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October 15, 2025 5:02 PM ET Democratic lawmakers are divided on President Donald Trump’s decision to tap unspent defense funds to ensure troops do not miss a paycheck during the shutdown. Though some Democrats railed against Trump’s move to pay military service members by using previously appropriated funding, several congressional Democrats said the president’s decision

October 15, 2025 4:21 PM ET The Department of Homeland Security blasted “disgusting smears” Wednesday and said two illegal aliens rammed a Border Patrol SUV before a tense street clash on Chicago’s Southeast Side on Tuesday. Federal officials said agents used a PIT maneuver to stop the suspects near East 105th Street and South Avenue

A left-wing advocacy group is attempting to sway voters with fear-based messaging claiming Republicans gutted Medicaid for disabled families ahead of the midterms. The dark money group Unrig Our Economy has launched a bevy of misleading advertising in recent months, implying Republicans’ Medicaid reforms will strip disabled families of healthcare coverage despite the law not cutting benefits for

October 15, 2025 3:30 PM ET WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court signaled on Wednesday that the days of creating congressional districts based on race may be numbered. Justice Brett Kavanaugh — whose vote, along with Chief Justice John Roberts, could prove decisive in Louisiana v. Callais — questioned during oral arguments whether the time for using

October 15, 2025 1:04 PM ET Fifteen days into the federal government shutdown, the country’s biggest newspapers — The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal — didn’t run a single story about it in their Wednesday print editions. The silence from legacy outlets underscores a deeper reality: almost nobody outside Washington seems to

October 15, 2025 2:17 PM ET Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson offered a stunning bit of judicial wisdom today: “Just trust me on this.”  The Supreme Court sat for oral argument this morning for Louisiana v. Callais , a redistricting case concerning the constitutionality of Louisiana’s congressional map.  A district court order mandated the

October 15, 2025 1:04 PM ET Fifteen days into the federal government shutdown, the country’s biggest newspapers — The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal — didn’t run a single story about it in their Wednesday print editions. The silence from legacy outlets underscores a deeper reality: almost nobody outside Washington seems to

October 15, 2025 1:04 PM ET Fifteen days into the federal government shutdown, the country’s biggest newspapers — The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal — didn’t run a single story about it in their Wednesday print editions. The silence from legacy outlets underscores a deeper reality: almost nobody outside Washington seems to

October 15, 2025 12:48 PM ET President Donald Trump is a dictator. Charlie Kirk was assassinated by a far-right die-hard. The Supreme Court is happily ushering in an authoritarian takeover. If you get your news from Heather Cox Richardson, you might be nodding along in agreement. Nevermind the truth, which has been no impediment to

October 15, 2025 12:23 PM ET Congressional Democrats participated in a protest inside the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday night, during which Democratic California Rep. Nanette Barragán was recorded hounding a Capitol Police officer on duty. The scene came during a demonstration objecting to the now 22-day delay in the swearing-in of Democratic Arizona Rep.-elect Adelita