFF, the average Obamacare enrollees will see an average 30% increase in states (30) where the federal government manages marketplaces. For […]

October 29, 2025

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Ex-Trump White House official calls Karine Jean-Pierre ‘incompetent’ and proof ‘DEI doesn’t work’

Karine Jean-Pierre was personally attacked on CNN by former White House official Katie Miller, who called the former White House press secretary “incompetent” and proof that “DEI doesn’t work.” Jean-Pierre has been in the news a lot lately due to several interviews promoting her new post-White House book, “Independent: A Look Inside a Broken White House, Outside the Party Lines.” The book details Jean-Pierre’s historic run as the first Black and LGBTQ+ White House press secretary, and what she describes […]

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Texas Republican Wesley Hunt accuses Gavin Newsom of ‘code-switching’ with ex-NBA players

Texas Republican Congressman Wesley Hunt slammed California Gov. Gavin Newsom, accusing the rumored 2028 presidential hopeful of “code-switching” in an attempt to attract Black Americans. “We call this code-switching,” said Hunt, a Black conservative who represents the 38th Congressional District in Texas. Newsom, who recently appeared on the “All the Smoke” podcast hosted by former NBA players Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson, faced criticisms from conservatives online for his dialect while discussing his childhood. Newsom reflected on being raised by […]

October 29, 2025

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Trump threatens to send ‘more than the National Guard’ into US cities: ‘He desperately wants to seem strong’

President Donald Trump escalated his threats to send troops to U.S. cities, telling thousands of military service members on Tuesday that he is prepared to send “more than the National Guard.” “We have cities that are troubled; we can’t have cities that are troubled,” Trump told military troops stationed at a Naval base in Japan. “And we’re sending in our National Guard, and if we need more than the National Guard, we’ll send more than the National Guard, because we’re […]

October 29, 2025

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Trump administration moves to overrule state laws protecting credit reports from medical debt

NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump administration is moving to overrule any state laws that may protect consumers’ credit reports from medical debt and other debt issues. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has drafted what’s known as an interpretative rule related to the Fair Credit Reporting Act, interpreting the law in a way that says the FCRA should preempt any state laws or regulations when it comes to how debt should be reported to the credit bureaus like Experian, Equifax and Trans […]

October 28, 2025

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25 states sue the Trump Administration for freezing SNAP benefits: “There is no excuse”

Several officials from half of the United States and the District of Columbia have sued the Trump administration over suspending food stamp benefits as millions of Americans could lose their benefits and food aid beginning Saturday (Nov. 1) due to the government shutdown. States involved in the lawsuit include Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, and Wisconsin. State officials […]

October 28, 2025

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Jasmine Crockett hits back at Trump’s latest ‘low IQ’ insult: ‘I don’t know what Black woman hurt him’

U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, hit back at President Donald Trump on Monday after he, yet again, attacked her as “low IQ.” “I’m waiting on a reporter…[to] finally asked him what is his IQ, because he is constantly talking about…he doesn’t even know what a low IQ is,” Crockett fired back at Trump during an interview on CNN’s “The Source with Kaitlan Collins.” “He doesn’t even know which scores are low. And I can guarantee you that whatever score he’s […]

October 28, 2025

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Indiana Gov. Mike Braun calls a special session to redraw the state’s congressional boundaries

Indiana Republican Gov. Mike Braun called Monday for state lawmakers to return to Indianapolis for a special session to redraw the state’s congressional boundaries, escalating a national fight over midcycle redistricting. President Donald Trump has ramped up pressure on Republican governors to draw up new maps in an attempt to give the party an easier path to maintain control of the House in the midterms. While Republicans in Texas and Missouri have moved quickly to enact a new set of districts and California […]

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