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 Affordable Care

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 striking Live Action

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 on Oct. 1. Appearing

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 it, leaving

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 of

Republican and Democratic leaders walked out of the White House on Monday without a deal to keep the government funded, setting the stage for a likely shutdown at the end of the week. The high-stakes meeting with President Donald J. Trump lasted about an hour, but both sides remained entrenched

Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell of California revealed Monday on CNN that House Democrats plan to use congressional power to go after private citizens who have worked with President Donald Trump and his administration — a chilling admission that underscores the left’s weaponization of government against political opponents. Speaking with “CNN

President Donald J. Trump on Monday unveiled a sweeping plan to end the war in Gaza — a framework Israel has agreed to and which the United States says is supported by a number of regional players, including Qatar. The White House published the proposal just ahead of a joint press