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A person shops for produce, which is covered by the USDA Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), at a grocery store in Baltimore, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

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A federal judge on Friday directed the Trump administration to pay out some food stamp benefits for November using contingency funds, rejecting the government’s argument that the government shutdown has effectively shuttered the program.

Trump says he isn’t looking to strike Venezuela

President Donald Trump speaks to the media after arriving at Palm Beach International Airport, Friday, Oct. 31, 2025, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

By Mallory Wilson and Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

President Trump on Friday said he has no plans to order military strikes within Venezuela.

President Donald Trump speaks to the media after arriving at Palm Beach International Airport, Friday, Oct. 31, 2025, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Trump says he isn’t looking to strike Venezuela

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U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth leaves after a bilateral meeting with Malaysia's Defense Minister Mohamed Khaled Nordin ahead of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Defense Ministers' Meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

Hegseth voices concerns about Chinese military operations to defense minister

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South Korean President Lee Jae-myung attends a Cabinet Council meeting at the presidential office in South Korea, Thursday, July 24, 2025. (Yonhap via AP) ** FILE **

Ukraine War rises as barrier to South Korea’s arms export ambitions

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The Statue of Freedom atop the U.S. Capitol is seen between autumn tree leaves on day 23 of the government shutdown, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Trump calls for Senate Republicans to end the shutdown by scrapping the filibuster

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An FBI agent enters a home in a Dearborn, Mich., neighborhood on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Mike Householder)

FBI director: A potential terrorist attack was prevented in Michigan, and multiple arrests were made

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The Statue of Freedom atop the U.S. Capitol is seen between autumn tree leaves on day 23 of the government shutdown, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Trump calls for Senate Republicans to end the shutdown by scrapping the filibuster

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An FBI agent enters a home in a Dearborn, Mich., neighborhood on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Mike Householder)

FBI director: A potential terrorist attack was prevented in Michigan, and multiple arrests were made

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President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump greet families during a Halloween event on the South Lawn of the White House, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

White House to resume tours for Christmas season after construction pause

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Lawsuit accuses University of New Mexico of discriminating against White medical school applicant

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FILE - Britain's Prince Andrew, left, and Britain's King Charles III leave after the Requiem Mass service for the Duchess of Kent at Westminster Cathedral in London, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Joanna Chan, File)

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CNN’s Tapper says left-wing indoctrination efforts turning students more conservative

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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth looks at Bryn MacDonnell, left, acting chief financial officer at the Department of Defense, as he fields questions on the Pentagon budget from the House Armed Services Committee, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, June 12, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

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President Trump said Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, that the U.S. military had carried out its third fatal strike against an alleged drug smuggling vessel this month. Trump said in a social media post that the strike killed three and was carried out against a vessel “affiliated with a Designated Terrorist Organization conducting narcotrafficking in the USSOUTHCOM area of responsibility.” Since then, the U.S. military has issued more strikes. (Screen grab of Truth Social video) ** FILE **

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In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, meets with representatives of military personnel stationed in Urumqi in northwestern China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025. (Li Gang/Xinhua via AP) ** FILE **

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Turkish foreign Minister Hakan Fidan speaks during a news conference with Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, in Rome, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Turkey to host foreign leaders for Gaza meeting as cracks appear in ceasefire

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President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump greet families during a Halloween event on the South Lawn of the White House, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

White House to resume tours for Christmas season after construction pause

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An M-48 tank, which fired uranium-tipped shells in the 1970s, sits at the Nevada Test Site on Aug. 24, 1999. (AP Photo/Laura Rauch) **FILE**

Trump’s plan to resume nuke testing raises alarms

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U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a joint press conference with Japan's Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi in Tokyo Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, Pool)

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U.S. launches another strike against alleged drug boat, killing four

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White South Africans demonstrate in support of U.S. President Donald Trump in front of the U.S. Embassy in Pretoria, South Africa, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)

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A shopper makes a purchase with food stamps on Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

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Nine major universities were invited to join the Trump administration's new Compact for Academic Excellence, but none have signed on. The proposal ties federal funding to new rules on tuition, DEI programs and admission standards.

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DoorDash teams up with grocers as food aid funding stops

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In this undated file photo provided by the University of Florida, an adult American crocodile swims at Everglades National Park, Fla. This is not the crocodile mentioned in the story. (AP Photo/University of Florida, Jemeema Carrigan) ** FILE **

Crocodile captive in Florida after spotted with dead dog in its jaws

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India's Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, right, sits with his Australian counterpart Richard Marles, back to camera, at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025. (Mick Tsikas/AAP Image via AP) ** FILE **

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