4 h. ago Trump refuses to rule out third term as he signs rare earths deal with new Japanese PM: Live updates

President Trump met with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, a conservative nationalist, in Tokyo and inked a deal to strengthen US access to rare earth minerals

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5 h. ago Food banks brace for surge as federal food aid pause looms amid government shutdown

Food banks and pantries are bracing for a surge in demand if federal food aid is paused this weekend amid the government shutdown

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6 h. ago Trump doesn’t rule out running for an unconstitutional third term as he visits Japan: Live updates

President Trump met with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, a conservative nationalist, in Tokyo and inked a deal to strengthen US access to rare earth minerals

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7 h. ago Trump meets with Japan’s newly elected first woman leader Sanae Takaichi in Tokyo: Live updates

The president is meeting with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, a conservative nationalist, in Tokyo

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8 h. ago Trump administration must restore grants for school counselors, judge rules

A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration must release millions in grants meant to address the shortage of mental health workers in schools

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9 h. ago Republicans get an unexpected ally in ending the government shutdown: federal workers

The federal workers’ union said the Senate needs to pass a clean continuing resolution. Republicans say Democrats ‘need to listen to the unions, and that's not a sentence I say very often’

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16 h. ago Wisconsin Planned Parenthood resumes offering abortions after a nearly monthlong pause

Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin has resumed offering abortions after a nearly monthlong pause due to federal Medicaid funding cuts in President Donald Trump’s tax and spending bill that took effect at the beginning of October

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16 h. ago FAA staffing shortages slam 50 airports over the weekend as air traffic controllers are set to miss first full paycheck

Staff shortages have increased four times over October 2024 as a federal government shutdown nears its one-month anniversary

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16 h. ago The government shutdown staring contest will finally get real this week: Who blinks first?

Up until now, most of the American public has been insulated from the shutdown’s effects, Eric Garcia writes. But with SNAP recipients going hungry, labor groups demanding the government reopen and ongoing health insurance enrollment, Trump and Democrats might be forced to find a solution.

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21 h. ago Trump cuts likely hindered warning process for Alaska storm that displaced hundreds, experts say

Reductions in weather balloon launches could have degraded forecasts that residents depend on to prepareA faltering federal response to one of the worst storms in Alaska’s history, which caused hundreds of people to become homeless, is drawing further scrutiny over the Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle federal weather and climate protections.The powerful remnants of Typhoon Halong hit remote communities in the Yukon-Kuskokwim delta of south-west Alaska on 12 October, inundating a vast low-lying area of tundra that is home to some of the most remote and inaccessible communities in the country. Continue reading...

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21 h. ago Trump cuts probably hindered warning process for Alaska storm that displaced hundreds, experts say

Reductions in weather balloon launches could have degraded forecasts that residents depend on to prepareA faltering federal response to one of the worst storms in Alaska’s history, which caused hundreds of people to become homeless, is drawing further scrutiny over the Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle federal weather and climate protections.The powerful remnants of Typhoon Halong hit remote communities in the Yukon-Kuskokwim delta of south-west Alaska on 12 October, inundating a vast low-lying area of tundra that is home to some of the most remote and inaccessible communities in the country. Continue reading...

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37 h. ago US airports report over 20 air traffic controller shortage triggers in one day

Transportation secretary says figure is ‘one of the highest we’ve seen’ since 1 October as shutdown drags onUS airports have reported more than 20 incidents of air traffic controller shortages on Saturday, said Sean Duffy, transportation secretary, in the latest sign of the government shutdown’s impact.A ground stop was issued by the agency at Los Angeles international airport due to the air traffic controller staffing shortages at around 11.30am ET (15.30 GMT). The restriction covered most of the southern California region and delays are likely when flights resume. Continue reading...

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37 h. ago US airports report over 20 air traffic controller shortage incidents in one day

Transportation secretary says figure is ‘one of the highest we’ve seen’ since 1 October as shutdown drags onUS airports have reported more than 20 incidents of air traffic controller shortages on Saturday, said Sean Duffy, transportation secretary, in the latest sign of the government shutdown’s impact.A ground stop was issued by the agency at Los Angeles international airport due to the air traffic controller staffing shortages at around 11.30am ET (15.30 GMT). The restriction covered most of the southern California region and delays are likely when flights resume. Continue reading...

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47 h. ago Trump’s move to pay troops amid shutdown sets dangerous precedent, experts warn

Experts see move as Trump’s latest attempt to shift power of the purse away from Congress and into executive branchBy ordering that US military personnel receive paychecks even though the government is shut down, Donald Trump is seeing to the needs of a politically untouchable constituency that has been caught up in the congressional logjam over federal spending.But experts who spoke to the Guardian warn that he is doing so in a way that is almost certainly illegal and, if left unchecked, bodes ill for Congress’s constitutional authority to control government spending. Some fear it could set the stage for the president to unilaterally fund other contentious decisions in the future, such as the deployment of the military on US soil. Continue reading...

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62 h. ago FBI indicts dozens of people in Philadelphia on drug charges

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has announced that more than two dozen people have been indicted on drug-related charges as part of a yearslong investigation into a gang in Philadelphia

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65 h. ago Even Ben Shapiro is slamming Trump for seeking $230 million in ‘damages’ from the government

Republican Senator Thom Tillis warned that President Donald Trump might look bad swiping cash from the federal government during a shutdown

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3 d. ago Trump Transportation Secretary warns of travel disruption as air controllers set to miss paycheck

Some 13,000 air traffic controllers and approximately 50,000 TSA officers are currently working without pay

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3 d. ago Flight delay alerts issued at major US airports due to staffing shortages and congestion

The FAA has issued alerts for several major US airports, warning travelers they should expect delays. The issues come as air traffic controllers are calling out amid the government shutdown.

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3 d. ago Pentagon accepts $130 million donation to help pay the military during the government shutdown

The Pentagon has confirmed it's accepted an anonymous $130 million gift to help pay members of the military during the government shutdown

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3 d. ago Judge halts death penalty case in New Mexico due to federal shutdown

A judge in New Mexico halted legal proceedings in a federal death penalty case because the U.S. government shutdown is impeding the defendant’s right to legal representation

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