Retiring Navy admiral briefs Congress on boat strikes
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Navy admiral who is retiring early from command of the campaign to destroy…
Most Senate Democrats against colleagues’ shutdown deal
The deal cut by some Senate Democrats to reopen government has refueled the party’s tussle over strategy and…
Trump hosts Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa at the White House in first-of-its-kind meeting
President Donald Trump welcomed Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa after lifting sanctions imposed on Syria, which had been a…
Senate rejects limits on Trump’s ability to attack Venezuela
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans voted to reject legislation Thursday that would have put a check on President…
Government shutdown poised to become longest ever
WASHINGTON (AP) — The government shutdown is poised to become the longest ever this week as the impasse…
Stalemate on government shutdown set to drag into sixth week
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he “won’t be extorted” by Democrats to reopen the government, making…
Pressure builds on Congress to end the government shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) — The pressure to end the second-longest federal government shutdown is gaining new urgency this week…
Senate Democrats push alternative on federal shutdown pay, as GOP bill heads toward a vote
A Republican bill to immediately pay federal employees who are working throughout the government shutdown is heading toward…
Lawmakers seek to revise pay, benefits for some federal employees under shutdown
As Congress still appears far from reaching a spending agreement to end the partial government shutdown, hundreds of…
Virginia US Sens. Kaine, Warner seek to keep Discovery space shuttle in the commonwealth
One of Virginia’s crown jewels of tourist attractions, the Discovery Space Shuttle, could be blasting off somewhere else.…