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19-10-2025 Vol 19

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Hochul refuses to pony up state funds to keep Statue of Liberty open during government shutdown

‘I lift my lamp beside the golden door,’ no more! ‘I lift my lamp beside the golden door,’ no more!

Government shuts down amid standoff on Capitol Hill

Republican and Democratic leaders dug in after stalled funding negotiations, setting up a potentially lengthy shutdown.

US government shuts down after Senate Democrats fail to support stopgap funding bill

The shutdown is the first since December 2018, which saw non-essential government operations cease and tens of thousands of federal employees furloughed or forced to work without pay for...

Trump posts another deepfake video mocking Jeffries

President Donald Trump posted another deepfake AI-generated video of House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Tuesday hours before the federal government is expected to shut down, further signaling the...

Gov. Spencer Cox reflects on Charlie Kirk’s assassination in Turning Point USA’s Utah return: ‘Changed all of us’

“It was a political assassination, and people were afraid to say that,” Cox said from the stage of  Utah State University, the very institution Kirk’s alleged assassin Tyler Robinson attended for one...

Pope Leo speaks up on Dick Durbin’s behalf amid abortion rift

Pope Leo XIV made a direct foray into U.S. politics Tuesday, offering measured support for the Chicago Archdiocese’s plan to honor Sen. Dick Durbin, an Illinois Democrat who supports...

Nearly two-thirds of Americans – and about half of Dems – oppose a government shutdown: poll 

A new survery found 65% of registered voters agreed with the statement, “Democrats should not shut down the government, even if their demands are not met.” A new survery...

Shutdown near certain after Senate again rejects funding bills

Lawmakers are poised to barrel into the first government funding lapse since 2019.

Senate Democrats block stopgap funding bill, setting up government shutdown

The shutdown may lead to the permanent firings of thousands of federal employees. The shutdown may lead to the permanent firings of thousands of federal employees.

FBI surveilled Rep. Scott Perry before seizing his cell phone as part of ‘Arctic Frost’ probe into 2020 election

“Why were apparently undercover FBI agents surveilling Rep. Perry while representing his constituents at the US Capitol?" asked Russell Dye, a spokesman for Jordan, calling it "a glaring separation-of-powers...