LOADING ERROR LOADINGWendy’s plans to close hundreds U.S. restaurants over the next few months in an effort to boost its profit and make its remaining stores more appealing. The new round of closures comes on top of the closure of 240 U.S. Wendy’s locations in 2024. The goal is to address and fix those restaurants,” Cook said during a conference call with investors. Cook said in some cases, Wendy’s will make improvements to struggling stores, including adding technology or equipment. Your initial support helped get us here and bolstered our newsroom, which kept us strong during uncertain times.

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LOADING ERROR LOADINGBill Maher says he wouldn’t mind having dinner with President Donald Trump again, months after the political commentator sat down for a meal at the White House with POTUS, UFC head Dana White and musician Kid Rock. During Monday’s episode of Maher’s “Club Random” podcast, the TV host agreed with guest Cheryl Hines that not everything meets the eye with Trump. “I think he actually wants more people around him for a stimulating conversation. Advertisement“I think Bill Maher was had. He went there and he talked about how charming and measured Trump was,” Carville said.

Prominent Donald Trump supporter Sean Davis hit out at Republicans ― and the president himself ― in a scathing takedown on X over the weekend. “Right now he looks weak and rudderless. President Donald Trump holds up a chart while speaking during a “Make America Wealthy Again” trade announcement event at the White House on April 2. Longtime supporter Sean Davis criticized the president and the Republican Party over the weekend. Chip Somodevilla via Getty ImagesDavis is one of a few conservative voices speaking out to criticize some of the recent choices Trump has made.

Maggie Hassan and Jeanne Shaheen, both Democrats from New Hampshire — and was backed in the Senate by five other moderates. If that’s the case, the senators who caved on the shutdown deal are sending other moderates into a crucial year of primary elections with one hand tied behind their backs and voters eyeing more progressive candidates. Maggie Hassan and Jeanne Shaheen, both Democrats from New Hampshire — and was backed in the Senate by five other moderates. That 1995 shutdown was a political loser for the GOP as President Bill Clinton deftly outplayed Gingrich and used the shutdown to walk to reelection in 1996. Now, that same energy exists in the Democratic Party.

The vote was 60-40, with seven Democrats and one independent senator joining Republicans in support of the measure. Proponents of the deal argued it’s still a win for Democrats since Republicans previously weren’t willing to hold any votes on restoring ACA subsidies. Monday’s vote on the deal to reopen the government was briefly stalled by Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), who opposed a measure in the bill that would outlaw certain synthetic cannabinoid products derived from hemp. Paul said the provision will destroy the hemp industry, which is active in his state of Kentucky, and demanded a vote to strip it out of the bill. Your Support Fuels Our Mission Your Support Fuels Our Mission Join HuffPost The shutdown may be ending, but the story isn’t.

That said, he does appear to be shaken by the interaction, according to body language experts. One body language expert who spoke to HuffPost is confident the president heard the booing based on the many microexpressions that can be seen coming across his face throughout the video. Throughout the video, Trump has “very stiff body language posture with his arms close to his body,” said Patti Wood, a body language and nonverbal communication expert and author of “Snap: Making the Most of First Impressions, Body Language, and Charisma.”AdvertisementThis, Wood explained, shows the booing and negative motions from attendees are getting to him. Trump’s body language suggests that he was in a freeze response, she continued. “And body language is highly symbolic, so he’s pushing away, and then he’s wiping away the response from the crowd.”Getty Images Body language experts say Trump's reaction to being "booed" at a football game spoke volumes.

via Associated PressDonald Trump has hit out at the “corrupt” BBC following the resignation of two of its senior executives. In a post on his Truth Social account, Trump said: “The TOP people in the BBC, including TIM DAVIE, the BOSS, are all quitting/FIRED, because they were caught “doctoring” my very good (PERFECT!) Panorama was accused of splicing together two sections of the speech Trump made to supporters shortly before the January 6 riots o give a misleading impression of what he actually said. In one section, Trump appears to say he was going to walk to the Capitol with them to “fight like hell”. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementHowever, Trump actually said he would walk with them “to peacefully and patriotically make your voices heard”.

LOADING ERROR LOADINGA federal judge appointed to the bench in 1985 by President Ronald Reagan announced his resignation over the weekend in a damning public letter, excoriating the Trump administration for its assault on the rule of law. U.S. District Court Judge Mark L. Wolf didn’t hide behind niceties in the missive, published by The Atlantic on Sunday, instead stating his opinion bluntly. The White House’s assault on the rule of law is so deeply disturbing to me that I feel compelled to speak out. “What Nixon did episodically and covertly, knowing it was illegal or improper, Trump now does routinely and overtly,” he wrote. He told The New York Times that he now plans to speak out on the Trump administration’s attacks on due process, which he couldn’t ethically do as a judge.

You’ve finally made it to the plane — and even managed to remember your seat number without digging out your phone to check again. For most people, this is the point when they sit back, relax and enjoy their flight, as the saying goes. But Patel says she’d never go a single flight without sanitizing the tray tables before using them. “Literally the second I sit down in an airplane … I immediately wipe down the tray tables with antibacterial wipes.”What’s potentially living on those trays? Don’t forget the little clip that everyone touches to open and close the tray table as well.

The anger at Schumer was particularly acute among Democrats running to join him in the Senate. “We are going to fight legislatively, fight back home, fight in the courts, and bring this fight in the elections. They elevated the issue of health care to the top of voters’ minds, and they highlighted Trump’s refusal to extend the ACA subsidies, which are overwhelmingly popular. took a lengthy pause and said, “I think the American people want us to stand and fight for health care. Your Support Fuels Our Mission Your Support Fuels Our Mission Join HuffPost The shutdown may be ending, but the story isn’t.

LOADING ERROR LOADINGWASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a call to overturn its landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. Her lawyers repeatedly invoked the words of Justice Clarence Thomas, who alone among the nine justices has called for erasing the same-sex marriage ruling. But Barrett has suggested recently that same-sex marriage might be in a different category than abortion because people have relied on the decision when they married and had children. Today marks the 8th anniversary of the Supreme Court's ruling in the Obergefell v. Hodges case that guaranteed the right to marriage for same-sex couples. The Kentucky legislature later enacted a law removing the names of all county clerks from state marriage licenses.

LOADING ERROR LOADINGPresident Donald Trump has granted yet another sweeping round of pardons, this time to some of the key players in his effort to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, including his former personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, according to his pardon attorney Ed Martin. Rudolph Giuliani conducts a news conference at the Republican National Committee on lawsuits regarding the outcome of the 2020 presidential election on Nov. 19, 2020. The document explicitly states that the pardon does not apply to Trump. Your Support Fuels Our Mission Your Support Fuels Our Mission Join HuffPost The shutdown may be ending, but the story isn’t. Four of Trump’s co-defendants in the Georgia 2020 election interference case — Ellis, Powell, Chesebro and Scott Hall — had all pleaded guilty in the Georgia 2020 election interference case, which was once considered one of the strongest cases against Trump.

alleged that convicted sex offender Ghislaine Maxwell is being waited on “hand and foot” in federal prison and raised questions about why she’s getting such special treatment. In her interview with Blanche, Maxwell said she never witnessed bad behavior by Trump during the years he and Epstein were friends. In his letter, Raskin said Democrats had learned Maxwell was working on a “commutation application” with help from prison officials. It’s clear Trump may be favorably disposed to pardoning Maxwell, especially if she can help him distance himself from Epstein. “What information is Ms. Maxwell agreeing to suppress to receive such outlandishly favorable treatment as a federal prisoner and convicted sex offender?” Raskin asks.

AdvertisementThe administration had argued that McConnell could not force the USDA to find money beyond a contingency fund in the “metaphorical couch cushions” to pay for full SNAP benefits while the shutdown continued. SNAP Benefits Cost $8.5-$9 Billion Per MonthSNAP benefits are paid monthly to eligible Americans whose income is less than 130% of the federal poverty line. The administration originally planned to suspend SNAP benefits altogether in November, citing a lack of funding because of the shutdown. AdvertisementThe USDA opted on November 3 to use only contingency funding, which would provide $4.65 billion to cover benefits. He ordered it to tap a $23.35 billion fund used for child nutrition programs to provide the $4 billion necessary to make up the difference.