the president of the united states should not be allowed to personally loot the treasury to the sum of ten billion dollars and that this is not resulting in immediate, unanimous impeachment is a dramatic indictment of what has become of our political system

After Venezuela operation, Trump says the whole hemisphere is in play With brash threats aimed all around the region, the president and his team made it clear Venezuela might be just the beginning, sparking fear across the Western hemisphere.

The menacing comments were interwoven with specific threats toward three other countries that could soon be in the administration’s sights: Colombia, Cuba and Mexico.

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US plans to 'run' Venezuela and tap its oil reserves, Trump says, after operation to oust Maduro President Donald Trump says the United States will run Venezuela at least temporarily after an audacious military operation plucked leader Nicolás Maduro from power and removed him from the country.

Another war crime on 45/47’s record.

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US Strikes Venezuela

Reuters has live coverage of the U.S. strikes on Caracas, where Trump says special-forces troops captured President Nicolas Maduro and flew him out of the country.

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Whoops: Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok produced “images depicting minors in minimal clothing” on X because of lapses in safeguards, xAI said. When contacted for additional comment, xAI replied with the message, “Legacy Media Lies.” ~Reuters

In the news today: President Donald Trump said the United States has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela as tensions mount with the government of President Nicolás Maduro; the impact of Trump’s immigration crackdown on child care... ~AP News

Judge orders Kilmar Abrego Garcia to be immediately released from immigration detention A federal judge in Maryland has ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia freed from immigration detention while his legal challenge against his deportation moves forward. U.S.

BREAKING: Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been released from immigration detention after a federal judge's order Thursday, his attorney's office says.

MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported?

NOEM: We haven't deported veterans

MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea

On September 25, Donald Trump signed a presidential order called NSPM-7, a sweeping attack on free speech that targets progressive organizations and individuals for prosecution for “domestic terrorism.”

NASAA urges Congress to oppose the INVEST Act as Written

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Tacoma detainee set to be deported after losing toe in ICE care Greggy Sorio was set to be deported Sunday night, but advocates alerted the airline about his medical condition and he was pulled off the plane at Sea-Tac.

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Feds Promised ‘Radical Transparency’ but Are Withholding Rural Health Fund Applications - KFF Health News Proposals from states that have shared their applications to a new $50 billion rural health program include using drones to deliver medication, installing refrigerators to expand access to healthy pro...

The five-year Rural Health Transformation Program was approved by Congress in a law — the One Big Beautiful Bill Act — that also drastically cuts Medicaid spending, on which rural providers heavily depend.

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NEW: Transgender Activists to Dine with Pope Leo XIV during Sunday's Jubilee for the Poor Papal luncheon with trans advocate Alessia Nobile set for Sunday at Vatican’s Jubilee of the Poor, highlighting a legacy of outreach and hopes for continued inclusion.

NEW: Pope Leo XIV will share a meal this Sunday with Alessia Nobile and four fellow transgender Catholic activists, during the Vatican’s Jubilee of the Poor — marking the most significant public encounter shared between a pope and the trans community.

Trump Administration Plans Deep Cuts to Social Security Disability Insurance, Particularly for Older Workers Despite repeatedly promising not to cut Social Security, the Trump Administration is reportedly preparing a proposed rule that could reduce the share of applicants who qualify for Social Security...

Despite repeatedly promising not to cut Social Security, the Trump Administration is reportedly preparing a proposed rule that could reduce the share of applicants who qualify for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) by up to 20 percent

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What to know about your flood insurance during the government shutdown Around two-thirds of the flood insurance policies in Washington state are underwritten by the National Flood Insurance Program.

[Flooding] isn’t a peril covered under standard home insurance policies in Washington state.

Note: The National Flood Insurance Program is not writing or renewing policies while the federal government is shut down. Our Oct. 1 blog post has more information.

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Q&A on Trump's Attempt to Deploy National Guard to Portland and Chicago - FactCheck.org While President Donald Trump's rhetoric regarding Portland and Chicago has largely focused on overall crime, National Guard deployments are specifically targeted at protecting federal immigration oper...

Q&A on Trump’s Attempt to Deploy National Guard to Portland and Chicago

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Hegseth announces Qatar will build air force facility at U.S. base in Idaho The move is a sign of increasingly close ties between the U.S. and Qatar.

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Using helicopters and chemical agents, immigration agents become increasingly aggressive in Chicago Activists, residents and elected leaders say increasingly combative tactics used by federal immigration agents are sparking violence and fueling neighborhood tensions in the nation’s third-largest cit...

Using helicopters and chemical agents, immigration agents become increasingly aggressive in Chicago

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Massive immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated' The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents with Border Patrol, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested 37 people in the raid.

Armed federal agents in military fatigues busted down their doors overnight, pulling men, women and children from their apartments, some of them naked, residents and witnesses said.

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High Earners Age 50 and Older Are About to Lose a Major 401(k) Tax Break The option to make pretax catch-up retirement contributions is going away for some savers age 50 and older.

Starting next year, the extra catch-up contributions that those workers use to stow money in their 401(k)s will have to go into their accounts after tax for high earners.

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Ex-FBI Director James Comey indicted after Trump pushes for prosecution of longtime foe James Comey has been charged with making a false statement to Congress and obstruction of a criminal proceeding.

Ex-FBI Director James Comey indicted after Trump pushes for prosecution of longtime foe

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Parents Fear Losing Disability Protections as Trump Slashes Civil Rights Office - KFF Health News The Education Department’s civil rights office often intervenes when students face discrimination based on race, sex, religion, or disability and their families can’t resolve complaints locally. Paren...

Parents Fear Losing Disability Protections as Trump Slashes Civil Rights Office

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Trump asks the Supreme Court to allow him to enforce transgender and nonbinary passport policy President Donald Trump’s administration is asking the Supreme Court to let it enforce a passport policy for transgender and nonbinary people requiring male or female sex designations based on birth ce...

Trump asks the Supreme Court to allow him to enforce transgender and nonbinary passport policy

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Prosecutor says stalking suspect ambushed Pennsylvania police officers, killing 3 A prosecutor says a suspected stalker armed with a rifle hid inside his ex-girlfriend’s home in Pennsylvania and ambushed police officers who came to arrest him, killing three of them.

No one with a history of domestic violence should be allowed firearms.

FACT FOCUS: Assassination of Charlie Kirk prompts flood of false and misleading claims online This is false. Utah records say Robinson was registered as a voter, but not affiliated with either political party.

FACT FOCUS: Assassination of Charlie Kirk prompts flood of false and misleading claims online

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Representative Greg Casar: The Path to Victory in 2026 — a Popular, Populist Agenda That Delivers for Working People Across party lines, income levels, and education levels, bold economic populism inspires Americans.

In our new polling, we find that a Democratic candidate running on a populist message (fight corruption, costs, and billionaires) beats a Republican by 15 points — compared to just 6 points for a candidate running on a more generic Democratic message.

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Radicalized 16-year-old Colorado school student fired revolver and wounded 2 teens, authorities say Authorities say a 16-year-old boy who had been radicalized by an unspecified extremist network fired multiple shots with a revolver during an attack at a suburban Denver school.

I can’t be the only one frustrated at so much more news coverage of the Kirk shooting compared yet another school shooting.

Radicalized 16-year-old Colorado school student fired revolver and wounded 2 teens, authorities say

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US tech companies enabled the surveillance and detention of hundreds of thousands in China U.S. technology firms such as IBM, Dell and Cisco largely designed and built China’s surveillance state, an AP investigation finds. The tech companies deny wrongdoing.

US tech companies enabled the surveillance and detention of hundreds of thousands in China

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