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‘A slap in the face’: Ranchers feel betrayed by Trump’s plan to buy Argentine beef
Farmer Jose Esquivel surveys his field of cattle on June 13, 2023 in Quemado, Texas. Brandon Bell/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Brandon Bell/Getty Images North America This year, Destinee Weeks and her husband, who manage a herd of about 250 cattle in northern Oklahoma, began to see a profit for the first…
Read MoreEffort to pay at least some federal workers fails in Senate
A sign on the entrance to the U.S. National Arboretum is seen as it is closed due to the federal government shut down on October 01, 2025 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images North America The Senate has failed to advance a pair of competing measures…
Read MoreHow presidents have changed the White House — and how Trump’s ballroom is different
The gutted interior of the White House in 1950, during major structural renovations that forced President Truman and his family to live in a temporary residence for nearly four years. File/AP hide caption toggle caption File/AP Crews are demolishing the East Wing of the White House to make way for the construction of President Trump’s…
Read MoreThe East Wing could fully be demolished soon, as preservationists urge caution
The facade of the East Wing of the White House is demolished by work crews on Wednesday. The demolition is part of President Trump’s plan to build a ballroom. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images The entire East Wing of the White House could be fully demolished as soon as this…
Read MoreWatch live: White House holds press briefing amid shutdown, East Wing renovations
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will brief reporters Thursday afternoon as the government shutdown stretches into a fourth week, after a 12th vote on a stopgap funding bill failed a day earlier. The briefing also comes after demolition began on the White House’s East Wing to make room for President Trump’s addition of a…
Read MoreIts the deadliest year for ICE in decades. As detentions rise, the trend may continue
People detained by federal agents walk into a suburban Chicago ICE Detention Center in Broadview, IL on Sept. 19. Dominic Gwinn/Middle East Images via AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Dominic Gwinn/Middle East Images via AFP/Getty Images Immigration and Customs Enforcement has recorded its deadliest year since the early 2000s as agency officials push to…
Read MoreCourt to rule on troop deployment. And, a new Pentagon press corps emerges
Good morning. You’re reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today’s top stories A federal appeals court is expected to decide on President Trump’s authority to deploy National Guard troops to Portland, Ore., within the…
Read MoreYour ballot or other mail may not get postmarked by USPS the day it’s dropped off
In response to U.S. Postal Service changes, California state officials are urging mail-in voters for a special election on congressional redistricting to return their ballots before Election Day to help ensure their ballots get postmarked by the deadline. Here, a post office in Montclair, Calif., is seen last year. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption toggle…
Read MoreWhat Jared Kushner brings to the negotiating table in the Middle East
Jared Kushner attends a press conference at the Civilian Military Coordination Center in southern Israel on Tuesday. Nathan Howard/Pool/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Nathan Howard/Pool/AFP via Getty Images Jared Kushner is back. The president’s son-in-law — and former chief adviser — had said he wasn’t planning to join the administration for a…
Read MoreConfused by the legal battles over troop deployments? Here’s what to know
A member of the Texas National Guard stands at an army reserve training facility on October 07, 2025 in Elwood, Illinois. Scott Olson/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Scott Olson/Getty Images North America President Trump’s federalization and deployment of National Guard troops to both Oregon and Illinois are facing a pair of legal…
Read MoreNorth Carolina Republicans approve Trump-backed congressional maps
North Carolina Republicans on Wednesday approved new congressional maps in an effort to boost their chances of holding onto Congress in next year’s midterm elections. Source link
Read MoreYoung GOP leaders were caught sending racists texts. Is it affecting the party?
A Martinez and Politico reporter Calder McHugh talk about the recent incidents of racist texts being sent between young Republicans and whether they’re influencing mainstream Republican politics. Source link
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