October 23, 2025

Trump dispatches more than 100 federal agents to San Francisco: Report

The Trump administration is reportedly deploying more than 100 federal agents for a major immigration enforcement effort in the San Francisco area. Sources familiar with the effort told the San Francisco Chronicle that agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) were slated to arrive Thursday at Coast Guard Base […]

October 23, 2025

Former CIA head accused of lying to Congress; Jon Stewart calls Trump ‘king-esque’

In this Media Miss Minute, former CIA Director John Brennan could soon face charges of lying to Congress. Plus, late-night host Jon Stewart had some choice words for “King-adjacent” Trump. Media Miss by the left: Former CIA director John Brennan referred to DOJ for allegedly lying to Congress  Former CIA Director John Brennan could face […]

October 23, 2025

2 journalists, 2 attacks, a fight for justice as Bolivia enters new era

A barrage of bullets was waiting for ATB camera operator Percy Suárez and six other journalists when they arrived at the Las Londras ranch in Bolivia’s Guarayos province October 28, 2021, around 852 kilometers outside of the capital, La Paz. The journalists, flown in by a local farmer association, came to cover a land dispute […]

October 23, 2025

AWS outage shows fragile internet is vulnerable to errors, attacks

An Amazon Web Services (AWS) outage on Monday highlighted what experts call the dangers of centralizing the world’s online ecosystem into the hands of a shrinking number of tech companies. Thousands of apps and websites went dark, exposing the fragility of the internet — not just from technical glitches, but also from coordinated cyberattacks. “Relying […]

October 23, 2025

‘Hulk smash on the White House’: Late-night hosts react to Trump’s ballroom

Demolition began this week on part of the White House’s East Wing to make way for President Donald Trump’s proposed $250 million ballroom. The project, which began amid a government shutdown, is drawing sharp criticism and plenty of late-night punchlines. East Wing demolition underway The East Wing, which houses the First Lady’s offices and the […]

October 23, 2025

Walmart reportedly halts H-1B job offers after Trump’s $100K fee takes hold

Walmart will pause job offers to individuals who require H-1B visas to work in the U.S., according to multiple reports. It comes after President Donald Trump announced a $100,000 fee on the visas. Walmart’s pause The decision from Walmart was first reported by Bloomberg. Walmart is the largest private-sector employer in the country with more […]

October 23, 2025

NC Republicans approve new congressional map to gain House seat

Republican lawmakers in North Carolina approved new congressional districts Wednesday to improve GOP chances of maintaining control of the House after the 2026 midterm elections. The new maps could give North Carolina Republicans one additional House seat, The Associated Press reported. Republican lawmakers in Indiana’s state Senate, however, said they don’t have enough support to pass […]

October 23, 2025

$2 gasoline inches into view as average price hits lowest point in 2025

Gasoline prices in many parts of the U.S. are hovering above $2 per gallon, pushing the national average down to $3 or slightly lower. The White House is cheering the declining prices, but energy market experts don’t see eye-to-eye on what’s driving the trend. The national average cost for conventional gasoline on Monday was $2.90 […]

October 23, 2025

Russia is one step closer to state sponsor of terrorism designation

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee advanced a bill that could ultimately lead to Russia being designated by the United States government as a state sponsor of terrorism. The bipartisan legislation seeks to punish Russia for kidnapping, deporting and displacing an estimated 20,000 Ukrainian children.  “It is a war crime. Vladimir Putin is purposefully doing it,” […]

October 23, 2025

Survey shows people split on if Trump is a ‘dangerous dictator’ or ‘strong leader’

A new survey of thousands of adults showed a slight majority view President Donald Trump as a “dangerous dictator” needing his power to be curbed. Their sentiments, among others, came as Trump made mass deportations a top priority, cut positions and departments in the federal government and negotiated sometimes-contentious trade deals with various countries.  The […]