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Study Finds COVID mRNA Shots Could Improve Cancer Treatment Outcomes

Cancer patients with advanced lung and skin cancers who received COVID-19 mRNA vaccines during immunotherapy treatment lived substantially longer than those who didn’t, according to groundbreaking research presented at the 2025 European Society for Medical Oncology Congress in Berlin and published in the journal Nature.​ The study, led by researchers […]

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U.S. National Debt Surpasses $38 Trillion 

The United States national debt has surpassed $38 trillion for the first time in history, reaching $38,019,813,354,700.26 on October 21, 2025, according to Treasury Department data. This milestone comes just over two months after the debt crossed $37 trillion in mid-August, marking the fastest accumulation of $1 trillion in debt […]

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Trump Demolishes White House East Wing for $300 Million Ballroom Funded by Corporate Donors

President Donald Trump has completed the demolition of the entire East Wing of the White House to make way for a 90,000-square-foot ballroom. The demolition, which began October 20, was completed by October 23, ahead of the originally projected weekend timeline. Initially, Trump assured that the ballroom construction “won’t interfere […]

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Senator Merkley Delivers Historic 22-Hour Speech Warning of Authoritarianism Under Trump

Senator Jeff Merkley of Oregon concluded a marathon 22-hour and 36-minute speech on the Senate floor Wednesday evening, warning that the United States faces its “most perilous moment” since the Civil War under what he characterized as President Donald Trump’s authoritarian governance. The 68-year-old Democrat began speaking at 6:21 p.m. […]

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Trump Declares No Declaration of War Needed, Vows to “Kill” Drug Traffickers

President Donald Trump stated Thursday that his administration will not seek a declaration of war from Congress before conducting military strikes against suspected drug traffickers, declaring bluntly, “I don’t think we’re necessarily going to ask for a declaration of war. I think we’re just gonna kill people that are bringing […]

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U.S. Existing-Home Sales Rise 1.5% as Mortgage Rates Drop, Inventory Hits Five-Year High

U.S. existing-home sales increased for the second straight month in September, lifted by falling mortgage rates and growing inventory, according to the latest report from the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR). The 1.5% month-over-month gain brings the seasonally adjusted annual sales pace to 4.06 million units, marking a continued recovery […]

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Social Security Announces 2.8% Benefit Increase for 2026

The Social Security Administration (SSA) announced today that millions of Americans receiving Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) will see a 2.8 percent increase in their benefits beginning in 2026, intended to keep pace with rising living costs. This annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) applies to approximately 75 million recipients […]

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Trump: “I’m Sort of Suing Myself” as He Considers $230 Million DOJ Payout Over Federal Investigations

President Donald Trump revealed Tuesday at a White House Diwali celebration that he may seek approximately $230 million from the Department of Justice as compensation for federal investigations conducted against him during his first term and under the Biden administration.​ Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office following the Diwali […]

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Arizona Sues House Speaker Mike Johnson for Blocking Swearing-In of Rep.-Elect Adelita Grijalva

The State of Arizona and Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva filed a federal lawsuit on Tuesday against the U.S. House of Representatives, challenging House Speaker Mike Johnson’s monthlong refusal to swear in the newly elected congresswoman.​​ The complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, argues that Johnson […]