WASHINGTON, DC – SEPTEMBER 30: U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), joined by fellow House Democrats, speaks at a press conference outside of the U.S. Capitol on September 30, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) “Donald Trump and Republicans have now shut down the federal government because they do not want…
Source: BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI / Getty The U.S. government officially shut down at midnight after congressional lawmakers failed to reach an agreement on government funding. The conflict between Democratic and Republican legislators largely revolves around healthcare cuts and Obamacare subsidies, and now the blue and red parties are scrambling to blame each other for the shutdown,…
In a meandering, embarrassing, and even nonsensical address to the nation’s top military leaders Tuesday in Virginia, President Donald Trump was almost incoherent at times as he switched topics endlessly, listed out his grievances repeatedly, and even went on a tirade about sending a nuclear submarine to Russia’s coast. But one of the most eye-popping…
Jimmy Kimmel pulled no punches during his monologue, delivering a blistering takedown of President Donald Trump’s eyebrow-raising decision to declassify government records — and the internet absolutely loved it. The comedian spent part of his Brooklyn Academy of Music broadcast skewering Trump’s unexpected announcement regarding aviator Amelia Earhart’s who mysteriously vanished on July 2, 1937,…
Sean Combs arrives at the Pre-Grammy Gala And Salute To Industry Icons at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Jan. 25, 2020, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Mark Von Holden/Invision/AP, File) Key witnesses against Sean “Diddy” Combs are urging a federal judge to reject leniency for the hip-hop mogul at his sentencing Friday. Key witnesses…
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is still having a ball trolling President Donald Trump, and he’s been at it for months, but supporters say his latest social media post is truly epic. As most Americans know, Trump is like a dog with a bone when it comes to his political enemies, his continued false assertions that…
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – AUGUST 08: People walk on Bourbon Street in the French Quarter with the downtown skyline beyond on August 8, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. New Orleans and the Gulf Coast region are preparing to mark the 20-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, which occurred on August 29, 2005. The failure of levees…
President Donald Trump, 79, went on a wild tangent about former President Barack Obama, 64, while addressing U.S. military leaders. His unexpected detour into former presidents’ past missteps left listeners in the room and people online confused. Social media quickly gathered up on the comments, with users dissecting his phrasing and debating whether he was…
A case of mistaken identity turned into a very scary situation for one Black man enjoying the great outdoors. In a concerning video posted to TikTok on Sept. 29, an aggressive middle-aged white woman followed a young Virginia man down a pathway in a quiet wooded area of a public park. She proceeded to harass…
This photo provided by WOI Local 5 News in September 2025 shows Des Moines schools Superintendent Ian Roberts. (WOI Local 5 News via AP) Roberts, a native of Guyana and former Olympian, was detained last week and is challenging a removal order he thought had been resolved. The Des Moines public schools superintendent who has…
