Politics
Johnson takes victory lap in first comments after Senate shutdown deal: ‘Vindicated’
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is glad the Senate finally managed to break through its weeks-long standoff on the government shutdown,...
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Johnson orders lawmakers back to DC ‘right now’ as shutdown sparks travel chaos
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is sending a critical warning to House lawmakers as the government shutdown continues to wreak havoc...
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Chinese diplomat threatens to cut off new Japanese PM’s head over Taiwan comments
A Chinese consul general in Japan threatened to decapitate the nation’s new prime minister over her comments in defense of...
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FDA moves to lift ‘black box’ warnings from hormone therapies for menopause symptoms
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it is initiating the removal of ‘black box’ warning labels from hormone...
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Senate hopes to blow through procedural hurdles in bid to reopen government
The ball is rolling to reopen the government, but there is still much left to do in the Senate before...
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Trump, states back in court over SNAP as benefits remain in legal limbo
Lawyers for roughly two dozen states will head to court Monday to block the Trump administration’s attempt to penalize them...
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Mike Johnson eyes Wednesday vote with end of government shutdown in sight
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is anticipating the House could vote to end the government shutdown as early as Wednesday, Fox...
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Senate ends 41-day government shutdown stalemate, sends bipartisan deal to House
The shutdown stalemate that has dragged on in the Senate officially ended late Monday night, and it places Congress on...
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Top House committee chairman reveals he won’t seek re-election in 2026
House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, will not seek re-election in 2026. The senior Republican lawmaker will have finished...
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Trump’s America First strategy builds deterrence through strong US-Israel alliance, experts say
Critics once called it isolationist. But national security experts now say Donald Trump’s ‘America First’ strategy is proving to be...
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