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November 4. Arizona Congresswoman Elect Still Not Sworn In

Democratic Arizona Congresswoman-elect Adelita Grijalva has not yet been sworn into office despite having been elected more than a month ago. Republican Speaker of the House Mike Johnson is refusing to perform the ceremony while the shutdown continues.

October 28. President Trump Announces Tariffs on Canada

The Canadian Province of Ontario ran an ad featuring a clip from a speech in which former US President Ronald Reagan spoke against the use of tariffs. The White House, interpreting this as an insult, retaliated by stopping ongoing trade negotiations and announcing a 10% tariff against the nation.

October 21. Largest Crypto Crash in History Erases $19 Billion

Following President Trump’s announcement of a mass increase in the US tariff rate on Chinese imports, crypto markets experienced a panic as investors scrambled to ditch their holdings. Over $19 billion were lost, with highly leveraged traders experiencing the hardest hit. Many lost their life savings, especially individual investors.

October 21. Republicans Struggle With Blowback from Young Republican Leaks

This past Tuesday, a Politico exposé revealed thousands of leaked messages in a Telegram group chat between prominent members of the Young Republicans group. These messages included racist and antisemitic remarks, jokes about raping their political opponents and putting them in gas chambers, referring to their enemies and others as the f-slur, and multiple references to Hitler.

October 21. Pitfalls of Rewilding Definitions

Depending on the way you define rewilding, you could be ceding substantial ground to the opposition. Most of the case briefs out for the November–December topic refer to Merriam Webster as their definition...

October 7. The Fed Will Fly Blind During the Government Shutdown

President Trump is increasingly escalating his attacks on the Federal Reserve (Fed). His most recent attack came through an announcement stating that the Bureau of Labor Statistics would be designated non-essential during the government shutdown, removing the Fed’s access to the vital statistics that enable decision-making.

Breaking News

October 14. US Military Strikes Alleged Venezuelan Drug Boat, Kills Six

October 10. Voting Machine Company Sold to Former GOP Election Official

October 7. Schumer Denies Ongoing Bipartisan Healthcare Talks

September 28. Trump Designates Popular Beliefs as Indicators of Terrorism

September 26. Microsoft Limits Services to the IDF