LOADING ERROR LOADINGWASHINGTON (AP) — The White House budget office said Friday that mass firings of federal workers have started, an attempt by President Donald Trump’s administration to exert more pressure on Democratic lawmakers as the government shutdown dragged into a 10th day. AdvertisementTypically, federal workers are furloughed but restored to their jobs once the shutdown ends, traditionally with back pay. Some 750,000 employees are expected to be furloughed during the shutdown, officials have said. This is deliberate chaos.”AdvertisementUS President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, Oct. 10, 2025. The AFGE asked a federal judge to halt the firings, calling the action an abuse of power designed to punish workers and pressure Congress.

LOADING ERROR LOADINGMSNBC host Lawrence O’Donnell on Thursday excoriated President Donald Trump as a “madman” over his perceived weaponization of the Department of Justice to target his political foes, leading to indictments of former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James. James is accused of misrepresenting information on paperwork about her Virginia property. Trump’s handpicked acting U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, Lindsey Halligan, presented the case to a grand jury herself. James has previously said she made an error while filling out the paperwork, which was then corrected. “And so the badges of honor are being awarded once again, and it will end the same way,” said O’Donnell.

LOADING ERROR LOADINGRep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) took a brutal jab at her colleague Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s meltdown over Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny’s upcoming Super Bowl halftime show. Bad Bunny says America has 4 months to learn Spanish before his perverse unwanted performance at the Super Bowl halftime. It would be a good time to pass my bill to make English the official language of America. They’re mad and she’s mad because she can barely speak English, and the idea of introducing any more words is too much to bear,“ Ocasio-Cortez continued. “She may have just learned acetaminophen this week.”AdvertisementA few days earlier, Ocasio-Cortez also mocked Trump’s immigration adviser Stephen Miller’s height.

A photo of Donald Trump got a helluva reaction when it was posted to social media on Thursday. Watson’s camera seemed to be positioned so that a golden bald eagle behind Trump appeared more like devil horns emanating from the president’s skull. Jim Watson via Getty ImagesAnd here’s a cropped version:Trump in a cropped version of the photo above. Jim Watson via Getty ImagesConsidering how polarizing Trump’s presidency has been, it’s no surprise that the photo went viral on social media. It's the lovechild foretold in South Park 🤣🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/FhEM9TxCEm — Ken Akehurst (@ken_akehurst) October 10, 2025Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementRelated...Read the original on HuffPost

AdvertisementAlthough Johnson offered his sympathy to the women and other military families also at risk, he blamed the shutdown on Senate Democrats. Scarborough accused Johnson of lying “effortlessly” and argued that he was leaving out some essential details. Ask [Rep.] Elise Stefanik [R-N.Y.], who is also putting a bill on the floor to stop Mike Johnson from blocking payments to the military,” he added. “Pick up the phone right now, call Elise Stefanik, ‘Elise, we’re going to vote. You’re not paying me.”AdvertisementAs Scarborough put it, “That’s just not — it’s not a winning formula.”

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LOADING ERROR LOADINGNEW YORK (AP) — A monthslong calm on Wall Street shattered Friday, and U.S. stocks tumbled after President Donald Trump threatened to crank tariffs much higher on China. The S&P 500 sank 2.7% in its worst day since April. The ratchet higher in tensions between the world’s largest economies led to widespread drops across Wall Street, with roughly six out of every seven stocks within the S&P 500 falling. U.S. stocks were already facing criticism that their prices had shot too high following the S&P 500’s nearly relentless 35% run from a low in April. AdvertisementLosses accelerated following Trump’s tariff threat, which could gum up global trade and lead the economy to burn less fuel.

WASHINGTON ― Republicans suggested Friday that the progressive groups planning “No Kings” protests against President Donald Trump next weekend just plain hate America. The “No Kings” protests are organized by the progressive groups that have indeed encouraged Democrats to demand concessions from Republicans in exchange for funding the government. But the statements on Friday about “No Kings” protesters hating America or having some terror link were a dramatic rhetorical escalation. Organizers said millions of people turned out for “No Kings” protests across the country in June. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) told HuffPost earlier this week that Democrats weren’t holding out for the “No Kings” protests.

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The Rizz Show crew kicks off the morning with a deep dive into the strange and wonderful world of thrift shopping — from accidental treasures to stuff that probably came with a free tetanus shot. Then it’s off the rails with a mental image nobody asked for: Neil Young… on a jetski. You can’t unsee it, but you can laugh about it. Plus: A visit from Dr. Bunting for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, NFL talk, bad luck stories, ridiculous listener emails, and a round of general nonsense that somehow turns into actual life advice. Expect the usual chaos: sports talk, questionable logic, a few rants that go nowhere, and a surprising amount of laughter over absolutely nothing.

via Associated Press White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller caught flak after his CNN interview featured a discomfiting glitch. However, the moment — and the choice of words on Miller’s part, referring to “plenary authority” specifically— caught quite a few viewers by surprise. He typically shows low physical movement, limited facial animation, and few visible micro-expressions, which gives him a composed and controlled appearance,” Beth Dawson, a communication, body language and behavior analyst, told HuffPost. “At the start of the interview, Miller sits upright with a polite smile. “Every body language tell of deception and stress is due to cognitive overload,” Brown said.

LOADING ERROR LOADINGThe indictments of President Donald Trump’s political foes after he publicly called on Attorney General Pam Bondi to prosecute his perceived enemies raise a chilling question: If the Justice Department is little more than a president’s lapdog, is anyone in America ultimately safe from his clutches? As Loeb explains, a vindictive prosecution is when the government prosecutes you in retaliation for exercising your rights. Units inside the Justice Department are expected to act as a self-checking mechanism, too. AdvertisementWith the Justice Department under the leadership of a coterie of Trump’s former personal lawyers who do nothing to hide their partisanship, trust in the system is understandably low. The Justice Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment to HuffPost on Friday.

via Associated PressDonald Trump has been passed over for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, despite mounting a not-so-subtle campaign to receive it. Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado was given the award by the Nobel committee on Friday. “Maria Corina Machado has spent years working for the freedom of the Venezuelan people. However, that was never a real possibility as nominations to the Nobel committee closed on January 31, just days after Trump returned to the White House. Venezuela’s Maria Corina Machado wins Nobel Peace Prize despite intense Donald Trump campaign pic.twitter.com/tDMWIGAawJ — Rick (@colonelhogans) October 10, 2025Trump is gonna have a melt down!

Invoking the so-called nuclear option refers to changing this rule with a simple majority of votes. What they don’t have anywhere close to is the majority of votes required to eliminate the legislative filibuster ― at least not yet. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) “I think that’s a good thing. When Democrats held a narrow 50-seat Senate majority under former President Joe Biden, they were stymied by then-Democratic Sens.

Machado went into hiding and has not been seen in public since January. AdvertisementLast year, Machado and González were awarded the European Union’s top human rights honor, the Sakharov Prize. Machado becomes the 20th woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize, of the 112 individuals who have been honored. View of the rostrum from which will be announced the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize at the Norwegian Nobel Institute in Oslo, Norway, on Oct. 10, 2025. The peace prize is the only one of the annual Nobel prizes to be awarded in Oslo, Norway.