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Top House Democrat seeks Jeffrey Epstein financial records from Dimon, other bank CEOs
Jeffrey Epstein in 2004. Rick Friedman | Corbis News | Getty Images A top House Democrat asked four major bank CEOs to share a slew of financial records related to Jeffrey Epstein, pushing forward an investigation into the notorious sex predator, after the lawmaker’s effort to subpoena the banks for the documents was blocked by […]
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Senate to vote on funding bills again as government shutdown enters second week
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks next to Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) and Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol on the third day of a partial government shutdown, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., Oct. 3, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters The Senate is set to […]
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Trump suggests not all furloughed workers will get back pay: ‘It depends’
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as he and Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney (not pictured) meet in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., Oct. 7, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters President Donald Trump suggested Tuesday that some federal workers who have been furloughed during the government shutdown will not receive […]
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Republicans face pressure to consider Democrats’ health care demands as shutdown drags on
U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) speaks with Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), as Lori Chavez-DeRemer, U.S. President Trump’s nominee to be secretary of labor testifies before a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 19, 2025. Kent Nishimura | Reuters Sen. Susan Collins is reportedly […]
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Japan’s Takaichi picks ex-premier Aso as party vice president
Taro Aso, Japan’s former deputy prime minister and finance minister, delivered a speech during an ordinary session at the lower house of the parliament in Tokyo, Japan, on Monday, Jan. 20, 2020. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Sanae Takaichi, who is expected to become Japan’s next prime minister, chose former premier and party heavyweight Taro Aso on Tuesday […]
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Senate to vote again on funding bill as government shutdown stalemate enters sixth day
US Senate Majority Leader John Thune, Republican from South Dakota, speaks to reporters outside of his office at the US Capitol, on the second day of the US government shutdown in Washington, DC, on October 2, 2025. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | Afp | Getty Images The Senate is set to vote again on Monday on a […]
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Trump could ‘start taking sharp measures’ if next government funding bills fail: Hassett
President Donald Trump could “start taking sharp measures” on Monday if the government shutdown continues after the Senate’s next votes on stopgap funding bills, National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said. Hassett’s warning on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” came after he said Democrats will be to blame for “any government worker that loses their job” due […]
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Democratic leader Jeffries challenges GOP House Speaker Johnson to debate shutdown
U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) and U.S. House of Representatives Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY). Tom Williams | Michael A. McCoy | Reuters Top House Democrat Hakeem Jeffries challenged Speaker Mike Johnson to a live public debate about the government shutdown, which entered its sixth day on Monday with no off-ramp in […]
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‘There will start to be layoffs’ if Trump decides shutdown talks have stalled, Hassett says
White House National Economic Adviser Kevin Hassett talks to reporters on the West Wing driveway at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 27, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said Sunday that layoffs for federal employees will begin if President Donald Trump decides that congressional negotiations to end the government […]
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Treasury weighs minting $1 coin with Trump’s face for U.S. 250th anniversary
A “draft” from The Treasury Department of a $1 commemorative coin that it plans to mint next year. Courtesy: U.S. Treasury Department The Treasury Department is considering minting a $1 coin bearing President Donald Trump’s likeness on both sides to honor him and commemorate the United States’ 250th birthday next year. A first draft of […]
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