Elections
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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Shooting at Dallas ICE detention facility leaves ‘multiple injuries and fatalities’: Noem
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem hosts a roundtable discussion about securing the Northern Border, in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., June 20, 2025. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook Rebecca Cook | Reuters A shooter opened fire Wednesday morning at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in Dallas, causing “multiple injuries and fatalities,” Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem […]
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Trump to meet top Democrats as their health care demands fuel government shutdown risk
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) speaks with the press on Capitol Hill on Thursday Sept. 11, 2025. Demetrius Freeman | The Washington Post | Getty Images President Donald Trump will meet with the two top Democrats in Congress sometime this week as the federal government heads […]
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White House denies Homan received $50k from undercover FBI agents
White House Border Czar Tom Homan talks with reporters on the driveway outside the West Wing on March 17, 2025 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images News | Getty Images The White House on Monday denied reports that border czar Tom Homan allegedly accepted $50,000 in cash last year from undercover FBI agents […]
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TikTok deal won’t include ‘golden share’ or equity for U.S., Trump administration says
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt says that a deal is reached between the U.S. and China where TikTok’s algorithm and data are controlled by America and are majority-owned by Americans in the United States. Mike Campbell | Nurphoto | Getty Images A preliminary deal to keep TikTok alive in the United States will not […]
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