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Millions Join ‘No Kings’ Protests Across U.S. as Movement Against Trump’s Power Grows

WASHINGTON — In one of the largest coordinated demonstrations in modern American history, millions of people poured into the streets of cities and towns across the United States this weekend under the banner of the “No Kings” movement, a sprawling coalition of activists, unions, and civil society groups protesting what they

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By: Nick Ravenshade

Trump Commutes Prison Sentence of Ex-GOP Rep. George Santos in Stunning Move

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday commuted the prison sentence of former Republican congressman George Santos, abruptly ending the disgraced lawmaker’s more than seven‑year term for fraud and identity theft and sparking a political firestorm over presidential clemency powers. The announcement came late in the afternoon, with Trump

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4 Min
By: Nick Ravenshade

Trump Appeals to Supreme Court to Approve National Guard Deployment in Chicago Amid Legal Showdown

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn lower court rulings that blocked his administration from deploying National Guard troops into Chicago, escalating a constitutional clash over presidential authority and the limits of federal power in America’s cities. The emergency appeal, filed Friday by

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4 Min
By: Nick Ravenshade

JD Vance Downplays Racist Texts in GOP Group Chat, Calls Them ‘What Kids Do’

WASHINGTON — Vice President JD Vance is facing bipartisan backlash after dismissing outrage over a leaked Republican group chat that contained racist, antisemitic, and misogynistic messages, brushing off the offensive texts as “what kids do.” The remarks, made during a press gaggle on Capitol Hill late Tuesday, have ignited a storm

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4 Min
By: Nick Ravenshade

Obama Warns Trump’s Troop Deployments to U.S. Cities Threaten Core Democratic Traditions

WASHINGTON — Former President Barack Obama has sharply criticized President Donald Trump’s decision to deploy federal troops and National Guard units to American cities, calling the move “a genuine effort to weaken how we have understood democracy.” His remarks, delivered during an interview on the final episode of comedian Marc

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4 Min
By: Nick Ravenshade

Trump and GOP Reframe 2020 Election History as Biden Presidency Takes Center Stage in Political Narrative

WASHINGTON — Five years after the tumultuous 2020 election, a new political narrative has taken hold in Republican circles: that Joe Biden, not Donald Trump, was effectively the president during that year. The claim, repeated by Trump and echoed by GOP allies, is not a literal rewriting of history — Trump was

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4 Min
By: Nick Ravenshade

Federal Workforce Hit: Administration Starts Layoffs During Shutdown

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Friday began carrying out long-threatened layoffs of federal employees, filing court papers and sending reduction-in-force notices to thousands of workers as the stalemated government shutdown entered its second week. The Office of Management and Budget told a federal court that roughly 4,200 positions across

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5 Min
By: Nick Ravenshade

Trump’s Grip on Federal Purse Strings Raises Alarm Over Spending Power

WASHINGTON – As the federal government shutdown stretched into its second week, President Donald Trump has wielded control over billions in federal dollars in ways critics say push the boundaries of legality and constitutional norms. From withholding congressionally approved funds to redirecting tariff revenues and reshaping discretionary grants, Trump’s approach

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4 Min
By: Nick Ravenshade

Trump: Not All Furloughed Workers Guaranteed Back Pay as Shutdown Deepens

President Donald Trump on Tuesday suggested that not every federal employee furloughed during the current government shutdown will automatically receive retroactive pay when the government reopens — a stance that has touched off immediate legal and political firestorms and appears to reverse a long-standing practice enshrined in the aftermath of the

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4 Min
By: Nick Ravenshade

France in Turmoil as Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu Resigns After 27 Days

By Nick Ravenshade for NENC Media Group October 6, 2025 France plunged deeper into political uncertainty on Monday after Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu submitted his resignation to President Emmanuel Macron — just hours after unveiling a new cabinet and only 27 days after taking office. The abrupt exit, which followed immediate

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4 Min
By: Nick Ravenshade

Newsom Files Suit After Trump Sends California National Guard to Oregon — A New Flashpoint in Federal-State Fight

By Nick Ravenshade for NENC Media Group October 5, 2025 California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Sunday that his administration would sue the Biden-era-turned-Trump White House after President Donald Trump ordered roughly 300 California National Guard members to deploy to Portland, Oregon — a move Newsom called a “breathtaking abuse of power”

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5 Min
By: Nick Ravenshade

They Said “Free Healthcare for Illegals.” How Democrats Are Busting That Lie — The Facts, The Politics, and the Stakes

By Nick Ravenshade for NENC Media Group October 4, 2025 As Washington careens through another partisan fight over funding, a familiar — and politically potent — claim has resurfaced: Republican leaders and allied commentators have charged that Democrats are trying to give “free health care” to undocumented immigrants. Democrats say that claim

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5 Min
By: Nick Ravenshade

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