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Trump signals no shutdown compromise with Democrats
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate’s first weekend session since the beginning of the shutdown yielded few signs of progress Saturday as Senate Majority Leader John Thune’s wish for a quick vote never materialized. The impasse that has lasted 39 days is taking an increasing toll on the country as federal workers go unpaid, airlines cancel flights and SNAP benefits have…
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Government shutdown live updates as Senate works through the weekend to end impasse
Sen. Lindsey Graham, a South Carolina Republican and close ally of the president, touted President Trump’s call to overhaul Obamacare, which he made in a Truth Social post earlier Saturday. Graham said Republicans will not vote to extend health care tax credits under the Affordable Care Act. “We’re not going to extend this program for a year because that would…
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Trump’s secretary of defense takes on the military industrial complex. (Guess who’s likely to win?)
Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. A battle is brewing between Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and big contractors in the military-industrial complex over how the nation buys weapons systems. Some of Hegseth’s notions, which have been circulating in reform circles for a decade, are…
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UPS and FedEx grounding MD-11 planes : NPR
This photo provided by the National Transportation Safety Board shows UPS plane crash scene on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025 in Louisville, Ky. AP/National Transportation Safety Board hide caption toggle caption AP/National Transportation Safety Board LOUISVILLE, Ky. — UPS and FedEx will ground their fleets of McDonnell Douglas MD-11 planes “out of an abundance of caution” following a deadly crash at…
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Judge permanently blocks Trump administration from deploying National Guard troops to Portland
A federal judge on Friday issued a ruling “permanently” blocking the Trump administration from deploying National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon. In late September, President Trump announced he would be deploying federal troops to Portland in response to downtown protests outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility over the administration’s immigration crackdown. The Trump administration later placed 200 Oregon National Guard…
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Trump administration asks SCOTUS to halt order providing full SNAP payments for November
BOSTON (AP) — Residents in some U.S. states began to receive their full SNAP food aid Friday as an appeals court left in place, for now, an order requiring President Donald Trump’s administration to fund the monthly benefits amid a U.S. government shutdown. A judge had given the Republican administration until Friday to make the payments through the Supplemental Nutrition…
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US strikes another alleged drug boat bringing death toll from campaign in Latin America to 70 | US military
US forces struck another alleged drug trafficking boat in the Caribbean, killing three people, defense secretary Pete Hegseth has said, bringing the death toll from the Trump administration’s controversial campaign to at least 70. The US began carrying out such strikes – which some experts say amount to extrajudicial killings even if they target known traffickers – in early September,…
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Farmers’ Almanac to cease publication after 2 centuries of predicting weather
A 208-year-old publication that farmers, gardeners and others keen to predict the weather have relied on for guidance will be publishing for the final time. Farmers’ Almanac said Thursday that its 2026 edition will be its last, citing the growing financial challenges of producing and distributing the book in today’s “chaotic media environment.” Access to the online version will cease…
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FAA order cutting thousands of flights kicks in as airlines scramble to comply — live updates
4:25 AM Cancelations, delays mounting already As the 6:00 a.m. EST start of the flight cutbacks neared, cancelations and delays were already beginning to pile up. According to tracking website FlightAware.com, as of 4:25 a.m. 815 flights had been cancelled within, into or out of the U.S. for Friday., and 504 such flights had been delayed. 2:40 AM Compensation…
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US military strikes another boat in the Caribbean, killing 3
The US military conducted a strike against a vessel in the Caribbean on Thursday, killing three people, according to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. “Today, at the direction of President Trump, the Department of War carried out a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by a Designated Terrorist Organization,” Hegseth said in a post on X, adding, “The vessel…
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