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October 8, 2025
Trump says bill guaranteeing military pay during shutdown ‘probably will happen’
President Trump said on Wednesday that a stand-alone bill to pay military service members during a government shutdown “probably will happen...
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October 8, 2025
Women in Mexico step up to protect ancient Aztec farms and save a vanishing ecosystem
Making their way in an area still dominated by men hasn’t been easy. In the chinampas of the boroughs of Xochimilco and San Gregorio Atlapul...
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October 8, 2025
Jeffries, Lawler get into confrontation over ObamaCare: ‘You’re embarrassing yourself’
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) traded pointed barbs in the halls of the Capitol on Wednesday,...
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October 8, 2025
Appeals court restores Trump’s control over Oregon National Guard but deployment remains barred
A federal appeals court has temporarily blocked a judge’s order halting President Trump’s federalization of Oregon National Guard troops, bu...
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October 8, 2025
House China panel calls for stronger restrictions on chip ‘toolmakers’
The House Select Committee on China is calling for stronger restrictions on companies producing the equipment used to make semidconductor ch...
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October 8, 2025
Bishops need to address Trump immigration crackdown: Pope Leo
Pope Leo XIV told U.S. bishops to openly state their concerns regarding the Trump administration’s immigration policies on Wednesday, accord...
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October 8, 2025
Federal judge blocks Trump changes to teen pregnancy prevention program
The Trump administration can’t force organizations that receive federal teen pregnancy prevention grants to comply with an executive order a...
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October 8, 2025
Former surgeons general: RFK Jr. actions ‘endangering the health of the nation’
Six former surgeons general criticized Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in a Tuesday op-ed in the Washington...
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October 8, 2025
Trump says he may travel to Middle East amid peace talks
President Trump said he may travel this weekend to the Middle East as his administration aims to close the deal on a peace agreement that wo...
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October 8, 2025
Swalwell: Republicans planning ‘jail break’ revolt over Epstein files
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) predicted on Wednesday that dozens of Republicans may ultimately support legislation requiring the Department...
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October 8, 2025
Earle-Sears places $1M ad buy in wake of Jones scandal
Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears’s (R) gubernatorial campaign is launching a $1 million ad buy following what the campaign said was an...
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October 8, 2025
Pentagon Press Association criticizes Hegseth’s moves to ‘stifle a free press’
Media organizations are calling out the Pentagon’s “unprecedented restrictions” for credentialed reporters, saying Wednesday that the newly...
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October 8, 2025
Man arrested in connection with deadly Los Angeles wildfire
The Department of Justice (DOJ) unveiled Wednesday that a Florida man previously working as an Uber driver was arrested in connection with t...
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October 8, 2025
The shutdown is already causing flight delays. Service to more than 170 airports could stop entirely
Several major airports were experiencing delays on Wednesday, and smaller airports were at risk of losing service altogether by the end of t...
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October 8, 2025
Russia: ‘Momentum’ toward peace from Alaska talks is now ‘exhausted’
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said Wednesday that peace negotiations with Ukraine have been stalled since the August Alaska...
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October 8, 2025
Senate Democrat on shutdown: ‘So far, so good’ for party
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) said the government shutdown has benefitted Democrats so far, while Congressional Republicans have “skedadd...
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October 8, 2025
Kelly, Gallego confront Speaker Johnson outside his office
Sens. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) and Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) got in a confrontation with Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday after they stag...
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October 8, 2025
No Comey perp walk ‘bulls—‘: Bannon
Former White House aide Steve Bannon bemoaned that former FBI director James Comey did not walk through the front door of the Virginia court...
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October 8, 2025
Earle-Sears highlights Jones texts in new ad
Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears’s (R) gubernatorial campaign rolled out a new ad Wednesday tying her Democratic opponent, former Rep....
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October 8, 2025
Shutdown enters second week as Democrats block funding bill for sixth time
Senate Democrats on Wednesday blocked a bill to end the government shutdown for a sixth time, as the funding lapse enters its second week wi...
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October 8, 2025
Comer says he would ‘strongly discourage’ Trump against pardoning Maxwell
House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) said Tuesday that he would “strongly discourage” President Trump from pardoning Ghislain...
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October 8, 2025
Changes to SNAP benefits take effect in October: What to know
The federal government may be shut down, but that didn’t stop changes to SNAP benefits from kicking in on the first of the month, which is a...
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October 8, 2025
Chicago mayor responds to Trump’s call for him to be jailed
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (D), responding to President Trump’s remarks that he and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker should be arrested, called...
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October 8, 2025
Schumer slams GOP health care policies: ‘No f‑‑‑ing way’
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) made clear Democrats are not backing down from their health care demands, as the U.S. governme...
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October 8, 2025
Johnson, in shift, signals no vote during shutdown for military pay
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday signaled opposition to moving a standalone bill to pay military service members during a gov...
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October 8, 2025
Here are the airports experiencing staff shortages due to government shutdown
Staffing shortages are contributing to ground delays, longer wait times and travel modifications at airports across the country due to the g...
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October 8, 2025
Almost 6 in 10 say armed troops should only be sent to face external threats: Poll
Nearly 60 percent of Americans say the U.S. government should only deploy the military when faced with external threats, according to a new...
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October 8, 2025
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Democratic rivals hit Katie Porter response to Trump question
Former Rep. Katie Porter’s (D-Calif.) Democratic rivals in California’s gubernatorial race slammed her response to a question about what she...
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October 8, 2025
Senate Democrat: Bondi hearing ‘felt more like a boxing ring’
Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) reflected on Attorney General Pam Bondi’s fiery Tuesday hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, describing...
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October 8, 2025
Tennessee lawmaker Justin Pearson challenges Cohen for Memphis-based House seat
Tennessee state Rep. Justin Pearson (D) — one of two Democrats to face expulsion in 2023 over gun control protests held in the state House —...
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October 8, 2025
Florida Republican unveils bill threatening state funding if colleges don’t rename roads after Charlie Kirk
Florida state Rep. Kevin Steele (R) filed a bill Tuesday that threatens state funding to public universities and colleges if they do not ren...
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October 8, 2025
Pritzker on Trump deploying troops to Chicago: ‘This is a man who’s suffering dementia’
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) suggested that President Trump is deploying federal troops in Chicago because he is “suffering dementia.” In a...
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October 8, 2025
National Guard troops positioned near Chicago, Memphis could be next
National Guard soldiers arrived near Chicago on Monday amid President Trump’s federal crackdown on crime, and Memphis could see its own troo...
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October 8, 2025
Trump says Pritzker, Chicago mayor ‘should be in jail’
President Trump on Wednesday called for Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (D) to be jailed as the two leaders...
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October 8, 2025
California governor candidate Katie Porter cuts off interview after testy Trump exchange
California gubernatorial candidate and former Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.) tried to end an interview with a reporter after she was asked wha...
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October 8, 2025
Senate Democrat: Bondi campaign contribution accusation ‘simply isn’t true’
Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (R.I.) says Attorney General Pam Bondi’s accusation at a hearing Tuesday that he accepted campaign contri...
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October 8, 2025
Live updates: Comey faces arraignment in federal court; Senate will take shutdown votes
Former FBI Director James Comey will appear in a Virginia federal courtroom on Wednesday morning for an arraignment on two felony charges st...
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October 8, 2025
SpaceX, United Launch Alliance awarded Space Force contracts
SpaceX was awarded five of the seven major contracts.
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October 8, 2025
Scientists identify brain region behind compulsive alcohol use
The finding could lead to new treatments for alcohol dependence and anxiety disorders.
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October 8, 2025
Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M. Yaghi share Nobel Prize in chemistry
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M. Yaghi share the Nobel Prize in chemistry for their work in the development of m...
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October 8, 2025
Pressure Points: Five ways the shutdown could end
Congress on Wednesday enters the eighth day of the federal shutdown with neither party giving an inch and the path to a resolution nowhere i...
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October 8, 2025
Key crypto agency on uncertain footing after White House pulls nominee
The White House’s decision to pull its nominee to lead the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has left the financial regulator in a...
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October 8, 2025
5 things to watch in the final New Jersey governor’s debate
Democratic Rep. Mikie Sherrill and Republican Jack Ciattarelli are squaring off in their second and final debate on Wednesday as the two loo...
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October 8, 2025
Mamdani proposal to eliminate kindergarten gifted program splits education advocates
New York City Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani is dividing education advocates with his calls to ax a gifted program in schools. G...
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October 8, 2025
Greene defection highlights health care cracks in GOP shutdown unity
Shutdown jockeying over health care is intensifying, with Republicans showing some cracks in their unity and House Democratic Leader Hakeem...
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October 8, 2025
GOP senators increasingly anxious about Trump’s aggressive use of National Guard
Republican senators are increasingly uneasy about President Trump’s standoff with Democratic governors over deploying National Guard troops...
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October 8, 2025
Greene says she’s felt more pressure on Epstein petition than any other issue
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) said Tuesday that she has faced more pressure over a petition to trigger a House vote compelling the rel...
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October 8, 2025
Greene doubles down on remarks about Affordable Care Act subsidies
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) doubled down on recent remarks about Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies amid a government shutdown batt...
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October 8, 2025