Federal government shutdown enters sixth day
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers provided few public signs of meaningful negotiations to break an impasse on reopening the…
Social Security Administrator Frank Bisignano is now CEO of the IRS
WASHINGTON (AP) — Social Security Administration Commissioner Frank Bisignano was named to the newly created position of CEO…
Japan shares jump nearly 5% after conservative Takaichi chosen as ruling party leader
Japan’s Nikkei stock index jumped nearly 5% on Monday and the yen weakened after its ruling party chose…
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…
How does the shutdown affect National Guard troops?
Here’s a question about the shutdown submitted by an Associated Press reader, Christian P.: How does the shutdown…
Netanyahu hopes to announce the release of all hostages from Gaza ‘in the coming days’
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he hopes to announce the release of…
Federal appeals court rules Trump administration can’t end birthright citizenship
BOSTON — BOSTON (AP) — A federal appeals court in Boston ruled on Friday that the Trump administration…
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…
An Oval Office meeting turns to classic Trump trolling
WASHINGTON (AP) — Halfway through Donald Trump’s inaugural White House meeting with congressional leadership days before a government…
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…
Trump orders Israel to stop bombing Gaza after Hamas partially accepts his peace plan
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday ordered Israel to stop bombing the…