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National Interest
Trump Calls Female Reporter 'Ugly' Days After 'Quiet, Piggy!' Insult
President Donald Trump launched another sexist insult at a female correspondent less than two weeks after calling a reporter "piggy." Trump called New York Times White House correspondent Katie Rogers "ugly" in a lengthy social media tirade on Wednesday, Nov. 26. The online attack came one day after Rogers wrote a detailed story about Trump's physical and mental decline titled "Shorter Days, Signs of Fatigue: Trump Faces Realities of Aging in Office." The story highlighted recent moments where the 79-year-old appeared drowsy during Oval Office meetings. It also drew attention to h…
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Immigrants' Children Skipping Medical Care Amid Trump's ICE Raids, Doctors Say
Children with immigrant parents are losing crucial access to medical care amid the Trump administration's widespread crackdown on immigration, according to health experts. Physicians for Human Rights and the Migrant Clinicians Network released their survey of 691 health care employees who work with immigrant families in 30 states on Wednesday, Nov. 19. The nonprofits found that 84% of medical workers reported significant or moderate declines in visits since President Donald Trump returned to office in January. More than one in four (26%) reported immigration enforcement has d…
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ICE Detains Mother Of White House Press Secretary's Nephew In Revere: Reports
The mother of White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt’s nephew has been detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, according to reports. Department of Homeland Security records confirm that Bruna Caroline Ferreira is being held at the South Louisiana ICE Processing Center. Boston University's public radio station WBUR first reported on Tuesday, Nov. 25, that Ferreira was arrested in Revere, Massachusetts, earlier in November. Ferreira, who's originally from Brazil, shares an 11-year-old son with Leavitt's brother, Michael. A Trump administrati…
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Foot Locker Closing Stores In Major Shakeup: 'Clean Out The Garage'
Several Foot Locker stores are closing a few months after Dick's Sporting Goods purchased the sneaker chain in a $2.5 billion deal. Dick's announced the closures in its third-quarter earnings report on Tuesday, Nov. 25. The Pittsburgh-based sporting goods giant completed its purchase of Foot Locker in September. The restructuring aims to prevent Foot Locker from weighing down Dick's profits. "At Foot Locker, we've assembled a world-class management team and are taking decisive actions to 'clean out the garage' by clearing unproductive inventory, closing underperforming stores and…
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FBI Investigating Democrats Who Told Troops To Resist Illegal Orders From Trump
The FBI has launched an investigation into six Democratic members of Congress who made a video urging soldiers to reject illegal orders from President Donald Trump. The lawmakers confirmed the FBI's investigation in a joint statement on Tuesday, Nov. 25. The probe comes a week after the lawmakers released the video telling troops and intelligence officials to reject unconstitutional orders from the Trump administration. Trump angrily responded with several posts on his social media platform Truth Social, accusing them of "SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH!" During a Fox News…
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Consumer Confidence Plunges As Holiday Shopping Season Begins: What To Know
Consumer confidence has plummeted to its lowest level since the spring as the holiday shopping season begins, according to new data. The Consumer Confidence Index fell to 88.7 in November, The Conference Board said on Tuesday, Nov. 25. That's down from 95.5 in October and the lowest since the metric dropped to 86.0 in April, shortly after President Donald Trump announced his "liberation day" tariffs that shook the economy. The closely watched data comes days before Black Friday and Cyber Monday help kick off the busy holiday shopping season. "Consumers' write-in responses pertaining t…
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These Stores Sell Least Expensive Thanksgiving Food, New Study Finds
As grocery prices keep climbing before Thanksgiving, a new study shows where you can trim your budget for your holiday feast. NetCredit compiled a list of the least expensive supermarkets for Thanksgiving essentials. The online lending website compared Thanksgiving food prices at 19 major national and regional grocery chains. The study found that Walmart had the most affordable overall meal, feeding six to eight people for $52.74. That was more than 13% cheaper than the Texas grocery chain H-E-B, which was the second-most affordable store overall. Mid-Atlantic supermarket ch…
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Black Friday Spending To Drop For First Time In Years, New Survey Finds: Here's Why
More Americans are cutting back on holiday spending as rising prices and higher living costs weigh on families, according to a new survey. Deloitte released its findings about Black Friday and Cyber Monday expectations on Monday, Nov. 24. The major accounting firm found that shoppers expect to spend an average of $622 between Thursday, Nov. 27, and Monday, Dec. 1. The Black Friday-Cyber Monday spending forecast is down 4% from 2024, marking the first decline after four straight years of growth. "While we expect shoppers to plan to pull back on spending, we also anticipate s…
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Pentagon Investigating Senator After Trump Threatens Democrats With Execution
The Pentagon has launched an investigation into a senator threatened by President Donald Trump with the death penalty for telling soldiers to reject unconstitutional orders. The Department of Defense announced the investigation into Sen. Mark Kelly in a social media post on Monday, Nov. 24. The probe comes less than a week after the Arizona Democrat was among the congressional lawmakers to appear in a video urging troops and intelligence officials to reject illegal orders from Trump. The DoD said it has received "serious allegations of misconduct" against Kelly, a retired Navy captain …
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Disbands Months Early In Quiet End For Controversial Agency-Gutting Group
The Department of Government Efficiency has quietly shut down, ending billionaire Elon Musk's controversial organization that laid off hundreds of thousands of federal workers. Reuters first reported the end of DOGE on Sunday, Nov. 23. The organization that was never approved by Congress was launched in January as part of President Donald Trump's efforts to gut federal agencies. The office dissolved eight months before Trump originally said it would end in July 2026, leaving its remaining duties to the US Office of Personnel Management. "That doesn't exist," OPM director Scott Kupor t…
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