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Reagan-appointed federal judge resigns to speak out against Trump’s ‘assault on the rule of law’

A federal judge appointed by former President Ronald Reagan announced in an op-ed published Sunday that he resigned from his position, relinquishing his lifetime appointment to speak out against President Donald Trump, whom he views as eroding judicial independence and using the law to reward allies and punish opponents. Mark Wolf, who was appointed by

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Trump welcomes Syrian president to Washington in high-profile visit as shutdown deal takes shape

With a deal to end the record government shutdown taking shape, President Donald Trump is turning to foreign policy at the start of the week. On Monday, Trump will host Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa at the White House, the first official visit by a Syrian leader to Washington. Officials describe the meeting as a landmark

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Trump urges Senate Republicans to redirect funds from Obamacare-backed insurers, pay Americans directly

President Donald Trump has urged Senate Republicans to abolish Obamacare and reroute federal health care spending directly to individual Americans. In a Truth Social post Saturday morning, Trump wrote: ‘I am recommending to Senate Republicans that the Hundreds of Billions of Dollars currently being sent to money sucking Insurance Companies in order to save the

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Patriot or ‘Pathetic RINO’? Maverick Republican Thomas Massie trades ‘America First’ label for ‘America only’

Rep. Thomas Massie — a Republican fiscal hawk facing a President Donald Trump-backed primary challenger in Kentucky — has previously described himself as ‘America First,’ but now he says he thinks that he’s ‘America only.’  ‘I am tired of sending money overseas,’ he told Fox News Digital during an interview on Thursday.  ‘I am tired

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Senate could take test vote on new spending bill as early as Sunday afternoon

The Senate could take a test vote as early as tomorrow afternoon on a revamped Republican bill to end the government shutdown and fund parts of the government for the rest of the fiscal year.  We are still waiting on bill text on a measure which would fund the government through late January and provide

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Senate in limbo as Thune eyes long haul until shutdown ends

The Senate is in for a rare weekend session as the chamber remains in limbo while lawmakers try to find a way out of the government shutdown. Behind the scenes, appropriators are cooking up a trio of spending bills to attach to the House-passed continuing resolution (CR), along with an extension to the bill that

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Senate in limbo as Thune eyes long-haul until shutdown ends

The Senate is in for a rare weekend session as the chamber remains in limbo while lawmakers try to find a way out of the government shutdown. Behind the scenes, appropriators are cooking up a trio of spending bills to attach to the House-passed continuing resolution (CR), along with an extension to the bill that

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‘Genocide can’t be ignored’: GOP lawmaker backs Trump’s threat of military action in Nigeria

Republican Rep. Riley Moore said the United States could take a range of actions — including sanctions and ‘even kinetic military action’ — in response to what he called the ‘genocide’ of Christians in Nigeria. Trump designated Moore, a member of the Appropriations Committee from West Virginia, along with Chairman Tom Cole, R-Okla., to lead

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TEVI TROY: Celebrating 50 years of presidential mockery

Nov. 8, 2025, marks the 50th anniversary of Chevy Chase’s comedic portrayal of U.S. President Gerald Ford as a bumbling klutz on ‘Saturday Night Live.’ Nowadays, we expect ‘SNL’ to mock the president. (There’s even speculation going into each administration about who will play the president.)  But when Chase did it for the first time,

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Reckoning looms for politicians as longest government shutdown persists

A reckoning is coming. Or shall we say, ‘reckonings.’ And they’re coming, whether the government re-opens soon or remains shuttered. If the government stays closed, voters will likely torch both parties for not hammering out a deal. Air traffic delays are stacking up. Those problems only intensify as we near Thanksgiving and Christmas. That’s to

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