Senate Democrats on Tuesday voted for the 13th time to block a House-passed bill to reopen the federal government, despite a plea this week by the nation's largest federal workers union to end the 28-day shutdown. Lawmakers have faced growing pressure to reopen the government as the shutdown nears the one-month mark. Read more here. |
Former White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre sat for an interview with The New Yorker’s Isaac Chotiner that turned contentious as the journalist peppered her with questions about former President Biden’s mental health and what she knew about his condition. Read more. |
The anonymous donor who gave the Defense Department $130 million to partially cover the salaries of military personnel amid the government shutdown was identified as billionaire Timothy Mellon, The New York Times reported. Read more. |
New York City Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani holds a commanding lead over former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D), who is running as an independent, according to a poll released one week before Election Day. Read more. |
U.S. troops with facial hair were barred from attending an upcoming event with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in South Korea this week, according to reports. Read more. |
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) mocked conservative activist Riley Gaines, a former college athlete, for finishing in fifth place in her last competitive college swim meet. Read more. |
President Trump early Tuesday threatened to send more troops to cities amid his crackdown on crime, telling U.S. service members in Japan that some places may need "more than the National Guard." Read more. |
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) lauded her Democratic colleague Rep. Ilhan Omar (Minn.) for defending President Trump while speaking earlier this year with members of the European Union. Read more. |
Graham Platner, the embattled Maine Senate candidate, accused his party of trying to “destroy my life” during a packed town hall Monday night in Damariscotta, Maine. Read more. |
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