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For the first time in six years, the U.S. government has officially shut down. At 12:01 a.m. EST on October 1, 2025, funding lapsed after Congress failed to pass a budget, triggering what is legally known as a “lapse in appropriations.” This means the government no longer has the authority to spend money, leading to…
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Montgomery County, Ohio has agreed to pay $7 million to the family of Christian Black, a 25-year-old man who died in March after jail officers restrained him in a county facility. The settlement resolves a civil lawsuit filed by the family but leaves open questions about accountability, as no officers have been criminally charged. The…
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At midnight on October 1, 2025, the United States federal government entered a shutdown after Congress failed to enact appropriations or a continuing resolution to fund agencies into the new fiscal year. Both parties remain deadlocked over enhanced Obamacare (ACA) subsidies and broader spending priorities. Why the Shutdown Happened What Continues vs. What Stops Not…
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California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed into law a groundbreaking piece of legislation aimed at regulating artificial intelligence, marking the state as the first in the nation to adopt formal legal safeguards for “frontier” AI systems. The new measure, Senate Bill 53 — officially titled the Transparency in Frontier Artificial Intelligence Act (TFAIA) — requires…
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Legal and political tensions are mounting in Washington as the specter of a federal government shutdown looms. Following a high-stakes meeting with President Donald Trump and congressional leaders, House Speaker Mike Johnson called for more time to reach an agreement, while Vice President JD Vance bluntly warned that Congress is “headed to a shutdown.” Speaking…
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YouTube has agreed to pay President Donald Trump $24.5 million to settle his lawsuit over the removal of his channel following the January 6th Capitol riot, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. The deal makes YouTube the last of three major tech companies to resolve litigation filed by Trump shortly after leaving…
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Hundreds of demonstrators gathered outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Portland on Sunday to protest President Donald Trump’s weekend deployment of National Guard troops to the city. The move, which Trump justified as necessary to protect federal sites and restore order, has sparked swift legal and political backlash across Oregon. In…
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New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced Sunday that he is ending his bid for re-election, saying that persistent media speculation and the city’s decision to withhold public campaign funding made it “impossible to continue.” Adams — who framed the decision as an admission of political reality rather than a retreat from public life —…
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A 79-year-old Los Angeles business owner has filed a $50 million federal administrative claim accusing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol agents of assault, excessive force, and civil rights violations during a raid at his Van Nuys car wash earlier this month. According to the federal tort claim, Rafie Ollah Shouhed, a U.S.…
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The death of Estela Ramos Baten, a 45-year-old mother deported from Los Angeles to Guatemala on July 4, has reignited debate over U.S. immigration enforcement and due process protections. MSNBC first reported the story, detailing the circumstances that led to her sudden death on September 8 and the unresolved legal questions surrounding her deportation. Ramos…
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