Trump ally Marjorie Taylor Greene expresses ire with Speaker Johnson
Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a known staunch Trump ally, reportedly lambasted House leaders for keeping the legislature out of session and not sharing plans to make healthcare more affordable, amid the government shutdown, on a call Tuesday.
Amid the nearly month-long shutdown, Greene has been a vocal critic of Republicans not introducing a plan to make healthcare more affordable – a task that Democrats have urged forward, ultimately shutting down the government for.
“Johnson said he’s got ideas and pages of policy ideas and committees of jurisdiction are working on it, but he refused to give one policy proposal to our GOP conference on our own conference call,” Greene complained in an X post.
Ariana Baio28 October 2025 17:20
States sue federal government for suspending SNAP benefits
Approximately 25 states have filed a lawsuit against the federal government seeking to stop President Donald Trump from suspending the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program SNAP benefits amid the government shutdown.
The lawsuit, filed in Massachusetts, is asking a judge to stop the administration from allowing funding for the government food assistance program to run out come November.
Approximately 42 million Americans rely on SNAP, also known as food stamps.
“[U.S. Department of Agriculture] has historically funded SNAP benefits during prior lapses in appropriations,” the 25 states said in the lawsuit. “USDA has also previously—in prior years and as recently as last month—taken the position that contingency funds are available to fund benefits during shortfalls.”
The administration said, in a memo, that it would not reconfigure funding to continue allowing SNAP benefits to roll out during the shutdown, claiming it would be illegal.
Despite that, the administration did reallocate funding to ensure members of the military are paid on time.
Ariana Baio28 October 2025 17:00
What is the Japanese-American rare earths agreement?
President Trump Tuesday signed an agreement with newly elected Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi that will serve as a framework for the two countries as they begin negotiations for a rare earth minerals deal.
The agreement outlines the intentions of the U.S. and Japan as they move forward – similar to the other rare earth framework signed by the U.S. and Australia.
That includes mobilizing the private sector and the federal government in identifying and financing mining opportunities and expansion.
The agreement does not include any concrete details about the future deal.
Ariana Baio28 October 2025 16:30
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Ariana Baio28 October 2025 16:15
Retired Maj. Gen. who led National Guard troops denounces Trump deployment
Maj. Gen. Randy Manner, who served in the U.S. Army and National Guard for more than 35 years, penned an op-ed for Home of the Brave denouncing President Donald Trump’s deployment of troops in U.S. cities to support immigration raids and local law enforcement.
“Our military is not trained in law enforcement. There are absolutely zero situations where our National Guard should be on the streets of America as a status quo measure, absent some acute short-term crisis,” Manner wrote.
We would never send our sheriff’s deputies to Afghanistan for a special operation; it’s just as illogical to send highly trained combat soldiers and put them into civilian law enforcement roles.”
Trump has sent National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, Chicago, Portland and Memphis.
The president renewed his threat to send more troops to other cities in a speech in Japan Tuesday.
National Guard members, stationed in Washington, D.C., have been deployed by the president to assist in beautifying the city as well as supporting local and federal law enforcement (REUTERS)
Ariana Baio28 October 2025 16:00
Trump’s late-night appeal argues why his 34-count felony conviction should be thrown out
In a midnight filing, attorneys for the president revived familiar arguments from Trump’s previous attempts to dismiss the case, which is still moving through state and federal courts as the president looks to the Supreme Court to vindicate him, once again.
“This case should never have seen the inside of a courtroom, let alone resulted in a conviction,” Trump’s six-person team of Sullivan & Cromwell attorneys wrote Monday.
Attorneys outlined five reasons why the case should be thrown out, arguing that Manhattan prosecutors “concocted” charges using a “convoluted legal theory,” then “fatally marred” the case with evidence that Trump claims is protected under the Supreme Court’s immunity ruling.
Alex Woodward28 October 2025 15:35
Air traffic controllers miss first paycheck, Duffy says
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Tuesday was the first day air traffic controllers have not received a paycheck amid the government shutdown.
“The first day is hard, but the second day is even harder than that. And the third day. Because they have gas, they have child care costs,” Duffy told “Fox and Friends.”
Airports across the country have faced delays amid the shutdown, which has led some air traffic controllers to call out sick. But Duffy assured people that flying is still safe.
“I don’t think it’s going to be less safe,” Duffy said. “We work really hard to make sure that if we don’t have enough controllers, we will slow down the airspace, we will shut down flights. It’s our job to make sure that you fly safely.”
Ariana Baio28 October 2025 15:15
Speaker Johnson quells speculation about Trump running for third term
Speaker Mike Johnson gently quelled any speculation about Donald Trump trying to run for an unconstitutional third term in 2028.
“I don’t see a path for that,” Johnson said during his press briefing amid the government shutdown Tuesday.
Johnson said Trump’s comments, made on Monday, about running for a third term were a way of “trolling the Democrats,” but that the president is fully aware he cannot run again per the 22nd Amendment.
“He and I have talked about the constraints of the Constitution,” Johnson added.
“I don’t see a way to amend the Constitution because it takes about 10 years to do that,” the speaker added.
Ariana Baio28 October 2025 14:50
One survivor in boat strike, Hegseth says
In his boat strike announcement, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said that one person survived the three strikes carried out in the Eastern Pacific.
“USSOUTHCOM immediately initiated Search and Rescue (SAR) standard protocols; Mexican SAR authorities accepted the case and assumed responsibility for coordinating the rescue,” Hegseth said.
Ariana Baio28 October 2025 14:39
BREAKING: Pete Hegseth says 14 people killed in more alleged drug boat strikes
Donald Trump has directed three more strikes targeting alleged drug-trafficking boats, killing at least 14 people, raising the death toll from the administration’s war on drug cartels to more than 50.
At least one person survived the latest attacks, he said.
Alex Woodward28 October 2025 14:07
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