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The Hollywood Burbank Airport air traffic control tower stands in Burbank, California, on Oct. 6, 2025. Mario Tama | Getty Images A shortage of air traffic controllers are delaying flights, the Federal Aviation Administration warned on Wednesday, as concerns grow about the effect of the government shutdown on U.S. aviation. There were half-hour delays at…
Chimneys stand among the rubble after the passage of the Palisades Fire in Pacific Palisades, California, on Jan. 8, 2025. Agustin Paullier | AFP | Getty Images Federal authorities announced Wednesday that they have arrested and charged a Florida man with maliciously starting the deadly Palisades Fire, one of the most destructive blazes in Los…
Former FBI Director James Comey pleaded not guilty on Wednesday morning to federal criminal charges that President Donald Trump had sought. Judge Michael Nachmanoff set Comey’s trial to begin on Jan. 5 in U.S. District Court in Alexandria, Virginia. Comey’s lawyer, Patrick Fitzgerald, and prosecutors said they expect that trial to last only two to…
The sunset is reflected in the windows of the US Capitol as a man runs on the National Mall in Washington, DC, on October 1, 2025, the first day of the US federal government shutdown. Andrew Caballero-reynolds | Afp | Getty Images A version of this article first appeared in the CNBC Property Play newsletter…
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as he and Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney (not pictured) meet in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., Oct. 7, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters President Donald Trump suggested Tuesday that some federal workers who have been furloughed during the government shutdown will not receive…
US President Donald Trump, left, and Doug Burgum, US secretary of the interior, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of U.S.-listed minerals explorer Trilogy Metals jumped as much as 205% in premarket trade on Tuesday, shortly after…
US Senate Majority Leader John Thune, Republican from South Dakota, speaks to reporters outside of his office at the US Capitol, on the second day of the US government shutdown in Washington, DC, on October 2, 2025. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | Afp | Getty Images The Senate on Monday for a fifth time did not pass…
Soldiers march during a military parade to commemorate the U.S. Army’s 250th Birthday in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 14, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters As the government shutdown drags on with little hope of a quick resolution, a situation involving the U.S. military could push the warring factions in Washington to come to an agreement….
U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) and U.S. House of Representatives Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY). Tom Williams | Michael A. McCoy | Reuters Top House Democrat Hakeem Jeffries challenged Speaker Mike Johnson to a live public debate about the government shutdown, which entered its sixth day on Monday with no off-ramp in…
President Donald Trump could “start taking sharp measures” on Monday if the government shutdown continues after the Senate’s next votes on stopgap funding bills, National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said. Hassett’s warning on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” came after he said Democrats will be to blame for “any government worker that loses their job” due…