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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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Some members of the House of Representatives are using down time during the shutdown to connect from their constituents back home - we'll tell you wha...
More than a million federal workers are missing their first full paycheck as the shutdown stretches into week four, with pressure building on Washingt...
European leaders meet with Ukraine’s president with billions in frozen Russian assets on the table as the European Union and United States impose new...
Vice President JD Vance says he’s optimistic about the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas as the U.S. pushes for the next phase of the deal. I...
The economic cost of the government shutdown is mounting, as workers miss paychecks and contracts stall. President Trump’s feud with Colombia is deepe...
Israel says the ceasefire is back on after it launched strikes on Gaza in response to clashes over the weekend that threaten to unravel a fragile deal...
Homeless encampments are a part of the landscape in many U.S. cities. In Oakland, California, one of the longest-standing and most well-known encampme...
Thousands of "No Kings" rallies are planned across the U.S. today, protesting the Trump administration's policies. Plus, over a week in the Hamas-Isra...
John Bolton is indicted on 18 counts for allegedly mishandling classified information dating back to his time as national security advisor during Pres...
President Trump escalates pressure on Venezuela, authorizing covert CIA operations and striking suspected drug boats. A federal judge pauses the Trump...
