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Trump tells Department of Defense to 'prepare for possible action' in Nigeria

President Donald Trump on Saturday said he has instructed the Defense Department to “prepare for possible action” in Nigeria over the country’s alleged killing of Christians. “If the Nigerian Government continues to allow the killing of Christians, the U.S.A. will immediately stop all aid and assistance to Nigeria, and may very well go into that now disgraced country, ‘guns-a-blazing,’ to completely wipe out the Islamic Terrorists who are committing these horrible atrocities,” Trump wrote on so ...

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Obama Calls Mamdani to Praise His Campaign, Offers to Be Sounding Board

Nov. 1, 2025, 3:05 p.m. ET Former President Barack Obama called New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani on Saturday, praising his campaign and offering to be a "sounding board" into the future. The private, roughly 30-minute phone call, which has not previously been reported, was described by two people who participated or were briefed immediately on what had been said. They spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe the private conversation. Mr. Obama said that he was i ...

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"A taste of their own medicine": Blue states go digital against Trump's shutdown

Published November 1, 2025 1:30PM (EDT) As the federal government shutdown continues, Democratic-leaning states are turning state-run websites and online resources into a platform to push back against the Trump administration, and the SNAP freeze is at the center of the effort. Massachusetts’ SNAP page informs residents at the top of their SNAP page that President Trump has frozen November benefits, affecting all who rely on the program. New York warns that November SNAP benefits and Home Ene ...

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Trump administration tells Congress war law doesn't apply to cartel strikes

The Office of Legal Counsel told lawmakers that the War Powers Resolution, which requires Congress’s approval for ongoing military conflict, does not apply here. A top Justice Department lawyer has told lawmakers that the Trump administration can continue its lethal strikes against alleged drug traffickers in Latin America — and is not bound by a decades-old law requiring Congress to give approval for ongoing hostilities. T. Elliot Gaiser, head of the Trump administration’s Office of Legal Cou ...

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Heritage Foundation shakes up staff in wake of Tucker Carlson, Nick Fuentes controversy

11/01/25 3:06 PM ET Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts announced staff reassignments on Friday in the wake of the conservative uproar over his statement defending Tucker Carlson for interviewing white nationalist Nick Fuentes. Roberts tapped the think tank’s executive vice president Derrick Morgan to serve as acting chief of staff until the end of the year. Ryan Neuhaus, who was serving in the role, was moved to be a senior adviser. He made the announcement in an email to staff late ...

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'Embarrassment': Mike Johnson skewered by colleague as 'worst House speaker in US history'

October 31, 2025 9:58PM ET Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) tore into House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) on Friday's edition of MSNBC's "All In" for continuing to keep the House shuttered for business, accusing him of "surrendering" the authority of Congress to President Donald Trump. Johnson continues to hold the House closed because he wants the Senate to vote on a clean resolution to open the government the Republican majority has already passed. However, some observers have als ...

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Trump signals he'll fund SNAP after federal judges ruled the administration must keep sending out benefits

Oct 31, 2025, 7:35 PM ET Federal judges in Massachusetts and Rhode Island ruled Friday afternoon that President Donald Trump must fund food stamps during the government shutdown. In a Friday night Truth Social post, Trump signaled he would comply with the judges' orders. "Our Government lawyers do not think we have the legal authority to pay SNAP with certain monies we have available, and now two Courts have issued conflicting opinions on what we can and cannot do," the president ...

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Stephen Miller holds secret calls with diplomats every day to push Trump's immigration agenda across the globe: report

Friday 31 October 2025 19:26 EDT Stephen Miller holds secret calls with diplomats every day in order to push the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration agenda across the globe, according to a new report. In the meetings, which reportedly occur around 10 a.m., the White House homeland security adviser grills officials on visa and immigration issues, as well as pushing for negotiations with third countries to accept deportees from the U.S. who cannot be returned to their country of origi ...

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Democratic representative urges former prince Andrew to testify over Epstein

Fri 31 Oct 2025 16.52 EDT Last modified on Fri 31 Oct 2025 17.53 EDT A Democratic congressman on Friday called for the former prince Andrew Mountbatten Windsor to testify before the US House of Representatives committee that is conducting an inquiry into the government’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case. The statement from Ro Khanna, a California Democratic representative, who serves on the investigative House oversight committee, comes after the UK trade minister, Chris Bryant, suggested ...

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Mike Johnson Scrambles To Clean Up Comments From Trump Official Who Told Public, 'We Have Failed You'

Oct 31st, 2025, 6:01 pm House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) found himself in an awkward moment on Friday in front of reporters, as he scrambled to clarify comments made by Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins, who told the public that we have failed you” amid the ongoing government shutdown. Responding to a question about the “millions of people who stand to lose their food stamp benefits,” Rollins said, “Poverty is not red or blue, it is not a Republican or Democrat issue. It doesn’t matte ...

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Obama stumps for Sherrill in N.J., calls Ciattarelli a 'suck-up' to Trump amid tight governor race

28 min ago - Updated: Nov. 02, 2025, 12:58 a.m.|Published: Nov. 01, 2025, 8:21 p.m. Former President Barack Obama visited Newark on Saturday to stump for Mikie Sherrill, declaring the Democratic nominee for New Jersey governor is the level-headed leader the state ... (NJ.com)

Canadians take to social media to debate their prime minister's apology to Trump over anti-tariffs ad

1 hr ago - Nov 1, 2025, 5:59 PM ET Ontario's premier didn't apologize for airing an anti-tariffs ad that angered President Donald Trump — but Canada's prime minister did. Now, Canadians are using social media to process the awkward situation. Canadian Pri ... (Business Insider)

Obama shreds Trump over ballroom bizarre Truth Social videos and familys crypto fortune:It's like every day is Halloween

2 hrs ago - Saturday 01 November 2025 18:00 EDT Former President Barack Obama tore into Donald Trump and said it feels like “every day is Halloween — except it’s all tricks and no treats” under his administration. Obama shredded Trump during ... (The Independent)

Michigan Lawyer Says The Halloween Terror Plot That FBI Director Kash Patel Described Never Existed

2 hrs ago - Nov 1, 2025, 04:52 PM EDT A Michigan defense lawyer is disputing FBI allegations that his 20-year-old client and four other young suspects were planning to carry out a terror attack on Halloween weekend. Authorities with the FBI and in Michigan have ... (Huff Post/AP)

Republican Jewish leaders planned a ceasefire celebration, pivoted to take on antisemitism within

3 hrs ago - Updated 1:36 AM EST, November 2, 2025 LAS VEGAS (AP) — Concerns that antisemitism is on the rise among Republicans burst to the surface this weekend, turning a conference of the nation’s leading Jewish Republicans from jubilation over a ten ... (AP)

Los Angeles Dodgers win World Series, defeat Toronto Blue Jays in Game 7 classic

7 hrs ago - In a winner-take-all Game 7 for the ages, the Los Angeles Dodgers bested the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 in an 11-inning classic in the early morning hours Sunday to become back-to-back World Series champions. Down 4-3 with one out at the top of the ninth ... (CBS News)

Nine people with life-threatening injuries after mass stabbing on train in Cambridgeshire

9 hrs ago - Updated 1 minute ago Nine people with life-threatening injuries after mass stabbing on train in Cambridgeshire Summary * Ten people are in hospital, with nine believed to have life-threatening injuries, after a stabbing attack on a train travelling i ... (BBC)

Trump Administration Must Make Food Stamp Payments Within Days, Judge Says

11 hrs ago - Trump Administration Must Make Food Stamp Payments Within Days, Judge Says The written order came one day after a court told the Trump administration it must pay benefits in the program known as SNAP during the shutdown. A federal court ordered the g ... (New York Times)

SNAP benefits cut off during shutdown, driving long lines at food pantries

11 hrs ago - LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — People across the country formed long lines for free meals and groceries at food pantries and drive-through giveaways Saturday, after monthly benefits through the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, ... (AP)

White House withheld names of some donors to Trump's $300M ballroom, report says

11 hrs ago - Saturday 01 November 2025 14:52 EDT The White House has withheld the identities of some individuals and companies that have donated towards President Donald Trump’s $300 million ballroom, according to a report. The blitz of the historic East Win ... (The Independent)

A toy maker takes his case against Trump's tariffs to the Supreme Court

12 hrs ago - November 1, 2025 1:46 PM EDT Updated 3 hours ago WASHINGTON, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Within days of Donald Trump announcing his sweeping "Liberation Day" tariffs in April, Rick Woldenberg was looking for a law firm to help him sue the U.S. president. "I'm ... (Reuters)

Heritage Foundation shakes up staff in wake of Tucker Carlson, Nick Fuentes controversy

12 hrs ago - 11/01/25 3:06 PM ET Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts announced staff reassignments on Friday in the wake of the conservative uproar over his statement defending Tucker Carlson for interviewing white nationalist Nick Fuentes. Roberts tapped ... (The Hill)

Trump tells Department of Defense to 'prepare for possible action' in Nigeria

13 hrs ago - President Donald Trump on Saturday said he has instructed the Defense Department to “prepare for possible action” in Nigeria over the country’s alleged killing of Christians. “If the Nigerian Government continues to allow the kill ... (NBC News)

Billionaires Step In to Help Plug Food Aid Gaps During Shutdown

13 hrs ago - November 1, 2025 at 10:30 AM EDT Wealthy philanthropists across the country are stepping in to help put food on the tables of 42 million Americans set to lose access to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program -- better known as SNAP -- over the ... (Bloomberg)

Trump administration tells Congress war law doesn't apply to cartel strikes

13 hrs ago - The Office of Legal Counsel told lawmakers that the War Powers Resolution, which requires Congress’s approval for ongoing military conflict, does not apply here. A top Justice Department lawyer has told lawmakers that the Trump administration c ... (Washington Post)

"A taste of their own medicine": Blue states go digital against Trump's shutdown

14 hrs ago - Published November 1, 2025 1:30PM (EDT) As the federal government shutdown continues, Democratic-leaning states are turning state-run websites and online resources into a platform to push back against the Trump administration, and the SNAP freeze is ... (Salon)

Officials investigate 'intentional' explosion at Harvard University medical building that left no injuries

14 hrs ago - An apparently “intentional” explosion at a Harvard University medical building early Saturday is under investigation, authorities said. An officer responded to the Goldenson building around 2:48 a.m. and saw two people fleeing the building ... (CNN)

Syrian leader al-Sharaa to meet Trump at White House this month, U.S. envoy says

14 hrs ago - Updated on: November 1, 2025 / 2:16 PM EDT Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa is scheduled to visit Washington, D.C., on Nov. 10 and meet with President Trump at the White House, Tom Barrack, the U.S. envoy to Syria and U.S. ambassador to Turkey, conf ... (CBS News)

Top labor groups break with federal union's demand to end shutdown

15 hrs ago - November 1, 2025, 12:25 PM The largest federal workers' union this week threw its support behind a Republican government funding bill, ratcheting up pressure on Democrats. But many of the top labor unions told ABC News that they continue to back the ... (ABC News)

Obama Calls Mamdani to Praise His Campaign, Offers to Be Sounding Board

16 hrs ago - Nov. 1, 2025, 3:05 p.m. ET Former President Barack Obama called New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani on Saturday, praising his campaign and offering to be a "sounding board" into the future. The private, roughly 30-minute phone call, which ... (New York Times)

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