U.S. Strike Kills 4 on Boat Trump Says Was Smuggling Drugs
The strike in the Caribbean Sea brings the death toll in the Trump administration’s lethal campaign to 80 since early September. Source: Original News
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SNAP Benefits Are Resuming as Government Reopens After Shutdown
Several states have restarted food stamp payments, but millions of Americans are still awaiting the November deposits that the Trump administration resisted paying out in full. Source: Original News
Government Shutdown Ends and Federal Workers Return
Government employees were expecting to see paychecks again as early as Nov. 20 after six weeks in limbo. Source: Original News
Boeing Defense Workers Approve New Contract
More than 3,000 workers who make fighter jets and weapons in the St. Louis area have been on strike for over three months. Source: Original News
Katie Wilson, a Political Newcomer, Is Elected Mayor in Seattle
Ms. Wilson, a self-described socialist, joined the race after Mayor Bruce Harrell opposed taxing high-income residents to finance construction of new housing. Source: Original News
Seattle Elects a Left-Wing Mayor With a Light Résumé but Mamdani Appeal
Katie Wilson, who narrowly defeated the incumbent, Bruce Harrell, emerged from the city’s left-wing activist class and brings with her little experience in governing. Source: Original News
How a 17-Year-Old Girl Became Enmeshed in the Matt Gaetz Scandal
A teenager with a homeless parent wanted money for braces and ended up having sex for money with powerful men. She wants the public to have a fuller understanding of how she was victimized. Source: Original News
How D.C. Area Businesses Aided Furloughed Workers Amid Government Shutdown
The region was already unsettled by sweeping government layoffs and funding cuts when the shutdown started. Source: Original News
Under Fire for Tucker Carlson Remarks, Think Tank Chief Pleads Ignorance
Kevin Roberts, under fire for defending Tucker Carlson’s interview with a white nationalist, said that he did not keep up with the news and that he had simply read an aide’s script. Source: Original News
Epstein’s Emails About Trump
Our investigative reporter Steve Eder provides context about Jeffrey Epstein’s relationship with President Donald Trump based on information from over 20,000 pages of documents from Epstein’s estate released by the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday. Source: Original News