A statement from a powerful federal employees’ union calling on Congress to reopen the government didn’t have an immediate effect. Senate Democrats rejected the House-passed, GOP-led stopgap for the 13th time Tuesday, as the pain from the government shutdown is poised to escalate by week’s end. Lawmakers voted 54-45 on the funding patch, which would … Read more
The speaker addressed fellow House Republicans on a sometimes-heated conference call. Speaker Mike Johnson made clear to House Republicans on a private call Tuesday that GOP leaders have no plans to put a standalone bill for expiring food aid benefits up for a vote as the shutdown pressure mounts on Democrats before Nov. 1. “Things … Read more
National Air Traffic Controllers Association leader Nick Daniels called for reopening the government but did not explicitly advocate for a “clean” extension of federal funding. The union representing air traffic controllers is continuing to advocate for an end to the ongoing federal shutdown — but it’s not specifically calling for a “clean” short-term spending bill … Read more
The president, who has suffered few consequences for his conviction, seeks to quash the verdict — and his status as a felon. NEW YORK — President Donald Trump on Monday asked a New York appeals court to overturn his criminal conviction in the Manhattan hush money case that made him a felon as he plotted … Read more
An effort to find executive branch money for the aviation system’s frontline safety workers appears to have run aground. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy suggested Tuesday that a Trump administration effort to scrounge together money to pay air traffic controllers during the federal shutdown is dead. During a news conference at New York’s LaGuardia Airport, Duffy … Read more
The vice president spoke after a Senate GOP lunch where he got an earful about the administration’s plan to import Argentinian beef. Vice President JD Vance said military members will continue receiving their pay amid the government shutdown, suggesting to reporters Tuesday that President Donald Trump has identified new funding to avoid a first-ever lapse … Read more
Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) introduced legislation to keep food aid flowing during the shutdown. It rivals a plan from Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) Senate Democrats are preparing to introduce their own bill to keep food aid benefits flowing for millions of Americans during the government shutdown ahead of a Nov. 1 funding cliff. The … Read more
The White House and South Korean government continue to haggle over the details of Seoul’s $350 billion investment commitment. The United States and South Korea still can’t agree on a key plank of the tentative trade agreement they inked over the summer, despite U.S. pressure to finalize the deal during President Donald Trump’s visit to … Read more
It is a moment of realpolitik for countries ranging from Venezuela to Dominica. o be a Caribbean leader in the age of Donald Trump is to be a portrait of powerlessness — and a harbinger of the unvarnished might-makes-right global order the U.S. president is shaping. Trump is building up America’s military presence in the … Read more
Man at centre of abandoned spy case has said he reported to Chinese company with clients that wanted ‘to develop trading links with UK’ Christopher Berry, the man at the heart of a controversial and now-abandoned Chinese espionage case, appeared to be aware that he was supplying information to a non-commercial client, according to messages … Read more