Millions could lose November SNAP benefits as the USDA says it cannot cover $8 billion during the shutdown, even as Democrats argue contingency funds should be used. Separately, the administration will end automatic 540‑day work‑permit extensions, risking lapses for legal immigrants. Abroad, President Donald Trump was feted in South Korea...
Utah officials plan a 16-acre campus on Salt Lake City’s outskirts that could hold up to 1,300 homeless people for addiction and mental health treatment, much of it involuntary. Gov. Spencer Cox supports the plan, aligned with a Trump executive order on camping bans; it includes an 'accountability center' and...
Donald Trump moved to shut down speculation about a 2028 run, telling reporters en route to South Korea that the 22nd Amendment makes another bid off-limits despite his “best polling numbers for any president in many years.” Earlier, he had left the door open but rejected a vice-presidential workaround as...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has hired Michele Beckwith as a deputy legal affairs secretary after she was fired as acting U.S. attorney in Sacramento. After defending her on X with a post warning, 'DEMOCRACY IS ON THE BRINK!', a spokeswoman praised her experience, saying, 'Trump’s loss is California’s gain.' Beckwith...
Author Michael Wolff says President Donald Trump tried to hide plans to raze the White House East Wing to speed a $300 million, 90,000-square-foot ballroom. Demolition began the morning of Oct. 20, with the public largely unaware until Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed the change days later. Wolff recounts Trump...
At PMQs, the economy dominated ahead of next month’s Budget. Kemi Badenoch pressed Keir Starmer on Labour’s pledge not to raise income tax, National Insurance or VAT and on opposing the Conservatives’ move to scrap stamp duty; Starmer shot back that the Tories failed to abolish it in 14 years...
Opposition posters in Buenos Aires cast Javier Milei over a US flag as voters weighed Donald Trump’s alleged interference and a $40bn US bailout announced days before the midterms, with a warning it would be withdrawn if he lost. Defying polls and economic turmoil, Milei won about 41% to 32%,...
Protesters in Gyeongju greeted Donald Trump’s APEC-related visit with red cards, chants of “No kings” and a performance binding the US president in rope, accusing him of unfair tariffs and pressuring South Korea on defense. Justice party leader Kwon Young-kook said APEC caters to powerful nations. Even as Trump and...
Ukraine’s drone maker Fire Point is under fire after leaked customs papers alleged U.S. and European components turned up in FP-1 and Flamingo drones used in strikes deep inside Russia. The Telegram-sourced leak claims third‑party imports that may breach end‑user rules, prompting an EU call for an inquiry and a...
With Dutch voters heading to the polls Wednesday, a severe shortage of affordable homes — felt most acutely by younger people — dominates the race. Demand far outstrips supply, leaving renters and first-time buyers shut out; gap is roughly 400,000 homes, about 5 percent of stock. Experts cite faster-than-expected population...
