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The Senate passed a stopgap funding bill through Dec. 11 on a 90-6 vote, but the House already passed a different one through Dec. 4 without the new provisions, leaving a fourth shutdown fight unresolved before Sept. 30.
The U.S. shed 23,000 jobs in July and revised away 103,000 more from prior months, even as unemployment fell for the wrong reason. Here's what it means for the Fed's September rate call.
President Trump reportedly demanded to know why Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had not told him U.S. missile interceptor stockpiles were far more depleted than he believed, as separate diplomacy over the Strait of Hormuz shows new signs of progress.
Washington and 24 other states sued the Trump administration Monday over new 10-12.5% Section 301 tariffs, the third such challenge in five months after two earlier tariff schemes were struck down in court.
A gunman killed three people and wounded several others outside a week-old In-N-Out in Twin Falls, Idaho, before dying of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Police have given conflicting casualty counts, and an armed bystander's intervention is still under investigation.
Trump says the U.S. is holding off on new strikes against Iran after 'the perimeters of a deal' were agreed, but tankers were hit near Hormuz hours later. The Pentagon's own destroyer shortage reaches into Washington: Naval Station Everett's warships and Bremerton's dry-docked carrier are part of the same strained fleet.
The American Red Cross declared only its second-ever national blood supply crisis this week, and Bloodworks Northwest, the separate nonprofit supplying nearly every hospital in western Washington, declared its own Code Red emergency days earlier.
The National Urban League's 50th State of Black America report says policy changes are widening economic and political risks for Black Americans and could affect workers across the country.
The FOMC voted 9-3 to keep the federal funds rate at 3.5%–3.75%. Hammack, Kashkari, and Logan wanted a quarter-point increase as inflation stays above 2%.
Thirty-four large fires are burning across Oregon, Washington is fighting its own record fire near Nespelem, and the two states have already topped 1.3 million combined acres burned, exceeding the ten-year average for a full season with the most dangerous month still ahead.
The Defense Department's casualty database added 204 wounded troops overnight after splitting the five-month Iran war into two separately tracked operations. The revision lands the same weekend Trump paused a bombing campaign a top general said had run out of targets.
Trump paused a 13-night Iran bombing campaign after advisers warned wider strikes would drain Patriot missile stockpiles, as Netanyahu heads to Washington.
The Trump administration issued new tariffs of 10 to 12.5 percent on over 80 countries, citing failures to enforce forced labor import prohibitions.
New data shows Americans split on economic trust between parties as Trump's approval hits 34 percent and Red Sea conflict drives oil to $100.
The Trump administration reaches a 30-year nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia while the House approves $95 billion for the ongoing war effort against Iran.
National Museum of American History Director Anthea Hartig defends exhibits against White House accusations of 'woke' ideological activism.
President Trump signs three proclamations imposing 50% tariffs on most Canadian goods, sparking fears of a trade war and domestic price increases.
The Trump administration embraces a multipolar world while military escalation in Iran and domestic housing costs reshape global and local stability.
Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders, and OpenAI’s Sam Altman find common ground on public ownership models for artificial intelligence wealth distribution.
Lawmakers split over the legal status of the conflict with Iran as President Trump bypasses Congressional authority for military operations.
Lawmakers confront Secretary of State Marco Rubio as the war with Iran spikes oil prices and triggers a constitutional debate over executive authority.
Secretary Marco Rubio to testify on Capitol Hill regarding the Iran war and stalled diplomacy as midterms approach and inflation hits 3.8 percent.
Senate Republicans refuse to fund federal immigration agencies until President Trump places strict limits on a $1.776 billion settlement fund.
