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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is under fire from Republicans and even some in his own party for refusing to support a clean continuing resolution that would keep the federal government funded into November. The stalemate triggered a partial government shutdown at midnight Wednesday, and growing voices

The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday blocked President Donald J. Trump from removing Democratic Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, despite mounting allegations of mortgage and occupancy fraud. Cook, a Biden appointee, will remain in her seat until oral arguments are heard in January 2026. The ruling effectively protects her

U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro on Thursday credited President Donald J. Trump’s law enforcement surge with driving major reductions in violent crime across the nation’s capital, even as some residents voiced concerns about federal enforcement tactics and harsher sentencing policies. Speaking at a

With just days before a possible government shutdown, Democrats escalated tensions by tying a stopgap spending bill to their healthcare agenda—culminating in a profanity-filled outburst from former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi during an NBC interview. Pelosi defended her party’s insistence that any short-term funding measure include

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt sounded the alarm Monday, warning that federal agencies are preparing mass layoffs if Democrats refuse to advance a stopgap spending bill and instead allow the government to shut down at the end of the month. The standoff comes as Congress faces a Tuesday midnight

Secret Service agents quickly intervened Monday afternoon after a man scaled the fence surrounding the U.S. Treasury Department, just steps from the White House. Witnesses described the intruder as wearing a blazer and sunglasses. Agents sprinted across the secured compound to intercept him before he could advance further. He

A Manhattan assault case involving a woman accused of punching a pro-life activist during a recorded street interview has been tossed out after the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office missed a key evidence deadline. The April incident, captured on video, showed 30-year-old Brianna Rivers of the Bronx

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) lashed out Monday night on MSNBC following a high-stakes White House meeting with President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) aimed at averting a government shutdown

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is struggling to hold his caucus together as Democrats edge closer to forcing a government shutdown. According to Axios, Schumer privately floated a short-term funding patch to buy Democrats more time—but then publicly trashed the very idea when pressed on

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) admitted she has “considered” joining the Senate Democratic caucus, though she emphasized deep policy differences that keep her aligned with Republicans—for now. In a podcast interview tied to the release of her new memoir, Far from Home: An Alaskan Senator Faces the Extreme Climate