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Energy Dept. Cancels $7.5 Billion for Hundreds of Projects, Mostly in Blue States  The New York Times Damage from Trump’s $8B energy hit list would spill into GOP districts  Politico DOE cuts target renewables, hydrogen and more in mostly blue states  Axios The Energy Department canceled billions in funding. Democrats say it’s retribution  NPR Trump officials cancel $7.6 billion in clean energy projects  The Washington …

Drawing upon her personal and political past, Jane Fonda has revived an activist group from the Cold War era that was backed by her father and fellow Oscar winner, Henry Fonda. Jane Fonda announced Wednesday that she had launched a 21st-century incarnation of the Committee for the First Amendment, originally formed in 1947 in response to congressional hearings probing screenwriters and …

Clockwise from top left: Jane Fonda, John Legend, Ben Stiller, Whoopi Goldberg, Billie Eilish, and Spike Lee. Led by Fonda, hundreds of celebrities have signed on to a letter in defense of free speech and free expression, re-launching a McCarthy-era committee. Neilson Barnard; Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for The Recording Academy; David Livingston; Dia Dipasupil; Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Karl Lagerfeld; …

Trump to Americans: “Go F*ck Yourself”; shuts down Republican-controlled government, increasing monthly health care costs by hundreds of dollars  California State Portal (.gov) Lawmakers remain deadlocked ahead of midnight deadline to avoid a government shutdown  NPR Playbook PM: Hours to go before shutdown  Politico How Democrats can use health care to beat Trump at his own game | Opinion  USA Today Rep. McBride: “The …

Hundreds of Top Military Officers Gather for Meeting With Trump and Hegseth  The New York Times Surrounded by Quantico, a tiny town braces for Trump’s talk with top generals  The Washington Post What to know about the Pentagon’s ‘mystery meeting’ with top-ranking generals  ABC News – Breaking News, Latest News and Videos Why Does Hegseth Want More Than 800 Admirals and Generals in …

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth plan to address hundreds of U.S. military officials in person Tuesday after the Pentagon suddenly asked top commanders from around the world to convene at a base in Virginia without publicly revealing the reason. The gathering at the Marine Corps base in Quantico near Washington has fueled intense speculation …

A federal judge agreed Monday to temporarily suspend the Trump administration’s plan to eliminate hundreds of jobs at the agency that oversees Voice of America, the government-funded broadcaster founded to counter Nazi propaganda during World War II. U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth in Washington, D.C., ruled that the U.S. Agency for Global Media cannot implement a reduction in force eliminating 532 jobs …

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge agreed Monday to temporarily suspend the Trump administration’s plan to eliminate hundreds of jobs at the agency that oversees Voice of America, the government-funded broadcaster founded to counter Nazi propaganda during World War II. U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth in Washington, D.C., ruled that the U.S. Agency for Global Media cannot implement a reduction …

Masked-up federal agents confront the protesters in the driveway of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Portland, Ore., on Sept. 28, 2025. Kristyna Wentz-Graff / OPB Several hundred people gathered outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Portland Sunday afternoon and into the evening to protest the Trump administration’s deployment of National Guard troops to the city. …

Trouble is brewing for the country’s most famous coffee brand, as Starbucks announced it will lay off 900 workers and close down shops across the country, including dozens in NYC, some of which are unionized. REUTERS/David ‘Dee’ Delgado/File Photo Trouble is brewing for the country’s most famous coffee brand, as Starbucks announced it will lay off 900 workers and close …