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Federal Appeals Court Allows Trump Administration to Block Medicaid Funding to Planned Parenthood

A federal appeals court has ruled in favor of the Trump administration, allowing the government to halt Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood while legal challenges to the provision continue.  The dispute centers on Section 71113 of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” signed into law by President Trump on July 4. This […]

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Supreme Court Halts Federal Judge’s Order Requiring Trump Administration to Spend Billions in Foreign Aid

Chief Justice John Roberts on Tuesday issued a temporary administrative stay blocking a federal judge’s order that would have required the Trump administration to spend $4 billion in foreign aid funds approved by Congress. The one-page order from Roberts partially halts a September 3 ruling by U.S. District Judge Amir […]

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BLS Report Shows Producer Prices Fall in August

Producer prices unexpectedly declined 0.1% in August, marking the first monthly decrease since April and significantly undershooting economist expectations of a 0.3% increase, according to data released Wednesday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The annual producer inflation rate cooled to 2.6% from July’s downwardly revised 3.1%, providing welcome relief […]

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House Oversight Unveils Lewd Note and Drawing Allegedly From Trump

Headlines this week have focused on the House Oversight Committee releasing Jeffrey Epstein’s infamous “birthday book,” a leather-bound album compiled by Ghislaine Maxwell for the convicted sex trafficker’s 50th birthday in 2003. The September 8 release showcased a crude drawing and sexually explicit message allegedly from Donald Trump to Epstein, […]

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Supreme Court Allows Racial Profiling in Immigration Enforcement, Lifting Restrictions on Los Angeles Operations

The Supreme Court on Monday granted the Trump administration’s request to lift restrictions on federal immigration enforcement operations in Los Angeles, allowing agents to resume stops based on factors that lower courts had deemed likely unconstitutional. In a 6-3 decision, the Court stayed a temporary restraining order issued by U.S. […]

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Kennedy Family Members and Trump’s Former Surgeon General Call for RFK Jr.’s Resignation After Senate Hearing

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Secretary of Health and Human Services, faced criticism this week during a Senate hearing, only to be followed by family members and Trump’s former surgeon general joining lawmakers in demanding his resignation.  Kennedy’s sister, Kerry Kennedy, his nephew, former Congressman Joe Kennedy III, and Trump’s […]

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President Trump Issues Military Threats Against Major U.S. City via Social Media Meme

President Donald Trump has intensified rhetoric against Chicago, posting a social media image depicting himself as a military commander while threatening to unleash the newly rebranded “Department of War” on the American city as federal immigration operations are set to begin. Trump shared an AI-generated image on his Truth Social […]

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Federal Judge Blocks Trump Administration’s Termination of Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelans and Haitians

A federal judge on Friday ruled that the Department of Homeland Security’s attempt to strip temporary legal protections from more than 1.1 million Venezuelans and Haitians was unlawful and must be set aside. U.S. District Judge Edward Chen ruled that DHS Secretary Kristi Noem exceeded her statutory authority and acted […]