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Day: October 10, 2025

What Happened Today – October 10, 2025

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An environmental worker collects wastewater samples from sewer access points in New Mexico, the kind of routine testing GOP lawmakers want EPA to weaponize for tracking abortion medication. (New Mexico Environment Department)

🆕 What happened today just doesn’t happen in modern America. China restricted exports of rare earth minerals. Trump responded with an immediate 100% tariff on top of the tariffs already crushing American farmers. During the government shutdown, Project 2025 co-author Russ Vought laid off 4,200 federal employees, the first time a shutdown has ever been … Read more

What Happened Today – October 9, 2025

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Walter Reed National Military Medical Center where President Trump today will undergo his second "yearly checkup" in six months without explanation, raising questions about undisclosed health issues. (U.S. Army)

🗺️  America’s descent into uncharted territory continues. The first GOP governor broke ranks with Trump today when OK’s Kevin Stitt said that his state’s residents would “lose their minds” if the Illinois Guard was deployed there. We also saw another Trump enemy indicted on a mortgage charge by his former personal attorney just as the … Read more