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What to Know The Senate was drawing closer to a vote on legislation to end the shutdown on Monday after a small group of Senate Democrats broke a 40-day stalemate late Sunday evening and voted with Republicans to move forward with reopening the government. The legislation would still need to clear the House before the government could reopen. Speaker […]
What to Know U.S. airlines began canceling hundreds of flights due to the FAA’s order to reduce air traffic at the country’s busiest airports because of the government shutdown. Federal Aviation Administrator Bryan Bedford has said the unprecedented move is the result of “fatigue” plaguing air traffic controllers, who have been working without pay since the […]
What to Know Rep. Nancy Pelosi, the nation’s first female speaker of the House who orchestrated the opposition to Trump and former President George W. Bush during her two decades leading the Democratic caucus, announced this morning that she won’t seek re-election next year. The Federal Aviation Administration announced that it will reduce air traffic by 10% across […]
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China’s Vice Premier He Lifeng confirmed on Thursday that he will meet with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in Malaysia on Friday. The meeting between Bessent and He will set the stage for the expected tariff talks later this month between China’s leader Xi Jinping and President Trump. However, reports claim that Washington and Beijing are […]
Hello from Washington DC, capital of the land of the free. The United States under Donald Trump looks less and less like the country that once lectured the Balkans on democracy and freedom. These days, Washington itself feels a bit “Balkanized”, with power concentrated in one man, institutions sidelined and the rule of law undermined. […]
What to Know Republican senators will head to the White House today in an apparent show of solidarity as the government shutdown enters its 21st day. The Senate rejected the House-passed short-term spending bill for the 11th time yesterday. Vice President JD Vance is traveling in Israel today as the Trump administration tries to secure the fragile ceasefire […]
What to Know The Senate will reconvene this afternoon to vote for an 11th time on a Republican funding bill aimed at ending the government shutdown. It comes as more than 7,000 federal workers filed for unemployment benefits last week. President Trump is meeting with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the White House this morning, where the […]
The Army has released the names of four soldiers who were killed lasat week when the military helicopter they were on crashed near Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state. The victims are chief warrant officers Andrew Cully and Andrew Kraus, and sergeants Donavon Scott and Jadalyn Good, the Army said Monday in a release. Cully, 35, […]
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