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NEWSMAX @newsmax.com · 8h

Chicago ICE Raids Spur 'Know Your Rights' School Flyers

Four weeks into President Donald Trump's "Operation Midway Blitz" deportation drive, mass arrests across Chicago have induced fear in immigrant communities and protectiveness from educators, according to city leaders, the teachers' union, parents, and immigration advocates.

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NEWSMAX @newsmax.com · 8h

Rahm Emanuel Praises Trump for Israel-Hamas Peace Deal

Rahm Emanuel, White House chief of staff in the Obama administration and a former Chicago mayor, credited President Donald Trump on Friday for helping to broker a peace deal between Israel and Iran-backed Hamas terrorists.

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NEWSMAX @newsmax.com · 9h

Doc: Trump in 'Exceptional Health' After Walter Reed Visit

President Donald Trump is in "exceptional health," his physician said Friday after he underwent a checkup that included lab tests and preventive health assessments at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.

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NEWSMAX @newsmax.com · 10h

Cuban Fighters May Become Russia's Top Foreign Force

Russia is increasingly turning abroad to sustain its war in Ukraine, with thousands of Cuban recruits reportedly joining its ranks as Moscow struggles to replace mounting battlefield losses.

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NEWSMAX @newsmax.com · 11h

51 GOP Senators Urge Kennedy, FDA to Take Mifepristone off the Market

Fifty-one Republican senators are pressing Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary to take mifepristone, one of the drugs used in medication abortions, off the market.

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NEWSMAX @newsmax.com · 11h

N.Y. AG Indictment Shifts Spotlight Back to Cuomo

New York Democrats are standing behind New York Attorney General Letitia James in the wake of her federal indictment. Except for former Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

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NEWSMAX @newsmax.com · 11h

Court Filing: 4,100 Federal Layoffs Amid Govt Shutdown

The Trump administration is preparing to cut at least 4,100 additional federal employees during the ongoing partial government shutdown, according to court documents filed Friday in California.

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NEWSMAX @newsmax.com · 11h

51 GOP Senators Urge Kennedy, FDA to Take Mifepristone Off the Market

Fifty-one Republican senators are pressing Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary to take mifepristone, one of the drugs used in medication abortions, off the market.

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NEWSMAX @newsmax.com · 11h

Markets Sink as Trump Threatens China With 'Massive' Tariffs

Stock markets fell Friday after President Donald Trump threatened China with "massive" new tariffs, while oil prices retreated as Middle East tensions eased following the Gaza ceasefire.

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NEWSMAX @newsmax.com · 11h

Americans Struggling to Make Their Car Payments

In the years since the COVID-19 pandemic, surging sticker prices and shrinking incentives from automakers have led more consumers, especially those with less purchasing power, to buy used cars and take out loans with longer terms.

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NEWSMAX @newsmax.com · 12h

Complaint: HHS Violated Hatch Act by Blaming Dems for Shutdown

An environmental advocacy group has filed complaints against the Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Forest Service, alleging they are violating the Hatch Act by blaming Democrats for the ongoing government shutdown.

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NEWSMAX @newsmax.com · 12h

EPA Laying Off Workers Amid Shutdown

Workers with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will be laid off by the Trump administration amid the government shutdown, according to an email received by employees in the agency's Resource Conservation and Sustainability Division, reports the Hill.

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NEWSMAX @newsmax.com · 12h

Sen. Collins Slams White House Over Schumer Shutdown Layoffs

Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine said she "strongly" opposes the White House's move to permanently fire hundreds of furloughed federal workers, calling the decision "arbitrary" and harmful to public service, The Hill reported.

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NEWSMAX @newsmax.com · 12h

Chicago Woman in Car Ramming Incident Faces Federal Charges

A Chicago woman who was shot multiple times by federal immigration agents was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of impeding a federal officer with a deadly weapon.

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NEWSMAX @newsmax.com · 12h

US Jobless Claims Rise Amid Government Shutdown

The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits increased again last week, economists estimated on Thursday, hinting at some early layoffs of contractors related to the government shutdown.

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NEWSMAX @newsmax.com · 13h

Judge Blocks Trump Conditions on Domestic Violence Grants

A federal judge ruled Friday that the Trump administration cannot put conditions on grants that fund efforts to combat domestic violence, including barring groups from promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion or providing abortion resources.

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NEWSMAX @newsmax.com · 13h

OPINION: N.Y. Candidates Must Take Unrelenting Stand Against Terror

N.Y. Candidates Must Take Unrelenting Stand Against Terror

The next mayor will inherit a city still battling crime, antisemitism, and extremism in our streets. If they can't speak honestly about the fight against terror, how can we trust them to keep our city safe?

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NEWSMAX @newsmax.com · 13h

Democrats Rage as Speaker Cancels House Votes

Democrats are fuming after Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., on Friday notified the House clerk that he has canceled votes planned for next week.

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NEWSMAX @newsmax.com · 13h

Admin Not Giving up on Deporting Abrego Garcia to West Africa

The Trump administration is pushing again to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia and hasn't given up on moving him to Eswatini or Ghana even though both have rejected the idea, an immigration official told a judge Friday.

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NEWSMAX @newsmax.com · 13h

Trump Imposing Tech Export Limits, New 100 Percent Tariff on Chinese Imports Starting Nov. 1 or Sooner

President Donald Trump said Friday that he's placing an additional 100% tax on Chinese imports starting on Nov. 1 or sooner, potentially escalating tariff rates close to levels that in April fanned fears of a steep recession and financial market chaos.The president said he...

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NEWSMAX @newsmax.com · 14h

OPINION: Mamdani Must be Stopped

Mamdani Must be Stopped

Democrats should follow the lead of their state party chairman, Jay Jacobs, who has declined to support Mamdani because in his judgment, the Democratic Socialists platform does not "represent the principles or policies of the Democratic Party."

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NEWSMAX @newsmax.com · 14h

US Creating New Counter-Narcotics Task Force in Its Southern Command

The U.S. Defense Department is establishing a new counter-narcotics joint task force in the Southern Command's area of responsibility, where the United States has been targeting boats it alleges to be carrying drugs, Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth said on Friday.U.S. Southern...

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NEWSMAX @newsmax.com · 14h

Report: USDA to Tap Tariff Cash to Fund WIC as Shutdown Hits Week 2

A food aid program designed to aid low-income pregnant women, new mothers, and young children access healthy foods, nutrition education, and healthcare referrals will be funded through October, the U.S. Department of Agriculture told congressional staff Thursday in a briefing, reports Politico.

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NEWSMAX @newsmax.com · 14h

OPINION: Without Israel, U.S. - Can't Legally Create Palestinian State

Without Israel, U.S. - Can't Legally Create Palestinian State

Jordan illegally conquered Judea and Samaria, including the eastern portion of Jerusalem, in 1948, which it renamed the West Bank, to distinguish it from Jordan proper on the eastern side of the Jordan River.

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NEWSMAX @newsmax.com · 14h

DOJ Closing In on Charges Against Bolton, Reports Say

The Justice Department is preparing criminal charges against John Bolton, Donald Trump's former national security adviser, according to exclusive reporting from MSNBC. Prosecutors in Maryland are said to be weighing whether to seek a grand jury indictment or move faster by...

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