Ocasio-Cortez Lashes Out at Schumer Over His Support for G.O.P. Measure
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Ocasio-Cortez Lashes Out at Schumer Over His Support for G.O.P. Measure

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, the minority leader, is facing a torrent of criticism for choosing to vote with his Republican counterparts to head off a government shutdown. Some of the sharpest barbs have come from another New York Democrat, Representative Alexandria…

Senate Advances Bill to Avert Government Shutdown
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Senate Advances Bill to Avert Government Shutdown

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Senate on Friday cleared a critical hurdle to avert a government shutdown at midnight, after Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, the Democratic leader, and nine other members of his caucus joined Republicans in voting to advance a stopgap spending bill, effectively…

Opinion | Chuck Schumer: Why Democrats Must Not Allow the Government to Shut Down
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Opinion | Chuck Schumer: Why Democrats Must Not Allow the Government to Shut Down

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Over the past two months, the United States has confronted a bitter truth: The federal government has been taken over by a nihilist. President Trump has taken a blowtorch to our country and wielded chaos like a weapon. Most Republicans in Congress, meanwhile,…

Opinion | Pardons and Paybacks Are Trump’s Two Modes of Justice
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Opinion | Pardons and Paybacks Are Trump’s Two Modes of Justice

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Payback and projection have long been two of President Trump’s touchstones. He settles scores in return for every perceived slight and accuses his targets of what he has done himself. In his second term, that approach has bled into the law, with perilous…

Trump Is Said to Be Preparing Executive Order That Aims to Eliminate Education Dept.
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Trump Is Said to Be Preparing Executive Order That Aims to Eliminate Education Dept.

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Trump is preparing to sign an order that would instruct Education Secretary Linda McMahon to begin dismantling her agency, setting the stage for a potential power struggle with Congress and another round of legal challenges from opponents. An administration official said the…

Opinion | Vengeance Is His
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Opinion | Vengeance Is His

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Targeting U.S.A.I.D. and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, “two of the most liberal-leaning agencies, is likely telling,” Bonica wrote. “The hardest-hit agencies are precisely those that regulate industry, protect public health and expand access to education.” The cuts DOGE is calling for, Bonica…

What Can House Republicans Cut Instead of Medicaid? Not Much.
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What Can House Republicans Cut Instead of Medicaid? Not Much.

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The House passed a budget resolution Tuesday night after the speaker, Mike Johnson, persuaded several Republican lawmakers, including those who have expressed reservations about possible Medicaid cuts, to support the bill. In theory, the budget, which kicks off the process of passing an…

She Interrupted a Town-Hall Meeting and Was Dragged Out by Private Security
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She Interrupted a Town-Hall Meeting and Was Dragged Out by Private Security

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The woman had been heckling speakers and speaking out at a town-hall meeting hosted by local Republicans in Coeur d’Alene, a small city in northern Idaho. The local sheriff asked her to leave, even pulling at her arm at one point and threatening…

Opinion | America Has a Rogue President
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Opinion | America Has a Rogue President

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Trump’s decision to fire senior military leaders without cause is foolish and a disgrace. It politicizes our professional military in a dangerous and debilitating way. What frightens me even more is the removal of three judge advocates general, the most senior uniformed…

Opinion | Trump Has the Same Idea in Mind for Ukraine and the Department of Justice
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Opinion | Trump Has the Same Idea in Mind for Ukraine and the Department of Justice

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines I grew up a Reagan Republican in the middle of the Cold War, and I never thought I’d see the day when the president of the United States became the world’s most prominent and effective Russian propagandist. Yet that’s exactly what happened last…