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8 hours ago

Adelita Grijalva sworn in as the House's newest member, paving the way for an Epstein files vote

Read full article: Adelita Grijalva sworn in as the House's newest member, paving the way for an Epstein files vote

After weeks of delay, Democrat Adelita Grijalva of Arizona is a member of the U.S. House.

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9 hours ago

The Latest: House returns to vote on ending the government shutdown after nearly 2 months away

Read full article: The Latest: House returns to vote on ending the government shutdown after nearly 2 months away

The longest government shutdown in history could conclude, after Speaker Mike Johnson called House representatives back into session following a nearly eight-week absence.

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9 hours ago

House returns for vote to end the government shutdown after nearly 2 months away

Read full article: House returns for vote to end the government shutdown after nearly 2 months away

House lawmakers are making a long-awaited return to potentially end the longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history.

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17 hours ago

A historic shutdown is nearly over. It leaves no winners and much frustration

Read full article: A historic shutdown is nearly over. It leaves no winners and much frustration

The longest government shutdown in history could conclude as soon as Day 43 with almost no one happy with the final result.

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1 day ago

Speaker Johnson shuttered the House and amassed quiet power with Trump

Read full article: Speaker Johnson shuttered the House and amassed quiet power with Trump

After refusing to convene the U.S. House during the government shutdown, Speaker Mike Johnson is recalling lawmakers back into session.

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1 day ago

The Latest: Supreme Court keeps a block on SNAP payments, as shutdown potentially nears an end

Read full article: The Latest: Supreme Court keeps a block on SNAP payments, as shutdown potentially nears an end

The Supreme Court has extended an order blocking full SNAP payments amid signals that the government shutdown could soon end and food aid payments resume.

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1 day ago

Supreme Court extends its order blocking full SNAP payments, with shutdown potentially near an end

Read full article: Supreme Court extends its order blocking full SNAP payments, with shutdown potentially near an end

The Supreme Court has extended an order blocking full SNAP payments.

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2 days ago

Senate approves bill to end the shutdown, sending it to the House

Read full article: Senate approves bill to end the shutdown, sending it to the House

The Senate has passed legislation to reopen the government, bringing the longest shutdown in history closer to an end after a small group of Democrats struck a deal with Republicans.

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2 days ago

These 8 senators broke with Democrats on the government shutdown deal. Here's how they explain it

Read full article: These 8 senators broke with Democrats on the government shutdown deal. Here's how they explain it

Eight senators are facing criticism from Democrats for their deal with Republicans to end the federal government shutdown.

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2 days ago

The Latest: Bill to end government shutdown passes the Senate, heads to House next for final vote

Read full article: The Latest: Bill to end government shutdown passes the Senate, heads to House next for final vote

The U.S. Senate is drawing closer to ending the U.S. government shutdown.

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2 days ago

What's in the legislation to end the federal government shutdown

Read full article: What's in the legislation to end the federal government shutdown

A legislative package to end the government shutdown appears on track.

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3 days ago

Senate takes first step toward ending the government shutdown

Read full article: Senate takes first step toward ending the government shutdown

The Senate has taken the first step to end the government shutdown after a group of moderate Democrats agreed to proceed without a guaranteed extension of health care subsidies.

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Weekend session gets off to slow start in Senate as lawmakers look for a way out of shutdown

Read full article: Weekend session gets off to slow start in Senate as lawmakers look for a way out of shutdown

The Senateโ€™s first weekend session since the shutdown began has yielded few signs of progress.

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Republicans swat down Democratic offer to end shutdown as impasse continues into 38th day

Read full article: Republicans swat down Democratic offer to end shutdown as impasse continues into 38th day

Republicans are swatting down an offer from Democrats to end the government shutdown.

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The Latest: Trump hosts Central Asian leaders as US eyes sources for rare earth metals

Read full article: The Latest: Trump hosts Central Asian leaders as US eyes sources for rare earth metals

President Donald Trump is hosting leaders of five Central Asian countries at the White House.

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Bipartisan talks to end the shutdown intensify, but agreement elusive

Read full article: Bipartisan talks to end the shutdown intensify, but agreement elusive

Talks to reopen the government are intensifying.

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Trump faces rare Republican pushback as he presses Senate to scrap the filibuster

Read full article: Trump faces rare Republican pushback as he presses Senate to scrap the filibuster

President Donald Trump is finding that Senate Republicans have a limit as he pushes them to scrap the filibuster.

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Trump pressures GOP senators to end the government shutdown, now the longest ever

Read full article: Trump pressures GOP senators to end the government shutdown, now the longest ever

President Donald Trump lashed out at Senate Republicans to end the government shutdown, now the longest ever.

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Talks to end the government shutdown intensify as federal closure nears longest ever

Read full article: Talks to end the government shutdown intensify as federal closure nears longest ever

Signs of a potential end to the government shutdown are intensifying with behind-the-scenes talks.

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Shutdown stalemate set to drag into sixth week as Trump pushes Republicans to change Senate rules

Read full article: Shutdown stalemate set to drag into sixth week as Trump pushes Republicans to change Senate rules

Republicans and Democrats remained at a stalemate on the government shutdown over the weekend as it headed into its sixth week, with millions of Americans starting to lose food aid benefits and President Donald Trump pushing GOP leaders to change Senate rules to end it.

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Uncertainty over federal food aid deepens as the shutdown fight reaches a crisis point

Read full article: Uncertainty over federal food aid deepens as the shutdown fight reaches a crisis point

The twin crises at the heart of the government shutdown fight in Washington are coming to a head.

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What's the filibuster and why does Trump want to get rid of it during the shutdown?

Read full article: What's the filibuster and why does Trump want to get rid of it during the shutdown?

President Donald Trump wants Republicans in the Senate to kill a longstanding rule called the filibuster.

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The Latest: Trump administration must fund SNAP payments during the shutdown, judges rule

Read full article: The Latest: Trump administration must fund SNAP payments during the shutdown, judges rule

Federal judges have ruled that the Trump administration must continue funding SNAP during the government shutdown.

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Trump says Senate should scrap the filibuster to end the government shutdown

Read full article: Trump says Senate should scrap the filibuster to end the government shutdown

President Donald Trump is calling on the Senate to scrap the filibuster.

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Food aid at risk of expiring as effort to fund SNAP benefits fails in Senate

Read full article: Food aid at risk of expiring as effort to fund SNAP benefits fails in Senate

Food aid for more than 40 million Americans is at risk of expiring at week's end.

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Georgia Democrat Jon Ossoff gambles on shutdown to save health subsidies as reelection bid looms

Read full article: Georgia Democrat Jon Ossoff gambles on shutdown to save health subsidies as reelection bid looms

There may be no rank-and-file Democratic senator with more at stake from the federal government shutdown than Georgiaโ€™s Jon Ossoff.

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Democrats needed a new approach on a key House committee. Then came the uproar over Jeffrey Epstein

Read full article: Democrats needed a new approach on a key House committee. Then came the uproar over Jeffrey Epstein

The top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee has sought to rally his committee as a center of Democratic messaging and response to the Trump administration's agenda.

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The Latest: US will share sensitive nuclear submarine technology with South Korea, Trump says

Read full article: The Latest: US will share sensitive nuclear submarine technology with South Korea, Trump says

President Donald Trump says the United States will share closely held technology to allow South Korea to build a nuclear-powered submarine.

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Trump says 'it's too bad' he can't run for a third term

Read full article: Trump says 'it's too bad' he can't run for a third term

President Donald Trump has acknowledged that he cannot run for a third term, citing constitutional limits, despite his interest in staying in the White House.

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Republicans send Biden autopen report to the Justice Department, urging further investigation

Read full article: Republicans send Biden autopen report to the Justice Department, urging further investigation

House Republicans have released a long-promised report on former President Joe Biden's use of the autopen and the alleged cover-up of his mental state while in office.

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Vice President Vance says troops will be paid as pressure builds on Congress to end the shutdown

Read full article: Vice President Vance says troops will be paid as pressure builds on Congress to end the shutdown

Vice President JD Vance says that he believes U.S. military members will be paid at the end of the week as the Trump administration reconfigures funding in the second-longest government shutdown.

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Flight disruptions continue as air traffic controllers brace for their first full missing paychecks

Read full article: Flight disruptions continue as air traffic controllers brace for their first full missing paychecks

A shortage of air traffic controllers has caused more flight disruptions at airports across the country.

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Trump wants to cancel more funding during the shutdown. Courts have hampered his earlier efforts

Read full article: Trump wants to cancel more funding during the shutdown. Courts have hampered his earlier efforts

President Donald Trumpโ€™s administration has canceled, or threatened to cancel, billions of dollars of previously approved federal spending and wants to go after even more funding during the shutdown.

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Republicans grapple with voter frustration over rising health care premiums

Read full article: Republicans grapple with voter frustration over rising health care premiums

Notices of rising health insurance premiums are landing in votersโ€™ mailboxes and sending some to town halls to vent their frustration.

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Flights to Los Angeles International Airport halted due to air traffic controller shortage

Read full article: Flights to Los Angeles International Airport halted due to air traffic controller shortage

The Federal Aviation Administration says flights departing for Los Angeles International Airport were halted briefly due to a staffing shortage at a Southern California air traffic facility.

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What lawmakers are saying about Trump's demolition of the East Wing

Read full article: What lawmakers are saying about Trump's demolition of the East Wing

Members of Congress are divided largely along party lines on the demolition of the East Wing of the White House to make room for a 90,000-square-foot ballroom that President Donald Trump wants to build.

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Senate rejects bills to pay federal workers during government shutdown

Read full article: Senate rejects bills to pay federal workers during government shutdown

The Senate on Thursday rejected dueling partisan bills to pay federal workers during the government shutdown, with both Republicans and Democrats deflecting blame as many employees are set to miss their first full paycheck at the end of this week.

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Fight over new US House districts in California could turn on advertising edge in closing days

Read full article: Fight over new US House districts in California could turn on advertising edge in closing days

Less than two weeks from Election Day, a potentially decisive edge in California's fight over new U.S. House districts has emerged: advertising.

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The Latest: North Carolina lawmakers approve map adding a GOP House seat

Read full article: The Latest: North Carolina lawmakers approve map adding a GOP House seat

North Carolina lawmakers have given final approval to a new U.S. House map backed by President Donald Trump.

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Lawsuit seeks to force swearing in of US Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva of Arizona

Read full article: Lawsuit seeks to force swearing in of US Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva of Arizona

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes filed a lawsuit that seeks to get Democrat Adelita Grijalva sworn in as the stateโ€™s newest member of Congress after House Speaker Mike Johnson has refused to seat her for a month since winning the post.

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Man pardoned after storming Capitol is charged with threatening to kill Hakeem Jeffries

Read full article: Man pardoned after storming Capitol is charged with threatening to kill Hakeem Jeffries

A man whose convictions for storming the U.S. Capitol were erased by President Donald Trumpโ€™s mass pardons has been arrested on a charge he threatened to kill House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.

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The Latest: Trump hosts GOP senators at White House as shutdown drags on

Read full article: The Latest: Trump hosts GOP senators at White House as shutdown drags on

Senate Republicans projected a unified front at the White House Rose Garden Tuesday, arriving at President Donald Trumpโ€™s invitation as they refuse to yield to Democratic demands for health care funds into the fourth week of the government shutdown.

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Trump hosts Senate Republicans at renovated White House as the shutdown drags into fourth week

Read full article: Trump hosts Senate Republicans at renovated White House as the shutdown drags into fourth week

As the government shutdown enters its fourth week, President Donald Trump is welcoming Senate Republicans for lunch at the White House.

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'No Kings' protests against Trump bring a street party vibe to cities nationwide

Read full article: 'No Kings' protests against Trump bring a street party vibe to cities nationwide

Large crowds of protesters have gathered in cities across the United for โ€œNo Kingsโ€ demonstrations against what they see a drift into authoritarianism under President Donald Trump.

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Democrats say Trump needs to be involved in shutdown talks. He's shown little interest in doing so

Read full article: Democrats say Trump needs to be involved in shutdown talks. He's shown little interest in doing so

Democrats are calling on President Donald Trump to get more involved with negotiations to end the government shutdown.

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The Latest: Indicted ex-Trump adviser John Bolton accused of sharing 1K+ docs on government info

Read full article: The Latest: Indicted ex-Trump adviser John Bolton accused of sharing 1K+ docs on government info

Former Trump administration national security adviser John Bolton has been charged in a federal investigation into the potential mishandling of classified information.

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Who's winning the blame game over the shutdown? Here's what a new AP-NORC poll shows

Read full article: Who's winning the blame game over the shutdown? Here's what a new AP-NORC poll shows

A new poll finds most Americans see the government shutdown as a significant problem as it drags on.

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Senate Democrats, holding out for health care, reject government funding bill for 10th time

Read full article: Senate Democrats, holding out for health care, reject government funding bill for 10th time

Senate Democrats are rejecting for the 10th time a stopgap spending bill that would reopen the government.

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Judge temporarily blocks the Trump administration from firing workers during the government shutdown

Read full article: Judge temporarily blocks the Trump administration from firing workers during the government shutdown

A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trumpโ€™s administration from firing workers during the government shutdown, saying the human cost "cannot be tolerated.โ€.

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Democrats say they won't be intimidated by Trump's threats as the shutdown enters a third week

Read full article: Democrats say they won't be intimidated by Trump's threats as the shutdown enters a third week

The government shutdown is entering a third week, and Democrats say they're not intimidated by President Donald Trumpโ€™s efforts to fire thousands of federal workers or by his threats of more firings to come.

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Why a Supreme Court case from Louisiana will matter for the future of the Voting Rights Act

Read full article: Why a Supreme Court case from Louisiana will matter for the future of the Voting Rights Act

Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act is the primary way plaintiffs can challenge racially discriminatory election practices.

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Supreme Court seems inclined to limit race-based electoral districts under the Voting Rights Act

Read full article: Supreme Court seems inclined to limit race-based electoral districts under the Voting Rights Act

The Supreme Court appears ready to gut a key tool of the Voting Rights Act that's helped root out racial discrimination in voting for more than a half century.

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Trump and budget chief Vought are making this a government shutdown unlike any other

Read full article: Trump and budget chief Vought are making this a government shutdown unlike any other

President Donald Trump is making this government shutdown unlike any the nation has ever seen.

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The Latest: Trump awards Charlie Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom

Read full article: The Latest: Trump awards Charlie Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom

President Donald Trump has awarded the nationโ€™s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, posthumously to Charlie Kirk on Tuesday.

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Government shutdown could be the longest ever, House Speaker Johnson warns

Read full article: Government shutdown could be the longest ever, House Speaker Johnson warns

Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson predicts the federal government shutdown may become the longest in history.

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Vance warns 'deeper' cuts ahead for federal workers as shutdown enters 12th day

Read full article: Vance warns 'deeper' cuts ahead for federal workers as shutdown enters 12th day

Vice President JD Vance is warning of deeper cuts to the federal workforce the longer the government shutdown goes on.

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Speaker Johnson keeps the House away as he fights to end the government shutdown

Read full article: Speaker Johnson keeps the House away as he fights to end the government shutdown

House members' absence during the government shutdown is creating a political dilemma for Republican Speaker Mike Johnson and is testing his leadership.

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Who is Adelita Grijalva and what is the controversy over her being sworn in to Congress?

Read full article: Who is Adelita Grijalva and what is the controversy over her being sworn in to Congress?

Democrats are ramping up pressure on Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson to swear in the newest member of Congress.

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Senators struggle to find a way forward as government shutdown enters ninth day

Read full article: Senators struggle to find a way forward as government shutdown enters ninth day

Senators are laboring to find a way to reopen the government but find themselves struggling to overcome a fundamental lack of trust between the two parties.

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Pressure points ahead could bring a quicker end to the shutdown

Read full article: Pressure points ahead could bring a quicker end to the shutdown

The first week is the easy one.

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The Latest: Trump says officials should be jailed as they oppose his use of National Guard troops

Read full article: The Latest: Trump says officials should be jailed as they oppose his use of National Guard troops

President Donald Trump said Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, both Democrats, should be jailed as they oppose his deployment of National Guard troops to Chicago.

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Federal government shutdown grinds into a week two as tempers flare at the Capitol

Read full article: Federal government shutdown grinds into a week two as tempers flare at the Capitol

As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, thereโ€™s no discernible endgame in sight.

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Trump administration threatens no back pay for federal workers in shutdown

Read full article: Trump administration threatens no back pay for federal workers in shutdown

President Donald Trumpโ€™s administration is warning of no guaranteed back pay for federal workers during a shutdown.

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Government shutdown drags on as health care compromise remains elusive

Read full article: Government shutdown drags on as health care compromise remains elusive

To hear party leaders talk, the seventh day of the government shutdown sounded a lot like the first.

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Government shutdown threatens food aid program relied on by millions of families

Read full article: Government shutdown threatens food aid program relied on by millions of families

Experts say a food aid program that helps 6 million low-income mothers and young children will run out of federal money unless the government shutdown ends within two weeks.

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Trump says he's open to health care deal but government must reopen first

Read full article: Trump says he's open to health care deal but government must reopen first

President Donald Trump cracked the door slightly to negotiations with Democrats on the health care subsidies theyโ€™ve made central to the shutdown fight, then abruptly closed it Monday, leaving the two sides once again at a seemingly intractable impasse.

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Voting is underway in California on new maps that could swing US House control, check Trump's power

Read full article: Voting is underway in California on new maps that could swing US House control, check Trump's power

The fight for control of the U.S. House is underway in California.

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AP reader question: Do federal workers get paid during the government shutdown

Read full article: AP reader question: Do federal workers get paid during the government shutdown

Hereโ€™s a question submitted by an Associated Press reader: Who gets paid during a federal shutdown.

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Government shutdown entering sixth day as Republicans and Democrats remain at an impasse

Read full article: Government shutdown entering sixth day as Republicans and Democrats remain at an impasse

Washington lawmakers remain at a standstill over reopening the government, showing few signs of progress as President Donald Trump says layoffs are โ€œtaking place right now.โ€.

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The Oval Office meeting didn't stop a shutdown, but the Trump 2028 hats and a sombrero set a tone

Read full article: The Oval Office meeting didn't stop a shutdown, but the Trump 2028 hats and a sombrero set a tone

Halfway through Donald Trumpโ€™s inaugural White House meeting with congressional leadership, the red "Trump 2028" hats appeared on the presidentโ€™s desk.

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Just before shutdown, most Americans wanted health insurance tax credits extended, KFF poll finds

Read full article: Just before shutdown, most Americans wanted health insurance tax credits extended, KFF poll finds

A new poll conducted just prior to the current government shutdown showed most Americans wanted Congress to extend tax credits that could expire at the end of the year.

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Government funding vote fails again in Senate as hopes fade for quick end to shutdown

Read full article: Government funding vote fails again in Senate as hopes fade for quick end to shutdown

Hopes for a quick end to the government shutdown are fading.

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Trump no longer distancing himself from Project 2025 as he uses shutdown to further pursue its goals

Read full article: Trump no longer distancing himself from Project 2025 as he uses shutdown to further pursue its goals

President Donald Trump is now openly embracing the conservative blueprint he desperately tried to distance himself from during the 2024 campaign.

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The blame game is on at federal agencies, where political messages fault Democrats for the shutdown

Read full article: The blame game is on at federal agencies, where political messages fault Democrats for the shutdown

Americans' routine interactions with the federal government this week are increasingly being met with partisan messaging.

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Republicans are relishing a role reversal in the shutdown fight. Can Trump keep them united?

Read full article: Republicans are relishing a role reversal in the shutdown fight. Can Trump keep them united?

Republican leaders have presented a united stance as they try to keep the government open and berate Democrats for demanding health care policy changes in exchange for their votes.

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White House uses government shutdown to dole out firings and political punishment

Read full article: White House uses government shutdown to dole out firings and political punishment

President Donald Trump has used the government shutdown to reshape the federal workforce and target detractors.

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Newly elected Arizona lawmaker has yet to be sworn into office, as House Democrats welcome her

Read full article: Newly elected Arizona lawmaker has yet to be sworn into office, as House Democrats welcome her

A week after her decisive win in an Arizona special election for the U.S. House, Democrat Adelita Grijalva has yet to take office.

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Democrats voted for a shutdown. Now they have to find a way out

Read full article: Democrats voted for a shutdown. Now they have to find a way out

Senate Democrats kept their promise to reject any Republican spending bill that didnโ€™t extend or restore health care benefits, choosing instead to force a government shutdown.

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Government shutdown blame begins as Senate tries to reverse course

Read full article: Government shutdown blame begins as Senate tries to reverse course

The federal government was thrown into a shutdown with no easy endgame in sight.

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Government headed to a shutdown after last-ditch vote fails in Senate

Read full article: Government headed to a shutdown after last-ditch vote fails in Senate

Senate Democrats have voted down a Republican bill to keep funding the government, putting it on a path to a shutdown after midnight Wednesday.

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Congressional leaders leave White House meeting without deal to avoid government shutdown

Read full article: Congressional leaders leave White House meeting without deal to avoid government shutdown

Democratic congressional leaders have left a White House meeting without a deal with President Donald Trump and Republicans to avoid a government shutdown.

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Shutdown standoff deepens ahead of crucial meeting at the White House

Read full article: Shutdown standoff deepens ahead of crucial meeting at the White House

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and Republican Leader John Thune are digging in ahead of this weekโ€™s deadline to keep the government open, showing little evidence of budging even as both sides have agreed to meet with President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday.

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Trump's shutdown blame game: Why he says Democrats are at fault

Read full article: Trump's shutdown blame game: Why he says Democrats are at fault

President Donald Trump is blaming Democrats for a potential government shutdown.

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Trump to meet Monday with top four congressional leaders as government shutdown risk looms

Read full article: Trump to meet Monday with top four congressional leaders as government shutdown risk looms

President Donald Trump plans to meet with the top four congressional leaders at the White House on Monday, one day before the deadline to fund the federal government or face a shutdown.

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As Democrats prepare for a possible federal shutdown, their endgame is uncertain

Read full article: As Democrats prepare for a possible federal shutdown, their endgame is uncertain

Senate Democrats have struggled for months to counter President Donald Trump.

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Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries says Trump is marching the country into a government shutdown

Read full article: Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries says Trump is marching the country into a government shutdown

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries said President Donald Trump and the Republican Party are โ€œmarching the countryโ€ into a government shutdown.

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Supreme Court keeps in place Trump funding freeze that threatens billions of dollars in foreign aid

Read full article: Supreme Court keeps in place Trump funding freeze that threatens billions of dollars in foreign aid

The Supreme Court is extending an order that allows President Donald Trump's administration to keep frozen nearly $5 billion in foreign aid, handing him another victory in a dispute over presidential power.

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Senior Republican says Ukraine can beat back Russia and urges action on sanctions bill

Read full article: Senior Republican says Ukraine can beat back Russia and urges action on sanctions bill

Just back from a congressional delegation trip to Ukraine, a senior Republican says heโ€™s more optimistic that the country can succeed in the war with Russia.

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He's the budget scorekeeper for Congress. Lately, it's been a tough job

Read full article: He's the budget scorekeeper for Congress. Lately, it's been a tough job

The Congressional Budget Office has faced criticism over its analysis of Republicans' big tax breaks and spending cuts bill.

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Trump's Rose Garden Club is a lavish new hangout for political allies and business elites

Read full article: Trump's Rose Garden Club is a lavish new hangout for political allies and business elites

Washington's hottest new club has everything: Cabinet secretaries, a new stone patio, meals from the White House kitchen and even a playlist curated by President Donald Trump.

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Trump cancels White House meeting with Schumer and Jeffries despite risk of a government shutdown

Read full article: Trump cancels White House meeting with Schumer and Jeffries despite risk of a government shutdown

Democratic leaders have accused President Donald Trump of throwing a tantrum and chickening out after he canceled a meeting with them ahead of a potential federal government shutdown.

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Democratic leaders in Congress demand a meeting with Trump as government shutdown looms

Read full article: Democratic leaders in Congress demand a meeting with Trump as government shutdown looms

A possible federal shutdown is looming at month's end, and the Democratic leaders of Congress are demanding a meeting with President Donald Trump to negotiate.

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Members of Congress take steps to tighten their own security after Kirk's killing

Read full article: Members of Congress take steps to tighten their own security after Kirk's killing

Members of Congress are taking steps to tighten their own security as the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk has deeply shaken lawmakers who were already concerned for their safety.

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House approves resolution honoring Charlie Kirk with dozens of Democrats opposed

Read full article: House approves resolution honoring Charlie Kirk with dozens of Democrats opposed

The House has passed a resolution honoring the late Charlie Kirk over significant Democratic opposition.

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Senate rejects competing bills to fund government, increasing risk of shutdown on Oct. 1

Read full article: Senate rejects competing bills to fund government, increasing risk of shutdown on Oct. 1

The Senate rejected competing measures to fund federal agencies for a few weeks when the new budget year begins on Oct. 1, increasing prospects for a partial government shutdown on that date.

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House turns back effort to censure Rep. Ilhan Omar over remarks about Charlie Kirk

Read full article: House turns back effort to censure Rep. Ilhan Omar over remarks about Charlie Kirk

The House declined late Wednesday to punish one of its own over commentary in the aftermath of Charlie Kirkโ€™s assassination.

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Republican leaders reject Democratic health care demands for bill to avoid shutdown

Read full article: Republican leaders reject Democratic health care demands for bill to avoid shutdown

Republican leaders in the House and Senate are rejecting Democratic demands for health care subsidies in a bill to avoid a government shutdown.

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Correction: Congress-DC story

Read full article: Correction: Congress-DC story

In a story published Sept. 16, 2025, about the House voting on bills on the Washington criminal justice system, The Associated Press erroneously reported that a bill would replace the members of the Judicial Nomination Commission with presidential appointees.

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Democrats stake out opposition to spending bill, raising threat of a shutdown

Read full article: Democrats stake out opposition to spending bill, raising threat of a shutdown

Democratic leaders are lashing out at a stop-gap spending bill to avoid a partial government shutdown at the end of the month.

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Shutdown talk heats up as Democrats insist on stopping health care cuts

Read full article: Shutdown talk heats up as Democrats insist on stopping health care cuts

A deadline looming, Congress is charging toward a federal government shutdown.

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