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US Homeland Security shuts down partially as Democrats, Republicans fail to agree on funding; ICE remains operational

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) entered a partial shutdown on Saturday due to a congressional funding dispute centered around Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations. The controversy intensified after ICE agents killed two US citizens during raids in Minneapolis, leading Democrats to demand major reforms before approving new funding, while thousands of government workers…

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Republicans plan to let Obamacare subsidies lapse, threatening coverage for 24 million Americans

US House Speaker Mike Johnson said the House of Representatives would not vote to extend the enhanced tax credits for Obamacare, leaving more than 22 million Americans at risk of losing their health insurance. He added that instead the GOP planned to introduce its own health care legislation, as Senate Republicans prepared to vote on…

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‘Using Epstein hoax to distract from shutdown’: Trump slams Democrats; warns Republicans of ‘trap’

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday dismissed recent Democratic claims that he “knew about the girls” at late sex offender and pedophile Jeffrey Epstein’s house, calling the reports a “hoax” and accusing Democrats of trying to deflect from their failures and distract people from the evils of the ongoing shutdown.“The Democrats are trying to bring…

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Shutdown breakers: Eight Democrats join Republicans to end deadlock and they all have something in common — what is that?

A group of Senators voted to end the govt shutdown after 40 days — the longest in US history — arguing that Republicans’ “flat refusal” to move on Democrats’ earlier proposals made clear that “this is the best possible offer we could secure.”In a procedural vote, senators advanced a House-passed bill that will be amended…

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‘Put him on first flight back to Uganda’: Republicans seek to revoke Mamdani’s citizenship — Is it legally possible?

Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old state Assembly member, won the New York City mayoral race last week, defeating former Governor Andrew Cuomo by nearly 10 percentage points. His victory makes him the city’s first Muslim and first South Asian mayor-elect, a milestone that has already drawn opposition from some Republican lawmakers in Washington, DC, who have…

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Billionaire Peter Thiel on how Zohran Mamdani’s win is a warning for both Republicans and Democrats

Billionaire investor and PayPal founder Peter Thiel has called the election victory of democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani as New York City’s new mayor a sign of deep voter frustration — and a wake-up call for both major political parties in the United States. In comments made to The Free Press recently, Thiel said the results…

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‘Dated this obese Indian woman’: Decoding the casual anti-India racism in Young Republicans chat | World News

When Kamala Harris was announced as the Democratic presidential candidate after Joe Biden stepped down — or was pushed aside — the joke in the vast Indian-American community was that the upcoming election was now a Telugu vs Tamil fight. While Harris was repping Tamil Nadu, JD Vance was obviously the Andhra candidate with a…

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Deadlock deepens: Democrats, Republicans block funding plans; US heads toward first shutdown since 2019

File photo (Picture credit: AP) The US federal government officially entered a shutdown after Democrats and Republicans failed again to pass competing funding plans in the Senate, deepening the partisan standoff over federal spending and health care.On a 55-45 vote, the GOP proposal to extend funding until November 21 fell short of the 60 votes…

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