Elections
Trump ‘Truths’ about tariffs on films and furniture raise questions on details
US President Donald Trump speaks with the press on the South Lawn of the White House on Friday September 26, 2025. Demetrius Freeman | The Washington Post | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Monday said he would impose a 100% tariff on foreign-made films and slap “substantial Tariffs” on any country that does not […]
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Moldova’s pro-EU government edges towards majority in pivotal vote
Members of an electoral commission empty a ballot box after polling stations closed in Moldova’s parliamentary elections in Chisinau, Moldova, on Sept. 28, 2025. Stringer | Reuters Moldova’s ruling pro-EU party pulled comfortably ahead of its Russian-leaning rival in a crucial parliamentary election as final results trickled in on Monday, a relief for the government as it seeks […]
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Top Democrat slams Trump for attending Ryder Cup golf event as government shutdown looms
U.S. President Donald Trump attends the 2025 Ryder Cup at Black Course at Bethpage State Park Golf Course on Sept. 26, 2025 in Farmingdale, New York. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries ripped President Donald Trump on Friday for leaving town to watch golf matches in New York with just four […]
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Here’s what to know about a federal government shutdown
The U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC. Win Mcnamee | Getty Images News | Getty Images A looming government shutdown could leave hundreds of thousands of federal employees without pay and put key economic data — including the closely watched jobs report — on ice. Congress has just four days left to agree on a stopgap […]
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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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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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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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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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