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Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 4m

President Donald Trump and other high-ranking Republicans claim Democrats forced the government shutdown fight because they want to give free health care to immigrants in the U.S. illegally.

That's not true. Here are the facts.

Fact Check: No, the Shutdown Isn't About Immigrant Health Care

President Donald Trump and other Republicans claim Democrats forced the government shutdown over giving free health care to immigrants in the U.S. illegally.

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Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 2h

Reform UK intends to withdraw our human rights

They want us to join Russia and Belarus as the only European states not signed up to the ECHR

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Reform UK intends to withdraw our human rights

They want us to join Russia and Belarus as the only European states not signed up to the ECHR

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News Hub - A Home for Better News @thenewshub.bsky.social · 2h

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Republicans are losing the shutdown

The GOP was not expecting Democrats to play their cards this well.

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News Hub - A Home for Better News @thenewshub.bsky.social · 2h

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This Chicago resident believes they don’t need federal intervention. Thoughts?

YouTube video by Don Lemon

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News Hub - A Home for Better News @thenewshub.bsky.social · 2h

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DEVASTATING NEWS Hits Trump as he's RUSHED to Hospital

YouTube video by Keith Edwards

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No, Speaker Johnson.

YouTube video by Bernie Sanders

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www.counterpunch.org/2025/10/11/t...

The ICE Raids: The Spearhead of a White Christian Nation

Recent polls suggest that public support for Trump's immigration policies might be waning; a welcome sign for those of us opposed to the ruthless targeting of immigrant communities. And, while a decli...

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News Hub - A Home for Better News @thenewshub.bsky.social · 2h

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Snapshot: Trump's Threats, Bondi's Disgrace, Miller's Madness

Got a Minute or Two? Mad Hattery and Other Outrages

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News Hub - A Home for Better News @thenewshub.bsky.social · 2h

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Hungary’s Espionage Against EU Institutions: - Robert Lansing Institute

A joint investigation by Der Spiegel (Germany) and partners (Hungary’s Direkt36, Belgium’s De Tijd, Austria’s Der Standard) revealed that the Hungarian

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News Hub - A Home for Better News @thenewshub.bsky.social · 2h

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RFK Jr. descends into INSANE public rant about circumcision

YouTube video by Brian Tyler Cohen

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News Hub - A Home for Better News @thenewshub.bsky.social · 2h

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Trump Literally Posted the Evidence!

Sarah Longwell and George Conway discuss Trump’s fake prosecutions of Comey and Letitia James, the “Truth Social DM” fiasco, and his escalating use of the National Guard to provoke chaos—plus why Amer...

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News Hub - A Home for Better News @thenewshub.bsky.social · 2h

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Trump has 'exposed' US in 'massive re-escalation' of tensions with major superpower: CNN

The United States and China have been in a tentative ceasefire in a trade war since this spring after President Donald Trump's initial wave of tariffs caused massive panic in financial markets. But th...

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News Hub - A Home for Better News @thenewshub.bsky.social · 2h

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George Conway highlights the two most 'important words' from Trump's White House physician

On Friday, President Donald Trump made a scheduled visit to the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for what the White House said was an annual physical. But conservative attorney and promine...

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News Hub - A Home for Better News @thenewshub.bsky.social · 2h

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Human Rights Groups Say U.S. Is 'Systematically Torturing' Immigrants Through Prolonged Solitary Confinement

ICE guidelines limit solitary confinement for people with mental health issues to exceptional circumstances and as a last resort, but the report found the policy is routinely violated

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News Hub - A Home for Better News @thenewshub.bsky.social · 2h

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ICE Launches Multimillion-Dollar Recruitment Campaign as Trump Ramps Up Deportation Efforts

The 30-second spots began airing in mid-September in several cities across the United States, and in recent weeks, it has expanded to additional major hubs including Miami, Dallas and Houston.

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U.N. High Commissioner For Refugees Says Trump Immigration Policies May Be Violating International Law

In a speech, Filippo Grandi criticized what he described as a growing disregard for international law among developed nations and emphasized that poorer countries continue to carry most of the global ...

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‘Page one of the authoritarian playbook’: how Trump and allies are exploiting Kirk’s killing

The president and his Maga allies have used the rightwing influencer’s killing to justify attacks on critics, experts say

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Virginia health insurance marketplace data predicts surge in prices

Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine are warning Virginians about what insurance premiums could look like in the months to come.

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News Hub - A Home for Better News @thenewshub.bsky.social · 2h

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Peru Congress removes President Boluarte from office on moral incapacity grounds

Peru's Congress voted on Thursday to remove President Dina Boluarte from office for moral incapacity by 122 votes after a late-night session to debate her impeachment. Dina Boluarte was replaced by Jo...

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Veteran of 1968 Memphis sanitation strike says National Guard deployment is threatening and overreac

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News Hub - A Home for Better News @thenewshub.bsky.social · 2h

www.axios.com/2025/10/11/s...

How to measure the economy when the government isn't doing it

Companies and investors are scrambling for alternatives to the data put out by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

News Hub - A Home for Better News @thenewshub.bsky.social · 2h

www.pbs.org/newshour/wor...

ICC judges decline to release former Philippine President Duterte, citing flight risk

Judges at the International Criminal Court on Friday rejected a request from former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to be released from detention, finding he was likely to refuse to return for tr...

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Trump showing 'no interest' in negotiating to end shutdown, Jeffries says

As the government shutdown continues and the Trump administration begins mass layoffs, Geoff Bennett spoke with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries for reaction from the Democrats.

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Wall Street tumbles in its worst day since April after Trump threatens more tariffs on China

A monthslong calm on Wall Street shattered Friday, and U.S. stocks tumbled after President Donald Trump threatened to crank tariffs much higher on China.

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Trump puts extra 100% tariff on China imports, adds export controls on 'critical software'

President Trump retaliated against China's export controls on rare earths after suggesting he also would cancel a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.