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Several other House Republicans are considering leaving their post in the middle of the current term over frustrations with the White House and Speaker Johnson. “This entire White House team has treated ALL members like garbage”.
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It’s Not Just MTG: Other Republicans in Congress Are Reportedly Eyeing an Exit — Vanity Fair
Why? According to one GOP House representative, “This entire White House team has treated ALL members like garbage.”
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November 24, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Several other House Republicans are considering leaving their post in the middle of the current term over frustrations with the White House and Speaker Johnson. “This entire White House team has treated ALL members like garbage”.
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Are we winning yet?
November 20, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Are we winning yet?
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It hasn't been a great year for jobs.
November 21, 2025 at 3:06 PM
It hasn't been a great year for jobs.
It has been a tough year for millions of Texans when it comes to keeping the family fed.
From SNAP delays and layoffs to inflation and rising grocery prices, some are feeling a squeeze on their finances.
North Texas food banks rely on the kindness of others.
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From SNAP delays and layoffs to inflation and rising grocery prices, some are feeling a squeeze on their finances.
North Texas food banks rely on the kindness of others.
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Find out why one AT&T employee is delivering meals
Watch how Nathan Cobos turned AT&T's cafeteria leftovers into a mission to help the hungry.
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November 21, 2025 at 7:26 PM
It has been a tough year for millions of Texans when it comes to keeping the family fed.
From SNAP delays and layoffs to inflation and rising grocery prices, some are feeling a squeeze on their finances.
North Texas food banks rely on the kindness of others.
www.nbcdfw.com/about-nbc-5/...
From SNAP delays and layoffs to inflation and rising grocery prices, some are feeling a squeeze on their finances.
North Texas food banks rely on the kindness of others.
www.nbcdfw.com/about-nbc-5/...
A 58-year-old woman deported from Maryland moved to the D.C. area 30 years ago as she fled civil war in Sierra Leone. She reported to her annual ICE check-in and was deported to Ghana. Video that’s made international headlines shows her being dragged.
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Woman deported from Maryland shown on video being dragged in Ghana
Rabbiatu Kuyateh was detained this summer at her annual ICE check-in, her son said. She moved to the D.C. area 30 years ago as she fled civil war in Sierra Leone.
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November 21, 2025 at 7:18 PM
A 58-year-old woman deported from Maryland moved to the D.C. area 30 years ago as she fled civil war in Sierra Leone. She reported to her annual ICE check-in and was deported to Ghana. Video that’s made international headlines shows her being dragged.
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Not here
More than 500 stalls capable of delivering 1 megawatt of power are on the list of projects funded by the European Commission.
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The EU Is Spending Big To Install Thousands More DC Fast Chargers
Over 500 stalls capable of delivering 1 megawatt of power are on the list of projects funded by the European Commission.
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November 20, 2025 at 6:53 AM
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Bishops voted in favour of releasing the message that condemned the "vilification" of migrants and expressed concerns over the fear and anxiety immigration raids have sown in communities
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Pope Leo expands on comments condemning treatment of immigrants in U.S. | CBC News
Pope Leo has come out in support of a rare special message released by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in recent days that lamented a "climate of fear and anxiety around questions of profiling...
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November 20, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Bishops voted in favour of releasing the message that condemned the "vilification" of migrants and expressed concerns over the fear and anxiety immigration raids have sown in communities
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Almost two-thirds of small and mid-size business owners say they plan to increase prices next year as nearly all wrangle with inflation hitting their operations, a Bank of America report finds, yet many owners still expect higher revenue and plan to expand in the year ahead.
Most Small Businesses Planning Price Hikes As Inflation Escalates, Report Finds
Despite mounting pressure from tariffs and rising costs, small businesses remain “cautiously optimistic,” according to a Bank of America report.
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November 19, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Almost two-thirds of small and mid-size business owners say they plan to increase prices next year as nearly all wrangle with inflation hitting their operations, a Bank of America report finds, yet many owners still expect higher revenue and plan to expand in the year ahead.
Court data from Dallas' Child Poverty Action Lab shows about 49,000 eviction cases were filed in Dallas County in a single year.
On average, Dallas County families face eviction lawsuits more than 4,000 times each month and more than 950 times each week.
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On average, Dallas County families face eviction lawsuits more than 4,000 times each month and more than 950 times each week.
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More than 4,000 Dallas County families face eviction each month
See how thousands of Dallas County families face eviction threats monthly due to rising costs.
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November 20, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Court data from Dallas' Child Poverty Action Lab shows about 49,000 eviction cases were filed in Dallas County in a single year.
On average, Dallas County families face eviction lawsuits more than 4,000 times each month and more than 950 times each week.
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On average, Dallas County families face eviction lawsuits more than 4,000 times each month and more than 950 times each week.
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G20 billionaires could end world poverty in one year’s earnings: Oxfam
G20 billionaires could end poverty with one year’s earnings: Oxfam
Billionaires in the world’s leading economies made US$2.2 trillion last year, which would have been enough to lift all the world’s poor out of poverty, global campaign group Oxfam said Thursday.
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November 20, 2025 at 12:40 AM
G20 billionaires could end world poverty in one year’s earnings: Oxfam
From bad to worse every day
Abbott is the first state leader to make such a declaration about the organizations, according to the New York Times.
Texas Governor Declares Muslim Civil Rights Group A Terrorist Organization
Abbott is the first state leader to make such a declaration about the organizations, according to the New York Times.
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November 19, 2025 at 11:57 PM
From bad to worse every day
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Swedish Deputy PM: Sweden needs to pick its friends wisely, and we are choosing Canada… So when we come to America, we come to Canada now.
November 19, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Swedish Deputy PM: Sweden needs to pick its friends wisely, and we are choosing Canada… So when we come to America, we come to Canada now.
Federal court blocks Texas from using new congressional gerrymander in 2026 midterms
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Federal court blocks new Texas congressional map for 2026
The decision is a major blow for Republicans, in Texas and nationally, who pushed through this unusual mid-decade redistricting at the behest of President Donald Trump.
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November 18, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Federal court blocks Texas from using new congressional gerrymander in 2026 midterms
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These capabilities ICE has via Thomson Reuters and Motorola are mind boggling. marries license plate data with voter and ownership records, future location prediction (unclear how good this is), face recognition. Surveillance state continues apace
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This App Lets ICE Track Vehicles and Owners Across the Country
Material viewed by 404 Media shows data giant Thomson Reuters enriches license plate data with marriage, voter, and ownership records. The tool can predict where a car may be in the future.
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November 17, 2025 at 3:09 PM
These capabilities ICE has via Thomson Reuters and Motorola are mind boggling. marries license plate data with voter and ownership records, future location prediction (unclear how good this is), face recognition. Surveillance state continues apace
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Pope Leo XIV calls for urgent climate action and says God’s creation is 'crying out' - AP News apnews.com/article/pope...
Pope Leo XIV calls for urgent climate action and says God’s creation is 'crying out'
Pope Leo XIV is urging countries at United Nations climate talks to take “concrete actions” to stop climate change that is threatening the planet.
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November 18, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Pope Leo XIV calls for urgent climate action and says God’s creation is 'crying out' - AP News apnews.com/article/pope...
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Data Centers, Crypto Mining To Push Electricity Costs Higher In 2026
Data Centers, Crypto Mining To Push Electricity Costs Higher In 2026
This week’s Current Climate newsletter also looks at Tesla’s engineering exodus and helping the electric truck market expand
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November 17, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Data Centers, Crypto Mining To Push Electricity Costs Higher In 2026
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NEW: For months, the Social Security Administration was quietly sharing sensitive data about immigrants with DHS. Now it’s official.
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Social Security Data Is Openly Being Shared With DHS to Target Immigrants
For months, the Social Security Administration was quietly sharing sensitive data about immigrants with DHS. Now it’s official.
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November 18, 2025 at 1:54 PM
NEW: For months, the Social Security Administration was quietly sharing sensitive data about immigrants with DHS. Now it’s official.
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Eswatini's government has confirmed that it received $5.1m (£3.8m) from the Trump administration for accepting people deported from the US
Eswatini has so far accepted two batches of deportees - five in July and 10 in October.
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Eswatini has so far accepted two batches of deportees - five in July and 10 in October.
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Eswatini-US deportation deal: The kingdom confirms receiving $5.1m to accept deportees
The kingdom acknowledges for the first time it received cash as part of a deal with Trump's administration.
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November 18, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Eswatini's government has confirmed that it received $5.1m (£3.8m) from the Trump administration for accepting people deported from the US
Eswatini has so far accepted two batches of deportees - five in July and 10 in October.
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Eswatini has so far accepted two batches of deportees - five in July and 10 in October.
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Rev. Michael Woolf, a faith leader and minister at Lake Street Church of Evanston, detained by Illinois State Police while protesting immigration policies outside the Broadview facility in Chicago.
Photo by Jim Vondruska/Reuters
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November 15, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Rev. Michael Woolf, a faith leader and minister at Lake Street Church of Evanston, detained by Illinois State Police while protesting immigration policies outside the Broadview facility in Chicago.
Photo by Jim Vondruska/Reuters
Photo by Jim Vondruska/Reuters
Pope Leo XIV gave the artifacts, including an iconic Inuit kayak, and supporting documentation to the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, which said it would return the items to individual Indigenous communities
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Pope returns 62 artifacts to Indigenous peoples from Canada as part of reckoning with colonial past
This move is part of the Catholic Church’s effort to address its role in suppressing Indigenous culture in the Americas.
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November 15, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Pope Leo XIV gave the artifacts, including an iconic Inuit kayak, and supporting documentation to the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, which said it would return the items to individual Indigenous communities
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The maker of Sour Puss liquor is shifting production from Minnesota to Quebec in what one trade expert calls a small but meaningful win for Canada
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‘We’ve moved to Canada and are proud of it’: Sour Puss liquor production moves from Minnesota to Quebec | Globalnews.ca
The company has signed a deal to produce the liquor in Quebec after several provinces stopped stocking certain American-made alcohol products in response to U.S. trade actions.
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November 15, 2025 at 9:57 PM
The maker of Sour Puss liquor is shifting production from Minnesota to Quebec in what one trade expert calls a small but meaningful win for Canada
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October marked the 10th straight month of decline in the number of Canadian travellers to the US. Air travel from Canada to the US dropped nearly 24%, while car travel fell more than 30% when compared to the same period last year
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Canadian boycott of US travel shows no sign of slowing
October marked the 10th month of decreased Canadian travel to the US, with many staying away over political and trade tensions.
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November 14, 2025 at 6:58 AM
October marked the 10th straight month of decline in the number of Canadian travellers to the US. Air travel from Canada to the US dropped nearly 24%, while car travel fell more than 30% when compared to the same period last year
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