November 1, 2025

‘Very appropriate’: Trump unveils renovation to the Lincoln bathroom

President Donald Trump announced he completed renovations on the bathroom inside the Lincoln Bedroom. The renovations are among many Trump has announced he’s completed or started, with the largest and most recent being the demolition of the White House’s East Wing.  The president announced the remodeling in a post on his Truth Social account, saying […]

November 1, 2025

California could cost Elon Musk $1 trillion years after his vocal ‘Texit’

Tesla founder Elon Musk made his move from California to Texas a very public matter in 2020, calling a newly signed law forbidding schools from notifying parents about a child’s gender transition “the last straw.” Five years after moving his social media company X and starship business SpaceX to Texas, California’s Public Employees’ Retirement System, […]

November 1, 2025

Debunking House Speaker Mike Johnson’s Halloween press conference

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., made multiple claims that don’t hold up during the government shutdown press conference he hosted on Halloween. Joined by USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins, Johnson focused on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and its impending lapse in funding.  Here are three of his statements:  “If there was any way to […]

November 1, 2025

DHS rejects Pritzker’s plea to pause Halloween raids in Chicago

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem rejected calls to pause federal immigration enforcement for Halloween in the Chicago area. At a news conference, Noem stated, “No, we’re absolutely not willing to put on pause any work that we will do to keep communities safe.” In separate remarks reported by The Hill, Noem said agents would be […]

November 1, 2025

Trump’s changing White House ballroom plans fuel viral conspiracy theories

When President Donald Trump announced plans for a new White House ballroom in July, the reaction was mixed. Months later, the project has become a breeding ground for conspiracy theories on social media. Renderings and cost estimates have changed several times. The New York Times reported that the project’s price tag has ballooned from $100 […]

November 1, 2025

Judge blocks Trump’s proof-of-citizenship requirement for voter registration

A federal judge ruled Friday that President Donald Trump cannot require people to present documentary proof of U.S. citizenship when using the federal voter registration form to register to vote. U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly said Trump’s requested requirement cannot be enforced. Trump issued an executive order on Tuesday, March 25, aiming to overhaul federal […]

October 31, 2025

Retired police officer freed after weeks in jail over Charlie Kirk post: Report

A retired police officer in Tennessee has been released after weeks in jail and charges related to his sharing of a Facebook meme about the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk were dropped. The social media meme posted in a group thread by Larry Bushart, 61, displayed a quote from President Donald Trump saying “we […]

October 31, 2025

Top congressional Republicans resist Trump’s call to end filibuster

The top two Republicans in Congress said Friday they do not agree with President Donald Trump’s call to end the Senate filibuster in order to adopt a budget resolution to reopen the federal government. Trump has pushed for the Senate to end the filibuster multiple times, dating back to 2017, but Republicans have consistently opposed […]

October 31, 2025

Judges rule that Trump admin must fund SNAP benefits during shutdown

Two federal judges ruled Friday that the Trump administration must pay benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, despite the month-long government shutdown. The nearly simultaneous rulings came just a day before the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) planned to freeze payments for more than 40 million Americans.  SNAP serves about one in […]