Federal Deficit Reaches $1.8 Trillion as U.S. Interest Payments Top $1 Trillion for First Time
The U.S. federal government ended fiscal year 2025 with a $1.8 trillion budget deficit, according to estimates released Wednesday by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO)--a figure only marginally smaller than last year's record shortfall, even as tariff revenue surged under President Donald Trump's trade policies.
Posted on: Wednesday, October 8, 2025

CBP Data Shows Lowest Level Of Illegal Southwest Border Crossers Since 1970
Illegal border crossings at the southwest border reached their lowest level in September since 1970, according to new preliminary U.S. Customs and Border Protection data reported by the Department of Homeland Security.
Posted on: Wednesday, October 8, 2025

Trump Administration To Designate Antifa A Foreign Terror Organization
During a round table discussion with independent journalists at the White House on Wednesday afternoon, President Donald Trump said his administration would designate Antifa a foreign terror organization.
Posted on: Wednesday, October 8, 2025

No Progress On Government Shutdown, Jeopardizing Military Paychecks
Democratic U.S. Senators voted against opening the federal government for a sixth time Wednesday afternoon, dimming hopes that Congress will reach a funding deal in time for thousands of federal workers to receive their next paychecks.
Posted on: Wednesday, October 8, 2025

FBI’s “Arctic Frost” Scrutiny of Trump, GOP Widens With Newly Declassified Records
Newly declassified records are intensifying scrutiny of the FBI's "Arctic Frost" probe, with documents indicating the bureau obtained toll records from eight Republican senators and one GOP House member during its January 6 inquiry, and that senior FBI official Timothy Thibault helped draft the opening language for what evolved into Special Counsel Jack Smith's elector case against Donald Trump, according to disclosures highlighted by Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa).
Posted on: Wednesday, October 8, 2025

FBI ‘Summer Heat’ Arrests Include ‘Most Wanted’ Fugitives, Gang Members
During a three-month “Summer Heat,” operation, FBI and law enforcement partners made 8,629 arrests as part of a national initiative targeting violent crime.
Posted on: Wednesday, October 8, 2025

Senate Republicans Confirm 107 Trump Nominees Amid Ongoing Government Shutdown
Despite the ongoing federal government shutdown, Senate Republicans on Tuesday confirmed 107 of President Donald Trump's nominees in a 51-47 party-line vote, effectively ending what GOP leaders called a "Democrat confirmation blockade."
Posted on: Wednesday, October 8, 2025

Muslims Who Vandalized Texas Church Claimed First Amendment Right, Jury Disagreed
Three Muslims who vandalized a church in Euless, Texas, argue doing so was their First Amendment right.
Posted on: Tuesday, October 7, 2025

Trump Weighs Invoking Insurrection Act Amid Portland ICE Protests
President Donald Trump said Monday he is considering invoking the Insurrection Act to send federal troops into Portland, Oregon, amid escalating protests over Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations in the city.
Posted on: Monday, October 6, 2025

Shutdown Blame Game Intensifies as Johnson and Schumer Trade Barbs Over Health Care and Funding Stalemate
On the sixth day of the government shutdown, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) accused Senate Democratic Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) of prolonging the funding impasse to appease his party's far-left base, as both chambers failed again Monday to pass competing bills to reopen the government.
Posted on: Monday, October 6, 2025

Supreme Court Opens New Term With Major Cases on Executive Power, Elections, Speech, Guns, and Faith
The U.S. Supreme Court opened its 2025-2026 term Monday with one of its most consequential dockets in years -- a lineup that will test the limits of presidential power, reshape key civil rights laws, and weigh fundamental questions about faith, speech, guns, and life itself.
Posted on: Monday, October 6, 2025

Illinois Announces Lawsuit Against Trump Admin For Use Of Guard
The state of Illinois is seeking a temporary restraining order against the Trump administration for plans to deploy the Illinois and Texas National Guard to the Chicago area.
Posted on: Monday, October 6, 2025

Trump Blasts Federal Judge for Blocking National Guard Deployment to Portland Amid Immigration Protests
President Donald Trump sharply criticized a federal judge’s decision to block his plan to deploy National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon, calling the ruling “a disgrace” and accusing the court of undermining presidential authority amid ongoing protests against federal immigration enforcement.
Posted on: Sunday, October 5, 2025

Six Days and Stalemate: U.S. Government Shutdown Deepens as Trump, Schumer, and Johnson Trade Blame
The U.S. government shutdown entered its sixth day Monday, with little sign of progress as Democrats and Republicans remained entrenched in a bitter standoff over health care subsidies and immigration-related provisions tied to government funding.
Posted on: Sunday, October 5, 2025

Trimming The Fat: Trump Boasts Of Shuttering Government Agencies Amid Shutdown
President Donald Trump has condemned the shutdown and laid the blame squarely at the feet of the “Radical Left Democrats”— in the meantime, he appears to be making the most of it.
Posted on: Friday, October 3, 2025

‘I Don’t Have Anything To Negotiate:’ Johnson Holds Firm On Gop Shutdown Strategy
As the government shutdown enters its second day, House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., defended Republican leaders’ refusal to concede to Democrats’ health care policy demands in exchange for their votes on federal funding.
Posted on: Thursday, October 2, 2025

Trump Deploys National Guard to Portland Amid ICE Protests, Local Leaders Push Back
President Donald Trump confirmed Wednesday that the National Guard is now deployed in Portland, Oregon, to protect federal immigration enforcement operations as protests against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) continue to roil the city.
Posted on: Wednesday, October 1, 2025

Senate Deadlocks on Dueling Plans as U.S. Government Shutdown Begins
The federal government will officially enter a shutdown at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday after both Senate Republicans and Democrats blocked competing short-term funding bills, failing to prevent the first lapse in federal funding since President Donald Trump’s first term. The standoff capped days of failed negotiations between the White House and congressional leaders, with neither side willing to concede on core demands.
Posted on: Tuesday, September 30, 2025

Trump and Hegseth Declare End of ‘Woke Military,’ Launch ‘War Department’ Era
President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday unveiled a sweeping transformation of the U.S. military, rebranding the Pentagon as the “Department of War” and rolling out a raft of directives aimed at reversing what they called years of “woke” policies.
Posted on: Tuesday, September 30, 2025

Trump, Congress Deadlocked as Government Shutdown Looms
With just hours remaining before a partial government shutdown, talks between President Donald Trump and congressional leaders collapsed Monday without a deal, leaving federal agencies bracing for a funding lapse at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday.
Posted on: Monday, September 29, 2025

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