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Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought attends a cabinet meeting with President Trump at the White House on July 8, 2025. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/Getty Images North America If the government shuts down on Oct. 1, the White House said it will look for ways to use the funding dispute to permanently eliminate some federal workers, rather than just temporarily send them home on unpaid leave. This proposed “reduction in force” — outlined in a memo obtained by NPR on Wednesday — would be a significant shift from past government shutdowns,…

Tropical Storm Humberto forms in the Atlantic Tropical Storm Humberto forms in the Atlantic 02:11 Tropical Storm Humberto formed Wednesday in the central tropical Atlantic, and it is anticipated to move northwestward through the next several days, according to the National Hurricane Center.The storm is one of two systems swirling over the western Atlantic that could potentially bring some downstream impacts to parts of the Southeast U.S. coast from Florida up to North Carolina, director of the Miami-based hurricane center, Dr. Michael Brennan, said.Currently, there are no coastal watches or warnings in effect. Tropical Storm Humberto forecast and pathAs of the…

Politics / September 24, 2025 There can’t be true desegregation without ending discrimination in housing—which is precisely why the administration is rolling back enforcement of the FHA. Ad Policy Donald Trump and his father, real estate developer Fred Trump.(Dennis Caruso / NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images) In 1973, Donald Trump and his slumlord father were sued by the Department of Justice for racial discrimination, in violation of the Fair Housing Act. The suit was based on evidence from civil rights testers working for the New York City Human Rights Division. Essentially, Black people were told that there were…

Justice Department nearing decision on indictment of former FBI Director James Comey – CBS News Watch CBS News The Justice Department is nearing a decision to seek an indictment of former FBI Director James Comey, accusing him of lying to Congress five years ago. Nancy Cordes has more. Source link

Prosecutors have moved to drop charges against Travis Decker, the man accused of killing his three young daughters earlier this year before disappearing and sparking a monthslong manhunt, after the U.S. Marshals Service informed them Decker is dead, court documents show. Local law enforcement, however, said it is still waiting on DNA test results on remains that are believed to be Decker’s that were found in Washington state last week. The Chelan County Sheriff’s Office said last week the remains, which were discovered Thursday, Sept. 18, were found in a remote wooded area south of Leavenworth, Washington.Using a drone, authorities found a decomposed…

A statue depicting President Trump and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein holding hands popped up near the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images A statue of President Trump holding hands with Jeffrey Epstein appeared briefly on D.C.’s National Mall this week, only to be removed after less than a day. The bronze-painted installation, titled Best Friends Forever, depicts the two men smiling at each other, each with an arm and leg raised as if in mid-frolic. “In Honor of Friendship Month, we celebrate the long-lasting bond between President Donald J. Trump and…

Many doctors and public health officials are taking issue with President Trump’s claim that there’s “no downside” to avoiding acetaminophen during pregnancy and his suggestion that expecting mothers should “tough it out” when it comes to fevers.Acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol and many cold and flu medications, is used to reduce pain and fever in pregnancy. “Don’t take it. There’s no downside in not taking it,” Mr. Trump said during an announcement Monday that linked the use of the drug during pregnancy to an increased risk of autism in children without giving new evidence and ignoring data that shows there…

Culture / September 24, 2025 Former Disney CEO Michael Eisner berated the company’s capitulation before authoritarian MAGA threats, but in many ways, he set the example. Ad Policy Disney CEO Bob Iger holds a 2016 press conference at Disney’s Shanghai resort.(Johannes Eisele / AFP via Getty Images) Last night, Jimmy Kimmel’s “indefinite” suspension from ABC ended with his emotional return to Jimmy Kimmel Live! According to Puck’s entertainment correspondent Kim Masters, the studio, owned by the Disney Corporation, was moved to abruptly reverse its Kimmel decision—which came in response to right-wing protests over comments about the Trump administration’s political response…

YouTube creators whose accounts were banned for violating previous policies against COVID-19 and election misinformation will be given the chance to rejoin the platform, said Alphabet, YouTube’s parent company, on Tuesday.In a letter submitted in response to subpoenas from the House Judiciary Committee, attorneys for Alphabet said the decision to bring back banned accounts reflected the company’s commitment to free speech. “No matter the political atmosphere, YouTube will continue to enable free expression on its platform, particularly as it relates to issues subject to political debate,” the letter read, noting that a number of accounts were kicked off the platform between…

Washington — The Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office where a gunman opened fire on Wednesday was also the target of an alleged bomb threat in August, underscoring a pattern of attacks and threats targeting federal facilities and officials in recent months.On Wednesday, ICE said in a statement that a gunman began firing “indiscriminately” at the field office and its entryway early in the morning, killing two people and wounding a third. The Department of Homeland Security said that the three individuals who were shot were detainees. No ICE officials were injured, and the gunman died of a self-inflicted gunshot,…