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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 …

A federal judge in Rhode Island ordered the Trump administration Thursday to pay roughly $9 billion for a full month of nutrition assistance benefits by the next day. Chief Judge John J. McConnell Jr., who was appointed by Democratic former President Barack Obama, said the administration blew its chance to …

The Washington, D.C., National Guard will remain deployed in the nation’s capital through at least the end of February under new orders from the Trump administration, according to documents reviewed by The Associated Press. The formal order, dated Nov. 4, extends an earlier August 11 directive and authorizes Guard members …

The Federal Aviation Administration will reduce flight capacity by 10% at 40 major U.S. airports, a sweeping move that could ground or delay thousands of flights per day, officials announced Wednesday. The restrictions, which take effect Friday morning, come as the FAA and the Department of Transportation brace for worsening …

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the trailblazing Democrat who made history as the first woman to lead the chamber and one of the most powerful figures in modern American politics, said Thursday she will not seek re-election in 2026, ending a congressional career that spanned nearly four decades. “I will …

A federal magistrate judge sharply criticized the Justice Department’s handling of evidence in its criminal case against former FBI Director James Comey, accusing prosecutors of rushing to indict him while potentially violating his constitutional rights. “We’re in a bit of a feeling of indict first, investigate second,” Magistrate Judge William …