Trump Hassett layoffs government shutdown
White House National Economic Adviser Kevin Hassett talks to reporters on the West Wing driveway at the White…
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…
Virginia’s Democratic candidate for attorney general apologizes for violent text messages
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia’s Democratic candidate for attorney general has apologized for widely condemned text messages from…
Some in GOP are worried about Trump’s spending cuts
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has embraced the federal shutdown as an “unprecedented opportunity” to slash spending…
New Supreme Court term brings big tests of presidential power
WASHINGTON (AP) — A monumental Supreme Court term begins Monday with major tests of presidential power on the…
Have agencies violated the Hatch Act by using Democrat-blaming language online?
Here’s a question about the shutdown submitted by an Associated Press reader, Deanna: Have agencies violated the Hatch…
Zohran Mamdani’s run for NYC mayor fuels anti-Muslim rhetoric
WASHINGTON (AP) — Zohran Mamdani ’s swift rise in New York City’s mayoral race has made him into…
Trump now openly backing Project 2025 during shutdown
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump is openly embracing the conservative blueprint he desperately tried to distance…
US is in ‘armed conflict’ with drug cartels, Trump says
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has declared drug cartels to be unlawful combatants and says the United…
Republicans make false claim about free health care to ‘illegal immigrants’
President Donald Trump and other high-ranking Republicans claim Democrats forced the government shutdown fight because they want to…
Democrats unite for government shutdown fight against Trump
NEW YORK (AP) — On this, at least, the Democrats agree: It’s time to fight. Whether far-left activists,…