Trump wants to cut FEMA staffing by half, lawsuit alleges

Bruce Springsteen releases ICE protest song

OPINION: "We just need to move people, somehow, from wanting to believe whatever slander and lies their media tells them about the illusion that this is good or that it doesn’t affect them to believing their own senses," Laura Norton-Cruz writes.

This video filmed by Ben Luhmann shows the moment a federal agent sprayed chemical irritants directly into a man's face in south Minneapolis. Three agents already had the man pinned to the ground when a fourth agent walked up and sprayed the irritants.

Analysis estimates Trump administration ‘wasted’ billions to compensate over 154,000 federal employees on leave

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A study of 8,000 children suggests social media, not screens in general, may be fuelling a rise in inattention.

In the fight to lower the leading cause of death among kids — shootings — a new Ad Council commercial is aimed at healthcare professionals.

USDA must use the SNAP contingency fund to keep food assistance programs funded during the government shutdown as is required by law and has been done in every other government shutdown in modern history. sign.moveon.org/petitions/st...

WIN: An Arizona appeals court tossed a GOP-backed lawsuit pushing for full hand counts of ballots. The ruling reaffirms that Arizona’s elections will continue to rely on trusted and certified voting machines — not election denial conspiracies.

A federal judge issued a "sharp rebuke" of President Donald Trump's repeated attempts to prevent food assistance money from being distributed to people in need, according to a new report.

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Open enrollment: Scams offer cheaper healthcare plans

Fraudsters are using real apartment listings and stolen agents’ identities on social media to scam prospective renters into paying fake fees.

A judge delivered a damning condemnation of the use of force in the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement campaign in Chicago, saying federal agents’ actions against protesters “shocks the conscience.”

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Trump's speeches on homelessness drip with fear and disgust. His policies are worse.

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A shell prematurely blew up on Saturday during a military event in California. Debris fell onto California Highway Patrol vehicles near a major freeway that had been ordered closed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, who had warned that the plans to fire shells over Interstate 5 could pose hazards for motorists.

"Because the far right is trying to create a bogeyman term in 'antifa' to equate protests with terrorism, I got caught up in the middle of this."

60 Minutes now! Wow!

Republicans have been calling the “No Kings” protests a “Hate America rally.” So, we asked protestors what they thought about it. Here are their responses.

A group called Operation Inflation handed out more than 100 free inflatable costumes. Nearby, a man in a blow-up eagle suit said Amazon had sold out of the frog variety.

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For Republican officials, it’s easier to assert that the resistance they’re facing is coming from a shadowy fifth column than to grapple with the fact that millions of ordinary people are so fed up.

Donald Trump has vowed to deport millions and jail his enemies. To carry out that agenda, his administration will exploit America’s digital surveillance machine. Here are steps you can take to evade it.

Millions of people across the United States are expected to take part in “No Kings” protests against the Trump administration Saturday. Whether you’re going to protest, counter-protest or just watch, here are some simple steps to take to prepare your phone https://bit.ly/3JaiGwG

What happens to federal employees who violate the Hatch Act?

Judge Sara Ellis was not happy with the Justice Department after they withdrew the witness she wanted to hear from in the Friday hearing about 45 minutes before they were set to appear.

The number of unemployment claims filed by federal workers has grown sharply, reaching their highest level since a 34-day government shutdown that ended in January 2019.

In August, President Donald Trump sent hundreds of National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., one of many Democratic-led cities where he’s said that crime is out of control. A Trace analysis shows that his claims of runaway violence are false.

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As global temperatures climb, scientists warn of crossing “tipping points” that could trigger irreversible shifts, from melting ice sheets to Amazon die-offs. But understanding how these thresholds work shows there’s still room for hope and action 🌎🌱 buff.ly/pIdGe57

Former Trump administration official Sarah Matthews had a harsh message on Monday's edition of MSNBC's "The Weeknight" for lawmakers allowing presidential abuses of power to happen: History isn't going to be kind.

The tendency to use cannabis is associated with genes linked to impulsive behavior, obesity, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, among other traits, a new study found.

Three more L.A. County deaths tied to synthetic kratom, health department warns

“On closer inspection, however, it turned out that the image was not a photograph of a real event in Portland, but instead a fabrication created by combining two photographs of scenes that unfolded in South America nearly a decade apart.”

Pope Leo XIV issued another document that seemingly puts him in direct odds against President Donald Trump's MAGA movement.

As the federal government enters the ninth day of a shutdown sparked by Congress’ failure to pass a continuing resolution, soaring health care costs, the crux of the shutdown fight, are looking increasingly likely.

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