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Jeffries Hails Trump-Brokered Israel-Hamas Hostage Deal
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., on Thursday applauded the news that Israel and Hamas have formally agreed to the first phase of a hostage-release deal, calling it "a very, very positive step in the right direction."
Thu, 09 Oct 2025 16:55:19 EDTUS Passes on World Bank Joint Statement on Climate Agenda
The U.S., the World Bank's largest shareholder, has declined to endorse what it called the bank's continued drift into climate politics, refusing to sign a statement by most of the bank's executive directors reaffirming support for its work on alleged manmade climate change.
Thu, 09 Oct 2025 16:20:19 EDTTech Guru Schmidt: AI Presents a Dangerous Side
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt warned that advanced artificial intelligence models can be manipulated by hackers, posing serious risks if misused.
Thu, 09 Oct 2025 16:39:56 EDTDHS: Newsom's Sanctuary Laws Freed Illegal Who Killed 6
The Department of Homeland Security blasted California officials for releasing an illegal alien who went on to kill six people in a drunk driving crash.
Thu, 09 Oct 2025 16:38:22 EDTJudge Orders LA Wildfire Suspect to Remain Jailed
A federal judge in Florida ordered the man charged in California's deadly Palisades Fire to remain jailed Thursday after a prosecutor said he had traits of an arsonist and his family had worried about his declining mental state.
Thu, 09 Oct 2025 16:32:15 EDTTroop Pay Fight Pits Families Against Congress
House Speaker Mike Johnson faced an emotional on-air confrontation from a military mother who begged him to pass legislation ensuring troop pay during the government shutdown, spotlighting growing pressure on GOP leadership ahead of an Oct. 15 paycheck deadline.
Thu, 09 Oct 2025 16:22:35 EDTFederal Grand Jury Weighs Fraud Case Against Letitia James
A federal grand jury in Virginia is reportedly considering whether to bring mortgage-fraud charges against New York Attorney General Letitia James, according to Reuters, citing a Fox News report based on unnamed sources familiar with the proceedings. The inquiry follows a...
Thu, 09 Oct 2025 16:15:13 EDTJamie Dimon: 'Far More Worried' About Market Crash Than Wall Street
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon says he's "far more worried" about a potential stock market crash than most of Wall Street and that it could happen in the next six months to two years.
Thu, 09 Oct 2025 15:34:55 EDTGallup Poll: Americans' Opinion of Federal Agencies Drops Sharply
Americans' approval ratings for six major federal agencies -- FEMA, CIA, CDC, FDA, EPA and the IRS -- have all dropped sharply since 2024, according to a new poll from Gallup released Thursday.
Thu, 09 Oct 2025 15:50:46 EDTIll. Urges Judge to Stop Guard Deployment After Trump WH 'Plowed Ahead'
Illinois urged a judge Thursday to order the National Guard to stand down in the Chicago area, calling the deployment a constitutional crisis and suggesting the Trump administration gave no heed to the pending legal challenge when it sent troops overnight to an immigration...
Thu, 09 Oct 2025 15:39:04 EDTTurning Point USA Announces 'All-American' Super Bowl Halftime Show
Turning Point USA announced its own Super Bowl halftime show to serve as counter programming against the official show, featuring Bad Bunny and sponsored by Apple Music.
Thu, 09 Oct 2025 15:16:41 EDTTroops Will Miss Paychecks Next Week Without Action on Shutdown
Heather Campbell lost her job working for a food bank over the summer because of federal funding cuts. Her husband serves as an officer in the Air Force, but now he's facing the prospect of missing his next paycheck because of the government shutdown.
Thu, 09 Oct 2025 15:19:24 EDTRep. Luna: Trump Deserves Nobel for Peace Efforts
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., has formally nominated President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, citing what she called his "bold and unprecedented leadership" in advancing global peace and delivering results that "many believed to be impossible."
Thu, 09 Oct 2025 15:04:41 EDTFirst N.J. Abuse Trial Yields $5M Verdict Against Church
A Morris County, New Jersey, jury on Wednesday awarded $5 million in compensatory damages to a former student who said he was sexually assaulted by a monk at the Delbarton School, an all-boys Catholic preparatory school, about 50 years ago.
Thu, 09 Oct 2025 14:15:17 EDTAlex Jones Asks SCOTUS to Block Defamation Judgment
Conservative podcaster Alex Jones requested that the U.S. Supreme Court temporarily halt a $1.5 billion defamation judgment related to his statements regarding the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting, NBC News first reported Thursday.
Thu, 09 Oct 2025 14:21:45 EDTKristi Noem: DHS Looking to Buy Base Properties in Chicago, Portland
The Department of Homeland Security is eyeing the purchase of buildings in Chicago and Portland that would be used as bases for expanded immigration enforcement operations and will keep pushing ahead in the cities, Secretary Kristi Noem said...
Thu, 09 Oct 2025 14:25:17 EDTTrump: 'Columbus Day, We're Back'
President Donald Trump got a round of applause from media representatives at the White House on Thursday as he signed a Columbus Day proclamation in advance of Monday's observance. "That was the press that broke out," Trump exclaimed...
Thu, 09 Oct 2025 14:03:06 EDTTrump Lauds 'American Patriot' Ben Carson for Medal of Freedom
President Donald Trump on Thursday congratulated former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson for being a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Thu, 09 Oct 2025 13:32:07 EDTFederal Judge: Chicago's Warrantless ICE Arrests Unlawful
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents violated a consent decree by carrying out warrantless arrests in the Chicago area, a U.S. District Judge has ruled.
Thu, 09 Oct 2025 13:30:01 EDTDOJ Holds, Denies Requested Docs in Abrego Garcia Case
Federal prosecutors will not turn over internal communications between the Justice Department, the Department of Homeland Security, the State Department, or the White House in the criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, arguing the materials are privileged and not required under court rules.
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