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Hopefully, Republicans will use this irrefutable fact!”MANDEL NGAN via Getty Images President Donald Trump speaks after pardoning Thanksgiving turkey "Corn" on Nov. 24, 2020. AdvertisementIn Walmart’s announcement, the company didn’t make any comparisons to Thanksgiving prices last year, or mention inflation (or former President Biden). Walmart’s Thanksgiving meal was a little pricier last year at $7 per person (serving eight people), but it featured 29 items, including a turkey. (Likely more)With grocery prices higher than last year, it’s likely that many of the foods you’ll purchase for Thanksgiving dinner will be more expensive, too. Bakery products, including bread, cakes and cookies, increased 2.7%, and fresh fruits and vegetables are 1.2% higher overall, with potatoes 3.7% more expensive, according to the BLS.
Charlotte Kesl for HuffPost Summer Kerksick, a furloughed government contractor, has stopped getting paychecks during the government shutdown and recently visited her first food bank. AdvertisementBut since the October government shutdown, Kerksick has been furloughed, which means she’s one of the estimated 750,000 federal workers across the United States who are on an indefinite unpaid leave of absence. But the government shutdown ― which is now the longest in U.S. history ― has dragged on longer for more than one month with no end in sight. “Most Americans live paycheck to paycheck, so when you’re now at paycheck number two, possibly number three, things get very serious, very quickly,” she said. Support HuffPost Already a member?
Summer Kerksick, a furloughed government contractor, has stopped getting paychecks during the government shutdown and recently visited her first food bank. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement Advertisement“My uncle is a government employee, and I just saw how much pride that he took in his job. But since the October government shutdown, Kerksick has been furloughed, which means she’s one of the estimated 750,000 federal workers across the United States who are on an indefinite unpaid leave of absence. How A Food Bank Is Helping Her Stretch MealsKerksick is doing everything she can to avoid dipping into her emergency savings. In October, Kerksick lined up for her first food bank, a Capital Food Bank program specifically for federal contractors and employees in the Washington, D.C., area to get shelf-stable pantry items and fresh produce.
The Tide Has TurnedCut through the chaos.Americans just sent Trump a clear message — and Dems are calling it "a 5-alarm fire" for the president. Our reporters are here to keep you informed and make sense of Washington's chaos. Join HuffPost and be part of what happens next. Already a member? Log in to hide these messages.
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AdvertisementPaul and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) provided the only GOP votes for the legislation to terminate military operations within or against Venezuela without specific authorization from Congress. The vote came amid many top Trump administration officials pushing for U.S. military involvement to remove Venezuela’s autocratic ruler, Nicolas Maduro, from power. The Trump administration has cited War on Terror-style arguments to justify its attacks as part of a counter-terror mission. AdvertisementLawmakers say officials have not answered key questions about the escalating campaign, while other military officials have left their posts amid disagreements with the moves. “In 2019 and 2020, we had enough Republicans joining Democrats to pass important resolutions against war with Yemen and Iran.
Bloomberg via Getty ImagesFirst, Latino voters were the vanguard of the New American Majority, growing in number and destined to lift the Democratic Party to new heights. Later, around 2020, they were the canary in the coal mine for Democrats’ problems with voters without a college degree. Advertisement“This is a community that’s desperate, frustrated, angry and is more than willing to punish what party is in power and is not addressing the problem,” said Mike Madrid, an anti-Trump Republican consultant and expert on Latino voters. Madrid and others warned that the party can not just assume Latino voters are back in their camp permanently. Sherrill held a Univision town hall and spent $1.4 million on ads targeting Latino voters.
LOADING ERROR LOADINGTuesday’s election night has been widely characterized as a rebuke of President Donald Trump’s administration, which doesn’t sit well with Megyn Kelly. Republicans don’t know how to win. They don’t know who to run, they don’t know what to do when Daddy’s not there to fly them across the finish line.”Watch a clip of Wednesday’s episode of Megyn Kelly’s radio show below. AdvertisementKelly, meanwhile, said Republicans might find a silver lining in Zohran Mamdani’s victory in the New York mayoral election. “And they say that I wasn’t on the ballot was the biggest factor, but I don’t know about that.
To most people, “Physical: Asia” probably reads as any regular athletic competition show, but for some Asian Americans like me, it’s been awakening something else. It’s the first time I’ve seen so many people of Asian descent with so many different body types on TV. Growing up in the West, Asian bodies have been depicted as weak, subservient and physically small. As I’ve gotten older, I’ve been examining beliefs that have held me back and prevented me from growing. Read: This Season's Love Is Blind Reminded Me That Asian Men Need To Love Themselves MorePerceptions of Asian bodies are not solely cultural, of course: Body mass and fat depends on a variety of factors, including environment, diet and genetics.
LOADING ERROR LOADINGThe Supreme Court on Thursday granted the Trump administration’s emergency request to enforce its policy barring transgender and nonbinary people from updating their sex markers on passports. In June, Judge Kobick expanded the injunction to allow all trans and gender nonconforming people to get passports with the proper sex designation. AdvertisementIn early September, a panel of judges for the First Circuit Court of Appeals denied the Trump administration’s motion to halt the injunction while litigation continued. Earlier this year, the highest court granted an emergency request from the Trump administration to enforce its ban on transgender servicemembers from the military. One case involves the constitutionality of state bans targeting transgender girls from playing on girls’ sports teams in schools.
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