Trump admin blocks citizenship for illegal migrant voters
Fox News 2025-08-29 17:52:25.4014265
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USCIS unveiled an updated policy that will prevent illegal migrants who voted from receiving citizenship and initiate the deportation process. ... Read full article
Bank share prices tumble after calls for tax on profits
BBC News 2025-08-29 17:52:23.1207429
Author: BBC News
A think tank says a new bank tax could raise £8bn a year, a suggestion that sent bank shares tumbling. ... Read full article
US to stop Palestinians attending UN meeting in New York
BBC News 2025-08-29 17:52:19.4654022
Author: BBC News
The decision comes as France leads international efforts to recognise a Palestinian state at the UN meeting next month. ... Read full article
Meet college football’s newest mascot, Pudge the cat | CNN
CNN 2025-08-29 17:49:33.687
Author: Wijdane Balbiyar
CNN’s Pamela Brown meets Pudge the cat and talks to his owner George Carlson about Pudge’s rising fame on the internet as Bowling Green State University’s latest mascot. ... Read full article
Ernst expected to retire from Senate, forgo reelection campaign
The Hill 2025-08-29 17:41:51
Author: Caroline Vakil, Brett Samuels
Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is expected to forgo running for a third term in the Senate, a GOP operative confirmed to The Hill — leaving an open seat that could become hotly contested next year. Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa), a former reporter-turned-lawmaker who… ... Read full article
HGTV star Christina Haack slammed by ex after divorce is finalized
Fox News 2025-08-29 17:37:29.4813697
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HGTV star Christina Haack's third marriage officially ends as ex-husband Josh Hall criticizes her on social media following California judge's divorce ruling. ... Read full article
Self-proclaimed 'apostle' who claims to be Jesus' best friend arrested in forced labor scheme
Fox News 2025-08-29 17:37:25.1362963
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David Taylor and Michelle Brannon face forced labor charges after allegedly exploiting workers at religious call centers while living luxurious lifestyles from donations. ... Read full article
What leads someone to commit a mass shooting? Trump admin, RFK Jr plan to find out
Fox News 2025-08-29 17:37:20.6374158
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A shooter killed two children and wounded 17 others during morning Mass at a Minneapolis Catholic church, prompting discussions about preventing mass violence. ... Read full article
The high road ‘only worked for Michelle Obama’: Nicolle Wallace urges Dems to take on Trump
MSNBC 2025-08-29 17:27:41
Author: Allison Detzel
Nicolle Wallace urges Democrats to abandon Michelle Obama's "When they go low, we go high" and instead embrace Gavin Newsom's tactics to fight Trump. ... Read full article
Iowa’s Joni Ernst to retire from Congress, despite pressure from Republican leaders
MSNBC 2025-08-29 17:25:24
Author: Steve Benen
By any fair measure, the last year has been challenging for Sen. Joni Ernst. Now, the Iowa Republican is calling it quits. ... Read full article
Trump seeks to cut $5bn in congressionally approved foreign aid
Al Jazeera English 2025-08-29 17:17:00
Author: Al Jazeera
White House seeks to run out clock on funding after already slashing billions in aid in move decried as overreach. ... Read full article
US revokes Palestinian officials' visas ahead of UN meeting
Associated Press 2025-08-29 17:15:56
Author: Matthew Lee
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has revoked the U.S. visas of a number of Palestinian Authority and Palestine Liberation Organization officials ahead of next month’s high-level meeting of the UN General Assembly. The State Department said in a statement Friday… ... Read full article
Two Virginia school districts sue Education Dept. in fight over gender policies
The Washington Post 2025-08-29 17:14:38
Author: Karina Elwood
Arlington Public Schools and Fairfax County Public Schools sued the U.S. Department of Education, seeking to bar it from freezing funds to the Virginia district amid a fight over a policy supportive of transgender students. ... Read full article
Ice age skeleton with broken neck bone provides rare glimpse into the lives of ancient hunter-gatherers
CNN 2025-08-29 17:10:17
Author: Mindy Weisberger
A skeleton found in Vietnam contains a bone that was likely pierced by a projectile. It may be the earliest sign of interpersonal conflict in mainland Southeast Asia, research suggests. ... Read full article
Ministers didn't do cost review of English council mergers
BBC News 2025-08-29 17:07:32.7776766
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The government relied on a report by a lobbyist group that now says reorganisation could make no savings. ... Read full article
Newsom deploys crime teams statewide as White House mocks 'copying Trump agenda'
Fox News 2025-08-29 17:07:29.9502558
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Gov. Gavin Newsom announced his deployment of California Highway Patrol teams statewide to combat crime, while criticizing President Donald Trump for "militarizing American cities." ... Read full article
Powys village Three Cocks censored on British Cycling website
BBC News 2025-08-29 17:07:27.8858693
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British Cycling apologises for the error citing a "autocorrect error" for the fault. ... Read full article
Madeleine McCann suspect to be released from German jail in less than three weeks
BBC News 2025-08-29 16:52:40.387615
Author: BBC News
Christian Brückner is still dangerous, the German prosecutor leading the investigation into the toddler's disappearance tells the BBC. ... Read full article
Manchester United: Ruben Amorim blames emotions for comments following Grimsby defeat
BBC News 2025-08-29 16:52:28.9818183
Author: BBC Sport
Ruben Amorim blames his emotions for post-match comments after Manchester United's defeat by Grimsby, which provoked questions about his future. ... Read full article
Court blocks Trump from ending legal protections for 600,000 Venezuelans
Associated Press 2025-08-29 16:42:24
Author: Janie Har
A federal appeals court has blocked the Trump administration’s plans to end protections for 600,000 people from Venezuela who have had permission to live and work in the United States. A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday uph… ... Read full article
New FDA coronavirus vaccine rules bring U.S. closer to other countries
The Washington Post 2025-08-29 16:33:12
Author: Mikhail Klimentov
But resignations by officials who say the Trump administration is undermining vaccine science and confusion over who can get shots have fewer parallels. ... Read full article
Report: Leftist Dark Money Group Funds Secret Social Media Astroturf Machine
Breitbart News 2025-08-29 16:32:58
Author: Lucas Nolan
Wired reports that a secretive nonprofit organization with ties to a powerful leftist dark money group is quietly bankrolling a network of high-profile Democratic influencers, offering them up to $8,000 per month to join an astroturf machine pushing leftist t… ... Read full article
Texas governor signs new voting maps to boost GOP seats in Congress
Associated Press 2025-08-29 16:31:44
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday signed into law a new congressional voting map designed to help Republicans gain more seats in the 2026 midterm elections, delivering a win for President Donald Trump and his desire to hold on to a slim GOP majority in the U.S… ... Read full article
Texas Gov. Abbott signs new Republican-friendly US House map
CNN 2025-08-29 16:30:07
Author: Arlette Saenz
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday signed a Republican-friendly redistricting bill approved by the state legislature, finalizing a new congressional map pushed by President Donald Trump ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. ... Read full article
Judge wants to hear more about Fed Governor Lisa Cook’s challenge to Trump’s effort to fire her before ruling
CNN 2025-08-29 16:23:24
Author: Devan Cole, Bryan Mena
An emergency court hearing over President Donald Trump’s attempt to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook ended with no immediate ruling from the judge overseeing the high-stakes legal battle. ... Read full article
'Growing Pains' star was 'on the brink of homelessness' before TV family stepped in
Fox News 2025-08-29 16:22:19.4015391Author: ... Read full article
Mexican senators brawl on camera following debate over US targeting cartels
Fox News 2025-08-29 16:22:17.2302055
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Mexican Senate leaders Alito Moreno and Gerardo Fernández Noroña engaged in a violent altercation after a heated debate over U.S. military intervention. ... Read full article
Turkiye closes airspace to Israel, bans Israeli ships from Turkish ports
Al Jazeera English 2025-08-29 16:21:48
Author: Al Jazeera
Turkiye’s top diplomat said his country has ‘completely’ cut off trade with Israel over its ongoing genocide. ... Read full article
‘I am in no rush’: Brazil’s Lula weighs countermeasures to Trump’s tariffs
Al Jazeera English 2025-08-29 16:12:29
Author: Al Jazeera
Brazil currently faces 50 percent tariffs on many of its US exports, as a result of its prosecution of Jair Bolsonaro. ... Read full article
Gavin Newsom Joins Democrats in Mocking Child Victims of Catholic School Shooting
Breitbart News 2025-08-29 15:56:53
Author: Joel B. Pollak
Newsom joined other Democrats in mocking the idea of prayer in the wake of the mass shooting at a Catholic school in Minneapolis. ... Read full article
Carville Rebukes DNC over 'Land Acknowledgment,' 'Try To Win F**king Elections'
Breitbart News 2025-08-29 15:56:20
Author: Pam Key
Thursday on the podcast "Politics War Room," veteran Democratic strategist James Carville criticized the DNC's summer meeting for beginning with a land acknowledgment, lamenting the treatment of Native Americans, calling it the kind of thing that costs Democr… ... Read full article
Trump Mulls Holding Republican National Convention Ahead of Midterms
Breitbart News 2025-08-29 15:55:20
Author: Amy Furr
President Trump said he may recommend holding a Republican National Convention prior to the midterm elections as the party is poised to win. ... Read full article
Obama calls Texas Dem as he continues rallying the party against Trump
Politico 2025-08-29 15:52:46+00:00
Author: Adam Wren, Zack Stanton
In public, he’s mobilizing Democrats to fight Republicans' mid-cycle gerrymandering efforts. In private, he’s holding calls with the party’s rising stars. ... Read full article
US announces it is ‘denying and revoking visas’ for Palestinian officials ahead of UN General Assembly
CNN 2025-08-29 15:37:37
Author: Jennifer Hansler
The US State Department is “denying and revoking visas” from members of the Palestinian Authority (PA) and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) – a significant step ahead of the UN General Assembly, where multiple traditional US allies are expected to … ... Read full article
Asylum hotel ruling won't feel like much of a victory at Home Office
BBC News 2025-08-29 15:37:18.4804891
Author: BBC News
The government avoids having its asylum policy thrown into chaos but the court ruling is a gift for its opponents. ... Read full article
Trump tries to wrest spending power from Congress as government shutdown looms
The Washington Post 2025-08-29 15:32:36
Author: Jacob Bogage
The administration says it can cancel nearly $5 billion in international aid with or without approval from lawmakers under a little-tested theory called a “pocket rescission.” ... Read full article
Julia Roberts' latest movie is stirring controversy. She argues that's a good thing
USA Today 2025-08-29 15:28:47+00:00
Author: Anna Kaufman
Julia Roberts is hitting back against criticism of her latest film, "After the Hunt." ... Read full article
New Orleans parade, memorials mark 20 years since Hurricane Katrina. How to watch.
USA Today 2025-08-29 15:23:12+00:00
Author: Christopher Cann
In New Orleans, thousands are expected to attend memorials and a classic brass band parade marking 20 years since Hurricane Katrina's landfall. ... Read full article
US denies visas for Palestinian officials ahead of UN assembly
Al Jazeera English 2025-08-29 15:11:46
Author: Al Jazeera Staff
State Dept cites Palestinian appeals to ICC and ICJ over Israeli abuses in occupied territories in justifying move. ... Read full article
Inside a Virginia ICE office: One meal a day, 40 people in a room and no bathing
MSNBC 2025-08-29 15:10:35
Author: Laura Barrón-López
Lawyers and relatives of detained immigrants say the ICE field office in Northern Virginia is feeding people one burrito a day following Trump’s D.C. takeover. ... Read full article
Top Senate Republican sounds alarm over latest Trump attempt to cancel funding
The Hill 2025-08-29 15:05:53
Author: Aris Folley
Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Susan Collins (R-Maine) sounded the alarm on Friday over President Trump’s latest request to yank back congressionally approved funding, this time without Congress’ say-so, calling it an “attempt to undermine the law.” Co… ... Read full article
Trump revokes Secret Service detail for political opponent Kamala Harris
Al Jazeera English 2025-08-29 14:57:45
Author: Al Jazeera
Move comes as spectre of political violence has grown in the US, with Trump facing two campaign assassination attempts. ... Read full article
Rosie O’Donnell Fantasizes About Trump Dying in Trans School Shooter Rant: 'It’s Coming to an End, He’s Not Doing Well'
Breitbart News 2025-08-29 14:44:01
Author: Jerome Hudson
Actress and former talk show host Rosie O'Donnell, who fled the United State after President Donald Trump defeated Kamala Harris in last November, went on a conspiracy theory-filled rant about the anti-Catholic trans Minneapolis school shooter and fantasized … ... Read full article
Tarifflation Narrative Fail: Goods Prices Fall, Inflation Muted, Even as U.S. Collects Record Tariff Revenue
Breitbart News 2025-08-29 14:38:33
Author: John Carney
Inflation held steady in July, with the Federal Reserve's preferred price gauge showing a slight deceleration in cost pressures and defying predictions from Fed Chairman Jerome Powell that tariffs would push up consumer prices. | Economy ... Read full article
Paetongtarn Shinawatra: How a leaked phone call derailed the Thai PM's career
BBC News 2025-08-29 14:37:22.1840646
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Thailand's Constitutional Court strikes again, removing yet another prime minister from office. ... Read full article
Giant medieval castle hits market with secret price tag and restoration ahead
Fox News 2025-08-29 14:37:19.0598426
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The Castle of Landriano, dating to 1037, offers Renaissance courtyards, medieval towers and frescoed halls just 15 miles from Milan. It has just gone on the market. ... Read full article
Concerns about gymnastics coach were reported years before sex abuse case
Associated Press 2025-08-29 14:32:51
Author: Ryan J. Foley, Eddie Pells
Concerns about a banned gymnastics coach arrested amid allegations he abused girls he coached surfaced years before police or sports authorities took action. The Associated Press has learned that a former boss of Sean Gardner brought concerns in 2018 about “g… ... Read full article
Schumer demands RFK Jr. firing over CDC chaos
The Hill 2025-08-29 14:15:43
Author: Alexander Bolton
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) on Friday called on President Trump to fire Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., the secretary of Health and Human Services, over the ouster of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Susan Monarez and severa… ... Read full article
Abrego Garcia asks for gag order on Bondi, Noem
The Hill 2025-08-29 14:06:20
Author: Filip Timotija
Attorneys for Kilmar Abrego Garcia are asking a federal judge to issue a gag order against Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Attorney General Pam Bondi, to bar them from making “baseless public attacks” against the Salvadoran national who was wrongf… ... Read full article
Years before shooting, Minnesota Catholic schools asked for more safety funding
USA Today 2025-08-29 14:03:54+00:00
Author: Zachary Schermele
Years before the shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church, Minnesota's Catholic schools asked for additional security funding. ... Read full article
Fox News' John Roberts diagnosed with malaria: 'Never felt that sick in my life'
USA Today 2025-08-29 13:59:12+00:00
Author: Taijuan Moorman
Fox News correspondent John Roberts has been hospitalized after contracting malaria. The "America Reports" coanchor is still recovering. ... Read full article
Why has South Africa’s Malema been found guilty of hate speech again?
Al Jazeera English 2025-08-29 13:59:07
Author: Shola Lawal
This is the third time the fiery opposition politician and leader of the left-wing EFF has been accused. ... Read full article
Trump revokes Harris’ security protections after Biden-issued extension
Politico 2025-08-29 13:58:24+00:00
Author: Melanie Mason, Giselle Ruhiyyih Ewing
The former vice president is set to start a book tour soon. ... Read full article
Rosie O’Donnell Falsely Claims the Anti-Catholic Trans Minneapolis School Shooter ‘Was a Republican MAGA Person’
Breitbart News 2025-08-29 13:54:25
Author: Simon Kent
Leftist actress Rosie O'Donnell has falsely claimed the anti-Catholic trans Minneapolis school shooter "was a Republican MAGA person" amongst other falsehoods regarding the motivation of the murderer and the political inspirations she alleged drove him. ... Read full article
Trump Strips Former VP Harris of Secret Service Protection
Breitbart News 2025-08-29 13:54:18
Author: Simon Kent
Former Vice President Kamala Harris lost her Secret Service protection Thursday after President Donald Trump withdrew the privilege. ... Read full article
RFK Jr. targets CDC with a ridiculous complaint as chaos grips the agency
MSNBC 2025-08-29 13:54:12
Author: Steve Benen
.@stevebenen: As Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. targets the CDC with nonsense, a growing number of Senate Democrats are demanding RFK Jr's resignation. ... Read full article
Common daily vitamin shown to slow aging process over four-year period
Fox News 2025-08-29 13:52:22.4659218
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Harvard researchers discovered that daily vitamin D supplementation reduced telomere shortening by more than half compared to placebo in a four-year trial. ... Read full article
Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce have a billion-dollar love story. Will the couple get a prenup?
USA Today 2025-08-29 13:51:56+00:00
Author: Edward Segarra, Taijuan Moorman
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have each generated massive profits throughout their stellar careers. Will the engaged couple get a prenup agreement? ... Read full article
RFK Jr. looking at psychiatric drugs after Minnesota shooting. Senator snaps back.
USA Today 2025-08-29 13:50:45+00:00
Author: Zac Anderson
Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minnesota, said Kennedy is focused on the wrong issue, saying he should be fired. ... Read full article
Lessons ‘unlearned’: 20 years after Katrina, disaster readiness lags in US
Al Jazeera English 2025-08-29 13:16:29
Author: Joseph Stepansky
Katrina’s legacy persists, emphasising hard truths and fears Trump White House failing to learn from past disasters. ... Read full article
Trump revokes Secret Service detail for Harris that Biden had extended
The Washington Post 2025-08-29 13:07:47
Author: Patrick Svitek, Natalie Allison, Derek Hawkins
The move by Donald Trump, who faced Kamala Harris in the 2024 election, comes as she prepares to travel nationwide for a book tour. ... Read full article
Trump ends Secret Service protection for Harris
BBC News 2025-08-29 13:07:30.5595016
Author: BBC News
A memo seen by the BBC ends the security arrangement for the Democratic former vice-president. ... Read full article
Trump revokes Secret Service protection for Harris
Associated Press 2025-08-29 12:59:33
Author: Seung Min Kim
President Donald Trump has revoked Secret Service protection for former Vice President Kamala Harris. That's according to a senior White House official. Former vice presidents typically get federal government protection for six months after leaving office, wh… ... Read full article
Trump revokes Kamala Harris’ Secret Service protection, adding to outlandish list
MSNBC 2025-08-29 12:32:26
Author: Steve Benen
As Donald Trump revokes Kamala Harris’ Secret Service protection, the Republican is effectively wielding security details as a political tool. ... Read full article
How Trump’s newfound love for Chinese students is drawing MAGA backlash
Al Jazeera English 2025-08-29 12:18:01
Author: Al Jazeera Staff
Trump said he would allow Chinese students into US universities, months after administration announced visa revocations. ... Read full article
Live updates: Trump, RFK Jr CDC questions swirl; Shutdown talks rise
The Hill 2025-08-29 12:11:45
Author: The Hill
President Trump and Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are facing pressure over the Trump administration’s decision to shakeup leadership at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). After four senior leaders resigned … ... Read full article
Selena Gomez gives a glimpse inside her tropical bachelorette weekend
USA Today 2025-08-29 12:05:17+00:00
Author: Anna Kaufman
Gomez posed with balloons reading "Mrs. Levin," a nod to fiancé Benny Blanco's real name. ... Read full article
With dawn of AI, talk of tech and religion merge for some
Associated Press 2025-08-29 11:54:37
Author: Krysta Fauria
Geoffrey Hinton is sounding the alarm about the risks of artificial intelligence. He believes AI could become a superintelligent entity that might threaten humanity. Known as the “Godfather of AI,” Hinton has voiced concerns since leaving Google in 2023. He u… ... Read full article
Israeli military says it has begun ‘initial stages’ of attack on Gaza City
Al Jazeera English 2025-08-29 11:51:44
Author: Al Jazeera
Israeli military says city in northern Gaza is now a ‘combat zone’ and daily pauses in fighting there will be suspended. ... Read full article
'Who pays the tariffs?' Furious constituents grill GOP House member, causing him to leave
MSNBC 2025-08-29 11:40:52
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Rep. Barry Moore, R-Ala., exited a town hall in his home district through the back door Wednesday night after he faced relentless heckling in Baldwin County. ... Read full article
Wealthy enclave's sewage reveals higher than average cocaine levels in the water
Fox News 2025-08-29 11:37:17.0269973
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Local authorities find elevated cocaine levels in Nantucket wastewater during a summer testing program at the popular getaway destination for wealthy visitors. ... Read full article
Trump cancels Kamala Harris’ Secret Service detail that was extended by undisclosed Biden order
CNN 2025-08-29 11:32:03
Author: Edward-Isaac Dovere
President Donald Trump revoked Kamala Harris’ Secret Service protection on Thursday, according to a copy of a letter reviewed by CNN. ... Read full article
Search for answers after Minneapolis church shooting continues. What we know
USA Today 2025-08-29 11:15:33+00:00
Author: Jeanine Santucci
Two days after a shooter opened fire through the windows of Annunciation Church, investigators are looking for answers. ... Read full article
Eli Robinson's schizophrenia: What family learned before tragic end
USA Today 2025-08-29 11:00:30+00:00
Author: Ian Lenahan
When the voices in his head warned of trouble, Eli Robinson bought a crossbow. Here's what his family learned and how they're trying to help others. ... Read full article
Doctor Andrew McFarlane arrested over posts about son's rape victim
BBC News 2025-08-29 10:52:23.8562842
Author: BBC News
The son of Dr Andrew McFarlane, a practising GP in the Highlands, was jailed for two rape charges in 2022. ... Read full article
Expect Arch Manning to deliver the world for Texas, because he just might do it
USA Today 2025-08-29 10:06:22+00:00
Author: Blake Toppmeyer
If you expect that Arch Manning deliver the world for Texas, maybe that’s unfair, and maybe he'll do it anyway. He’s a Manning, after all. ... Read full article
Tesla said it didn’t have key data in a fatal crash. Then a hacker found it.
The Washington Post 2025-08-29 10:05:00
Author: Trisha Thadani, Faiz Siddiqui
The key evidence was presented last month to a jury, which found the company partially liable for the 2019 crash in Key Largo, Florida. ... Read full article
‘Nowhere to go’: What happened after Trump ordered homeless encampments cleared
The Washington Post 2025-08-29 10:00:49
Author: Marissa J. Lang, Kyle Swenson
The White House said 50 homeless encampments in D.C. have been cleared in recent weeks and more action is forthcoming. ... Read full article
How covering Hurricane Katrina prepared me for the Trump era
MSNBC 2025-08-29 10:00:40
Author: Jarvis DeBerry
Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans it's worth considering how common journalism techniques led to outrageous falsehoods about Black residents. ... Read full article
Trump’s budget cuts are making another Hurricane Katrina disaster more likely
MSNBC 2025-08-29 10:00:40
Author: Rep. Troy Carter
Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina, sections of New Orleans' floodwalls are sinking. Donald Trump's 'Big, Beautiful Bill' reduces funding for levee inspection. ... Read full article
FEMA got better after Hurricane Katrina. Trump is making it worse again.
MSNBC 2025-08-29 10:00:40
Author: Lt. Gen. L. Russel Honoré (Ret.)
Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina, Donald Trump's administration has helped slash FEMA's workforce and misdirected resources toward deportation efforts. ... Read full article
What made Hurricane Katrina a catastrophe, and why its horrors linger 20 years later
The Washington Post 2025-08-29 10:00:33
Author: Brady Dennis
Twenty years after one of the nation’s most costly and transformative disasters, visuals from Katrina are seared into collective memories — of a major American city drowning. ... Read full article
What happens if Trump gets control of the Fed? Warnings from history for the US and beyond
CNN 2025-08-29 10:00:06
Author: Ryan Hogg
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s comments at Jackson Hole Friday hinting at the possibility of an upcoming interest rate cut should have been music to President Donald Trump’s ears. ... Read full article
North Carolina election official accused of spiking grandkids’ ice cream
MSNBC 2025-08-29 10:00:00
Author: Erum Salam
An election official in North Carolina who was arrested and accused of placing narcotics in his grandchildren’s ice cream resigned Thursday. ... Read full article
Democrats face critical choice in government funding battle as shutdown deadline looms
The Hill 2025-08-29 10:00:00
Author: Aris Folley
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Democrats face a critical choice on how much to work with Republicans on government funding when Congress returns next week – with a government shutdown and anger from their voters hanging in the balance. Sena… ... Read full article
Newsom’s support surges among Democrats ahead of 2028: Poll
The Hill 2025-08-29 10:00:00
Author: Caroline Vakil
Support for California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) as the 2028 Democratic presidential nominee is surging, according to a new poll. An Emerson College Polling survey released on Friday showed 25 percent of Democratic primary voters saying they would support Newsom… ... Read full article
What you need to know about the updated coronavirus shots
The Washington Post 2025-08-29 10:00:00
Author: Rachel Roubein, Teddy Amenabar
The FDA narrowed approval for updated coronavirus shots. Some experts say the change is sparking confusion about who can get shots and if they’ll be free. ... Read full article
Democrats seize on Utah in redistricting war
Politico 2025-08-29 09:55:00+00:00
Author: Liz Crampton, Samuel Benson
Former Rep. Ben McAdams is eyeing a potentially competitive seat in the Beehive State. ... Read full article
The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics
Politico 2025-08-29 09:00:00+00:00
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Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other head-slapping events in the world of politics. The fruits of these labors are hundred… ... Read full article
D.C. tourism was already struggling. Then the National Guard arrived.
The Washington Post 2025-08-29 09:00:00
Author: Andrea Sachs, Federica Cocco
The District’s marketing arm is trying to counteract the image of a city patrolled by the National Guard and ICE officers. ... Read full article
Israel declares Gaza’s largest city a combat zone and halts humanitarian pauses
Associated Press 2025-08-29 08:55:38
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Israel’s military on Friday said it is suspending mid-day pauses to allow the delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza City, calling it a “a dangerous combat zone.” The city was among the places that Israel paused fighting last month to allow food and aid supplie… ... Read full article
Thai court dismisses prime minister over compromising phone call with Cambodian leader
Associated Press 2025-08-29 08:52:11
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Thailand’s Constitutional Court has dismissed Paetongtarn Shinawatra from her position as prime minister. The court ruled she violated constitutional rules on ethics in a phone call with Cambodia’s Senate President Hun Sen. She immediately loses her job, whic… ... Read full article
LIVE: Israel kills 21 Palestinians across Gaza, 5 in al-Mawasi ‘safe zone’
Al Jazeera English 2025-08-29 06:11:03
Author: Usaid Siddiqui, Tim Hume
The al-Mawasi area in southern Gaza where Israel has told displaced people to go is among places targeted. ... Read full article
Families of Catholic school students killed at Minneapolis church wrestle with grief
Associated Press 2025-08-29 05:05:25
Author: Steve Karnowski, Mark Vancleave, Claudia Lauer
The families of the two Catholic school students fatally shot while celebrating Mass at a Minneapolis church are continuing to wrestle with their grief. The father of the 8-year-old boy killed wants his son remembered “for the person he was and not the act th… ... Read full article
Sabrina Carpenter’s pearl-clutching magic? Humor
CNN 2025-08-29 04:29:08
Author: Lisa Respers France
Groups of young women may dominate the front rows of Sabrina Carpenter concerts, but up in the nose bleeds or listening on Spotify is the rest of the world, increasingly captivated by the empowering persona crafted by pop’s biggest pint-sized sensation. ... Read full article
Science or Trump? The impossible choice faced by the ousted CDC chief
CNN 2025-08-29 04:00:05
Author: Stephen Collinson
The purge at the top of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention crystalizes the dilemma facing many professional officials across the US government. ... Read full article
Education Department threatens sanctions against Denver schools over all-gender bathroom
The Hill 2025-08-29 01:06:13
Author: Tara Suter
The Department of Education is threatening sanctions against Denver public schools over their use of all-gender restrooms, the latest Trump administration action against gender-related accommodations. According to a Thursday release from the Education Departm… ... Read full article
Kim Kardashian Trashes Trump Illegal Immigration Crackdown from Italy: 'Protect the People' Who 'Built Our Country'
Breitbart News 2025-08-29 01:04:03
Author: Paul Bois
Kim Kardashian lamented President Donald Trump's immigration policy while attending Diane von Furstenberg’s DVF Awards in Venice, Italy, this week. ... Read full article
Hulk Hogan's Wife to File Medical Malpractice Suit over WWE Legend's Death
Breitbart News 2025-08-29 00:28:54
Author: Warner Todd Huston
Hulk Hogan's widow, Sky Daily, tells fans she is planning to file a medical malpractice lawsuit against the Hulkster's doctors. ... Read full article
Democratic governors urge Trump to drop plans to send troops to their cities
Politico 2025-08-28 23:25:35+00:00
Author: Gregory Svirnovskiy
A letter from the Democratic Governors Association comes amid Trump threats to send troops to Chicago. ... Read full article