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“Promises don’t make premiums go down. My Republican colleagues in the Senate and House Republican leadership have shown no evidence that they can be trusted,” said U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester. The Democratic Party is divided after eight Democrats in the U.S. Senate voted with Republicans to reopen the government after a historic 40-day shutdown […]
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Sign up for Trump’s Return, a newsletter featuring coverage of the second Trump presidency. The longest-ever government shutdown has ended with a negotiated whimper rather than a glorious Resistance victory, and many Democrats are furious at their leaders. Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut argued on Bluesky that the Senate’s vote to end the suspension leaves […]
Visitors enter the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center as tours resume on the first day of the federal government’s reopening on Nov. 13, 2025. Andrew Harnik / Getty Images The Capitol Visitor Center reopened to the public this morning. Tour guides outfitted in crisp, red blazers dotted Emancipation Hall as individuals and large groups streamed in […]
A retreat in US stocks picked up pace on Thursday as investors absorbed the end of the longest government shutdown in US history, weighing its impact on the economy and the path of interest rates. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) led losses with a nearly 1.8% slump, while the S&P 500 (^GSPC) slid 1.1%. The […]
Online Comics Platform WEBTOON Entertainment Stock Dives on Weak Revenue Projection 7 minutes ago WEBTOON Entertainment (WBTN) announced a partnership with Warner Bros. Animation after markets closed yesterday. Shareholders couldn’t get past their other news. Shares of the online comics platform sank 25% Thursday morning, a day after the company projected declining fourth-quarter revenue. The […]
Mike Johnson, the US House speaker, said on Wednesday he would put the bill compelling the release of government files related to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on the House floor next week. “We are gonna put that on the floor for [a] full vote next week, [as] soon as we get back,” Johnson told […]
President Donald Trump has signed a bill to fund the government, bringing a close to the longest government shutdown in history, one that saw millions of Americans affected and ended with little political gain. The bill passed Wednesday night despite Republicans’ narrow margin in the House. Six Democrats joined their Republican colleagues to get the bill over […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson conducted a ceremonial swearing in with Democratic Rep. Adelita Grijalva where the pair posed for a photo in a more intimate setting after she was officially sworn in on the House floor. Johnson complimented Grijalva by reflecting on her late father, whose seat she is filling, and characterized their fierce disagreement […]
A timeline of the longest-ever government shutdownpublished at 20:27 GMT 20:27 GMT Sakshi VenkatramanReporting from New York This government shutdown has been long. In fact, there has never been one this long in US history. So let’s refresh on some of the key moments of the last 43 days: 19 September – The US House […]