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Trump administration uses taxpayer dollars to blame Democrats for government shutdown

by Shannon Bond September 30, 2025September 30, 2025

Federal employees across the government reported seeing similar messages. Experts say the messages may violate ethics laws meant to keep partisan politics out of day-to-day governing.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaking at the Department of Homeland Security headquarters in January 2025.

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A lawsuit tries to block the Trump administration’s efforts to merge personal data

by Jude Joffe-Block September 30, 2025September 30, 2025

A class action lawsuit argues that the administration’s efforts to combine databases of personal information on Americans violates privacy laws and the Constitution.

A young visitor peers inside the National Museum of African American History that closed due to the partial shutdown of the U.S. government in January 2019 in Washington, D.C.

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Here’s what a shutdown means for Smithsonian museums, memorials and the zoo

by Elizabeth Blair September 30, 2025September 30, 2025

History tells us visitors will likely find shuttered doors at major cultural institutions. But they will also find plenty of alternatives.

Mark Ronson performs at Night Club 101 in New York City on Sept. 19, 2025.

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‘I can’t stop DJing,’ Mark Ronson says — never mind the back pain

by Tonya Mosley September 30, 2025September 30, 2025

Ronson’s memoir, Night People, is a love letter to late-night 1990s New York City. Ronson would go on to produce music for Bruno Mars, Lady Gaga and other pop superstars.

Side by side photos of the affected pre-cooked pasta dishes, sold at Trader Joe's and Walmart.

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Pasta meals from Trader Joe’s and Walmart may be linked to a deadly listeria outbreak

by Rachel Treisman September 30, 2025September 30, 2025

The USDA says the precooked pasta products, sold at Trader Joe’s and Walmart, could be connected to a nationwide listeria outbreak that has killed four people and sickened at least 20 others.

Daniel Ek, co-founder of Spotify, onstage in Los Angeles in November 2024. Ek announced that he would exit his role as Spotify's CEO on January 1, 2026.

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Spotify’s Daniel Ek announces that he’ll step aside as CEO

by Isabella Gomez Sarmiento September 30, 2025September 30, 2025

The founder of the world’s biggest music streaming service says he’ll remain at the company as Executive Chairman, and will be replaced by two co-CEOs.

US Marines' Lockheed Martin F35-B jets arrive in formation to José Aponte de la Torre Airport in September 2025, in Ceiba, Puerto Rico. President Trump sent ten F-35 fighter jets to Puerto Rico as part of his war on drug cartels.

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With ‘drug boat’ strikes, Trump leans into war on terror tactic against cartels

by Ryan Lucas September 30, 2025September 30, 2025

The administration’s approach to drug cartels relies — at least in part — on a blueprint for military strikes that mirror those waged during the global war on terrorism after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.

The image shows a bar chart with polling data. The question asked was "if there is a government shutdown at some point this year, which party do you think would be more to blame?" 27 percent said they would blame Democrats while Republicans took a slightly larger share of the blame with 38 percent. But 31 percent of respondents said they would blame both parties. Just 4 percent said neither party would be to blame in the event of a government shutdown.

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Poll: Republicans get more of the blame than Democrats for a potential shutdown

by Domenico Montanaro September 30, 2025September 30, 2025

As a government shutdown becomes more likely, a new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll shows even though President Trump has a low approval rating, just 1 in 4 approve of how Democrats in Congress are doing.