In an interview with host Laura Ingraham that aired on November 10 on “The Ingraham Angle,” President Donald Trump argued that the United States needs to “bring in talent” through the H-1B program. When Ingraham pressed the president, asserting “we have plenty of talented people here,” Trump flatly disagreed. “No, […]
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Federal Judge Orders Release of Hundreds Detained in Chicago ICE Operations
A federal judge in Chicago has ordered U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to release hundreds of people from detention centers, ruling that their arrests likely violated constitutional protections and a 2022 consent decree that limits warrantless immigration arrests in the Midwest. U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Cummings issued multiple orders Wednesday […]
Lawmaker Escalates Allegations of ‘Inhumane’ Conditions at Nation’s Largest Immigration Detention Facility
According to a November 7 letter sent to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar demands federal officials address what she describes as deteriorating conditions at the massive immigration detention facility on Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas. The follow-up letter […]
Government Shutdown Ends After 43 Days, Longest in U.S. History
President Donald Trump signed legislation late Wednesday night to end the nation’s longest government shutdown, which lasted 43 days and affected roughly 900,000 federal employees. The House of Representatives passed the funding package on Wednesday evening in a 222-209 vote. The shutdown began on October 1, after Congress failed to […]
GOP Secures Controversial Payout Provision in Government Funding Bill
A provision in the government funding bill signed by President Donald Trump on November 12 allows senators to sue the federal government for up to $500,000 per violation if their phone records were subpoenaed without prior notification. The language applies retroactively to January 2022 and appears specifically designed to benefit […]
FAA Freezes Flight Reductions at 6% as Air Traffic Controller Staffing Improves
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy and Federal Aviation Administration Administrator Bryan Bedford issued an emergency order freezing flight reductions at 6% at 40 major airports nationwide on Wednesday. This halts a planned 10% increase scheduled for the end of the week. The decision followed what officials described as a […]
Democrats To Propose Three-Year Extension of ACA Tax Credits
House Democratic leaders unveiled a healthcare proposal on Tuesday that would extend enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits for three years, offering Republicans what they framed as a final opportunity to prevent millions of Americans from facing skyrocketing medical costs. The amendment was introduced by House Democratic Leader Hakeem […]
Supreme Court Extends Stay on SNAP Food Aid Order
The Supreme Court extended an administrative stay Tuesday that continues to block full Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits from reaching more than 42 million low-income Americans, setting a new deadline of 11:59 p.m. EST on November 13, 2025. The order extends the temporary hold originally issued by Justice Ketanji […]
Museums Face Worst Financial Crisis Since Pandemic as Attendance Plummets and Federal Funding Evaporates
The 2025 Annual National Snapshot, based on responses from 511 museum directors across the country, shows both attendance and financial performance trending downward for the first time since pandemic closures. More than half of museums—55%—are currently seeing fewer visitors than in 2019, a significant setback from last year when 49% […]
House Democrats Probe ‘Unprecedented Privileges’ for Ghislaine Maxwell as She Allegedly Seeks Trump Commutation
House Judiciary Committee Democrats revealed Sunday that Ghislaine Maxwell is preparing a commutation application for President Donald Trump while allegedly receiving unprecedented preferential treatment at a Texas minimum-security prison camp. Maxwell is currently serving a 20-year federal prison sentence for child sex trafficking and related offenses connected to Epstein’s abuse […]











