We are now a few days into a divisive government shutdown that doesn’t just impact Washington, but the entire country. The shutdown started on Oct. 1, after disagreements over federal spending, health-care costs and other issues. A few Democrats broke ranks in the Senate, seeking to prevent the shutdown, but even a short-term deal could […]
U.K. authorities say one of the two people who were killed during Thursday’s terror attack at a Manchester synagogue was shot to death by police responding to the scene. Authorities called the accidental shooting a “tragic and unforeseen consequence.” The new information came Friday from Greater Manchester Police, who said another person was wounded by […]
In this Media Miss Minute, the Trump administration has frozen billions of dollars in funding to Democrat-led states amid the government shutdown. And the United States now holds $1 trillion in gold reserves. Catch Media Miss Minute every weekday at san.com. Media Miss by the right: Trump freezes $26B to blue states amid government shutdown As […]
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a second generic version of the abortion drug mifepristone shortly before the federal government shut down and in the face of Republican condemnation of the medication. The company that makes mifepristone, Evita Solutions, applied to make another generic form of the drug in 2021, per the FDA’s Sept. […]
Farmers nationwide are facing higher costs and tighter margins under tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump. To offset the strain, the administration proposed at least $10 billion in aid that could offer temporary relief to the agriculture industry. The Wall Street Journal reported that people familiar with the discussions said Trump is considering using tariff […]
Wikipedia co-founder Larry Sanger is alleging that the online encyclopedia has a left-leaning bias and “a lot of problems,” and recently released a nine-point plan to fix it. In an interview with Straight Arrow News, Sanger said he hopes the organization’s current leadership will adopt his plan to get back to the original mission of […]
President Donald Trump has given Hamas a Sunday evening deadline to accept a U.S.-backed peace plan. He threatened that “all hell” would break out if the group refused the deal. The ultimatum comes as Gaza nears the second anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led assault on Israel that killed about 1,200 people and triggered […]
ICEBlock, the app for reporting sightings of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, was removed on Thursday from Apple’s app store. The takedown came in response to pressure from the Trump administration, which argued that ICEBlock endangered the agency’s workforce. In a statement to Fox News Digital, Attorney General Pam Bondi said Apple complied with demands […]
The government shutdown will extend into next week after two pieces of legislation from Republicans and Democrats failed to get the mandatory 60 votes to pass. Subsidies on health insurance remain a dealbreaker for most Democrats. Neither of the bills Senate Democrats or Republicans introduced on Friday afternoon received enough votes to pass, extending the […]
In response to President Donald Trump’s decision to deploy 200 federalized National Guard troops to Portland, activists are planning a naked bike ride to protest the move. Organizers with the World Naked Bike Ride Portland announced the plan this week in a social media post. ‘Emergency World Naked Bike Ride coming up’ In an Instagram […]
