Speaker Johnson warns government shutdown could be longest ever
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Speaker Mike Johnson predicted Monday the federal government shutdown may become the longest in…
Government shutdown: Health care remains an intractable issue in Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) — To hear party leaders talk, the seventh day of the government shutdown sounded a lot…
Trump to mark Navy’s 250th anniversary as shutdown drags on
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has decided not to let the government shutdown interfere with a stop…
Trump no longer distancing himself from Project 2025 as he uses shutdown to further pursue its goals
Both of Trump’s Democratic rivals, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, made the far-right wish list a centerpiece of…
Trump cuts nearly $8B in clean energy projects in targeted states
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is cancelling $7.6 billion in grants that supported hundreds of clean energy…
How a government shutdown may affect federal agencies
The federal government is nearing a partial shutdown, with a range of effects on public services and the…
North Carolina legislature passes ‘Iryna’s Law’ after refugee’s stabbing death
RALEIGH, N.C. — In response to the stabbing death of a Ukrainian refugee on Charlotte’s light rail system,…
Sugar Coke? Department of War? Where some of Trump’s most jaw-dropping promises stand
WASHINGTON — Given just how much President Donald Trump talks in public, it can sometimes be hard to…
Social Security whistleblower who claims DOGE mishandled sensitive data resigns
WASHINGTON — A Social Security official who has filed a whistleblower complaint alleging the Department of Government Efficiency…
A by-the-numbers look at E-Verify, the US system used to determine employment eligibility
OLD ORCHARD BEACH, Maine (AP) — Some U.S. businesses verify applicants’ eligibility to work using an online government…
Trump’s hot mic moment at the White House is the latest in a long list
LONDON (AP) — Behold the power of the humble hot mic. The magnifier of sound, a descendant of…
Israel’s announcement of a settlement project in the West Bank sparks controversy
MAALE ADUMIM, West Bank (AP) — Israel’s far-right finance minister said Thursday that a contentious new settlement construction…