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On the brink of a government shutdown, McCarthy pivots to a 45-day plan relying on Democratic help
On the brink of a federal government shutdown Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced a dramatic pivot Saturday, trying to push a 45-day funding bill through the House with Democratic help — a move that could keep government open but most certainly risks his job.
President Biden says the looming shutdown isn't his fault. Will Americans agree with him?
Staring down a likely government shutdown, the White House wants to make sure any blame falls at the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue — specifically on House Republicans.
Federal prosecutors press Trump gag order request as judge sets hearing for arguments
Federal prosecutors pressed their case Friday for a limited gag order on former President Donald Trump, citing what they said was a continuing pattern of incendiary and intimidating statements in the case charging him with scheming to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
A government shutdown is nearing this weekend. What does it mean, who's hit and what's next?
The government is headed toward a shutdown this weekend that would disrupt many government services, squeeze federal employees and roil politics. House Republicans, fueled by hard-right demands to slash budgets, are forcing a confrontation over federal spending.
A lead prosecutor in the Hunter Biden case cut a contentious path during his time in Baltimore
Before being assigned to investigate President Joe Biden's son, Leo Wise built a reputation in Baltimore as a tough and hard-charging federal prosecutor, taking on powerful, and seemingly untouchable, figures — whether a gang of corrupt cops, a police commissioner, a top local prosecutor and even a mayor.
Emerging election issues in New Jersey include lawsuits over outing trans students, offshore wind
New Jersey Republicans are seizing on flashpoint issues in this year's election, aiming to energize voters over the state's lawsuits against school districts to stop them from outing transgender students to their parents as well as stoking skepticism toward offshore wind turbines.
Colorado laws that add 3-day wait period to buy guns and open paths to sue gun industry take effect
When two Colorado gun control laws take effect Sunday, purchasing a firearm will require a three-day waiting period — meant to curtail suicide attempts and shootings — and gun violence victims will have an easier path toward filing lawsuits against the firearm industry.
Iowa's two campaigns: Donald Trump's rivals search for paths to stop him as he blazes his own trail
Having stood out in two presidential debates, Nikki Haley has booked her largest venue in Iowa since launching her campaign. She's hoping to fill a 600-person hall in a western Des Moines suburb on Saturday.
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Jennifer Brooks
Brooks: Al Quie, the Hernandez family and the lasting legacy of kindness
Decades before diversity, equity or inclusion were the norm, a young Al Quie invited a Mexican American pastor to tiny Nerstrand, Minn.
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Anderson: Environmental Q&A with former Gov. Carlson. 'It's our survival we're talking about'
"I've always felt if a choice must be made between commerce and the environment, the environment should win,'' former Minnesota governor Arne Carlson said in an interview with columnist Dennis Anderson.
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Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
ABC's ''This Week'' — Shalanda Young, director of the White House Office of Management and Budget; Reps. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., and Matt Gaetz, R-Fla.
Anti-abortion groups are at odds on strategies ahead of Ohio vote. It could be a preview for 2024
Abortion opponents in Ohio are at odds not only over how to frame their opposition to a reproductive rights initiative on the state's November ballot but also over their longer-term goals on how severely they would restrict the procedure.
Trump animates California Republicans with calls to shoot people who rob stores
In an occasionally dark and profane speech, Donald Trump on Friday sought to win over Republicans in California by complaining that rich people in Beverly Hills smell bad because they're denied water, reiterating lies about widespread election fraud and calling on police to shoot people robbing stores.
California Gov. Newsom will pick Feinstein's replacement. He pledged in past to choose a Black woman
The Democrats' fragile majority in the U.S. Senate puts extra pressure on California Gov. Gavin Newsom to quickly pick a replacement for Sen. Dianne Feinstein following her death, a fraught decision for a two-term governor with national ambitions of his own.
Mississippi sees spike in child care enrollment after abortion ban and child support policy change
Mississippi has seen a consistent rise in the number of families accepting public assistance for child care since lawmakers banned abortion in almost all circumstances, with the sharpest increase coming after a child support policy change in May, the state human services director said Friday.
McCarthy's last-ditch plan to keep the government open collapses, making a shutdown almost certain
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's last-ditch plan to keep the federal government temporarily open collapsed in dramatic fashion Friday as a robust faction of hard-right holdouts rejected the package, making a shutdown almost certain.
Bail bondsman charged alongside Trump in Georgia pleads guilty, becoming first defendant to do so
A bail bondsman charged alongside former President Donald Trump and 17 others in the Georgia election interference case pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges on Friday, becoming the first defendant to accept a plea deal with prosecutors.
South Carolina inmates want executions paused while new lethal injection method is studied
Lawyers for six death row inmates out of appeals in South Carolina are asking the state Supreme Court to give full consideration to the state's new lethal injection rules as well as the electric chair and firing squad before restarting executions after an unintended 12-year pause.
Alabama objects to proposed congressional districts designed to boost Black representation
The Alabama attorney general's office said Thursday that it opposes all three congressional maps proposed by a court-appointed special master as federal judges begin drawing new lines to create a second majority-Black district in the state or something close to it.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, trailblazer and champion of liberal priorities, dies at age 90
U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, a centrist Democrat and champion of liberal causes who was elected to the Senate in 1992 and broke gender barriers throughout her long career in local and national politics, has died. She was 90.