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Checked the new prices for the week on Kroger's website...the prices on ground beef and eggs remain the same.

Scientists announce the discovery of the bumpy snailfish, a pink, big-eyed species found more than 10,000 feet below the ocean's surface.

Everything is terrible but it’s GBBO night and I had leftover strawberry frosting in the freezer

The right side of Trump's face was drooping during a 9/11 commemoration today (Getty)

President Trump learned the hard way Friday morning that firing the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics doesn’t change the facts: the economy is cooling, the unemployment rate is going up, and the number of job openings isn’t keeping pace. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/new-job...

BRUTAL JOBS REPORT: Just 22,000 jobs added in August. Unemployment rises to 4.3%. Broader jobless rate jumps to 8.1%. Slowest 4-month growth since 2020. Plus, downward revisions for June and July of -21,000. Yikes.

EJ Antoni tweeted, "You can’t run a race on your knees,” in response to a tweet of a doctored campaign poster that depicted a sexually explicit image of Harris (it was a photoshop depicting Harris with semen around her mouth calling her "Cumalla Harris." www.cnn.com/2025/09/05/p...

JUST IN: Federal appeals court says Trump unlawfully invoked the Alien Enemies Act for deportations. https://cnn.it/4pmjCyr

More than 1,000 current and former employees of the US Department of Health and Human Services wrote a letter to Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday, arguing that his leadership has “put the health of all Americans at risk” and demanding his resignation.

A federal appeals court panel rules President Trump cannot use the 1798 Alien Enemies Act to quickly deport those the government accuses of being Venezuelan gang members. https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/02/politics/appeals-court-ruling-trump-alien-enemies-act-deportations-unlawful

photos of Trump's hand today (via Getty)

Kraft Heinz, a giant in the packaged foods industry, announces plans to split into two separate publicly traded businesses. https://cnn.it/3JAVKGS

POLITICO Playbook reporting Trump’s “announcement” today will be “focused on defense”

There's speculation at the Pentagon and elsewhere that President Trump this afternoon will announce that the Department of Defense is going to revert back to being the Department of War (created in 1789 and dissolved in 1947).

Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., the top Democrat on the House committee investigating the Jeffrey Epstein case, says Epstein’s estate will turn over a book that reportedly includes an explicit 2003 birthday message from Donald Trump to Epstein.

Thank God we finally have a president who will fly into a rage when he notices imperfections in the sidewalk. “I started yelling…” Trump writes in his latest post.

California is getting safer. Homicides down 20% Robberies down 19% All within this year. And we're deploying CHP officers to more regions across the state to keep this momentum going.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson will sign an executive order Saturday laying out initial plans for how the city will try to resist President Donald Trump’s planned immigration crackdown in the coming days. https://cnn.it/41r6v4z

The dozen or so high-ranking Department of Justice attorneys who were reassigned to the DOJ's Sanctuary Cities Enforcement working group have all quit, the Washington Post is reporting on Saturday.

Truth Social is having issues...but ironically this is actually the truth. There ARE no truths on Truth Social. #trump

Well then. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Republican Rep. Stephanie Bice (OK) has canceled her small town hall meeting billed as a "meet and greet" after her Democratic opponent revealed she'd scheduled it in the wrong district.

‘Not a fact-based human’: Trump busted by ex-Atlanta mayor over crime claims

The month before a shooter opened fire on children gathered in a Minnesota church this week, the Trump administration cut funding in the state for efforts to identify potential mass shooters and head off their violence. https://cnn.it/4lS986O

Late on the Friday before Labor Day, hundreds of VOA journalists were told they’re being terminated in 30 days. Kari Lake, the ‘acting CEO’ of USAGM, says “this will help reduce the federal bureaucracy, improve agency service, and save the American people more of their hard-earned money.”#SaveVOA

Handmade fall decor for your dining table!

Commentary: The inconvenient truth for Trump is that violent crime in Chicago is falling dramatically, from recent spikes during the pandemic.

Conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Bradley announces that she will not seek re-election, setting up another major judicial election in the battleground state next year.

ICE has confirmed the arrest of a Utah classical violinist who used to teach at a pair of Salt Lake City schools.

California Governor Gavin Newsom has reportedly mobilized state police after President Donald Trump threatened to send more members of the National Guard to the Golden Gate State.

Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook is suing Trump after he attempted to remove her over allegations that she claimed two different homes as her primary address. Cook's lawsuit argues such claims are not grounds for removal under federal law.

Mayor Brandon Johnson decried President Donald Trump as inhumane Thursday evening following reports of a major immigration sweep starting imminently in Chicago.

“I couldn’t believe how fast it went up,” Paternoster said. “I’m not buying this little piece of meat for this.”

WaPo - President Trump has revoked the Secret Service detail for former VP Harris that President Biden had previously extended. https://wapo.st/45RjQo1

It’s time to take serious action at the State Capitol to address gun violence.

The tragic loss of children’s lives in the Minneapolis school shooting is a moral call to act. Congress must pass real gun safety laws, ban assault weapons, close loopholes, and invest in community safety. Protecting our children is more important than protecting the gun lobby.

Mike Johnson: "I hope the National Guard does go to Chicago"

From GOP Sen Collins on Trump’s latest clawback: “Article I of the Constitution makes clear that Congress has the responsibility for the power of the purse. Any effort to rescind appropriated funds without congressional approval is a clear violation of the law.”

Mike Johnson makes clear that when Congress returns next week he's going to work tirelessly to cover up the Epstein files

Trump just ended the century-old "de minimis" exemption, which allowed items worth less than $800 to be shipped to the country duty-free, or without having to pay any tariffs. In response, postal services from around the world have begun suspending shipments to the US www.nbcnews.com/business/bus...

"Doctors at the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) would be barred from performing abortions, even in cases of rape and incest, under new rules proposed by the Trump administration."

Florida could be on the hook for $218 million the state spent to convert a remote training airport in the Everglades into an immigration detention center dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz.” https://cnn.it/4p4dr1Q

NEWS: Iowa U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), who recently told her constituents "we're all going to die" anyway when asked why she supported Medicaid cuts, does not plan on seeking reelection in 2026. (CBS News)

This is wrong—and illegal. Not only is Trump gutting $5 billion in foreign aid that saves lives and advances America’s interests, but he’s doing so using an unlawful “pocket recission” method that undermines Congress’ power of the purse. www.politico.com/news/2025/08...

The power of the purse lies with CONGRESS. The White House can’t just ILLEGALLY CANCEL funding that Congress appropriated. That is clear in the Constitution.   Russ Vought cannot be allowed to destroy the separation of powers and our legislative process. And Republicans are letting him do it.

Iowa Republican Sen. Joni Ernst has decided not to seek reelection to a third term, two people familiar with the decision say, and is poised to make an announcement next week.

Two more potentially radioactive shrimp recalls. I think that brings us to five so far. 26,460 packages of Cocktail Shrimp 6oz: www.fda.gov/safety/recal... 18,000 bags (net wt. 2lbs) of Kroger Mercado Cooked Medium Peeled Tail-Off Shrimp: www.fda.gov/safety/recal...