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NEW: Transgender Activists to Dine with Pope Leo XIV during Sunday's Jubilee for the Poor Papal luncheon with trans advocate Alessia Nobile set for Sunday at Vatican’s Jubilee of the Poor, highlighting a legacy of outreach and hopes for continued inclusion.

NEW: Pope Leo XIV will share a meal this Sunday with Alessia Nobile and four fellow transgender Catholic activists, during the Vatican’s Jubilee of the Poor — marking the most significant public encounter shared between a pope and the trans community.

Trump Administration Plans Deep Cuts to Social Security Disability Insurance, Particularly for Older Workers Despite repeatedly promising not to cut Social Security, the Trump Administration is reportedly preparing a proposed rule that could reduce the share of applicants who qualify for Social Security...

Despite repeatedly promising not to cut Social Security, the Trump Administration is reportedly preparing a proposed rule that could reduce the share of applicants who qualify for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) by up to 20 percent

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What to know about your flood insurance during the government shutdown Around two-thirds of the flood insurance policies in Washington state are underwritten by the National Flood Insurance Program.

[Flooding] isn’t a peril covered under standard home insurance policies in Washington state.

Note: The National Flood Insurance Program is not writing or renewing policies while the federal government is shut down. Our Oct. 1 blog post has more information.

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Q&A on Trump's Attempt to Deploy National Guard to Portland and Chicago - FactCheck.org While President Donald Trump's rhetoric regarding Portland and Chicago has largely focused on overall crime, National Guard deployments are specifically targeted at protecting federal immigration oper...

Q&A on Trump’s Attempt to Deploy National Guard to Portland and Chicago

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Hegseth announces Qatar will build air force facility at U.S. base in Idaho The move is a sign of increasingly close ties between the U.S. and Qatar.

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Using helicopters and chemical agents, immigration agents become increasingly aggressive in Chicago Activists, residents and elected leaders say increasingly combative tactics used by federal immigration agents are sparking violence and fueling neighborhood tensions in the nation’s third-largest cit...

Using helicopters and chemical agents, immigration agents become increasingly aggressive in Chicago

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Massive immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated' The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents with Border Patrol, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested 37 people in the raid.

Armed federal agents in military fatigues busted down their doors overnight, pulling men, women and children from their apartments, some of them naked, residents and witnesses said.

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High Earners Age 50 and Older Are About to Lose a Major 401(k) Tax Break The option to make pretax catch-up retirement contributions is going away for some savers age 50 and older.

Starting next year, the extra catch-up contributions that those workers use to stow money in their 401(k)s will have to go into their accounts after tax for high earners.

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Ex-FBI Director James Comey indicted after Trump pushes for prosecution of longtime foe James Comey has been charged with making a false statement to Congress and obstruction of a criminal proceeding.

Ex-FBI Director James Comey indicted after Trump pushes for prosecution of longtime foe

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Parents Fear Losing Disability Protections as Trump Slashes Civil Rights Office - KFF Health News The Education Department’s civil rights office often intervenes when students face discrimination based on race, sex, religion, or disability and their families can’t resolve complaints locally. Paren...

Parents Fear Losing Disability Protections as Trump Slashes Civil Rights Office

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Trump asks the Supreme Court to allow him to enforce transgender and nonbinary passport policy President Donald Trump’s administration is asking the Supreme Court to let it enforce a passport policy for transgender and nonbinary people requiring male or female sex designations based on birth ce...

Trump asks the Supreme Court to allow him to enforce transgender and nonbinary passport policy

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Prosecutor says stalking suspect ambushed Pennsylvania police officers, killing 3 A prosecutor says a suspected stalker armed with a rifle hid inside his ex-girlfriend’s home in Pennsylvania and ambushed police officers who came to arrest him, killing three of them.

No one with a history of domestic violence should be allowed firearms.

FACT FOCUS: Assassination of Charlie Kirk prompts flood of false and misleading claims online This is false. Utah records say Robinson was registered as a voter, but not affiliated with either political party.

FACT FOCUS: Assassination of Charlie Kirk prompts flood of false and misleading claims online

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Representative Greg Casar: The Path to Victory in 2026 — a Popular, Populist Agenda That Delivers for Working People Across party lines, income levels, and education levels, bold economic populism inspires Americans.

In our new polling, we find that a Democratic candidate running on a populist message (fight corruption, costs, and billionaires) beats a Republican by 15 points — compared to just 6 points for a candidate running on a more generic Democratic message.

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Radicalized 16-year-old Colorado school student fired revolver and wounded 2 teens, authorities say Authorities say a 16-year-old boy who had been radicalized by an unspecified extremist network fired multiple shots with a revolver during an attack at a suburban Denver school.

I can’t be the only one frustrated at so much more news coverage of the Kirk shooting compared yet another school shooting.

Radicalized 16-year-old Colorado school student fired revolver and wounded 2 teens, authorities say

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US tech companies enabled the surveillance and detention of hundreds of thousands in China U.S. technology firms such as IBM, Dell and Cisco largely designed and built China’s surveillance state, an AP investigation finds. The tech companies deny wrongdoing.

US tech companies enabled the surveillance and detention of hundreds of thousands in China

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"We should not have to live in a country where the Government can seize anyone who looks Latino, speaks Spanish, and appears to work a low wage job. Rather than stand idly by while our constitutional freedoms are lost, I dissent." —Justice Sonia Sotomayor

Appeals court upholds E. Jean Carroll's $83.3M defamation judgment against Trump A federal appeals court has upheld a civil jury's decision requiring President Donald Trump to pay $83.3 million to columnist E. Jean Carroll. The 2nd U.S.

The case is likely headed to the Supreme Court.

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Health Insurance Is About to Get Way More Expensive—Here’s What to Do Welcome to Money Monday with Suze, a weekly newsletter designed to inspire your financial life and give you actionable insights from the World’s Personal Finance Expert. Like what you’re reading? Subs...

It is estimated that premiums will increase by an average of 75% beginning in 2026.

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Justice Department talks about banning transgender gun owners spark fury across political spectrum The Justice Department is drawing swift condemnation from gun rights groups and LGBTQ advocates alike after floating that it was considering restricting transgender people from owning guns — a move th...

Justice Department talks about banning transgender gun owners spark fury across political spectrum

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What Is the Relationship Between Inflation and Interest Rates? Inflation and interest rates are linked, but the relationship isn’t always straightforward.

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Blue States That Sued Kept Most CDC Grants, While Red States Feel Brunt of Trump Clawbacks - KFF Health News The Trump administration's cuts of public health funds to state and local health departments had vastly uneven effects depending on the political leanings of where someone lives, a new KFF Health News...

Blue States That Sued Kept Most CDC Grants, While Red States Feel Brunt of Trump Clawbacks

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Vaccine disputes and agency departures put U.S. at risk, a former CDC official says Anne Schuchat, former Principal Deputy Director of the CDC, says she's worried about vaccine access, as experienced leaders leave the agency in protest.

Anne Schuchat, former Principal Deputy Director of the CDC, says she's worried about vaccine access, as experienced leaders leave the agency in protest.

ACOG No Longer Accepting Federal Funding, Citing Policy Disputes May be the first physician organization to divest from federal funds this way

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Trump extends control over Washington by taking management of Union Station away from Amtrak President Donald Trump’s administration is taking control of Washington's Union Station from Amtrak, marking another federal intervention in the nation's capital.

Trump extends control over Washington DC by taking management of Union Station away from Amtrak

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Whistleblower says Trump officials copied millions of Social Security numbers A whistleblower complaint says the personal data of over 300 million Americans was copied to a private cloud account to allow access by former members of the Department of Government Efficiency team.

Whistleblower says DOGE put Social Security numbers at risk

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In the Matter of Lisa Cook Trump’s attempt to fire a Fed governor is illegal. Now we find out whether that matters.

In the matter of Lisa Cook

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Question of the day: Have you ever participated in a protest or march?

Follow-up:

If yes - what was/(were) the cause(s)?

If no - what would it take for you to protest and/or march?

Trump says he's firing Fed Governor Lisa Cook, opening new front in fight for central bank control President Donald Trump says he's firing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, a sharp escalation in his battle to exert greater control over what has long been considered an institution independent from...

Trump says he’s firing Fed Governor Lisa Cook, opening new front in fight for central bank control

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