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Republicans own U.S. government shutdown if it happens, top Democrat Jeffries warns
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) speaks during a press conference as the U.S. House of Representatives considers U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax-cut bill, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 19, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said Thursday that Democrats will not be “intimidated” by the Trump […]
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Trump would eviscerate Fed independence with Lisa Cook firing, her lawyers tell Supreme Court
Lisa Cook, governor of the US Federal Reserve and governor nominee for US President Joe Biden, during a Senate Banking Committee nomination hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, June 21, 2023. Anna Rose Layden | Bloomberg | Getty Images Lawyers for Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook on Thursday argued that the Supreme Court should […]
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Health providers could lose $32 billion if ACA credits at center of shutdown fight expire
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks at a press conference with other Senate Democrats encouraging the passage of Affordable Care Act tax credits, in Washington, DC on September 16, 2025. Nathan Posner | Anadolu | Getty Images Health-care providers could lose more than $32 billion in revenue if the Affordable Care Act’s enhanced premium […]
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Dallas ICE shooter searched ‘Charlie Kirk Shot Video’ before attack: FBI
Members of the FBI investigate from the rooftop at 1120 Empire Central Place work near the scene where a shooter opened fire on a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility, September 24, 2025 in Dallas, Texas. Stewart F. House | Getty Images The gunman who killed one detainee and wounded two others at an Immigration […]
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Democrats double down on health care demands with government shutdown days away
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., holds a news conference on the government funding deadline in the Will Rogers Corridor in the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, September 24, 2025. Bill Clark | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Washington, D.C., is at an impasse with just days to go before the federal government shuts down, […]
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Former Fed, Treasury chiefs urge Supreme Court to block Trump firing Lisa Cook
Lisa Cook takes the oath of office to serve as a member of the Board of Governors at the Federal Reserve System during a ceremony at the William McChesney Martin Jr. Building of the Federal Reserve May 23, 2022 in Washington, DC. Drew Angerer | Getty Images Every living former chair of the Federal Reserve, […]
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Trump OMB orders preparation for mass firings of federal workers if government shuts down
The U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., is seen on a cloudy and foggy morning, March 6, 2024. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images The White House warned federal agencies to prepare for mass firings if Congress does not reach a deal to fund the government before next Wednesday. A memo released Wednesday by the Office of […]
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Trump claims ‘sabotage’ at U.N. from escalator, teleprompter and mic
U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrive for the 80th session of the UN’s General Assembly (UNGA) on Sept. 23, 2025 in New York City. Alexi J. Rosenfeld | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that he was the victim of a “triple sabotage” at the United Nations a day […]
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Former FBI Director Comey expected to be indicted soon in Virginia federal court: MSNBC
Former FBI Director James Comey speaks at Harvard Kennedy School with Harvard’s Eric Rosenbach on February 24, 2020 in Boston, Massachusetts. Paul Marotta | Getty Images Former FBI Director James Comey is expected to be indicted on criminal charges in the coming days in federal court in Virginia, MSNBC reported Wednesday. The expected indictment comes […]
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New York City mayor candidate Curtis Sliwa says he was offered money to quit race
Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa attends a protest against a tent shelter for migrants at Floyd Bennett Field in the Brooklyn borough of New York City on August 22, 2023. Paul Frangipane | Corbis News | Getty Images Curtis Sliwa, the Republican nominee in the race for mayor of New York City, said Wednesday that […]
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