Month: October 2025
Oregon Senators Slam Trump’s ‘Authoritarian’ Takeover After He Vows To Send Troops To Portland
Oregon Senators Condemn Trump’s Troop Deployment Democratic Oregon Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden responded sharply on Saturday after President Donald Trump announced plans to deploy troops to Portland, the state’s largest city. Wyden: “Authoritarian Takeover” Wyden took to social media, calling the move an “authoritarian takeover” aimed at provoking conflict in his hometown. He…
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The Hidden Story of the Alcatraz Escape
In June 1962, three inmates—Frank Morris and brothers John and Clarence Anglin—pulled off the most famous prison break in American history. Locked inside Alcatraz, the prison believed to be “escape-proof,” they spent months carving holes in their cells, crafting tools from spoons, and creating lifelike dummy heads to fool guards during bed checks. Their boldest…
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Schumer Threatens Government Shutdown Over Democratic Demands
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has signaled that Democrats are prepared to let the federal government shut down at the end of September unless Republicans agree to key policy demands, particularly on health care and federal spending priorities. The standoff highlights a deepening partisan divide on Capitol Hill and raises the stakes for both parties…
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Johnson Responds To Trump’s Offer of GOP Convention Before Midterms
House Speaker Mike Johnson stated on Wednesday that President Donald Trump’s proposal for a Republican Party midterm convention, which he floated last week, is likely to be finalized. “The president called me when I was on the road, maybe a week ago or whenever this made news in the morning,” the Louisiana Republican said during…
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Pelosi Mocked After Revealing ‘True Motivation’ For Getting Into Politics
Rep. Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat from California and former Speaker of the House, said why she got into politics, and she was immediately made fun of. Some people think Pelosi made a lot of money through shady stock trades using secret information she got from being elected, but she said it wasn’t the power, fame,…
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Dem Sen. Warren Makes Big Announcement About Her Political Future
Massachusetts Democrat Sen. Elizabeth Warren announced on Monday morning that she will run for re-election. Warren, who has held her Senate seat since 2012, released a video on her Twitter account that featured Massachusetts voters singing her praises. Warren’s announcement also comes after she made some surprising comments last month that led some to believe…
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Elizabeth Warren Announces Re-Election Bid, Ends Speculation About Her Political Future
Senator Elizabeth Warren, the progressive Democrat from Massachusetts who has served in the U.S. Senate since 2012, announced on Monday that she will seek another term. The declaration puts to rest swirling speculation about whether she might instead set her sights on the presidency in 2024. Warren made her announcement in a video posted to…
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Democrat Donor Joseph Sanberg Agrees to Fraud Plea Deal, Faces Decades in Prison
A major Democratic donor and political activist is facing the possibility of decades behind bars after admitting to a large-scale financial fraud scheme that defrauded investors of hundreds of millions of dollars. The Department of Justice announced late last week that Joseph Sanberg, a California entrepreneur and philanthropist, has reached a plea deal in which he…
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Trump’s DC Crime Crackdown Already Produces Big Results
In the first week after the White House assumed control of Washington, D.C.’s police force and deployed federal agents alongside National Guard troops, crime trends in the city shifted in striking ways, according to a CNN analysis of official data. From August 12, the first full week of federal oversight, property crimes dropped 19 percent…
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Fetterman Breaks With Fellow Dems
Senator Fetterman Condemns Violent Riots Amid Los Angeles Unrest Over Immigration Enforcement U.S. Senator John Fetterman of Pennsylvania has publicly denounced recent acts of violence in Los Angeles connected to protests over immigration enforcement. In a social media post, Fetterman expressed concern over ongoing unrest and emphasized that while he supports peaceful demonstrations and immigration…
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