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Congress returns to further negotiations on health care subsidies and an earlier-than-expected vote on the Epstein files. President Trump is threateni...
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House Republicans say they have the votes to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, a vote today could send the bill to President Trump’...
The House returns to vote on a bipartisan bill that could end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history and send thousands of federal workers ba...
Senate Democrats break ranks to join Republicans in backing a deal to reopen the government after 41 days, a move that could finally end the longest s...
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U.S. consumers have not borne the full brunt of President Trump's tariffs but that may change if they are held up, all or in part, by the Supreme Cour...
The FAA directs airlines to cut flights by ten percent as the government shutdown strains the nation’s air traffic system. A federal judge orders the...
President Trump calls on Senate Republicans to end the government shutdown by scrapping the filibuster, even as he admits the standoff hurt the party...
Democrats won two governor's races in Virginia and New Jersey, victories they call a rejection of President Trump’s policies and a sign that economic...
Voters in New York, Virginia and New Jersey choose new leaders today, and a redistricting vote in California could reshape the balance of power in Con...
President Trump returns to Washington D.C. after a week of international travel and a weekend at his resort in Florida while the government shutdown e...
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