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The Senate voted Monday night to approve a bipartisan government funding package that could end the longest shutdown in U.S. history, breaking a 41-day impasse that had stalled federal operations and disrupted air travel across the country. The measure passed 60–40 after weeks of tense negotiations and a final weekend …

The travel turmoil caused by the 41-day government shutdown showed no signs of easing Monday, even as lawmakers moved closer to ending the standoff that has crippled federal agencies and disrupted air travel nationwide. The Federal Aviation Administration said it would continue limiting commercial flights in and out of major …

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday announced the latest in a series of U.S. military strikes on boats accused of ferrying narcotics, saying six people were killed in dual attacks on vessels in the eastern Pacific Ocean. The Pentagon said the Sunday strikes bring the total number of known attacks …

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to revisit its 2015 decision legalizing same-sex marriage, turning away an appeal from Kim Davis, the former Kentucky clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples on religious grounds. The justices declined to hear Davis’s case, effectively upholding a lower-court ruling that …

President Donald Trump has pardoned Rudy Giuliani and 76 others accused of involvement in efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election, according to a proclamation released late Sunday by Trump’s pardon attorney. The sweeping pardon — covering lawyers, aides and campaign officials connected to Trump’s post-2020 election challenges — exonerates …

The Senate voted 60–40 Sunday night to take the first step toward ending the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, setting up final action later this week to reopen the government after 40 days of halted services and furloughed workers. The vote came just hours after a group of Democratic …

The Trump administration on Saturday night ordered states to “immediately undo” any steps taken to deliver full food stamp benefits to low-income families, escalating confusion and hardship for millions as the government shutdown entered its seventh week. In a memo obtained by The New York Times, the Agriculture Department directed …

The Heritage Foundation, one of the most influential conservative think tanks in Washington, is facing internal upheaval after its president defended former Fox News host Tucker Carlson for interviewing white nationalist and Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes. The controversy has triggered multiple resignations and sharp criticism from conservative figures, posing a …

A federal judge on Friday ruled that the Trump administration violated the First Amendment rights of furloughed Education Department employees by inserting partisan political language into their government email auto-replies during the ongoing government shutdown. U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper said the out-of-office messages — which blamed “Democrat Senators” for …

The U.S. Supreme Court temporarily blocked Friday night a lower court’s order that the Trump administration pay for a full month of food benefits, hours after some states began loading nutrition assistance funds on payment cards held by the 42 million Americans who use the program. In a two-page filing, Justice …

President Donald Trump has pardoned former Tennessee House Speaker Glen Casada and his ex–chief of staff Cade Cothren, who were convicted last year on federal corruption charges tied to a scheme involving a fake political consulting firm. Casada, a Republican who once led the Tennessee House, was sentenced in September …

Rep. Elise Stefanik formally entered the 2026 New York governor’s race on Wednesday, launching a campaign that casts Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul as responsible for soaring costs across the state and aligning her with New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist. In a two-and-a-half-minute announcement video titled “A …

The Trump administration on Friday asked a federal appeals court to pause a judge’s order requiring it to fully fund SNAP benefits this month, saying the government shutdown has left it without enough money to comply. The filing came just hours after U.S. District Judge John McConnell ordered the administration …

In the wake of Republicans’ heavy election losses Tuesday, President Donald Trump is pointing to Walmart’s Thanksgiving meal deal as evidence that his administration has ushered in what he called a new “golden age” for the U.S. economy. “Grocery prices are way down, and Walmart just announced that the cost …

The Trump administration has accelerated the implementation of new rules expanding the authority of the Federal Protective Service, allowing the agency that guards federal buildings to charge people for a wider range of offenses both on and off federal property. The changes, which had been scheduled to take effect January …