Politics
Trump reveals marble-covered Lincoln Bathroom as White House remodels move forward amid shutdown
White House Lincoln Bathroom Renovation. Source: @realdonaldtrump | Truth Social First the Oval Office, then the East Wing — and now, the Lincoln Bedroom’s bathroom. President Donald Trump is plowing ahead with his inside-and-out remodel of the White House, and he’s happy to show off the changes — even as critics slam him as “tone […]
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SNAP benefits must continue despite shutdown, judge tells Trump administration
US President Donald Trump (R) speaks during a meeting with Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in the Cabinet Room at the White House in Washington, DC, on Oct. 20, 2025. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images A federal judge in Rhode Island on Friday blocked the Trump administration from ceasing to pay SNAP benefits […]
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FBI arrests in Michigan stopped potential Halloween terrorist attack, Kash Patel says
FBI Director Kash Patel, speaks during a press conference related to arrests of NBA players and coaches for illegal gambling schemes, at the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Brooklyn, New York, October 23, 2025. Eduardo Munoz | Reuters FBI Director Kash Patel said on Friday morning that the FBI had arrested multiple people in Michigan, thwarting […]
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King Charles strips brother Andrew of titles and his mansion
FILE PHOTO: Britain’s Prince Andrew leaves Westminster Abbey following the coronation ceremony of Britain’s King Charles and Queen Camilla, in London, Britain May 6, 2023. Toby Melville | Reuters Britain’s King Charles has stripped his younger brother Andrew of his title of prince and forced him out of his home by Windsor Castle, Buckingham Palace […]
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Delta calls on Congress to immediately end government shutdown, pay air traffic controllers
A Delta Airlines plane takes off near the air traffic control tower at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) in Arlington, Virginia, US, on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. Samuel Corum | Bloomberg | Getty Images Delta Air Lines called on Congress Thursday to “immediately pass a clean continuing resolution” to reopen the U.S. government and […]
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Shipping sector skeptical Trump’s latest trade truce with China will reverse import decline
U.S. President Donald Trump prepares to greet Chinese President Xi Jinping ahead of a bilateral meeting at Gimhae Air Base on October 30, 2025 in Busan, South Korea. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images American shippers were already unhappy about their business outlook after President Donald Trump imposed steep new tariffs on China in April. And […]
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Shutdown cost government contractors $12 billion so far, Chamber of Commerce report says
The U.S. Capitol building, weeks into the continuing U.S. government shutdown, in Washington on Oct. 27, 2025. Kylie Cooper | Reuters Businesses that contract with the federal government lost $12 billion in the first four weeks of the government shutdown, according to a report from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce released Thursday. The report, which […]
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Trump-Xi meeting nears with high stakes and hopes, but few details
Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump Sergey Bobylev | Kent Nishimura | Reuters A high-stakes meeting between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping could yield a breakthrough in the quarrelsome trade relationship between the two economic superpowers. But while both the Trump administration and Beijing are projecting optimism ahead of […]
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Government shutdown could cost U.S. economy up to $14 billion, CBO says
The shutdown of the U.S. federal government could cost the economy up to $14 billion, depending on how long it lasts, the Congressional Budget Office said Wednesday. The shutdown, now in its fourth week, will result in the loss of at least $7 billion of gross domestic product by the end of 2026 as a […]
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Trump ‘losing’ trade war with China going in to Xi meeting, Senate Democrats say in report
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) during a Senate Finance Committee hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on April 8, 2025 in Washington, DC. Kayla Bartkowski | Getty Images President Donald Trump is “losing a self-inflicted trade war” with China, leaving the United States with a “weak hand” going into his meeting with Chinese President […]
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