US buys Argentine pesos in deal with Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States directly purchased Argentine pesos on Thursday and finalized a $20 billion currency…
US troops face a missed paycheck during government shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) — Heather Campbell lost her job working for a food bank over the summer because of…
Frustrated lawmakers say lack of trust is obstacle to ending shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) — A president looking to seize power beyond the executive branch. A Congress controlled by Republican…
Ex-Supreme Court Justice Kennedy laments coarse discourse of Trump era
WASHINGTON (AP) — Retired Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy said Wednesday he was troubled that partisanship seemed to…
Comey makes first court appearance in criminal case
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — James Comey pleaded not guilty Wednesday in a criminal case that has highlighted the…
Supreme Court hears LGBTQ case on conversion therapy bans
WASHINGTON (AP) — A majority of Supreme Court justices on Tuesday seemed to lean in favor of a…
Supreme Court’s new term takes on Trump’s theory of executive power
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday began a new term that will have a sharp focus…
Federal government shutdown enters sixth day
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers provided few public signs of meaningful negotiations to break an impasse on reopening the…
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…
Shutdown triggers new wave of ads aimed at 2026 midterms
WASHINGTON (AP) — Political leaders in Washington are spending considerable energy blaming the other party for what could…
Judge says ICE can’t hold unaccompanied immigrant minors in adult detention once they turn 18
A federal judge has temporarily blocked a new Trump administration policy to keep migrant children in detention after…
DC’s shutdown hasn’t stopped the stock market. Here’s what may
NEW YORK (AP) — If the U.S. government’s latest shutdown can’t stop the stock market, what can? Stock…