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Vance hosts inaugural meeting for Trump’s anti-fraud task force amid Minnesota scandal(The Heartlander) — Vice President J.D. Vance convened the inaugural meeting of an anti-fraud task force on Friday, promising to take on decades of fraud and abuse of social services… Read More
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Democrats tank DHS funding bill for fourth time; partial shutdown approaches 1 month(The Center Square) – U.S. Senate Democrats tanked the Department of Homeland Security funding bill for a fourth time Thursday, ensuring the department’s funding lapse will span at least a… Read More
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WATCH: Trump terminates Obama-era climate change policy(The Center Square) – The Trump administration on Thursday terminated the Environmental Protection Agency’s “Endangerment Finding,” a landmark policy that led to sweeping climate change regulations and higher… Read More
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Funding for Minnesota child care centers paused(The Center Square) – Taxpayer dollars provided each year to Minnesota day care centers will be frozen, according to officials from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Alex… Read More
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President Trump, tech billionaire launch push to invest in America’s children(The Heartlander) — A tech billionaire and his wife pledged $6.25 billion this week to help jump-start participation in the federal government’s new Trump Accounts program. The contribution by Michael… Read More
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Breaking: Two National Guardsmen shot in DC; suspect in custody(The Heartlander) — Two National Guard members were shot in Washington, D.C., mere blocks from the White House on Wednesday. The D.C. Police Department said a suspect is in custody… Read More
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New park fee for foreign tourists could generate hundreds of millions(The Center Square) – The Trump administration announced it is raising prices for nonresidents visiting national parks, a move that worries some tourism advocates but could generate hundreds of… Read More
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Trump admin begins release of Amelia Earhart records(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A new tranche of records relating to the 1937 disappearance of aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart was released by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence… Read More
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New poll: Voters more favorable to Republicans than Democrats over shutdown(The Heartlander) — New polling by CBS/YouGov found voters overwhelmingly believe President Donald Trump and Republicans “got more of what they wanted” from the recent government… Read More
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End to government shutdown in sight after senators make funding deal(The Center Square) – U.S. senators finally broke the government funding impasse Sunday night, voting 60-40 to advance a bill ending the government shutdown. The Senate must hold… Read More
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New report undermines Democrats ‘affordable care’ shutdown spin on Obamacare subsidies(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A new report reveals how much Obamacare subsidies at the heart of Democrat shutdown demands have distorted the healthcare market — and warns the effects… Read More
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Government shutdown leads to over 800 flights cancelled, number growing(The Center Square) – As the government shutdown drags into its 38th day and forced flight reductions begin taking effect, the number of daily flight cancellations Americans are… Read More
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USDA Secretary Rollins says SNAP will be drastically reformed after thousands of illegals removed(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins said Sunday on “Fox & Friends Weekend” thousands of illegal migrants have been taken off the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program… Read More
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Democrat-friendly labor union urges Congress to pass GOP funding bill, open govt(The Center Square) – As the ongoing government shutdown hits the 27-day mark, the largest federal employee union is urging the U.S. Senate to pass Republicans’ funding stopgap bill. Read More
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Millions of Americans brace for food stamp cutoff Nov. 1(The Center Square) – Millions of Americans reliant on food stamps will not receive benefits for the month of November, due to the ongoing government shutdown. The U.S. Read More
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Democrats tank Republican bill to pay troops, essential workers during govt shutdown(The Center Square) – Republicans’ attempts to avert the worst effects of the ongoing government shutdown failed Thursday after Senate Democrats blocked a bill that would ensure essential federal… Read More
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Report: FEMA under Biden politically discriminated against Americans(The Center Square) – Reports of FEMA disaster assistance teams in 2024 bypassing homes displaying signs supporting then-presidential candidate Donald Trump were true and were indicative of a pattern tracing… Read More
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Government shutdown now longest ever(The Center Square) – The federal government has broken an unfortunate record: its 20th day of closure marks the longest full government shutdown ever. As of Monday, it… Read More
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Trump vows expiration date for ‘semi-Communist’ government programs(The Daily Signal) – President Donald Trump said he would decide on Friday which “Democrat programs” to permanently end as the federal government shutdown drags on. “The … Read More
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Plane carrying Secretary Pete Hegseth declares emergency, lands safely in UK(The Heartlander) — A plane carrying Secretary of War Pete Hegseth reportedly declared an emergency after departing Belgium on Wednesday. Flight information shared online indicates a rapid descent to under… Read More