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Judges Order Trump to Use Emergency Fund to Disburse SNAP Benefits

(Andrew Rice, The Center Square) Two federal judges on Friday ordered the Trump administration to continue funding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as food stamps.  The judges in Massachusetts and Rhode Island ordered the U.S. Department of Agriculture to use emergency funds to provide SNAP disbursements.  In an announcement...

Musk’s Firm Buys Land for Underground Las Vegas Loop

(Liam Hibbert, The Center Square) The Boring Co., an Elon Musk tunneling and transit company, has quietly bought land along a proposed 68-mile underground route for its Las Vegas Loop. The loop, which connects city hubs via tunnels for Teslas to drive through, has eight stations in operation. With 104...

Report: Mamdani’s Tax Plans Could Exacerbate NYC Exodus

(Chris Wade, The Center Square) New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani's plans to tax the city's wealthiest to fund his policy initiatives could drive top earners out of state, according to a new report by a watchdog. The Empire Center's report looked at Mandani's plans to set a new...

Trump Says Senate Should Scrap the Filibuster to End the Shutdown, An Idea Opposed by Republicans

(Headline USA) Back from a week abroad, President Donald Trump is calling on the Senate to scrap the filibuster and reopen the government after a monthlong shutdown, breaking with majority Republicans who have long opposed such a move. Trump said in a post on his social media site Thursday that...

FDA Says Drugmakers Have Recalled a Blood Pressure Medicine Tainted With a Cancer-Causing Chemical

(Headline USA) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says drugmakers have recalled more than a half-million bottles of the blood pressure medication prazosin hydrochloride over concerns it may include a cancer-causing chemical. New Jersey-based Teva Pharmaceuticals USA and drugs distributor Amerisource Health Services issued voluntary nationwide recalls earlier this month...

WATCH: GOP May Have to Rewrite Govt Funding Bill as Shutdown Hits 1 Month Mark

(Thérèse Boudreaux, The Center Square) The ongoing government shutdown has dragged on for a month as Senate Democrats have blocked Republicans’ temporary funding bill more than a dozen times. With senators heading home for the weekend and no end to the shutdown in sight, Republicans may have to rewrite the...

FBI: ‘Potential’ Halloween Terror Plot Foiled; Multiple Subjects Arrested in Michigan

The FBI says it thwarted a possible terror attack, arresting several individuals in Michigan, according to Director Kash Patel…

Byron Donalds Eyes Impeachment of Obama Judge After GOP Spy Orders

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., suggested Thursday that he would pursue the impeachment of Judge James Boasberg after declassified documents revealed he signed off on the FBI’s surveillance of GOP lawmakers’ phone records.  Boasberg came under fire after files released by the Senate Judiciary Committee earlier this month...

Top Dem Candidate Quits Mid-Interview After Indictment Questions

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) A top left-wing congressional candidate abruptly quit a live interview Thursday after independent journalist Tara Palmeri asked a series of questions about her federal indictment tied to an ICE protest.  Kat Abughazaleh, a Democrat and self-described “Gen Z influencer,” appeared to lose patience after Palmeri made her watch...

Harvard Law Professor Sparks National Debate Over Campus Anti-Zionism

(José Niño, Headline USA) A Harvard Law School professor has ignited a national debate over whether universities can legally exclude students who support Israel from campus life, arguing that anti-Zionism may constitute illegal discrimination under federal civil rights law. Stephen E. Sachs, who holds the Antonin Scalia professorship at Harvard...

Maduro Accuses CIA of False-Flag Plot as Warships Surround Venezuela

(José Niño, Headline USA) On Sunday, President Nicolás Maduro announced that Venezuela has captured alleged mercenaries with CIA ties, accusing the United States and Trinidad and Tobago of coordinating military exercises designed to provoke armed conflict in the Caribbean. In a statement from Vice President Delcy Rodríguez, the socialist government...

Top Democratic Official Arrested after Ordering Cocaine to the Mass. Gov’t Office

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) State prosecutors in Massachusetts arrested on Wednesday a top official in the Democratic Gov. Maura Healey's administration on drug trafficking charges after he allegedly ordered cocaine delivered to his government office.  The official, LaMar Cook, served as deputy director in Healey’s Western Massachusetts office, directly overseeing constituent...
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