November 7, 2025

Hundreds of flights canceled; Senate blocks limits on Trump’s war powers

Flight cutbacks begin Friday as the government shutdown continues. Long lines, exhausted travelers and increasing fears that the system could collapse before the holidays build up. Plus, a federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to fully restore November’s SNAP benefits, rejecting its plan to send partial payments during the shutdown. And Tesla shareholders have […]

November 7, 2025

GOP offers a new incentive to ‘proceed’ as Senate gathers for shutdown vote

U.S. senators will vote again on Friday, marking the 38th day of the government shutdown, in an effort to break the stalemate. This time, Republicans are offering a new incentive, hoping Democrats will accept the deal. CBS News reported that Republicans are adding language to the bill that would guarantee a future vote on extending […]

November 7, 2025

Maine Democrat to leave Congress, citing ‘plain nastiness’ in US politics

Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, will not seek reelection in 2026, citing rising threats, political violence and what he calls growing “incivility and plain nastiness” in U.S. politics. Golden, who announced his decision in a Bangor Daily News op-ed, represents the most pro-Trump congressional district in the country held by a Democrat, according to The Washington […]

November 7, 2025

Trump ally Elise Stefanik launches run for New York governor

Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik announced Friday she is running for governor of New York, promising to make the state “affordable and safe.” She shared the news in a video posted to X, saying it’s time to “Fire Hochul. Save New York.” In her post, Stefanik said Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul has caused “catastrophe for New […]

November 7, 2025

Trump administration seeks pause on judge’s order to fully fund SNAP

The Trump administration has asked a federal appeals court for an emergency stay of a judge’s order that required full funding of November SNAP benefits for more than 40 million Americans. In a Friday court filing, the administration said that because of the government shutdown, it can access only enough money to issue partial payments. […]

November 7, 2025

Heads up: Canada’s top court approves killing of hundreds of infected ostriches

Canada’s Supreme Court denied an appeal to stop the killing of hundreds of ostriches at a farm in British Columbia, leaving farmers with little hope to prevent it. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) ordered the mass culling in late 2024 after two birds contracted avian flu, following an outbreak that caused the deaths of […]

November 7, 2025

Meta projected 10% of its 2024 revenue would come from scam ads: Report

Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, projected that 10% of its revenue in 2024 would come from ads for scams and banned goods, according to a Reuters report. The ads reportedly promote fraudulent e-commerce and investments, illegal online gambling and the sale of banned medical products. The Reuters report, based on internal company documents, […]

November 7, 2025

Ford may ditch electric version of F-150 pickup: Report

Once billed as the modern Model T, the electric version of the Ford F-150 pickup truck, called the Lightning, is on the road to getting scrapped. The Wall Street Journal reports that Ford, which lost $13 billion in EV operations in 2023, is now considering no longer making the electric version of its top-selling vehicle […]