These are the wiggly fingers under the bathroom door that tormented my poor privacy-starved mother. Photo Courtesy Of Sara Knight Bidlack“I just wanted one second to myself on the toilet,” my mother says, laughing and remembering. Two years later, I had two boys and they were both in the bathroom with me all the time. “You got some period blood on your underwear.”“It’s no big deal,” I said and they nodded. I have spoken to other moms — both my age and older — about my transparency with my young sons about menstruation, and it’s a mixed reaction.

The group has been tracking Trump’s decimation of the federal workforce, which was composed of about 2.3 million civilian employees in 2022. It found that another 10,295 federal employees have left or been pushed out of their jobs in the last month. “We want to put them in trauma," Russ Vought, the director of the Office of Management and Budget, said of federal employees. Today’s federal employees report feeling demoralized by the Trump administration, and are currently working without pay amid the shutdown. “We want to put them in trauma.”Contrary to the idea that Vought is flushing out “Washington bureaucrats,” the vast majority of federal employees work outside of the D.C. area.

LOADING ERROR LOADINGWASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate approved a resolution Tuesday evening that would nullify President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Brazil, including oil, coffee and orange juice, as Democrats tested GOP senators’ support for Trump’s trade policy. Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., meets with reporters to discuss President Donald Trump's strategy on tariffs, at the Capitol in Washington, on Oct. 28, 2025. Still, the vote demonstrated some pushback in GOP ranks against Trump’s tariffs. Kaine said he hoped the votes this week showed how Republican opposition to Trump’s trade policy is growing. Silas Walker/Lexington Herald-Leader/Tribune News Service via Getty ImagesHis fellow Kentuckian, Republican Sen. Rand Paul, told reporters, “Emergencies are like war, famine, tornado.

Shirish Dáte, a White House reporter for the progressive news site HuffPost, appears to have the opposite problem: He gets clobbered when he does reach out. Top Trump officials, Mr. Dáte said, tend to reply with insults, often bundled with praise for their boss. After President Trump said he would meet with Russia’s president, Vladimir V. Putin, in Budapest, Mr. Dáte (pronounced dah-tay) asked who had recommended the Hungarian capital for a high-stakes meeting. “Your mom did,” texted Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, in an exchange that she later posted online. “Your mom,” Steven Cheung, the White House communications director, texted moments later, invoking a well-worn maternal insult that, according to the Urban Dictionary, is the “most versatile dis/comeback ever created in the history of your mom.”

I had just stepped foot on the tour bus of my favorite rock band, after my friend and I were miraculously offered backstage passes moments before. I’d dreamed of this day for years and now, at age 15, it was finally coming true. Mesmerized by the rock bands of the ’80s, I wanted to both meet them and be them. I became the envy of friends who saw photos of me partying with rock stars — but they didn’t know the dark secrets behind them. Eventually, I could finally admit what happened backstage and in hotel rooms with those bands.

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LOADING ERROR LOADINGDAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Nobel Prize-winning author Wole Soyinka said on Tuesday that his non-resident visa to enter the United States had been rejected, adding that he believes it may be because he recently criticized U.S. President Donald Trump. The Nigerian author, 91, won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1986, becoming the first African to do so. AdvertisementSpeaking to the press on Tuesday, Soyinka said he believed it had little to do with him and was instead a product of the United States’ immigration policies. “It’s not about me, I’m not really interested in going back to the United States,” he said. Your initial support helped get us here and bolstered our newsroom, which kept us strong during uncertain times.

LOADING ERROR LOADINGDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Donald Trump Jr. on Wednesday mocked protesters who took part in “No Kings” demonstrations across the United States while praising his father’s business-first approach to the Middle East during a visit to Saudi Arabia. AdvertisementDonald Trump Jr. speaks at the Future Investment Initiative (FII) conference in Riyadh on Oct. 29, 2025. Speaking alongside Omeed Malik of 1789 Capital, Donald Trump Jr. criticized Democratic Party policies and protesters targeting his father. Trump separately acknowledged it was his first trip to Saudi Arabia and praised the changes he saw in the kingdom. Advertisement“When my father came here, unlike the last presidents who visited here, it wasn’t an apology tour,” Trump said.

LOADING ERROR LOADINGPresident Donald Trump on Wednesday seemed to rule out seeking a third term in 2028, admitting that the Constitution forbids it. It’s too bad, obviously.”AdvertisementTrump on running for a third term: “If you read it, it's pretty clear. Longtime Trump insider Steve Bannon, one of the architects of his 2016 victory and a White House adviser during part of his first term, insisted last week that another Trump term was in the bag. “I don’t think he said that, I don’t think he used that term,” Trump said. He added that Trump knows a 2028 run isn’t allowed.

The Trump Organization executive vice-president Eric Trump participates in a session during the Token 2049 crypto conference in Dubai on May 1, 2025. Of the first-half total, $802 million – more than 90% – came from Trump crypto ventures, including sales of World Liberty tokens. On its website, World Liberty says a Trump Organization entity receives 75% of the revenue from the token sales through its association with World Liberty. World Liberty tokens, like most crypto products, are registered on digital ledgers called blockchains. While the stablecoin’s name belongs to World Liberty, the coin is issued and supported by another company that pays World Liberty a share of the coin’s profits.

The strikes, the deadliest since the ceasefire began on Oct. 10, marked the most serious challenge to the tenuous truce to date. That was compounded by the shooting and killing of an Israeli soldier during an exchange of gunfire in Rafah, the southernmost city in Gaza. Hamas insisted it was not involved in the Rafah gunfire, reiterated its commitment to the ceasefire and called on mediators to pressure Israel to stop. Mohammed Abu Selmia, director of Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, said 45 people, including 20 children, were in critical condition at the hospital. Abed Rahim Khatib/Anadolu via Getty ImagesAmbulances and small trucks carrying bodies crowded hospital entrances overnight across Gaza.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt and reporter S.V. Dáte exchanged messages online after Dáte questioned President Donald Trump’s awareness of the Budapest Memorandum when meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Dáte wrote, “Is the president aware of the significance of Budapest? Who suggested Budapest?” Leavitt responded, “Your mom did.” Dáte then said, “Is this funny to you?”Leavitt stated, “Stop texting me your disingenuous, biased, and (expletive) questions.” She wrote, “For context, S.V. Grams wrote, “Ms.

During the shutdown, the Senate has been running on its typical weekly schedule, which begins Monday afternoon and ends Thursday afternoon. “We’re pretending that everything is OK. We’re pretending that people are not being impacted by this shutdown,” Murkowski said in a speech on Monday. Advertisement“I don’t think we should be going home and just behaving as if this was another week in the United States Senate. Murkowski noted that U.S. Capitol Police officers and other Senate support staff are going unpaid during the shutdown, unlike members of Congress, and still showing up for work. But the idea of weekend sessions has been shot down repeatedly by Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.

LOADING ERROR LOADINGA Confederate leader’s statue is back up in Washington, D.C., following President Donald Trump’s directive to restore such monuments earlier this year. This past summer, Trump restored the names of nine Army bases that once honored Confederate generals as well. At the time, Trump criticized D.C. police for allegedly failing to do their job and allowing the statue to be toppled. Because Truth Still Matters Your Support Fuels Our Mission Your Support Fuels Our Mission Your Support Fuels Our Reporting In a time of misinformation and noise, HuffPost stays grounded in facts and empathy. Your membership fuels journalism that strengthens democracy.

The president got meta on his social media network, Truth Social, by sharing and commenting on a post that praised the president for his hard work. The post showed a photo of Trump looking tired, with a tie undone around his neck, and a “Make America Great Again” hat in his hand. Advertisement“I want to thank Donald Trump for working like a dog for no money to save a Country that doesn’t appreciate his sacrifice! Trump shared the post on Monday, and thanked himself for doing such a great job. In terms of the progress Trump is talking about, he seems to be focused on construction updates regarding two of his current projects — the “Trump Kennedy” Center and the forthcoming White House ballroom.