Division within the GOP caucus over food stamps could give Democrats a key opening to ramp up the pressure on Republicans to make concessions and earn their votes to end the shutdown, John Bowden and Eric Garcia report
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25 states warn of imminent ‘crisis’ for millions if the federal government won’t tap into emergency funds
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One teen told police he spoke briefly with the man but otherwise had no previously interactions with him
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Many of the troops aboard 8 Navy warships are trained to assist in natural disasters
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Waymo co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana said the company keeps its safety record available to the public, and challenged other autonomous vehicle companies to do the same
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Britons urged to alert Foreign Office of presence on island as ‘trillions of gallons’ of water set to fall amid power cuts
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The incident unfolded Saturday in Chicago’s Old Irving Park neighborhood, where residents say federal agents disrupted a children’s Halloween parade
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The Zebulon man’s 3-year-old son was found unharmed, while he allegedly killed his four other kids
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Greg Bovino is being hauled to court every day after his officers are accused of gassing neighborhoods and threatening protesters with ‘you’re dead, liberal’ taunts
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The plan represents one of the most ambitious U.S. investments in atomic energy in decades
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The skeletons of the duck-billed dinosaurs, Edmontosaurus Annectens – which lived more than 66 million years ago in the late Cretaceous period – were unearthed in 1908 in a ravine area of east-central Wyoming
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Airlines have pushed the Trump administration to go further and praised the action to rescind the Biden plan
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The FAA is about 3,500 air traffic controllers short of targeted staffing levels
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Opposition slams administration for removing restrictions on firearms exports, calling move ‘a gift to violent cartels and drug traffickers’
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Saying he was ‘flattered’ by all of the media attention the speculation has received, Bret Baier added that ‘we’ll see what happens at the end’ of his Fox News contract.
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Newsom occupies second place with 15% of voters choosing him as their preferred presidential candidate, losing out to former Transport Secretary Pete Buttigieg, who has 19%
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Tech boss sought out attorney general for advice on best to speak to president, new book claims
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Trump has long been toying with the idea of a third term, even though it is prohibited by the Constitution
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Claims of “flag jacking” go back to at least the Vietnam War
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Obama and Pelosi had reportedly agreed to abstain from making any endorsements, according to the book
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State Attorney General Ken Paxton parroted claims by the Health Secretary which have been strongly refuted by medical professionals
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Monday’s incident at PPG Paints Arena marks the third fall at a major Pittsburgh sports venue this year
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President’s attorneys resurrect legal arguments to overturn jury’s verdict in a case that was ‘fatally marred’
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Lawrence O’Donnell said that Scott Jennings wasn’t always like this, claiming he was once ‘capable’ of criticizing Trump before he ‘figured out where the money is’ and became the ‘JD Vance of CNN.’
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More than 50 people killed in at least 13 strikes on 14 vessels as Trump administration escalates war against cartels
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Taking a page from other Republicans, the former collegiate swimmer accused Ocasio-Cortez and other progressive politicians of destroying the country
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Republican-led panel claims former president’s ‘cognitive decline’ was so severe he may not have been aware what he was signing and his clemency orders are therefore ‘null and void’ and should be reviewed
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Bader - who had more than 200,000 followers - passed away in Miami, his girlfriend Reem said
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Secretary of War continues campaign against facial hair on Pacific tour
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Sean Grayson claims he shot Massey in self-defense after she told him she would ‘rebuke him in the name of Jesus’
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An appeals court earlier this month upheld an order pausing the threatened Guard operation in Illinois
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Scholars of authoritarianism including Francis Fukuyama also asked the judge to throw out the charges, saying they were a clear example of an autocratic leader abusing the justice system to consolidate power
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The storm made landfall in the southwestern part of Jamaica with destructive winds and heavy rain
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The coming job cuts, reported to total around 2,000 workers, are part of an ongoing restructuring following the venerable entertainment company’s controversial merger this August
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Despite their House majority, Republicans are poised to gain more seats through redistricting
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Experts say drug-laced Halloween candy is an urban legend, but police in Warren, Michigan said the
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The federal workers’ union said the Senate needs to pass a clean continuing resolution. Republicans say Democrats ‘need to listen to the unions, and that's not a sentence I say very often’
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Atlanta-based Carter’s said it expected to pay up to $250 million this year in extra costs due to President Donald Trump’s taxes on foreign imports
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‘Sure, at first blush it sounds crazy, but Trump loves a deal, and Brian Roberts needs to think big and differently,’ media analyst Rich Greenfield wrote this week
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Platner, an oyster farmer and populist running for Senate in Maine, has faced multiple controversies in recent weeks over his past views and a controversial skull-and-bones tattoo reminiscent of Nazi imagery
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Newly released docs reveal Chelsea Berg confronted her boyfriend about her son’s bruises a month before he was hospitalized
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This figure represents nearly 10 percent of its approximately 350,000 corporate staff
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President challenges legitimacy of ballots that are not cast in person on election day as Republicans brace for 2026
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The Roomba creator has been sliding towards disaster since January 2024, when Amazon pulled out of a planned acquisition deal
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The suspected armed robbers targeted a home in Jurupa Valley, California
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The study found that nearly 30 percent of stillbirths occur in pregnancies where there were no known risk factors
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President’s allies say deficit is going down, but predictions for 2026 still range as high as $2.2 trillion
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Rather than responding immediately to the call, police sergeant Kevin Bollaro allegedly drove two miles in the opposite direction and stopped to get cash and a slice
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‘We’re dealing with what’s possibly a serial killer,’ investigators said
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The president’s plans for the historic East Wing, which has been partly demolished to make way for a lavish new, $300 million ballroom, has faced fierce criticism
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‘He’s an excellent journalist, good human being, and someone you want in a newsroom,’ one staffer told The Independent about Dickerson’s pending departure.
‘Gavin Newsom cares more about giving illegals commercial drivers licenses than he does citizens of his own state and the safety of Americans. It’s shameful,’ Sean Duffy says
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First lady has maintainted public silence over $350m White House ballroom but reportedly ‘raised concerns’ in private and denied responsibility for the project
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The statue has long been controversial and even “stirred opposition” when it was planned over 100 years ago
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Staff shortages have increased four times over October 2024 as a federal government shutdown nears its one-month anniversary
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Cheyenne Sears, 25, was traveling southbound on State Road 67, about 40 miles southwest of Indianapolis Saturday when her vehicle was hit
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Up until now, most of the American public has been insulated from the shutdown’s effects, Eric Garcia writes. But with SNAP recipients going hungry, labor groups demanding the government reopen and ongoing health insurance enrollment, Trump and Democrats might be forced to find a solution.
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It was not immediately clear what advertisements Trump was speaking about
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Suspect detained over wanted poster-style meme that placed $45,000 bounty on attorney general’s head
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Food banks brace for impact as states demand USDA tap into billions of dollars in emergency funding
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Every family should have an emergency kit with supplies to meet its basic needs
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While America’s canal boom brought prosperity, the wealth came at a cost to many communities
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‘It is infuriating that neither Congress nor the courts seem to be interested in putting a stop to any of this, because we are supposed to live in a country of checks and balances,” John Oliver declared on Sunday.
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A new study found that switching back-and-forth is the worst option for our health
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Temperatures were in the single digits over the weekend thanks to windchill
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The luxurious excursion also provides attendees with farm-to-table dining and lavish living arrangements
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‘I would love to do it. I have my best numbers ever,’ the president said on Air Force One Monday
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US-born manager of the Laugh Factory arrested by ICE agents
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At least four people have already been killed as the storm batters the Caribbean with heavy winds and torrential rainfall
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Americans are facing attacks on free speech and tests of executive power, Biden said
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Trump bragged that doctors said that he had one of ‘the best reports they’ve ever seen’
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A Wisconsin middle school is being investigated after allegations that staff members physically and sexually assaulted a 13-year-old boy with special needs.
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Trump and Musk’s bitter feud has seen them hurl accusations of drug use and links to Jeffrey Epstein at each other
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Far-right activist Laura Loomer took credit for Hamdi’s arrest
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Analysis: Experts argue that use of a donation and research funding present separate examples of Antideficiency Act violations writes John Bowden
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Great Falls City Commissioner candidate Pete Anderson said his idea would provide shelters to homeless individuals without the need for government borrowing
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Melissa's center was forecast to move over Jamaica on Tuesday
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Just two Republican senators stand opposed to Trump’s killings of dozens of alleged drug traffickers, despite drone opposition under Obama
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In a show of military force, North Korea launched sea-to-surface cruise missiles into its western waters
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Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un last met in 2019
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Isaac Brocco Rivera was reportedly heading to his senior homecoming on the night he was killed
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Former president’s son said it was ‘silly’ to think otherwise
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Doug Ford agreed to pull the controversial ad, but it will still air through the weekend’s Blue Jays–Dodgers World Series games, which Trump denounced as ‘fraud’ and ‘dirty playing’
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Critics have expressed concerns over the ethics and legality of a private donor funding operations of U.S. military
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McLaren has seen much calmer days this Formula 1 season. But Zak Brown’s empire is now showing cracks on all fronts.
The team did wrap up the constructors’ championship early in Singapore, and Brown is understandably basking in the glow of that “important” achievement. But let’s be honest: for the public, that title barely matters.
In Formula 1, only the drivers’ championship counts – that’s the one with real prestige, the ultimate prize.
And right now, that ultimate prize is slipping away from McLaren.
The results since the summer break speak for themselves: Max Verstappen and Red Bull are back in full force. They have nothing to lose – and everything to gain.
McLaren, on the other hand, can only lose – and in recent weeks, the team has looked more nervous than at any other point this season. Strategy calls have become less precise, pitstops are no longer flawless, and even the drivers are showing cracks under pressure.
Of course, we could have once again crowned Oscar Piastri the ‘worst sleeper’ of the night. But the situation at McLaren goes far beyond their championship leader’s current dip.
All these ‘side battles’ have clearly left their mark on the team. The constant chatter, speculation, and media pressure have created a climate of uncertainty – and it’s showing on track.
Hovering over all of this, like a sword of Damocles, are McLaren’s self-imposed ‘Papaya Rules’ – in other words, the rules McLaren has shackled itself with. Because the team is increasingly tripping over its own code of conduct.
Every minor incident is dissected, every tiny contact scrutinized. One internal review follows another. And anyone who says this leaves no mark on the people expected to perform on race weekends is fooling themselves.
Norris and Piastri may insist otherwise, but the ‘papaya ghost’ still haunts their minds – just listen to Piastri’s radio messages after the Singapore clash, or Norris’ comments following the sprint incident. Everything at McLaren now revolves around one question: how does this fit into the internal racing code, and what are the consequences?
Those very “consequences” for Norris, announced after Singapore, were another self-inflicted wound. When you chase irreproachable fairness, you inevitably lead whoever feels wronged to speak up. If there were consequences for Norris after Singapore, will there be some for Piastri after Austin?
That’s the vicious circle McLaren has created – and can no longer escape.
The team has even missed a chance to calm things down: in Austin, Brown spoke about “transparency”, yet failed to truly be transparent. Since then, those “consequences” have kept coming back to bite him.
Because one thing’s clear: nothing is clear. And that uncertainty is palpable. Every media session has become a balancing act.
And right in a phase where clear communication is valued more than ever, Brown is also fighting a legal battle with IndyCar champion Alex Palou, who accuses him of breaking his word and claims Brown failed to honor their agreements. If anything, that’s ironic, given that the very ‘Papaya Rules’ are based on mutual agreement and the principle of fair play.
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Meanwhile, more and more voices are saying what many have long suspected: McLaren’s pursuit of absolute fairness between its two drivers simply isn’t possible. And every attempt to enforce it only makes things worse.
Where this will lead, nobody knows – not even Zak Brown. But one can safely assume that his thoughts are racing when he tries to sleep at night – especially after the weekend in Austin. If anyone had a rough night after the United States GP, it was the McLaren boss. For more reasons than one.
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