12 h. ago These five Senate Democrats could be the key for Republicans to break Schumer ... and the shutdown standoff

From paying troops to protecting federal jobs in their home state, these Democrats have plenty of reasons to cross the aisle on a continuing resolutiuon, Eric Garcia reports

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25 h. ago Schumer warned a shutdown would hand Project 2025’s architect ‘freedom’ to slash the government. So why did he do just that?

Nearly everything Schumer warned about in March has come to fruition, Eric Garcia writes. So what changed?

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28 h. ago Eisenhower Library head resigns after blocking Trump from gifting King Charles one of former president’s swords

Trump gifted King Charles III a replica of a sword belonging to former President Dwight D. Eisenhower

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48 h. ago Woke American Pope Leo blesses a block of ice in bizarre climate change stunt after swiping at Trump's global warming policies

The American pontiff slammed skeptics who 'ridicule those who speak of global warming,' as he strongly embraced Pope Francis´ environmental legacy.

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52 h. ago JD Vance blames Democrats for ‘holding Americans hostage’ with shutdown so Schumer can fight off AOC: Live updates

The shutdown began at midnight last night and has been ongoing for over 12 hours

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53 h. ago JD Vance blames Democrats for ‘holding Americans hostage’ to shutdown so Schumer can fight off AOC: Live updates

The shutdown began at midnight last night and has been ongoing for over 12 hours

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53 h. ago Trump blocks $18B in NYC funding as he blames Schumer for shutdown and with ‘radical’ Mamdani leading mayoral race

The money was set to fund the Hudson Tunnel Project and the Second Avenue Subway projects

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55 h. ago Google AI Overview appears to block results on searches for ‘Trump cognitive decline’ but not for Biden

Google appears to have blocked certain artificial intelligence search results for queries about President Donald Trump’s mental acuity

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55 h. ago Government shutdown live: Speaker Johnson says Schumer ‘handed Trump the keys’ as he cheers chance to ‘downsize’

In remarks Wednesday House Speaker Mike Johnson accused Democrats of playing ‘political games with the lives and livelihoods of Americans’

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56 h. ago Supreme Court blocks Trump from immediately firing Fed’s Lisa Cook

Justices defer decision on president’s bid to sack central banker until January 2026

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58 h. ago Jeffries prods JD Vance after object on Trump’s desk shocks him during shutdown meeting: ‘Don’t you got a problem with this?’

The Democratic leaders met with President Donald Trump in a futile attempt to avoid a government shutdown

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67 h. ago Senate Democrats vote down Republican bill to keep funding the government putting it on path to shutdown

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries get their caucus to hold fast against a continuing resolution written by Republicans

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3 d. ago Senate Democrats vote to shut down government as they hold firm on Republican spending bill despite Trump threats

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries get their caucus to hold fast against a continuing resolution written by Republicans

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3 d. ago US on brink of government shutdown as lawmakers remain deadlocked

Republicans and Democrats trade blame for funding impasse as midnight deadline looms

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3 d. ago Government shutdown 2025 live: Trump threatens ‘irreversible’ layoffs if Democrats block spending after racist Schumer post

A meeting Monday between the president and Democratic leaders resulted in no breakthrough

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3 d. ago Trump warns ‘a lot’ of workers could be fired as government shutdown looms

US Republicans and Democrats trade blame for funding impasse hours before midnight deadline

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3 d. ago ‘A lot’ of workers could be fired if the US government shuts down, Trump says

Republicans and Democrats trade blame for funding impasse hours before midnight deadline

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3 d. ago London city attorney rehired after Randall Weddle reinstated as mayor

London city attorney rehired after Randall Weddle reinstated as mayor  Lexington Herald Leader

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3 d. ago London City Council appeals judge’s decision to reinstate impeached mayor

London City Council appeals judge’s decision to reinstate impeached mayor  Lexington Herald Leader

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3 d. ago Andy Burnham stays away from Keir Starmer's Labour conference speech to avoid 'creating a distraction'

The mayor has fuelled rumours of a leadership challenge in recent weeks, but said Keir was the 'right man' to be PM yesterday

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