US government starts likely brief shutdown as House fails to approve deal
The Senate passed the spending package by a bipartisan vote of 71 to 29, but the House of Representatives is out of town and not expected to take up the measure until Monday.
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'Apocalyptic wasteland': Biden admin. blocked warning on deteriorating Gaza situation after Oct. 7
Trump names former governor Kevin Warsh as Powell's successor for US Federal Reserve head
Trump sues IRS, Treasury Department for $10 billion over tax return leak
Trump set to expand immigration crackdown in 2026 despite brewing backlash
ICE and Border Patrol will get $170 billion in additional funds through September 2029 - a huge surge of funding over their existing annual budgets of about $19 billion.
Photo of Donald Trump removed from released Epstein files, Democrats decry 'cover-up'
The photo was one of 16 in file number 468, which disappeared from the Epstein Library shortly after the collection was uploaded on Friday.
Republican critics fear incomplete disclosure of Epstein files will loom over midterms
Republicans will be fighting to keep control of Congress next year, and the party fears that the Epstein controversy will negatively affect their chances.
GOP Congresswoman, loyal Trump ally Elise Stefanik ends New York governor bid, to leave politics
Stefanik's decision last month to challenge the re-election bid of New York Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul was clouded weeks by Trump ally Bruce Blakeman's own bid
Washington’s Kennedy Center renamed the 'Trump Kennedy Center'
The Kennedy Center Board of Trustees unanimously voted for the name change, Center spokeswoman Roma Daravi announced in a statement released following the vote.
US House reaches bipartisan majority opposing radio performance tax
The Local Radio Freedom Act crossed a key House majority threshold, reflecting bipartisan resistance to new fees on local radio broadcasters.
Liberal Zionist groups criticize Trump’s travel ban on those with Palestinian Authority passports
The White House said the ban was needed because “several US-designated terrorist groups operate actively in the West Bank or Gaza Strip and have murdered American citizens.”
Wisconsin judge found guilty of obstructing Trump immigration crackdown, media says
The federal jury delivered a mixed verdict on Hannah Dugan, convicting her of obstructing a federal proceeding and acquitting her of concealing a person from arrest.
Kennedy seeks to cut US children's access to gender-affirming care
Kennedy proposed rules barring hospitals that provide such care from participating in Medicare and Medicaid programs and prohibiting Medicaid from paying for it.
Trump expected to sign $1 trillion annual defense bill, despite provisions of aid to Ukraine
The fiscal 2026 National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, authorizes a record $901 billion in annual military spending, $8 billion more than Trump requested.
