Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia says she is resigning from Congress in January. The once-loyal supporter of President Donald Trump has become a critic more recently. In a more than 10-minute video posted online, Greene explained her decision and said she has “always been despised in Washington” and “just never fit in.” In recent months she has criticized the president for his stance on files related to Jeffrey Epstein, along with foreign policy and health care. Trump branded her a “traitor” and “wacky” and said he would endorse a primary challenge against her next year. Greene said her last day will be Jan. 5.
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Barbara Lee has been Oakland’s mayor for half a year. This month she found herself consoling the friends and family of a beloved community college football coach who taught thousands. A veteran congresswoman and first-term mayor, Lee sat with The Associated Press at her downtown Oakland office the next day. She discussed her city’s struggle with violent crime and its deep sense of community. No longer representing the region from Washington, she lives her city’s rich culture, its tough streets and its tensions with the Trump administration. Almost every day she is torn between her roles as Oakland booster and crime fighter.
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President Donald Trump is accusing half a dozen Democratic lawmakers of sedition “punishable by DEATH” after the lawmakers called on U.S. military members to uphold the Constitution and defy “illegal orders.” The 90-second video was first posted early Tuesday from Sen. Elissa Slotkin’s X account. It features six lawmakers, all veterans of the armed services and intelligence community. In the video, they speak directly to U.S. service members, whom Slotkin acknowledges are “under enormous stress and pressure right now.” Trump on Thursday reposted messages from others about the video, amplifying it with his own words. Democrats accused him of acting like a king and trying to distract from the soon-to-be-released files about disgraced financier and sexual abuser Jeffrey Epstein.
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President Donald Trump has justified American military strikes on boats suspected of smuggling drugs by saying the longtime U.S. strategy of interdicting such vessels has been a major failure. Trump’s comments came around the same time that the U.S. Coast Guard announced a record year for cocaine seizures. That milestone, however, hasn't stopped the Republican president from upending decades of U.S. counternarcotics policy with a series of military strikes in the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea. Veterans of the drug war say U.S. resources would be better spent doubling down on the traditional approach of interdicting drug boats.
The Supreme Court has extended an order blocking full SNAP payments amid signals that the government shutdown could soon end and food aid payments resume. The order keeps a chaotic situation in place at least for a few more days. People who depend on the assistance to feed their families in some states have received their full monthly allocations, while others have received nothing. The Senate has approved a bill to end the longest shutdown in U.S. history, and the House could vote on it Wednesday. Reopening the government would restart the program, which helps 42 million people buy groceries. But it’s unclear how quickly full payments would resume.
The U.S. celebrates Veterans Day on Nov. 11 while Canada, Great Britain and some European nations mark Armistice Day and Remembrance Day to co…
The nonprofit CreatiVets is transforming a once-abandoned church in Nashville into a 24-hour arts center for veterans and a community hub. Not only will the new center house the nonprofit's programs, including its songwriting program where veterans work with Nashville songwriters to make music out of their experiences in military service, it will provide a place where veterans can gather any time of day. CreatiVets co-founder Richard Casper, a Purple Heart recipient, says the center will offer creative outlets when PTSD strikes. It's an idea that resonated with actor/philanthropist Gary Sinise, who helped fund the effort through his Gary Sinise Foundation.
Construction continues on the East Bar of the medical facility on the site of the Louisville VA Medical Center Jan. 2, 2025. (Photo courtesy o…
Construction continues in the atrium of the Louisville VA Medical Center Jan. 2, 2025. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)
Construction continues on the Central Utility Plant on the site of the Louisville VA Medical Center Jan. 2, 2025. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Army…