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September 28, 2025
Trump accuses Wray of lying about agency actions on January 6, days after Comey indicted
PUBLISHED Sep 27, 2025, 4:43 PM ET President Donald Trump on Saturday accused former FBI Director Christopher Wray of lying about FBI agents’ presence during the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot, days after his administration brought charges against Wray’s predecessor, James Comey. Trump claimed, without evidence, that the FBI “secretly placed” agents into the crowds to act as “agitators and insurrections,” rather than law enforcement officials, in what he called “the January 6 hoax.” “This is ...
Go to discussion'Hundreds' of Russian missiles and drones hit Ukraine in deadly strikes as Poland scrambles jets
Russian strikes involving “hundreds” of drones and missiles have killed at least four people, including a 12-year-old girl, and wounded at least 10 people in Ukraine on Sunday, as Poland scrambled fighter jets to secure its airspace. An air raid alert was in place over the Kyiv region, with the local military administration saying Russia was attacking with drones and missiles. “Russia launched another massive air attack on Ukrainian cities while people were sleeping,” Ukraine’s foreign ministe ...
Go to discussionTrump's 'To-Do List' Includes Golf and 'Attack Black Women,' Rep. Ayanna Pressley Grumbles
Sep 27th, 2025, 6:07 pm President Donald Trump is too fixated on his “enemies list” right now — and that is keeping him away from his usual to-do list, which includes golf and a need to “attack Black women,” Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) claimed on Saturday. Pressley made the provocative remark — among several others — during an appearance on MSNBC’s PoliticsNation with Al Sharpton. The Democratic congresswoman ripped the Trump Administration for going after James Comey, after the forme ...
Go to discussionTrump to meet with congressional leaders ahead of shutdown deadline
September 27, 2025 / 9:08 PM EDT President Trump will meet with congressional leaders on Monday, just ahead of an Oct. 1 deadline for lawmakers to reach an agreement on a spending bill that would avert a government shutdown, multiple sources familiar with the plans told CBS News Saturday. Mr. Trump will meet with Senate Majority Leader John Thune, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, House Speaker Mike Johnson and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, the sources said. Earlier this week, ...
Go to discussionUS set for largest mass resignation in history as Trump continues deep cuts
Sun 28 Sep 2025 07.00 EDT Last modified on Sun 28 Sep 2025 07.01 EDT The Trump administration is set to oversee the largest mass resignation in US history on Tuesday, with more than 100,000 federal workers set to formally quit as part of the latest wave of its deferred resignation program. With Congress facing a deadline of Tuesday to authorize more funding or spark a government shutdown, the White House has also ordered federal agencies to draw up plans for large-scale firings of workers if ...
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