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Sarah D. Wire @sarahdwire.bsky.social · 2h

What to know: the shutdown and 'health care for illegal immigrants'

Who gets access to Medicaid and subsidized health insurance – and who doesn't – is at the center of the government shutdown.

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Health care for 'illegal immigrants'? Here's what's behind the shutdown rhetoric.

Who gets access to Medicaid and subsidized health insurance – and who doesn't – is at the center of the government shutdown.

www.usatoday.com

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Sarah D. Wire @sarahdwire.bsky.social · 2h

For months, as the expiration of health insurance subsidies loomed, state health insurance commissioners warned Congress that millions of middle-class Americans were likely to see their insurance premiums double or triple.
Now, Washington is at a stalemate
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Democrats want health care tax credits to end the shutdown. Why the GOP says not yet.

Stalemate in Congress leaves millions insured by state marketplaces in limbo.

www.usatoday.com

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Sarah D. Wire @sarahdwire.bsky.social · 2h

‘It’s not like it snuck up on us’: Tax credit stalemate in shutdown

Stalemate in Congress leaves millions insured by state marketplaces in limbo.

www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

Democrats want health care tax credits to end the shutdown. Why the GOP says not yet.

Stalemate in Congress leaves millions insured by state marketplaces in limbo.

www.usatoday.com

Sarah D. Wire @sarahdwire.bsky.social · 2h

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Religious protesters say ICE threatens religious freedom in Chicago

(RNS) — Despite potential danger, religious leaders and faith activists have been a visible presence at Chicago-area ICE protests, some waving signs with slogans such as ‘Love thy neighbor’ and ‘Who w...

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 14h

NEW: I spoke to clergy and faith leaders who've joined protests at the Chicago-area ICE facility.

Three say they've been shot with pepper balls, sometimes while praying.

All say ICE is also violating their religious freedom, and one is arguing it in court. religionnews.com/2025/10/07/i...

Religious protesters say ICE threatens religious freedom in Chicago

(RNS) — Despite potential danger, religious leaders and faith activists have been a visible presence at Chicago-area ICE protests, some waving signs with slogans such as ‘Love thy neighbor’ and ‘Who w...

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Kat Stafford @katstafford.bsky.social · 2d

“The absence of Black journalists doesn’t just harm us, it impoverishes the entire profession,” NABJ President Errin Haines declared. “When our voices are missing, stories go untold, perspectives go unchallenged, and the truth remains incomplete.”
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Pew Finds Just 6% of Journalists Are Black as Crisis Grows with Recent Firings

BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — the Black voice is too often invited in only to be pushed out when it dares to speak of the nation’s truths. Attiah, the Post’s only Black female opinion writer, said she was ...

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Sarah D. Wire @sarahdwire.bsky.social · 2d

Newsom says he'll sue Trump for deploying 300 California National Guard troops to Oregon www.usatoday.com/story/news/p... via @usatoday.com

Newsom says he'll sue Trump for deploying 300 California National Guard troops to Oregon

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said he will take the Trump administration to court over the deployment of 300 California National Guard personnel to Oregon.

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 4d

Federal officer blasts chemical spray into vocal but nonviolent Portland protester, video shows

The interaction illustrates how federal law enforcement officers do use aggressive tactics against protesters who yell and needle officers but don’t appear to present clear physical threats.

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USA TODAY @usatoday.com · 4d

BREAKING: The United States killed four people in a strike against a vessel allegedly carrying illegal drugs, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Oct. 3, at least the fourth such attack in recent weeks.

US carries out new strike against alleged drug vessel near Venezuela

The United States killed four people in a strike against a vessel allegedly carrying illegal drugs, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Oct. 3, at least the fourth such attack in recent weeks.

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 5d

I love when student journalists break a crazy story, especially about their own school. This one is extraordinarily macabre. www.uscannenbergmedia.com/2025/10/01/u...

USC sold dead bodies to U.S. military to train IDF medical personnel

A review of seven years’ worth of contracts unveiled more than $860,000 to use cadavers in surgical trainings involving the Israeli Defense Forces.

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Sarah D. Wire @sarahdwire.bsky.social · 4d

I'm stubborn and have been fixing the same toaster for 20 years. I just bought a new one, and I am more excited than I should be.

a toaster with a face on it and the website cachondeo.com

ALT: a toaster with a face on it and the website cachondeo.com

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Sarah D. Wire @sarahdwire.bsky.social · 5d

President Trump is tweeting about him cutting agencies and staff. Democrats are lambasting him. Who is OMB Director Russ Vought and what is his role in the shutdown?
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OMB Director Russ Vought expected to play an outsized role in government shutdown

OMB Director Russ Vought is expected to play a major role during the government shutdown, including whether there are mass layoffs.

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Sarah D. Wire @sarahdwire.bsky.social · 5d

OMB Director Russ Vought is expected to play an outsized role in government shutdown. Who is he?https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/10/03/who-is-russ-vought-role-government-shutdown/86444540007/

Sarah D. Wire @sarahdwire.bsky.social · 5d

Victoria Sylvester and her husband have discussed divorcing ‒ just on paper ‒ to protect their assets if her health care costs tip her into bankruptcy.

Their health insurance premium is expected to jump from $0 to $1,500 a month when the premium tax credits end later this year. via @usatoday.com

These people have found their health care at the center of a shutdown showdown

Small business owners, self-employed people and early retirees are among the 24 million Americans who could lose the tax credit

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Walter Olson @walterolson.bsky.social · 6d

“ABC7 spoke to Pertissue Fisher, a woman who lives in the building. She said ICE agents took everyone in the building, including her, and asked questions later….’They was bringing the kids down, too, had them zip tied to each other.’”

It can’t happen here, you say. But it is happening.

ICE agents raid South Shore apartments; Trump says Chicago could become military training ground

ICE agents raided a South Shore apartment building overnight as the city braces for a possible military deployment.

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Sarah D. Wire @sarahdwire.bsky.social · 6d

What effects are you seeing from the government shutdown? Can be big or little, I'm curious.

Reach out at [email protected] or Signal @sarahdwire.71

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Sarah D. Wire @sarahdwire.bsky.social · 6d

How long will the government shutdown last? Lawmakers don't have an answer. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p... via @usatoday.com

How long will the government shutdown last? Lawmakers don't have an answer.

Even members of Congress aren't sure what it's going to take to open the government back up.

www.usatoday.com

Sarah D. Wire @sarahdwire.bsky.social · 6d

Can undocumented immigrants get 'free health care' or Medicaid? www.usatoday.com/story/news/p... via @usatoday.com

Can undocumented immigrants get 'free health care' or Medicaid?

GOP says Dems want free health care for immigrants here illegally. Dems say that's not at all what they're demanding.

www.usatoday.com

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Erin Mansfield @erinmansfield.bsky.social · 7d

Trump and RFK's Tylenol announcement last week led to a lot of anger and controversy.

We slowed down and talked to the MAHA moms who support what they're doing. I hope you'll read it.

www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

Who are the MAHA moms? They're feeling heard by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

After years of feeling gaslit and dismissed, Make America Healthy Again activists see their beliefs promoted at the White House.

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Sarah D. Wire @sarahdwire.bsky.social · 7d

How the government shuts down and what it means for you www.usatoday.com/story/news/p... via @usatoday.com

How the government shuts down and what it means for you

A range of government services will be halted in a shutdown. National parks, airport security lines and clinical trials could take a hit.

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Sarah D. Wire @sarahdwire.bsky.social · 7d

Government shutdown live updates, Senate rejects funding deals, latest on Social Security www.usatoday.com/story/news/p... via @usatoday.com

Government shutdown live updates, Senate rejects funding deals, latest on Social Security

Trump and congressional Democrats braced for a partial shutdown of the federal government as a midnight deadline approached

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Sarah D. Wire @sarahdwire.bsky.social · 7d

Billions in Taxpayer Dollars Have Become Virtually Untraceable www.notus.org/trump-white-...

Billions in Taxpayer Dollars Have Become Virtually Untraceable

The Trump administration’s aggressive approach to overhauling the executive branch has obscured how federal dollars are actually being spent — even for the members of Congress.

www.notus.org

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Sarah D. Wire @sarahdwire.bsky.social · 7d

Who are the MAHA moms? They're feeling heard by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p... via @usatoday.com

Who are the MAHA moms? They're feeling heard by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

After years of feeling gaslit and dismissed, Make America Healthy Again activists see their beliefs promoted at the White House.

www.usatoday.com

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John Hawkinson @johnhawkinson.bsky.social · 7d

OMG this William G. Young opinion that just dropped (12:30pm) in AAUP v. Rubio.
It begins with a postcard sent to Chambers and Young's reply

card: "Trump has pardons and tanks, what do you have?"

WGY: "We the People of the United States — you and me — have our magnificent Constitution"

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Sarah D. Wire @sarahdwire.bsky.social · 7d

Tuna fish casserole, and yes it has crushed chips on top

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