No food stamp benefits will be issued on Nov. 1, leaving roughly 42 million Americans who rely on the program vulnerable. read more
Mitch McConnell: "The 'intellectual backbone of the conservative movement' is only as strong as the values it defends," wrote McConnell. "Last I checked, 'conservatives should feel no obligation' to carry water for antisemites and apologists for America-hating autocrats." read more
DoD officials do not know precisely who they have killed in multiple military strikes against alleged drug smuggling boats in the Caribbean that have claimed the lives of at least 57 people, according to Democratic lawmakers who attended a classified House briefing on the issue Thursday. read more
The Trump Administration has made the decision to attack military installations inside Venezuela and the strikes could come at any moment, sources with knowledge of the situation told the Miami Herald ... read more
For decades, APEC has helped integrate economies along the Pacific Rim. But on-again, off-again tariff escalation between the world's largest economies means more uncertainty and less room for cooperation. read more
The New York Times Editorial Board identified 12 markers that shows a country is slipping into autocracy. Trump has started or has already taken those 12 steps. The editorial board notes that the United States still has a largely free press, judiciary and speech, but erosion has begun. If our free and fair elections disappear, the turn back to democracy will be difficult. read more
Reasonable people can disagree about whether Hitler was good, says the Heritage Foundation.
Trump's aides have promised transparency about the funding of a new ballroom, but the White House withheld the identities of several donors to the project, including some with business before the administration, The New York Times found. read more
Hurricane Melissa followed what has unfortunately become a pattern for major storms: It formed late in the season, intensified rapidly, then stalled near the coast. read more
Steven Hatfill had a notable history before his abrupt ouster. read more
Texas judges who refuse to perform same-sex marriages based on "sincerely held religious beliefs" do not violate the state's rules on judicial impartiality and won't be sanctioned for it, the Texas Supreme Court ruled on Friday. read more
State government employees are taking to the courts after being fired over social media posts criticizing conservative activist ...
Messages in a bottle written by two Australian soldiers a few days into their voyage to the battlefields of France during World War I have been found more than a century later on Australia's coast.
There's also plans to reduce its office-based workforce by 300 -- a 15% cut -- by the end of this year. This is all due to the tariffs introduced by President Donald Trump's administration. read more
A federal judge in Boston indicated Thursday that she will intervene in a high-stakes fight over the Trump administration's decision to not tap into billions of dollars in emergency funds to help cover food stamp benefits for tens of millions of Americans in November. read more
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