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Red states join in lawsuit against Trump government for killing SNAP funds

There are now 25 states that are parties to a lawsuit against the federal government seeking to block the elimination of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) on Nov. 1.

Writing on Tuesday, Nevada journalist Steve Sebelius reported that his state added its name to the list.

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Billionaire's crypto exchange announces boost to Trump venture week after pardon

A crypto exchange founded by convicted billionaire Changpeng Zhao stepped up its promotion of a venture backed by the Trump family, only one week after President Donald Trump pardoned him on charges related to money laundering.

On Tuesday, Binance's U.S. subsidiary said it would begin accepting deposits of a stablecoin issued by World Liberty Financial, a crypto venture that has added to Trump's personal wealth.

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Pam Bondi opens Biden autopen investigation as James Comer declares pardons 'void'

Attorney General Pam Bondi announced she had initiated an investigation into former President Joe Biden's use of the autopen, hours after the Republican-controlled House Oversight Committee released a report declaring many of his pardons "void."

In a letter to Bondi on Tuesday, Oversight Chair James Comer (R-KY) said his committee "deems void President Biden's executive actions that were signed using the Autopen, and the committee determines that action by the Department of Justice is warranted to address the legal consequences of that determination."

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'Pretty scary': Ex-Trump official picks up on 'ominous' hint president dropped in Japan

President Donald Trump delivered a speech to U.S. troops stationed in Japan not dissimilar to a typical campaign rally, but one comment in particular had caught the attention of a former member of his administration for its “ominous” message.

During his speech, Trump bragged that grocery prices were “way down,” despite there being strong evidence to the contrary, and railed against the mainstream media, using his frequent attack of calling the press “fake news.”

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Revealed: Trump had only one concern upon arrival at the hospital after shooting

When President Donald Trump was shot at during a campaign stop in Pennsylvania, all he wanted to know was how it was playing on television.

In his new book, ABC News reporter Jonathan Karl said that Trump broke every single Secret Service rule for protectees. Speaking to "The View" on Tuesday, Karl said that he uncovered all of the transcripts of interviews of the agents, who told Congress that Trump fought them, refusing to stay down because he wanted to rally his supporters in the moment.

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'Revoke his citizenship': Bannon demands Pam Bondi act against Dem before NYC election

MAGA Republicans have urgently called on Attorney General Pam Bondi to take action against New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani (D) before he can be elected.

In a letter to Bondi on Tuesday, Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) insisted that Mamdani "should be subject to denaturalization proceedings," alleging that the candidate had issued "public praise for individuals convicted of providing material support to Hamas."

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Mike Johnson pours cold water on third term for Trump: 'It's been a great run'

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) admitted that President Donald Trump could not run again in 2028 after the commander-in-chief refused to rule out a third term.

During a press conference on Tuesday, Johnson was asked if he was "comfortable" with Trump seeking another term even though the U.S. Constitution limits presidents to two terms.

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Lobbyist reveals how easy it is to 'manipulate' Trump administration

The news site Semafor held a forum on Tuesday where a lobbyist confessed how easy it is to manipulate President Donald Trump's administration.

Ethan Lane, a lobbyist for the National Cattlemen's Beef Association, commented: "You don't need $2 million in TV spend anymore to manipulate a conversation. You need the right few influencers and the right bots," he said.

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How the hesitation to 'pick the fights worth having' paved the way for Trump: report

Nine months into Donald Trump's second presidency, The Roosevelt Institute is releasing a report on Joe Biden's presidency that, according to The New Republic's Greg Sargent, "seeks to diagnose" his administration's "governing mistakes and failures" and includes input from "nearly four dozen" ex-Biden officials.

Sargent, in an article published on October 28, offers some takeaways on its findings.

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'Simply inaccurate': Judge slams Trump officials over 'troubling' statements in court

A federal judge slammed two Trump administration officials on Monday for making statements in court that the judge reasoned were "simply inaccurate," according to a new report.

Politico reported on Monday that U.S. District Court Judge Waverly Crenshaw said Attorney General Pam Bondi and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem have made inaccurate public remarks about a high-profile immigrant named Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was deported to El Salvador earlier this year before being brought back.

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Elon Musk's version of Wikipedia is 'cribbing' information from the real one: report

Elon Musk's Grokipedia, developed by his company xAI, went live on Monday after months of MAGA railing against the popular internet encyclopedia, Wikipedia. But a new report points out that Musk's version of Wikipedia appears to be "cribbing" information from the original version.

Musk promised to launch a more conservative version of Wikipedia after saying Wikipedia was "woke" because it cited articles from The New York Times and NPR. The new version, which runs on a large language model, still cites from these sources, but has changed the framing of some prominent events in U.S. history, such as the January 6 insurrection and President Donald Trump's election loss in 2020.

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'Destroying it from within': Analyst unmasks secret GOP plot behind shutdown

Democratic analyst Brian Tyler Cohen unmasked what he sees as a GOP plot underpinning the government shutdown during a new episode of the "Brian Tyler Cohen" podcast on Monday.

The federal government has been shut down for almost a month, which has put government services from food stamps to air traffic control in jeopardy. Republicans have blamed Democrats for not signing their government funding bill. Democrats have said they are using the shutdown to re-negotiate cuts to Medicaid that were part of Trump's budget.

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Trump's ex-press official outlines playbook to take him down

Former Trump administration press official Sarah Matthews had a blunt message on MSNBC's "The Weeknight" for how Democrats should fight back against President Donald Trump's ongoing threats to meddle in elections.

This comes as Trump moves to send election monitors into California and New Jersey, where crucial elections are taking place next week. Former Republican National Committee chair Michael Steele, also on the panel, suggested Democrats call the bluff and demand election monitors in a bunch of Republican-favoring areas.

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