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New Trump move to etch his face on $1 coin hits snag as critics note he'd have to be dead

October 3, 2025 5:16PM ET The U.S. Treasury Department intends to mint a $1 coin with President Donald Trump on it, Fox Business News announced on Friday, but keen observers note a possible major snag. "Despite the radical left's forced shutdown of our government, the facts are clear: Under the historic leadership of President Donald J. Trump, our nation is entering its 250th anniversary stronger, more prosperous, and better than ever," said a Treasury Department spokesperson in a s ...

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Legal experts condemn Apple bowing to White House's request to remove ICE tracking app

October 3, 2025 7:34 PM ET Apple and Google on Thursday removed apps that alert people when Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are nearby following pressure from Attorney General Pam Bondi. Critics of the tech giants capitulating to the Trump administration say it shows the sway President Trump has over Silicon Valley in his second term. Apple said it yanked an app called ICEBlock from its app store after the "safety risks" of the app were made known to the company. The anon ...

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'No, You Cannot!' Kristi Noem Denied Bathroom Access at Illinois Government Building

Oct 3rd, 2025, 6:25 pm Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was barred from entering the Village of Broadview Municipal Building in Illinois to use the bathroom on Friday. In a video posted on X by conservative commentator Benny Johnson, Noem said she was in the Chicago area to “do some operations to pick up some guys with criminal convictions” when she was denied access to the federal building by city police. A voice can be heard telling Noem and her colleagues, “No, you ca ...

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Mike Johnson cancels more House votes in escalation of shutdown strategy

12h House Republicans on Friday cancelled plans to vote next week as the federal government shutdown dragged into its third day. Why it matters: The move means Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is digging in against Democrats' demands to come to the table and negotiate a deal to reopen the government. The House voted last month to pass a bill that would extend 2024 funding levels until November, but Democrats largely opposed it because it lacked provisions to preserve health care access. ...

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Republican Senators to go Ahead With Luxury Golf Resort Fundraiser During Govt. Shutdown

Oct 3rd, 2025, 4:57 pm Republican lawmakers are reportedly split on the decision to attend a fundraiser at a luxury golf resort amid the contentious government shutdown. The shutdown went into effect earlier this week after Congress failed to pass a new spending bill. Though Republicans control the House and the Senate, they’ve pointed the blame at the Democratic Party and accused it of wanting to spend money to provide healthcare to illegal immigrants. Democrats, on the other hand, have arg ...

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Kilmar Abrego Garcia may have been charged because of Trump administration's vindictiveness, judge finds

POLITICS * 3 MIN READ Kilmar Abrego Garcia may have been charged because of Trump administration's vindictiveness, judge finds PUBLISHED OCT 3, 2025, 6:09 PM ET By Katelyn Polantz Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man who was deported to El Salvador earlier this year, arrives for a check-in at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) field office in Baltimore, Maryland, US, on Monday, August 25, 2025. Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg/Getty Images/File A federal judge says he believes the immigrant ...

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Government shutdown: Senate funding measures fail again as deadlock continues

Published Fri, Oct 3 2025 12:51 PM EDT Updated 7 Min Ago The Senate on Friday once again did not pass dueling funding bills that would have kept the three-day-old government shutdown from stretching into next week. The latest attempts to pass both Republicans' "clean" resolution, which would resume funding at current levels through late November, and Democrats' version, which includes additional health-care funding and other measures, was expected not to succeed. The same competing ...

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Hegseth fires top Navy official

EXCLUSIVE Hegseth fires top Navy official Jon Harrison is the latest Pentagon official who Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has removed from office. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks to senior military leaders on Sept. 30 in Quantico, Virginia. Pool photo by Andrew Harnik By DANIEL LIPPMAN, PAUL MCLEARY and JACK DETSCH 10/03/2025 06:11 PM EDT Defense Secretary Pete Hesgeth on Friday fired Navy chief of staff Jon Harrison, an unusually powerful top aide who had orchestrated a reshuffle of ...

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Feds reimburse Florida $608 million for 'Alligator Alcatraz' costs

October 3, 2025, 11:32 AM Federal officials on Friday confirmed that Florida has been reimbursed $608 million for the costs of building and running an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades, exposing “Alligator Alcatraz” to the risk of being ordered to close for a second time. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said in an email that the state of Florida was awarded its full reimbursement request. The reimbursement exposes the state of Florida to being forced to unwind o ...

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Supreme Court lets Trump administration end temporary legal protections for 300,000 Venezuelans

Updated on: October 3, 2025 / 4:57 PM EDT Washington — The Supreme Court on Friday cleared the way for the Trump administration to end temporary legal protections for more than 300,000 Venezuelan migrants. The high court agreed to freeze a lower court decision that found the Department of Homeland Security illegally terminated the Temporary Protected Status program for Venezuelan migrants, which allowed them to live and work in the U.S. without the threat of immediate deportation. By halting ...

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New Deadline Issued in Trump's Georgia Election Case

11 min ago - Oct 04, 2025 at 07:44 AM EDT The criminal case against President Donald Trump and a number of other defendants over alleged election interference will be dismissed unless a new prosecutor is appointed in 14 days, according to the presiding judge. The ... (Newsweek)

The Federal Election Commission is down to 2 members. So its work is at a standstill

1 hr ago - October 4, 2025 5:00 AM ET The Federal Election Commission, an independent agency tasked with regulating campaign finance, has lost yet another member. But the FEC has actually been without a quorum — at least four members — for months, lea ... (NPR)

Musk hits $500 billion milestone as Tesla, SpaceX, xAI valuations rise

1 hr ago - AUSTIN, Texas: Tesla CEO Elon Musk this week became the first person in history to amass a net worth of US$500 billion, according to Forbes, fueled by a rebound in Tesla shares and soaring valuations of his other ventures this year. Forbes' billionai ... (Malaysa Sun)

At least 1 dead and dozens injured as Russian drones strike a Ukrainian railway station

1 hr ago - By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Updated 9:45 AM CDT, October 4, 2025 Leer en español Russian drones struck a Ukrainian railway station on Saturday, killing one and wounding dozens, as Moscow stepped up strikes on Ukraine’s rail and power grids a ... (AP)

Japan is poised for its first-ever female prime minister

2 hrs ago - Oct. 4, 2025, 2:01 AM EDT / Updated Oct. 4, 2025, 4:55 AM EDT TOKYO — Japan’s governing party elected Sanae Takaichi as its new leader on Saturday, setting her up to become the U.S. ally’s first female prime minister. Takaichi defeated ... (NBC News)

Latter-day Saints hold first general conference without a president in at least a century

3 hrs ago - Updated 12:02 AM EDT, October 4, 2025 SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is convening Saturday for its twice-annual general conference at a pivotal moment in its history: just days after the death of its oldest ... (AP)

Trump to host large Navy celebration this weekend while military goes without pay during shutdown: 'THE SHOW MUST GO ON!

4 hrs ago - Saturday 04 October 2025 02:44 BST President Donald Trump will host a large Navy celebration this weekend while the military goes without pay during the government shutdown. Trump wrote on Truth Social Friday evening, “THE SHOW MUST GO ON!” ... (The Independent)

Mike Johnson cancels more House votes in escalation of shutdown strategy

4 hrs ago - 12h House Republicans on Friday cancelled plans to vote next week as the federal government shutdown dragged into its third day. Why it matters: The move means Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is digging in against Democrats' demands to come to the table ... (msn/Axios)

Trump's $100,000 fee for H-1B worker visas challenged in lawsuit

5 hrs ago - October 3, 2025 7:42 PM EDT Updated 11 hours ago Oct 3 (Reuters) - A coalition of unions, employers and religious groups filed a lawsuit on Friday seeking to block President Donald Trump's bid to impose a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas for highly-ski ... (Reuters)

Legal experts condemn Apple bowing to White House's request to remove ICE tracking app

5 hrs ago - October 3, 2025 7:34 PM ET Apple and Google on Thursday removed apps that alert people when Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are nearby following pressure from Attorney General Pam Bondi. Critics of the tech giants capitulating to the Trump ... (NPR)

Federal worker union sues over Education Department shutdown emails

6 hrs ago - 10/03/25 9:50 PM ET A federal worker union sued the Trump administration on Friday due to automatic email responses from employees at the Education Department that blame Democrats for the government shutdown. The American Federation of Government Emp ... (The Hill)

'No, You Cannot!' Kristi Noem Denied Bathroom Access at Illinois Government Building

6 hrs ago - Oct 3rd, 2025, 6:25 pm Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was barred from entering the Village of Broadview Municipal Building in Illinois to use the bathroom on Friday. In a video posted on X by conservative commentator Benny Joh ... (MEDIAite)

MAGA Voter Fraud Fanatic's Own Suspicious Voting Revealed

7 hrs ago - Updated Oct. 3 2025 5:54PM EDT Published Oct. 3 2025 4:50PM EDT A MAGA conspiracy theorist commissioned by the RNC to train poll watchers may not actually live in the swing state where he votes. Jack Posobiec, a Turning Point USA host and self-appo ... (Daily Beast)

New Trump move to etch his face on $1 coin hits snag as critics note he'd have to be dead

7 hrs ago - October 3, 2025 5:16PM ET The U.S. Treasury Department intends to mint a $1 coin with President Donald Trump on it, Fox Business News announced on Friday, but keen observers note a possible major snag. "Despite the radical left's forced shutdown of o ... (Raw Story)

Key Democrat blasts 'abrupt' end of popular US tariff exemption for package shipments

7 hrs ago - October 3, 2025 5:05 PM EDT Updated 3 hours ago WASHINGTON, Oct 3 (Reuters) - The top Democrat on the U.S. Senate Finance Committee accused the Trump administration of having inadequate customs procedures in place as it ended the "de minimis" U.S. ta ... (Reuters)

Republican Senators to go Ahead With Luxury Golf Resort Fundraiser During Govt. Shutdown

8 hrs ago - Oct 3rd, 2025, 4:57 pm Republican lawmakers are reportedly split on the decision to attend a fundraiser at a luxury golf resort amid the contentious government shutdown. The shutdown went into effect earlier this week after Congress failed to pass a ... (MEDIAite)

'You lose leverage, you lose this country': Newsom presses Dems to stand firm on shutdown

8 hrs ago - 10/03/2025 04:52 PM EDT Gavin Newsom urged Democrats to stand firm amid the government shutdown Friday, saying, “You lose leverage, you lose this country.” “You take Donald Trump at his word? Come on. No one is that naive,” the C ... (Politico)

The Smithsonian says it will now stay open through Oct. 11, despite the shutdown

9 hrs ago - Updated October 3, 2025 4:16 PM ET Having been through more than one federal government shutdown, Washington, D.C.'s arts and cultural institutions know the drill. Visitors will find some shuttered doors but also find plenty of alternatives. Some mus ... (NPR)

Cori Bush is running for Congress again

9 hrs ago - Oct. 3, 2025, 3:15 PM EDT Cori Bush is running for Congress again, the progressive activist announced Friday. Bush is seeking her old seat in Missouri’s reliably blue 1st District, which she lost to former St. Louis County Prosecutor Wesley Bell ... (MSNBC News)

Trump administration offers migrant children cash to self-deport

11 hrs ago - DHS said the program was “strictly voluntary” and aimed at helping children return to their families. Immigrant advocates likened it to “cash bribes for kids.” The Trump administration is offering $2,500 to unaccompanied migrant ... (Washington Post)

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