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Trump’s administration warned on Tuesday that it will withhold money for administering SNAP food aid in most Democratic-controlled states starting next week unless those states provide information about people receiving the assistance apnews.com/article/food...
Trump administration threatens to withhold SNAP management funds from states that don't share data
The Trump administration says it will withhold funds for administering SNAP food aid in most Democratic-controlled states starting next week unless they provide data about those receiving the assistan...
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December 3, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Trump’s administration warned on Tuesday that it will withhold money for administering SNAP food aid in most Democratic-controlled states starting next week unless those states provide information about people receiving the assistance apnews.com/article/food...
Outlets that reach millions of news consumers are being denied access to rare briefings by Pentagon officials this week — sessions that are being held instead for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s hand-picked media organizations apnews.com/article/pent...
Outlets that reach millions denied access to rare Pentagon news briefings this week
It's not often Pentagon officials hold briefings for the press, but they are this week — although outlets that reach millions of news consumers have been denied access.
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December 3, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Outlets that reach millions of news consumers are being denied access to rare briefings by Pentagon officials this week — sessions that are being held instead for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s hand-picked media organizations apnews.com/article/pent...
IBM CEO says there is 'no way' spending trillions on AI data centers will pay off at today's infrastructure costs www.businessinsider.com/ibm-ceo-big-...
IBM CEO says there is 'no way' spending trillions on AI data centers will pay off at today's infrastructure costs
IBM CEO Arvind Krishna walked through some napkin math on Big Tech's AI data center spending — and raised some doubts on if it'll prove profitable.
www.businessinsider.com
December 3, 2025 at 6:26 AM
IBM CEO says there is 'no way' spending trillions on AI data centers will pay off at today's infrastructure costs www.businessinsider.com/ibm-ceo-big-...
Air travelers in the U.S. without a REAL ID will be charged a $45 fee beginning in February, the Transportation Security Administration announced Monday www.npr.org/2025/12/02/g...
U.S. air travelers without REAL IDs will be charged a $45 fee
The TSA has announced that U.S. air travelers without a REAL ID will face a $45 fee starting in February. The Department of Homeland Security says 94% of passengers are already compliant.
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December 2, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Air travelers in the U.S. without a REAL ID will be charged a $45 fee beginning in February, the Transportation Security Administration announced Monday www.npr.org/2025/12/02/g...
Costco Wholesale has sued the Trump administration, asking the Court of International Trade to consider all tariffs collected under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act unlawful www.nbcnews.com/business/bus...
Costco sues the Trump administration, seeking a refund of tariffs
The wholesaler is the latest company to sue a federal agency over the president's signature economic policy.
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December 2, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Costco Wholesale has sued the Trump administration, asking the Court of International Trade to consider all tariffs collected under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act unlawful www.nbcnews.com/business/bus...
Starbucks to pay about $35M to NYC workers to settle claims it violated labor law apnews.com/article/star...
Starbucks to pay about $35M to NYC workers to settle claims it violated labor law
New York City officials say Starbucks will pay about $35 million to more than 15,000 New York City workers to settle claims it denied them stable schedules and arbitrarily cut their hours.
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December 1, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Starbucks to pay about $35M to NYC workers to settle claims it violated labor law apnews.com/article/star...
White House launches website to excoriate media for ‘biased’ stories
Trump administration lists reporting it objects to in latest escalation of attacks on US journalism www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump administration lists reporting it objects to in latest escalation of attacks on US journalism www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
White House launches website to excoriate media for ‘biased’ stories
Trump administration lists reporting it objects to in latest escalation of attacks on US journalism
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 11:39 PM
White House launches website to excoriate media for ‘biased’ stories
Trump administration lists reporting it objects to in latest escalation of attacks on US journalism www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump administration lists reporting it objects to in latest escalation of attacks on US journalism www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump’s $2 Trillion Plan to Cash in on Ukraine ‘Peace’ Leaks www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-2-tri...
Trump’s $2 Trillion Plan to Cash in on Ukraine ‘Peace’ Leaks
A Wall Street Journal report details how profit is at the center of Trump’s “peace” talks.
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November 29, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Trump’s $2 Trillion Plan to Cash in on Ukraine ‘Peace’ Leaks www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-2-tri...
Trump has said that he will pardon the former president of Honduras, Juan Orlando Hernández, who was convicted of drug trafficking charges in a US court last year www.bbc.com/news/article...
Trump says he will pardon ex-Honduras president convicted of drug trafficking
Juan Orlando Hernández was sentenced in the US to 45 years behind bars for conspiring to smuggle cocaine.
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November 29, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Trump has said that he will pardon the former president of Honduras, Juan Orlando Hernández, who was convicted of drug trafficking charges in a US court last year www.bbc.com/news/article...
U.S. will no longer commemorate World AIDS Day for first time since 1988
The current administration has also drastically slashed anti-HIV funding. www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/11/u-s-...
The current administration has also drastically slashed anti-HIV funding. www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/11/u-s-...
U.S. will no longer commemorate World AIDS Day for first time since 1988 - LGBTQ Nation
The current administration has also drastically slashed anti-HIV funding.
www.lgbtqnation.com
November 29, 2025 at 8:17 PM
U.S. will no longer commemorate World AIDS Day for first time since 1988
The current administration has also drastically slashed anti-HIV funding. www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/11/u-s-...
The current administration has also drastically slashed anti-HIV funding. www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/11/u-s-...
Trump Again Funneling Money From Political Committees He Runs Into His Own Pocket
Of the $1.1 million his hotels and country clubs have collected from Republican candidates and committees this year, 80% is from entities Trump controls. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Of the $1.1 million his hotels and country clubs have collected from Republican candidates and committees this year, 80% is from entities Trump controls. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Trump Again Funneling Money From Political Committees He Runs Into His Own Pocket
Of the $1.1 million his hotels and country clubs have collected from Republican candidates and committees this year, 80% is from entities Trump controls.
www.huffpost.com
November 29, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Trump Again Funneling Money From Political Committees He Runs Into His Own Pocket
Of the $1.1 million his hotels and country clubs have collected from Republican candidates and committees this year, 80% is from entities Trump controls. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Of the $1.1 million his hotels and country clubs have collected from Republican candidates and committees this year, 80% is from entities Trump controls. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Taxpayers have now shelled out nearly $71 million for President Donald Trump’s golf hobby since he retook office in January, with his second-term total on pace to break $300 million www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Second-Term Tab For Trump’s Golf Hobby Tops $70 Million, On Track To Exceed $300 Million
The total would double the $151.5 million taxpayers shelled out for him to play golf during his first term.
www.huffpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Taxpayers have now shelled out nearly $71 million for President Donald Trump’s golf hobby since he retook office in January, with his second-term total on pace to break $300 million www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
US suspends immigration requests for Afghans after National Guard shooting
An official told the BBC's US news partner CBS that Lakanwal had applied for asylum in 2024, and that his application had been granted earlier this year. www.bbc.com/news/article...
An official told the BBC's US news partner CBS that Lakanwal had applied for asylum in 2024, and that his application had been granted earlier this year. www.bbc.com/news/article...
US suspends immigration requests for Afghans after National Guard shooting
The alleged gunman in the Washington shooting is an Afghan national who entered the US in September 2021.
www.bbc.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:44 PM
US suspends immigration requests for Afghans after National Guard shooting
An official told the BBC's US news partner CBS that Lakanwal had applied for asylum in 2024, and that his application had been granted earlier this year. www.bbc.com/news/article...
An official told the BBC's US news partner CBS that Lakanwal had applied for asylum in 2024, and that his application had been granted earlier this year. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Amazon Prime refunds are going out after $2.5 billion settlement with FTC
The FTC's lawsuit had accused Amazon of misleading customers into enrolling in Prime and making it hard for them to cancel their membership www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
The FTC's lawsuit had accused Amazon of misleading customers into enrolling in Prime and making it hard for them to cancel their membership www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Amazon Prime refunds are going out after $2.5 billion settlement with FTC
The FTC's lawsuit had accused Amazon of misleading customers into enrolling in Prime and making it hard for them to cancel their membership.
www.nbcnews.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Amazon Prime refunds are going out after $2.5 billion settlement with FTC
The FTC's lawsuit had accused Amazon of misleading customers into enrolling in Prime and making it hard for them to cancel their membership www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
The FTC's lawsuit had accused Amazon of misleading customers into enrolling in Prime and making it hard for them to cancel their membership www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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The EPA is starting to allow the use of pesticides containing PFAS on food. The move is part of an effort to roll back the regulation of PFAS — also known as "forever chemicals" because they don't break down easily in the environment.
November 25, 2025 at 5:31 PM
The EPA is starting to allow the use of pesticides containing PFAS on food. The move is part of an effort to roll back the regulation of PFAS — also known as "forever chemicals" because they don't break down easily in the environment.
Judge dismisses cases against James Comey and Letitia James after finding prosecutor was unlawfully appointed www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Judge dismisses cases against James Comey and Letitia James after finding prosecutor was unlawfully appointed
Lindsey Halligan was appointed after President Donald Trump urged Attorney General Pam Bondi to prosecute the former FBI director and New York attorney general.
www.nbcnews.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Judge dismisses cases against James Comey and Letitia James after finding prosecutor was unlawfully appointed www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
The “department of government efficiency” (Doge) has apparently been dissolved with eight months still remaining on its contract, ending a drawn-out campaign of invading federal agencies and firing thousands of federal workers www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘That doesn’t exist’: Doge reportedly quietly disbanded ahead of schedule
Statement by Trump administration confirms longstanding suspicions that Musk-led agency is on its way out
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:07 PM
The “department of government efficiency” (Doge) has apparently been dissolved with eight months still remaining on its contract, ending a drawn-out campaign of invading federal agencies and firing thousands of federal workers www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Pentagon says it’s investigating Sen. Mark Kelly over video urging troops to defy ‘illegal orders’
“Mark told the truth — in America, we swear an oath to the Constitution, not wannabe kings.” apnews.com/article/pent...
“Mark told the truth — in America, we swear an oath to the Constitution, not wannabe kings.” apnews.com/article/pent...
Pentagon says it's investigating Sen. Mark Kelly over video urging troops to defy 'illegal orders'
The Pentagon says it's investigating Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona over possible breaches of military law after the former Navy pilot joined a handful of other lawmakers in a video that called...
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November 24, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Pentagon says it’s investigating Sen. Mark Kelly over video urging troops to defy ‘illegal orders’
“Mark told the truth — in America, we swear an oath to the Constitution, not wannabe kings.” apnews.com/article/pent...
“Mark told the truth — in America, we swear an oath to the Constitution, not wannabe kings.” apnews.com/article/pent...
Many of the most influential personalities in the MAGA movement on X are based outside of the US, including Russia, Nigeria and India, a new transparency feature on the social media site has revealed www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Many prominent Maga personalities on X are based outside US, new tool reveals
Users posing as rightwing Americans are operating internationally, per the platform’s transparency feature
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Many of the most influential personalities in the MAGA movement on X are based outside of the US, including Russia, Nigeria and India, a new transparency feature on the social media site has revealed www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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The U.S. is the biggest emitter of carbon emissions from AI, making up 45% of the world’s emissions.
“Data Crunch”: AI Boom Threatens to Entrench Fossil Fuels and Compromise Climate Goals
A new report titled “Data Crunch: How the AI Boom Threatens to Entrench Fossil Fuels and Compromise Climate Goals” from the Center for Biological Diversity warns the booming artificial intelligence in...
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November 23, 2025 at 3:01 AM
The U.S. is the biggest emitter of carbon emissions from AI, making up 45% of the world’s emissions.
Google must double AI serving capacity every 6 months to meet demand, AI infrastructure boss tells employees www.cnbc.com/2025/11/21/g...
Google must double AI serving capacity every 6 months to meet demand, AI infrastructure boss tells employees
At a recent all-hands meeting, Google's head of AI infrastructure said the company has to race to build out compute capacity.
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November 23, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Google must double AI serving capacity every 6 months to meet demand, AI infrastructure boss tells employees www.cnbc.com/2025/11/21/g...
Nursing has been excluded as a “professional degree” by the Trump administration as the Department of Education prepares to make massive cuts to providing student loans www.kbtx.com/2025/11/21/n...
Nursing is no longer considered a ‘professional degree’ by Trump administration under new bill
Nursing has been excluded as a “professional degree” by the Trump administration as the Department of Education prepares to make massive cuts to providing student loans.
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November 22, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Nursing has been excluded as a “professional degree” by the Trump administration as the Department of Education prepares to make massive cuts to providing student loans www.kbtx.com/2025/11/21/n...
Amazon cut more than 1,800 engineers in record layoffs, despite saying it needs to innovate faster www.cnbc.com/2025/11/21/a...
Amazon cut more than 1,800 engineers in record layoffs, despite saying it needs to innovate faster
Nearly 40% of the roughly 4,700 positions Amazon eliminated across Washington, New York, New Jersey and California were engineering jobs.
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November 22, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Amazon cut more than 1,800 engineers in record layoffs, despite saying it needs to innovate faster www.cnbc.com/2025/11/21/a...
Trump said Friday that he wants Ukraine to accept a new peace deal by Thanksgiving, after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned the deal was forcing his country to choose between its “dignity” and a “key partner.” www.nbcnews.com/world/ukrain...
Trump urges Ukraine to accept peace plan by Thanksgiving after Zelenskyy warns that Kyiv risks losing U.S. support
The White House wants Kyiv to sign off on a “framework” to end the war in Ukraine based upon the U.S.-crafted 28-point peace plan by Thursday, according to three U.S. officials.
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November 21, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Trump said Friday that he wants Ukraine to accept a new peace deal by Thanksgiving, after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned the deal was forcing his country to choose between its “dignity” and a “key partner.” www.nbcnews.com/world/ukrain...
The CDC revives debunked 'link' between childhood vaccines and autism www.npr.org/sections/sho...
The CDC revives debunked 'link' between childhood vaccines and autism
A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention webpage that previously stated "Vaccines do not cause autism" has been changed to cast doubt on the scientific research that supports the finding.
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November 21, 2025 at 2:21 AM
The CDC revives debunked 'link' between childhood vaccines and autism www.npr.org/sections/sho...