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White House to Review Possible Aid Cuts to Portland

President Donald Trump has asked for a review of federal funds allocated to Portland, Oregon, amid a rash of protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) there. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said during a press briefing on Oct. 3 that federal funds could be cut off to the Democrat-run city. “I just spoke […]

‘End the political idiocy’: Republicans lambast Dems for tanking funding bill again

(The Center Square) – The ongoing government shutdown will span at least five days as U.S. senators depart for the weekend after voting down both short-term funding options for the fourth time in a row. Once again, only three Democratic senators supported the Republican funding stopgap as well as their own party’s. The Senate will […]

Hamas agrees to release hostages; demands further negotiations

(The Center Square) – After an ominous warning from President Donald Trump, Hamas has reportedly agreed to release the remaining Israeli hostages; however, they have yet to agree to the president’s proposed 20-point peace plan. The peace plan announced on Monday during a joint press conference between Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was […]

Another Appeals Court Upholds Block on Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order

A second federal appeals court has upheld a block on President Donald Trump’s birthright citizenship restrictions, saying that the administration was likely to lose in trying to show the policy was legal. The ruling on Oct. 3 is the latest in an ongoing legal saga in which the Supreme Court is expected to on the […]

In Every Government Shutdown, the Media Are Eager Democrat Helpers

If the national media can be counted on to spin anything dramatically toward the Democrats, it’s a government shutdown. They feel passionately that the Democrats are the Party of Government, and the Republicans are the Haters of Government, so who naturally favors shutting it all down? Even before the shutdown occurred, NPR and PBS issued […]

Schumer Shutdown

‘I don’t have anything to negotiate’: Johnson holds firm on GOP shutdown strategy

(The Center Square) – As the government shutdown enters its second day, House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., defended Republican leaders’ refusal to concede to Democrats’ health care policy demands in exchange for their votes on federal funding. “Don’t ask the Republicans what we should be doing or what we should be negotiating. I don’t have […]

Trimming the fat: Trump boasts of shuttering government agencies amid shutdown

(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump has condemned the shutdown and laid the blame squarely at the feet of the “Radical Left Democrats”— in the meantime, he appears to be making the most of it. Trump teased on Truth Social that he would be meeting with Director of the Office of Management and Budget […]

Oregon Sues Trump Admin Over National Guard Deployment in Portland

The state of Oregon filed a lawsuit on Sept. 28 seeking to block a federal government plan to deploy National Guard troops in Portland, arguing that the president exceeded his executive authority. A day after an order from President Donald Trump, War Secretary Pete Hegseth on Sept. 28 issued a memorandum to the leadership of […]

Trust in Media in United States Hits Record Low: Gallup Survey

Trust in media among Americans has hit a record low, according to a Gallup survey released on Oct. 2. Just 28 percent of adults told Gallup that they have a great deal or fair amount of trust in the media. That’s a decline from 31 percent in 2024, 32 percent in 2023, 40 percent in […]