Today’s facts 10-06-2025

Today’s facts …

A senior White House aide accidentally leaked plans to send the 82nd Airborne to Portland while discussing the operation on Signal in public.

A judge has blocked Trump from deploying any National Guard units to Oregon.

Trump thinks there’s a war zone in Portland because of a Sept. 4th Fox News report that used Portland footage from 2020.

Trump is sending the Texas National Guard to Illinois. Illinois and Chicago sue to stop Trump from deploying the National Guard.

The Supreme Court is back in session today.

The Supreme Court will not take up a bid by Ghislaine Maxwell to overturn her 2021 Epstein conviction and 20-year prison sentence.

The Epstein files have still not been released.

The shutdown continues as Democrats try to keep Affordable Care Act marketplace plan prices down.

Six million adults under 35 use Affordable Care Act marketplace plans.

Home foreclosures have risen six straight months and are up 18% from a year ago.

The head of Social Security has now also been put in charge of the IRS.

ICE is spending millions on TV ads to recruit local officers for Trump’s mass deportation push.

There is a limitation that no Presidential $1 Coin Program may bear the image of a living former or current President; and for deceased Presidents, at least two years must pass before their portrait may be used.

Basil Pesto Bowtie Salad and Smoked Mozzarella Penne Salad sold at Kroger and other stores have been recalled for possible listeria contamination.

Members of Congress can’t refuse their pay due to federal law but may choose to have it withheld during a shutdown. They must receive it later as back pay.

It is Banned Books Week.

The 1986 Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act, signed by Pres. Reagan, requires most hospitals to screen and stabilize anyone seeking emergency care, regardless of ability to pay or insurance status.

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