October 7, 2025

Government shutdown hits the skies, Trump hints at invoking Insurrection Act

The government shutdown is now affecting airports. Staffing shortages from Newark to Denver are grounding flights and straining controllers. Plus, President Donald Trump said he’d invoke the Insurrection Act “if necessary,” a move that could allow him to deploy troops despite court orders. And the CDC’s new guidance makes COVID-19 shots a personal choice, shifting […]

October 7, 2025

Why so many doctors and nurses are walking away from health care jobs

As a nurse with two decades in the medical field, Jill Nicole was well-versed in hospitals. But landing in a hospital bed of her own after suffering severe autoimmune issues as a result of her job’s stress was not in the career plans she’d drawn up.  Nicole faced heightened levels of stress during the pandemic, […]

October 7, 2025

Trump threatens Insurrection Act amid National Guard troop deployments

President Donald Trump has threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act. He said he’ll do it “if necessary,” specifically, if courts or local officials try to block his deployment of National Guard troops across the nation. “We have an Insurrection Act for a reason. If I had to enact it, I’d do that,” the president said […]

October 7, 2025

Probe continues after blaze destroys SC judge’s home

A South Carolina judge who recently ruled against the Department of Justice (DOJ) is back in the news after her home burned down. The blaze erupted Saturday on Edisto Island, destroying Judge Diane Goodstein’s waterfront home. Authorities said three individuals were hospitalized after jumping from the elevated first floor. Rescuers reached them by kayak because of the marshy terrain. Officials […]

October 7, 2025

CDC updates vaccine schedule, changes COVID-19 shot policy

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is making its most significant shift in vaccine policy since the COVID-19 pandemic. It is officially endorsing a “case-by-case” approach to COVID-19 shots. The agency approved the changes recommended by its vaccine advisory committee. Department of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appointed the leading members of the committee. In […]

October 7, 2025

Bondi testifies before Congress at Senate Judiciary Committee hearing: Live updates

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi testified before Congress at a Senate Judiciary hearing on Tuesday. The appearance comes as critics mount concerns that the Justice Department is being weaponized to go after President Donald Trump’s perceived enemies. Bondi’s hearing marks her first interrogation by lawmakers since July and comes after the controversial indictment of ex-FBI […]

October 7, 2025

Trump won’t rule out pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell

President Donald Trump on Monday declined to rule out the possibility of pardoning convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime associate of the late financier Jeffrey Epstein, after the U.S. Supreme Court announced it would not hear her appeal. During a White House press conference, CNN’s Kaitlin Collins asked Trump if he would consider a […]

October 7, 2025

Trump ends Venezuela talks; Classified opinion backs strikes on cartels

President Donald Trump has halted diplomatic outreach to Venezuela, according to U.S. officials cited by The New York Times. CNN separately reported that his administration is relying on a classified Justice Department Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) opinion that authorizes lethal strikes against a secret list of cartels and suspected traffickers. The Times reported that […]

October 7, 2025

Trump, Vance return to TikTok after nearly yearlong hiatus

President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance officially returned to TikTok on Monday, after a nearly year-long absence, marking their first posts on the platform since the 2024 election. The move comes as the administration works to finalize a deal to transfer TikTok to American ownership. Negotiations ongoing between US and China In their […]

October 7, 2025

WATCH: Video shows moments before helicopter slams into California highway

California authorities said three people are in the hospital in critical condition after a medical helicopter crashed on a major highway in Sacramento. The helicopter had taken off from the University of California Davis Medical Center on Monday night and was heading north before the crash.  The three people injured included two women and a […]