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9+ min ago (296+ words) President Donald Trump erupted on Truth Social Monday, accusing Mexico of violating a decades-old water treaty and demanding the immediate release of hundreds of thousands of acre-feet of water he claims the U.S. is owed " or face a new 5% tariff. Trump insisted the alleged shortfall is harming Texas farmers and said he's already authorized paperwork to impose penalties if Mexico doesn't comply. It's the latest in a string of water-related grievances Trump has lobbed at Mexico, even as the Supreme Court prepares to rule on whether he actually has the authority to unilaterally impose tariffs without Congress under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act " a decision that could upend his threats and force him to seek workarounds.Watch the video below. Your browser does not support the video tag. Trump threatens new tariffs as he demands Mexico release water owed under…...

10+ min ago (233+ words) South Park is taking its season 28 storyline involving President Donald Trump to a whole new level on Wednesday night by having Stan birth Trump's lovechild, aka the Antichrist. "Only a Christmas miracle can deliver the Antichrist on time," a press release for the episode, which airs December 10 on Comedy Central, reads. The episode, titled "The Crap Out," is just the latest from creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone to target the current administration and its officials. Thus far, the season has included Trump impregnating Satan, having an affair with Vice President JD Vance, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem as a puppy serial killer, and more. A teaser for the new episode includes Trump dressed as Santa and Vance dressed as an elf. South Park has earned heated responses from Trump's team this season, including Noem knocking the show and the…...

17+ min ago (1194+ words) ALSO READ: "My MAGA started to crack: How one Christian nationalist Mormon broke free of Trump A Donald Trump ally has plans to boost the president's memecoin after it crashed 87% with a "Billionaires Club"-themed game, according to reports on Tuesday. Entrepreneur Bill Zanker revealed he will release the "Trump Billionaires Club" on Apple's App Store and online at the end of the month, Bloomberg reported. In a new trailer for the mobile game, a voice similar to Trump tells players they can become billionaires and collect the memecoin. "After hitting an $8.8 billion market cap when it launched just days before the 2025 presidential inauguration, it has since shed about $7.6 billion in value, according to CoinGecko. As of this week, its market cap sits below $1.2 billion," according to Bloomberg. Freedom 45 Games LLC, the creators of the game, will also offer "$1 million…...

23+ min ago (283+ words) Court Seems Likely to side with Trump on Firing FTC Commissioner The Supreme Court on Monday morning signaled that it was likely to strike down a federal law that restricts the president's ability to fire members of the Federal Trade Commission. Posted by truthhurts at 06:30 PM | 5 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment on This Entry | SCOTUS has recently hinted that they agree with maintaining the independence of the Fed. If that recent prior hint holds, then it may be interesting to see how they thread the needle in this case, while continuing with their prior agreement about the independence of the Fed. #1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-12-08 08:16 PM | Reply Fed Independence Risk Troubles Kavanaugh in Trump Firing Fight finance.yahoo.com #2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-12-08 08:18 PM | Reply Justice Kavanaugh is a "key" Justice? #3 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-12-08 08:20 PM | Reply You mean the conservative justices…...

31+ min ago (852+ words) Both chambers included Pentagon budget provisions for a right to repair, but they died after defense industry meetings on Capitol Hill. The idea of a "right to repair" " a requirement that companies facilitate consumers" repairs, maintenance, and modification of products " is extremely popular, even winning broad, bipartisan support in Congress. That could not, however, save it from the military'industrial complex. Lobbyists succeeded in killing part of the National Defense Authorization Act that would have given service members the right to fix their equipment in the field without having to worry about military suppliers" intellectual property. "Defense contractors have a lot of influence on Capitol Hill." The decision to kill the popular proposal was made public Sunday after a closed-door conference of top congressional officials, including defense committee chairs, along with Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and Senate Majority Leader John Thune,…...

31+ min ago (381+ words) The end of the SAVE plan, briefly explained. Welcome to The Logoff: The last vestiges of President Joe Biden's student loan plan are on their way out. What just happened? The Trump administration agreed Tuesday to end a Biden-era student loan forgiveness plan " Saving on a Valuable Education, or SAVE " to resolve a lawsuit brought by a coalition of Republican state attorneys general. The agreement will still need to be approved by the US District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. How did the SAVE plan work? SAVE, which has about 7 million enrollees, was an income-driven repayment plan that the Biden administration introduced in 2023. It provided lower monthly payments than other plans " potentially $0 per month " and an expedited path to loan forgiveness. What's the context? The plan was already on its way out after the Republican tax law, Trump's…...

34+ min ago (625+ words) As student debt exacerbates the financial struggles of millions of Americans, the Trump administration has taken a major step toward killing the Biden administration's student loan forgiveness program. On Tuesday, the Department of Education announced that it had reached a settlement with the state of Missouri to end the Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) program, which allowed more than 7 million mostly low-income Americans to reduce their federal student loan payments. Rather than setting monthly payments based on income, the SAVE program bases them on how much borrowers earn and the size of their families, which is referred to as an income-driven repayment option, or IDR. SAVE cut most enrollees' monthly loan payments in half and left 4.5 million of them, mostly those earning between 150225% of the federal poverty level, paying $0 per month. In March 2024, a coalition of 11 states led by…...

36+ min ago (112+ words) Paul Goyette (CC BY 4.0) I didn't recognize my own agency to help keep my neighbors safe and protected from ICE. Operation Midway Blitz changed that. by Rachel E. Hawley Illustration by Pete Ryan So let Chicago serve as an example, wherever you are. We will not back down, regardless of Trump's threats. We are here, on every street corner, checking license plates, handing out training materials, looking out for each other as best we can. We wear whistles'and so can you. Rachel E. Hawley is an associate editor at The Progressive based in Chicago, where she writes and organizes around mental health advocacy, international solidarity, and economic justice....

37+ min ago (370+ words) Fox News stars Jesse Watters, Greg Gutfeld, and Harold Ford Jr. were inspired to create a daily bible study group after the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk,Watters said on Tuesday. Watters shared that he and his work buddies have been reading The Good Book on The Five; his announcement coincided with Erika Kirk, the wife of the slain Turning Point USA founder, joining the show. "Harold, Jesse, and Greg are in a bible study group together, because of Charlie Kirk," Watters told the panel, while referring to himself in the third person. "Are they really?" Kirk marveled. "Okay, that is really cool." "Every morning we wake up and we read a passage, and then we text about it," Watters explained. "And it is because of Charlie." He did not share which version of the bible they were reading....

39+ min ago (303+ words) U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem attends the U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 19, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein Former assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Glenn Kirschner argues in a new video that officials in President Donald Trump's administration are on shaky ground regarding potential perjury charges. At the center of the escalating court fight is a fundamental test of presidential power and judicial authority and whether Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem defied a federal judge's order to stop the removals. Defiance may be emblematic of Trump officials, said Kirschner. At his U.S. Appeals Court nomination hearing, Trump DOJ official Emil Bove denied having any knowledge of telling federal prosecutors to defy court orders, claiming to senators "I don't recall" when asked if he told colleagues that they might have to consider telling the courts "f" you" regarding judicial decisions. But according…...