Stories to Amplify — October 10, 2025

Emboldened Democrats dig in on health care in shutdown fight, with opposition party fighting for Americans as Trump’s health crisis deepens (NBC).
Mike Johnson sticks to no-show shutdown strategy as resistance mounts, Speaker remaining absent while pressure builds from all sides (Politico).
Private GOP call reveals early fissures over Mike Johnson’s shutdown strategy, internal divisions emerging as Republicans question leadership approach (MSNBC).

22 states are in recession or close to it, new analysis showing widespread economic distress across nearly half the country (Axios).
Chocolate prices set to remain high this Halloween, consumers facing continued inflation on everyday purchases (Reuters).
Americans are falling behind on their car payments, rising delinquencies signal mounting financial stress for households (Wall Street Journal).

Tariffs are way up, interest on debt tops $1 trillion, and DOGE didn’t do much, revealing fiscal disaster despite promises of government efficiency (Wall Street Journal).
Trump says he’s ‘only cutting Democrat programs’ during shutdown, openly admitting to partisan targeting of assistance programs (NOTUS).

Letitia James indicted by Justice Department, escalating campaign of retaliation against Trump’s political opponents (CNN).
Judge blocks Trump from deploying troops in Illinois for now, court pushback on unconstitutional military intervention in state affairs (Washington Post).
Oklahoma’s Republican Governor criticizes National Guard deployment in Chicago, rare GOP dissent against Trump’s authoritarian overreach (New York Times).

US launches financial rescue of Argentina, unprecedented $20 billion intervention in foreign economy (Bloomberg).
Big investors await windfall from Trump’s Argentina bailout, taxpayer money flowing to wealthy bondholders in controversial deal (New York Times).