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The president told Time magazine the White House "was just a disgraceful dump" when he started his second term. New York Post
Two influencers have accused Nithya Raman's mayoral campaign of paying social media influencers who improperly disclosed the payments. The legal fees for their complaint are being covered by Mayor Karen Bass' mayoral campaign. LA Times
Christa Gail Pike was set to become the first woman executed in Tennessee in over 200 years after her 1995 murder conviction, but she survived two doses of a lethal drug in what a death penalty expert called an unprecedented failure. OANN
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The TSA has just changed its policy for all Travel Document Checkers — workers who check passengers' licenses and passports. New York Post
The girl weighed just 32 pounds when she died. New York Post
Federal agents on Wednesday arrested a California tech CEO who’s accused of smuggling more than $300 million in restricted AI chips into China. New York Post
The average 30-year, fixed-rate home loan rose to 7.28 percent, up from 6.34 percent a year ago. New York Times
The administration’s policy of detaining immigrants who crossed the border illegally years ago and holding them without a bond hearing has divided lower courts. New York Times
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“Our summers used to actually be summers,” one justice lamented. New York Times
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A reduction in refineries has already driven the price of diesel to record highs, threatening economies. An U.S. export ban would be “tremendous shock and blow.” New York Times
SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon crew spacecraft launched from Cape Canaveral toward the International Space Station (ISS) carrying the four-person crew representing three countries. OANN
President Donald Trump has announced a $54 billion South Korean investment to export natural gas from Alaska as part of a wave of manufacturing and jobs initiatives the White House is unveiling ahead of November midterm elections. OANN
California gubernatorial candidates Steve Hilton and Xavier Becerra bashed each other on the debate stage ahead of the looming November election. OANN
VOA VIEW: Becerra is an idiot.
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A federal judge on Thursday permanently dismissed vandalism charges against a former Olympian accused of damaging the renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. Washington Times
A record-low 31% of adults participating in the Gallup poll described a college education as "very important," the company reported Thursday. Washington Times
The Supreme Court said Thursday it will take up a new religious liberty case that could determine how much churches and other houses of worship must bow to local land-use rules. Washington Times
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The number of people applying for U.S. unemployment benefits dipped last week to the lowest level since mid-July as layoffs remain low and most American workers enjoy job security. Washington Times
Americans spent more than $160 billion last year using buy now, pay later plans, according to research published by Federal Reserve economists. Washington Times
Three Republican states went to the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to challenge abortion "shield laws" protecting providers in three Democratic states, escalating the legal conflict over pills that account for a majority of abortions. Washington Times
The Energy Department's nuclear agency has conducted an explosive test in the Nevada desert designed to detect low-yield nuclear blasts from China and Russia, the National Nuclear Security Administration said Wednesday. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: Good info to know.
A Republican-led effort to approve a House-passed stock trading bill fell short in the Senate, with Democrats saying the restrictions don't go far enough and pushing back against a voter ID provision. CBS
VOA VIEW: Dems are lying again.
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The White House defended the Trump administration's use of taxpayer dollars for a series of TV ads promoting President Trump in the run-up to the midterm elections. Nancy Cordes reports. CBS
VOA VIEW: The GOP is right.
Some families with more than one "affected person" could receive multiple payments via check or direct deposit. CBS
More than 5 million Americans have lost food-stamp benefits since 2025. CBS
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White House chief of staff Susie Wiles was diagnosed with breast cancer in March. CBS
Olsen had been assigned to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida, where he was working on the "grand conspiracy" investigation targeting Obama- and Biden-era officials CBS
Trump recently said he was "very seriously" considering a diesel export ban, despite warnings from the U.S. oil industry that doing so would raise prices. CNBC
The Trump administration announced on Wednesday that it was launching a "Default Loans Support Center" for student loan borrowers who've fallen behind. CNBC
VOA VIEW: Time will tell.
Fed advisor John Rogers became entangled with a man U.S. officials identify as a Chinese intelligence operative. CNBC
The long-awaited report by the Fed's inspector general said it found no reasonable grounds to believe federal criminal law had been violated. CNBC
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick unwound his ties to Cantor Fitzgerald as the billionaire financier joined the Trump administration. CNBC
Lilly said it plans to start Phase 3 trials on the combo regimen adding its amylin drug eloralintide to tirzepatide at the end of the year. CNBC
A Texas man was arrested after allegedly plotting a "violent attack" on the Texas Capitol, now facing a felony terroristic threat charge in the Lone Star State. FOX News
Records obtained by David Daleiden’s Center for Medical Progress show UCLA purchase orders tied $765 procurement service fees to individual liver and thymus specimens FOX News
The Supreme Court cleared the way for Christa Pike's execution after vacating a Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals stay that temporarily halted Tennessee's death penalty case. FOX News
An Ohio woman is now a double amputee after her surgeon chopped off the wrong leg when she underwent a required amputation procedure. FOX News
The State Department has revoked over 250,000 visas under Trump for criminal activity, fraud, birth tourism and national security threats. FOX News
Defense Department Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday that Elon Musk, Newt Gingrich and Palmer Luckey will lead a new Pentagon project. UPI
A federal judge OK'd a Paramount settlement with California and other states Wednesday, allowing a merger with Warner Bros. Discovery to move forward. UPI
The U.S. Department of Justice filed a complaint of judicial misconduct Wednesday against federal judges who spoke to The New York Times. UPI
VOA VIEW: As they should.
The United States imposed new financial and travel restrictions on Cuba affecting U.S. banks and the island's access to the U.S. financial sustem. UPI
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee advanced President Donald Trump's nominee for surgeon general, Nicole Saphier Wednesday. UPI
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Private sector employment rose by 90,000 in September and worker pay increased by 3.2% for the year, payroll firm ADP reported Wednesday. UPI
Core inflation, the economic marker preferred by the Federal Reserve, rose by an annual 3% in August, the Bureau of Economic Analysis reports. UPI
VOA VIEW: Another good sign.
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Trump administration-funded researchers and independent collaborators found a startling correlation between proponents of a transgender ideology and left-wing violence, according to a new report obtained by The Post and set to be released. The new study from researchers at Rutgers University, the right-leaning Manhattan Institute and Network Contagion Research Institute found that those normalizing transgender beliefs were more likely to be supportive of political violence. As it should.
Respondents were quizzed about six potential targets of political violence for the study: “killing Charlie Kirk, killing Don“These findings suggest that gender ideology is associated with LWA [left-wing authoritarianism] and willingness to justify political violence,” stated the study, which titled “Where the Clinic Meets the Movement: Does Gender Ideology Arm Left-Wing Authoritarian Psychology?”ald Trump, killing Brian Thompson, arson of ICE buildings, damaging wealthy people’s property, and violence against police.” “Experimental research is needed to determine causality,” according to the researchers.
The study comes amid recent public debates about high-profile shootings involving transgender individuals. Charlie Kirk, the founder of Turning Point USA, was assassinated by a gunman who allegedly had a trans-roommate lover. The late conservative icon was speaking at a Utah university campus on Sept 10, 2025, when he was shot before a daytime crowd while addressing a question on transgender violence. “Do you know how many transgender Americans have been mass shooters over the last 10 years?” asked one attendee during a question-and-answer session.
“Do you know how many mass shooters there have been in America over the last 10 years?” the questioner said. “Counting or not counting gang violence?” the Turning Point USA founder responded. Kirk was shot in the neck moments later and later died at a local hospital at the age of 31.
