Newsom tells AP the eight senators who struck the shutdown deal aren’t alarmed enough about Trump

BELEM, Brazil (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Tuesday he’s stunned by eight senators’ decision to break with Democrats and end the government shutdown and warned they’re notRead More

Senate approves bill to end the shutdown, sending it to the House

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate passed legislation Monday to reopen the government, bringing the longest shutdown in history closer to an end as a small group of Democrats ratifiedRead More

Speaker Johnson says House will return to Washington for voting on shutdown deal

WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Mike Johnson said Monday that House lawmakers should start returning to Washington “right now” after a small group of Senate Democrats broke aRead More

Trump administration renews Supreme Court appeal to keep full SNAP payments frozen

(AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration returned to the Supreme Court on Monday in a push to keep full payments in the SNAP federal foodRead More

Supreme Court rejects call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a call to overturn its landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. The justices, without comment,Read More

Donald Trump booed as the 1st sitting US president at a regular-season NFL game since Carter in 1978

LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Donald Trump became the first sitting president in nearly a half-century at a regular-season NFL game, attending the Washington Commanders’ 44-22Read More

Trump administration demands states ‘undo’ full SNAP payouts as states warn of ‘catastrophic impact’

(AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration is demanding states “undo” full SNAP benefits paid out under judges’ orders last week, now that the U.S. Supreme Court hasRead More

Senate takes first step toward ending the government shutdown

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate was drawing closer to a vote on legislation to end the shutdown on Monday after a small group of SenateRead More

Supreme Court issues emergency order to block full SNAP food aid payments

BOSTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday granted the Trump administration’s emergency appeal to temporarily block a court order to fully fund SNAP foodRead More

Trump accuses foreign-owned meat packers of inflating US beef prices and calls for investigation

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday accused foreign-owned meat packers of driving up the price of beef in the U.S. and asked theRead More