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Trump is using the government shutdown to do something no president has ever done

The United States government shutdown drags on, marking a pivotal moment in America’s fiscal and constitutional history. President Donald Trump, the negotiator-in-chief, isn’t blinking. He’s swinging the axe at bloated, Democrat-run bureaucracies that have taken trillions from hardworking Americans for decades. While Nancy Pelosi and her party claim “chaos” and …

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Trump move spares troops' pay, but Republicans warn shutdown risks remain

Members of the U.S. military were poised to miss their first paychecks of the government shutdown on Wednesday, but active duty troops are at least getting some reprieve thanks to the Trump administration moving to reshuffle some Pentagon funds. House GOP leaders have signaled that the White House could do …

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Battleground Republicans hold the line as Johnson pressures Dems on shutdown

House Republicans in battleground districts appear to be closing ranks as GOP leaders dig in on their government shutdown strategy, while the fiscal standoff shows no signs of slowing. Eight House GOP lawmakers whose seats are being targeted by Democrats in 2026 spoke with Fox News Digital this week. And …

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‘No Kings’ movement and what it wants: Inside the message driving Saturday’s nationwide protests

“No Kings” protests against President Donald Trump and his administration’s policies are set to kick-off in cities nationwide Saturday to declare, “America has No Kings.” “We’re standing together against the abuses of power, cruelty, and corruption. On October 18, we gather to remind President Trump and his enablers: America has …

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Trump releases video of US drone strike on ‘drug-carrying submarine’ in Caribbean that left 2 dead, 2 captured

President Donald Trump said Saturday that a U.S. military strike destroyed a “very large drug-carrying submarine” in the Caribbean this week, killing two suspected narco-terrorists and capturing two others alive. He released video of the strike. In a statement posted to Truth Social, Trump said the vessel was carrying mostly …

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DeSantis predicts NYC 'turmoil' under Mamdani, says mayoral candidate sympathetic to 'communism, Islamism'

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis issued a warning to New York amid the rise of Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani, saying he believes the candidate’s election could lead to more “turmoil.” “This guy makes de Blasio look like Ronald Reagan,” DeSantis said Wednesday on “Fox & Friends,” referring to former Democratic …

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Student at Ohio university says peers tearing down flyers, sending hate over new Turning Point USA chapter

A determined student at Baldwin Wallace University in a suburb of Cleveland says she is facing resistance from classmates as she starts a Turning Point USA chapter on campus. “We never really got the momentum that we needed and the support that we needed, but this year after, you know, …

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Republicans fume as Democrats block 9th GOP bid to reopen government

Senate Republicans tried and failed for the ninth time to reopen the government and are starting to believe that Senate Democrats won’t budge until next week. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Senate Democrats again blocked the House-passed continuing resolution (CR) in their push for an extension of expiring …

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Trump rips 'stupid and outdated' Senate tradition blocking US attorney nominees

President Donald Trump called out Senate Judiciary Committee chair Chuck Grassley while asserting that multiple U.S. attorney picks remain unconfirmed because Grassley is honoring the blue slip tradition. The arcane custom involves showing deference to home-state senators by allowing them to stymie the confirmation of nominees they do not like. …

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Trump calls Jay Jones an 'animal,' says 'anybody would be put in prison for what he said'

President Donald Trump condemned Virginia Democratic attorney general nominee Jay Jones as an “animal” on Sunday, saying anyone else would find themselves “in prison” for his text messages wishing death on political opponents. Trump made the comments while talking to reporters aboard Air Force One, just days after Jones had …

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