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Trump gets away from White House amid government shutdown — for a double date with Melania at the Vances’

Trump has rarely dined away from the White House during his second term

The Independent UK

Stephen Colbert claps back with X-rated sombrero-sofa meme after JD Vance says Trump’s ‘racist’ AI videos are funny

‘We’re joking,’ Stephen Colbert snarked on Thursday night. ‘We’re having a good time.’

The Independent UK

Photos of the week | September 26-October 2, 2025 - Roll Call

A partial government shutdown took effect in Congress and across the country as the fiscal year ended and both parties dug in their heels.

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Putin praises Trump but warns supplies of Tomahawk missiles to Kyiv could hurt ties

Putin hailed Trump for his efforts to help negotiate peace in Ukraine but warned that supplying long-range missiles to Kyiv would damage relations between Washington and Moscow.

Euronews

The sombrero videos Trump keeps posting, explained

The AI videos targeting Democrats are using Latino cultural tropes as a cudgel.

Axios

Gavin Newsom Loves AI Satire Now!

Thank goodness that judge struck down the legislation he supported.

Reason

Months after telling Zelensky to say thank you, JD Vance demands gratitude from Joy Reid

Presenter previously suggested Vice President was only accepted into Yale because he is an ‘Appalachian white’

The Independent UK

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Mike Johnson offers advice to ‘friend’ Hakeem Jeffries about racist Trump sombrero videos: ‘Just ignore it’

‘Look, these are games. These are sideshows. People are getting caught up in battles over social media memes,’ Mike Johnson said on Thursday.

The Independent UK

White House Pushes Back At The Pope For Saying Immigration Stance Contradicts 'Pro-Life' Values: 'We Are Upholding the Law'

"Someone who says I'm against abortion but I'm in agreement with the inhuman treatment of immigrants in the United States," said the Pope on Tuesday

Latin Times

What is the 25th Amendment And Could It Remove President Trump From Office? What You Need to Know

The 25th Amendment allows removal of a US president deemed unfit for office, but its high threshold and political barriers make Trump's ouster virtually impossible despite renewed calls from critics.

International Business Times UK

Renewed calls for Trump to be removed under the 25th Amendment after threats to Greenland. But can he be?

President Donald Trump’s recent behaviour provokes calls from Democrats for him to be relieved of his duties

The Independent UK

Vance steps into shutdown forefront as Trump’s lead basher of Hill Democrats - Roll Call

Vice President JD Vance has emerged as President Donald Trump’s lead attack dog on the government shutdown.

Roll Call

‘I let her down’: Mike Walz admits he fumbled the JD Vance debate by being too nice

"If somebody's being nice to me, I'll be nice to them."

We Got This Covered

Ted Cruz goes all in on Trump’s new ‘racist’ trope and puts sombrero and mustache on Senate Democrats in shutdown troll

Cruz said the ‘Sombrero posting’ would continue until the government reopens

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Trump Ramps Up Pressure On Democrats Over US Government Shutdown

Donald Trump signaled Thursday that he plans to follow through on his threat for mass layoffs of US federal workers as he ratcheted pressure on Democrats to back moves to end the government shutdown.

The Independent UK

MAGA comes for the ‘woke pope’ after pontiff blesses block of ice in climate change gesture

The American pontiff asked world leaders to ‘act with courage’ to fight climate change, embracing his predecessor’s environmental legacy

The Guardian - US

US government shutdown: Donald Trump promises firings and cuts to ‘Democrats’ favorite projects’ if shutdown continues – as it happened

President says ‘I want to survive’ when asked about his plans for 2026 in interview with OAN television network

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Vance uses false claims to blame shutdown on Democrats as White House touts imminent layoffs

Democrats reject ‘Republican lies’ as both parties try to pin the shutdown blame on each other. Plus, Israeli naval forces board pro-Palestinian flotilla

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The Guardian - UK

Do you know about shitposting? It’s cheap humour, rage bait – and now, it seems, US government policy

Donald Trump’s White House reveals a new ‘portrait’ of Joe Biden – and in his world, if you don’t laugh, the joke’s on you, says Robert Topinka of Birkbeck, University of London

The Guardian - US

White House plays racist deepfake video of Democratic leaders on loop

JD Vance said he thought the video was ‘funny’ and that the ‘sombrero memes’ would cease if government reopened

The Guardian - US

Trump news at a glance: Funding for Democratic states frozen as president uses shutdown to punish opponents

The vice-president said the administration would be forced to resort to layoffs if the shutdown lasts more than a few days. Key US politics stories from Wednesday 1 October at a glance

Latin Times

JD Vance Taunts Hakeem Jeffries Over Claim That Trump AI Video Is Racist: 'Is He a Mexican-American?'

Vice President JD Vance taunted House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries after he called an AI-generated video posted by President Donald Trump that showed him wearing a sombrero racist

The Independent UK

Trump’s budget chief says federal firings will come in ‘one to two’ days amid government shutdown

Democrats have brushed off pressure from the administration to comply with Republicans’ temporary funding bill

The Guardian - US

Vance uses false claims to pin shutdown blame on Democrats as White House warns of layoffs

Vice-president falsely says Democrats calling for billions for ‘healthcare for illegal aliens’ as funding deadlock continues

We Got This Covered

Republicans hate facts so much – now peddling lies about Democrats and free healthcare for immigrants

GOP spends more time lying about Democrats than fixing anything.

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