Month: October 2025
October 29, 2025
Politics
Chuck Schumer demands GOPers put food stamps-only bill to vote instead of reopening government
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) has resisted calls for smaller, separate spending bills after Schumer and his party voted 13 times to deny all federal funding and keep...
October 29, 2025
Congress
Government shutdown could lead to $14B in lost GDP, CBO reports
The ongoing federal shutdown could cost the U.S. economy between $7 billion and $14 billion, according to a new report from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. The report, prepared...
October 29, 2025
Education
Restaurant chain awards 4 South Florida students college scholarships
In collaboration with the Boys and Girls Clubs of Miami-Dade County, Hooters of Miami awarded four high school seniors, who are club members, with $500 each in college scholarships....
October 29, 2025
Congress
SNAP benefits set for first-ever lapse with Senate set to reject funding patches
GOP leaders want to keep pressure on Democrats for a full reopening of the federal government.
October 29, 2025
Congress
Hill employees get help ahead of first missed paycheck of shutdown
All employees of the House of Representatives were issued templates for letters Wednesday they can present to creditors before Friday, when they're expected to miss their first paychecks —...
October 29, 2025
Politics
Republican Mike Lawler plugs ‘lying sack of ‘s–t’ Andrew Cuomo for NYC mayor — as ‘lesser of two evils’ over Mamdani
Republican Rep. Mike Lawler gave Andrew Cuomo a plug for mayor, saying the Democratic ex-governor has a better shot to topple Zohran Mamdani than GOP candidate Curtis Sliwa. “In...
October 29, 2025
Politics
EPA to furlough 89% of workforce if shutdown drags into November, Lee Zeldin says
EPA officials have been able to prevent a more serious lapse in staffing due to "multi-year funding" keeping the agency afloat. EPA officials have been able to prevent a...
October 29, 2025
Politics
Zohran Mamdani’s mom described son as ‘not an American at all’ in resurfaced interview
Zohran Mamdani’s filmmaker mom once described the socialist mayoral front-runner as “not an American at all” in a newly surfaced interview about his Indian roots. Mamdani’s mother, Mira Nair,...
October 29, 2025
Politics
Confident Trump teases plans for summit with China’s Xi Jinping on hot mic, predicts ‘very, very satisfactory’ result
President Trump geared up for a high-stakes sit-down with Chinese President Xi Jinping Wednesday. President Trump geared up for a high-stakes sit-down with Chinese President Xi Jinping Wednesday.
October 29, 2025
Politics
MTA boss Janno Lieber slams Mamdani’s free-bus plan as half-baked — and more expensive than he claims
MTA’s boss tapped the brakes on Zohran Mamdani’s key campaign promise to provide free buses across the Big Apple — criticizing the plan as half-baked and much more expensive...