Today’s facts 10-02-2025

Today’s facts …

The Eisenhower Presidential Library director resigned after refusing to hand over an original Eisenhower sword to Trump to gift to King Charles.

Construction on the White House ballroom is continuing during the shutdown.

The White House sent letters to the nation’s top public and private universities, urging campus leaders to pledge support for Trump’s political agenda to ensure access to federal research funds.

Immigrants in the US illegally are not eligible for any federal health care programs.

ACA annual out-of-pocket healthcare premiums are estimated to increase annually by 114%.

Senators are off today for Yom Kippur.

Yom Kippur is the Jewish faith’s holiest day, observed with prayer and repentance.

Two people were killed and three others seriously wounded in a terrorist attack at a UK synagogue.

Speaker Mike Johnson did say, ”While a shutdown is very damaging for real American people who depend upon government services, it can provide an opportunity to downsize the scope and the scale of government, which is something that we’ve all always wanted to do."

ICE will conduct operations at the 2026 Super Bowl.

A New York City rapper who appeared with Trump at a campaign rally last year was sentenced to five years for funding gang violence in Brooklyn.

Two Delta planes collided on the ground at LGA in NY.

Whoopi Goldberg did not lash out at Erika Kirk. The viral meme is false.

Kansas City Chiefs Coach Andy Reid did not say he would refuse to attend the 2026 Super Bowl over a planned tribute to Charlie Kirk.

The US is again separating detained immigrant families.

Disney World had its quietest month since 2021 in September.

Jane Goodall has died at age 91. Read “I Am Jane Goodall” for kids. https://amzn.to/4o0OpPE

Farmer bankruptcies are rising again in the US after a ten-year decline.

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