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Jake Tapper clashes with House Dem in heated exchange: 'May not be a big deal for you!' Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-NM) clashed with CNN's Jake Tapper on Tuesday over looming cuts to the federal Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program, otherwise known as food stamps. Funding for SNAP is set to expire Nov. 1 if Congressional lawmakers are unable to reach a deal to reopen the federal g...

Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-NM) clashed with CNN's Jake Tapper on Tuesday over looming cuts to the federal Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program, otherwise known as food stamps.

Ukraine reportedly strikes oil refinery, chemical plant in western Russia Ukraine's military reportedly struck an oil refinery as well as a chemical plant in Russia's western regions overnight on Oct. 29, Russian Telegram media channels reported.

⚡️Ukraine reportedly strikes oil refinery, chemical plant in western Russia.

Ukraine's military reportedly struck an oil refinery as well as a chemical plant in Russia's western regions overnight on Oct. 29, Russian Telegram media channels reported.

GOP-Held Senate Splits From Trump in Move to End Brazil Tariffs A handful of Republican senators joined with Democrats to pass legislation aimed at canceling Donald Trump’s tariffs on Brazil, underscoring a fracture in the president’s party on a signature economic issue.

The measure amounted to a public rebuke, signaling pushback from some Republican constituencies against Trump’s broad usage of tariff powers.

Maine and Texas latest fronts in voting battles, with voter ID, citizenship on the ballot The initiatives are the latest in a wave of voting-related measures since President Donald Trump's false claims about widespread fraud costing him reelection in 2020.

Voters in both states will decide on the measures at a time when President Trump continues to lie about widespread fraud leading to his loss in the 2020 presidential election and make unsubstantiated claims about future election-rigging.
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Voters Challenge North Carolina GOP’s Mid-Decade Gerrymander That Again Targets Black Districts Read more here.

BREAKING: North Carolina voters are suing to block the GOP’s new Trump-ordered, mid-decade gerrymander that again targets historically Black-represented districts.

Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant to regain off-site power Zaporizhzhia is one of the 10 biggest nuclear plants in the world and its fate amid the fighting has caused fears of a potential nuclear catastrophe.

Zaporizhzhia is one of the 10 biggest nuclear plants in the world and its fate amid the fighting has caused fears of a potential nuclear catastrophe.

Exposing Trump's 2026 Election Mastermind Donald Trump is laying the groundwork to undermine the 2026 elections — filling his administration with election deniers, weaponizing the Justice Department, and attacking the rule of law. From Kurt Olson to Stephen Miller and Kash Patel, Trump’s allies...

📽️VIDEO: Trump is laying the groundwork to undermine elections by filling his administration with election deniers seeking to control every part of the election process. In our latest video, Marc Elias breaks down how we can fight Trump’s takeover👇

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Jack Smith proposes public testimony as GOP probes Trump investigations

Jack Smith proposes public testimony to combat ‘mischaracterizations’ of Trump investigation

Breakingviews - How a stock market collapse can lead to a slump Though the Great Crash of 1929 preceded the Great Depression, weak banks and a shaky property market were bigger contributors to the downturn which wiped 90% off stocks. If the artificial intelligence boom deflates, leveraged real estate and private credit may be the weak links.

From Breakingviews - Breakingviews - How a stock market collapse can lead to a slump reut.rs/47hKjvO

Alaska Airlines orders ground stop for flights nationwide due to IT outage Alaska Airlines says it is experiencing an IT outage affecting operations on Thursday.

Alaska Airlines orders ground stop for flights nationwide due to IT outage

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Erik Prince Recruits Ex-Spies to Help Infiltrate Liberal Groups (Published 2020)

www.nytimes.com/2020/03/07/u...

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Entire White House East Wing to be demolished for ballroom.

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The Cattle Ranchers, who I love, don’t understand that the only reason they are doing so well, for the first time in decades, is because I put Tariffs on cattle coming into the United States, including a 50% Tariff on Brazil. If it weren’t for me, they would be doing just as they’ve done for the past 20 years — Terrible! It would be nice if they would understand that, but they also have to get their prices down, because the consumer is a very big factor in my thinking, also!

the king blames his subjects for complaining about his policies hurting them

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We speak to the ghostwriter of Epstein survivor Virginia Roberts Giuffre’s new, posthumously published memoir “Nobody's Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice" about what Giuffre shares in the book, often at great risk to herself and her family.

Health insurance sticker shock begins as shutdown fight over subsidies rages Many states have shown rising premiums ahead of open enrollment for Affordable Care Act plans. The government shutdown is driven by Democratic demands to extend subsidies for this insurance.

Millions of Americans are already seeing their health insurance costs soar for 2026 as Congress remains deadlocked over extending covid-era subsidies for premiums.

"The ramifications of such outages could only get worse if artificial intelligence becomes as central to work and daily life as tech giants suggest it will in the coming years," writes Clare Duffy | Analysis https://cnn.it/471K894

Mike Johnson: "Suddenly now, they've somehow convinced themselves that the Epstein files will be damaging to President Trump and Republicans in some way that they've imagined, and so they feign outrage."

Racial profiling. All day every day.

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Our Wins Of The Week We had more legal wins against the Trump regime this week to celebrate.

Federal courts, universities, and journalists all pushed back against Trump’s overreach this week. And the No Kings protests over the weekend? A massive reminder that the fight for our cities and democracy is still going strong. thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/week-progr...

To stand up to ICE agents, some Chicagoans are arming themselves with whistles The plastic whistles have become a way to loudly resist U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and warn those who may be in danger.

Whistle sounds are in the background of many videos showing ICE activity circulating on social media, as local residents have been using them to warn vulnerable neighbors when federal immigration agents are in their area.

Prince Andrew ‘gagged’ Guiffre to ‘stop her tarnishing the Queen’s platinum jubilee’

Prince Andrew ‘gagged’ Virginia Guiffre to stop her tarnishing the Queen’s platinum jubilee, memoir claims

Pro- and anti-Trump protesters confront each other at a #NoKings rally in Miami, Florida.

From @livcaputo.bsky.social of @floridaphoenix.com

Kristi Noem slammed for ‘prioritizing comfort' after $172M 'luxury' purchase exposed The Department of Homeland Security has acquired two luxury jets at a cost of $172 million to be used by DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and other top agency officials, new documents reviewed by The New York Times revealed Saturday.According to the documents, the two jets are used Gulfstream G700s, which ...

The Department of Homeland Security has acquired two luxury jets at a cost of $172 million to be used by DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and other top agency officials, new documents reviewed by The New York Times revealed Saturday.

A woman wearing a shirt saying "Chinga Tu Maga" and holding a sign saying "No King No Master No Quarter" next to a drawing of Donald Trump, with a message pointing at him saying JD Vance's favorite Dum-Dum flavor

Nicki Crawford displays a poster she drew for the “No Kings” protest in Birmingham, Alabama on Oct. 18, 2025. Crawford said it took 4.5 hours to finish. (Photo by Olivia McMurrey for Alabama Reflector)