Most of the federal government will continue running on autopilot through Jan. 30, setting up another showdown. The longest shutdown in U.S. history is ending. Yet Congress’ most onerous government funding work remains unfinished — setting up a potential repeat early next year. The bipartisan deal to end the funding lapse includes a long-term agreement … Read more
The convicted sex offender’s correspondence was released along with other documents by House Oversight Dems. The late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein alleged that President Donald Trump knew about the girls he was trafficking, according to new emails from Epstein’s estate released by Democrats on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Wednesday morning. … Read more
The California governor told a global climate conference that the Trump administration was “doubling down on stupid.” BELÉM, Brazil — California Gov. Gavin Newsom excoriated President Donald Trump in plenary remarks at a United Nations climate conference in Brazil on Tuesday. “He wants to bring us back and try to recreate the 20th, maybe even … Read more
“We have no choice but cut off that dirty neck that has been lunged at us without hesitation,” a Chinese official said. TOKYO — Japan was involved in a war of words with China on Monday after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said a Chinese attack on Taiwan could constitute “a survival-threatening situation” for Japan requiring … Read more
Gary Walters spent nearly four decades making the White House a home. The White House is an iconic symbol of the most powerful country in the world. It is also a place where people live. Gary Walters, the White House’s longest-serving chief usher, was a fly on the wall in the Executive Residence from 1970 … Read more
The Washington Post reported the budget office may have been hacked by a foreign actor. The Congressional Budget Office identified a cyber “security incident,” a spokesperson for the office said Thursday, posing vulnerabilities for a key arm of Congress. The CBO — a nonpartisan agency tasked with providing economic and budgetary information to Congress — … Read more
Here’s everything you need to know about the looming disruptions. The Federal Aviation Administration released an emergency order late Thursday that directs airlines to phase in a 10 percent reduction in domestic flights at dozens of major airports nationwide, starting Friday morning. The FAA previously announced the plan Wednesday, citing evidence of fatigue among air … Read more
Cheney, who served under presidents from Nixon to George W Bush, will be remembered for controversial role after 9/11 Dick Cheney, the divisive US vice-president under George W Bush who helped lead the country into a disastrous invasion of Iraq, died on Monday, his family has said. He was 84. Cheney at various times held … Read more
Obama said ‘the future looks a little bit brighter’ while the House speaker lied about New York mayor-elect’s policies Left-leaning Americans awoke to a rare recent moment of political celebration with Democratic victories in several elections across the country, led by the election of Zohran Mamdani as the next mayor of New York, while Republicans … Read more
An “executive branch machinery that defaulted to caution, process, and reactive strategies” undercut the ex-president’s massive energy and infrastructure programs, a report by his former staffers details. President Joe Biden’s agencies allowed bureaucracy, indecision and fear of repeating past mistakes to undermine their efforts to bankroll a historic green energy revolution, former administration officials wrote … Read more