Today’s facts 10-29-2025
Today’s facts …
ACA/Obamacare rate increases are up: https://www.healthcare.gov/.
MTG called out Mike Johnson for not providing plans on a GOP alternative to the ACA.
Louisiana has declared a food assistance state of emergency during the shutdown.
Trump fired all at the agency responsible for reviewing White House ballroom and Arc de Trump plans.
The American Federation of Government Employees urges Congress to pass a funding bill and guarantee full pay.
A judge indefinitely barred Trump from firing federal employees during the shutdown.
Arizona Dem Rep.-Elect Adelita Grijalva has still not been sworn in.
The Epstein files have still not been released.
DoorDash has created an Emergency Food Response team for more than 300 US food banks.
Trump said he probably won’t run again in 2028 and is not interested in VP.
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Airlines are feeding air traffic controllers and other unpaid federal aviation workers during the shutdown.
Utah has a new 16-acre site to house 1,300 homeless people involuntarily.
25 states and DC are suing Trump over the suspension of food assistance.
US troops with facial hair are barred from attending an event with Pete Hegseth in South Korea. He calls men with facial hair beardos.
Ben & Jerry’s Waffle Lotta Good campaign donates $1 from every waffle cone sold to nonprofits like Migrant Justice through Nov. 4.
A newly discovered Dr. Seuss manuscript, Sing the 50 United States, featuring the Cat in the Hat will be released next year.
Yes, there are blue dogs wandering around Chernobyl—likely the result of rolling in leaking blue chemical fluid from portable toilets.
Photo: Instagram @dogsofchernobyl1
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