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Demonstrators hold posters on the day Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), and Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) speak to fired federal workers holding their weekly sit-in outside the U.S. Capitol a day before a partial government shutdown is set to take effect on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., Sept. 30, 2025. Annabelle Gordon | Reuters…
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, a Republican from South Dakota, left, and US House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Republican from Louisiana, during a news conference at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, Oct. 10, 2025. Valerie Plesch | Bloomberg | Getty Images The government shutdown stretched into its third week on Wednesday…
Russell Vought, director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), speaks to members of the media outside the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, July 24, 2025. Aaron Schwartz | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Trump administration began laying off federal workers on Friday, the 10th day of the U.S. government shutdown,…
The Trump administration is threatening to lay off thousands of federal workers if the government shutdown continues. Amid the lapse in congressional appropriations that began Oct. 1, President Donald Trump has signaled plans to cut “Democrat Agencies” and “Democrat programs,” without specifying which agencies and programs he had in mind. And he has repeatedly warned…
Ghislaine Maxwell, longtime associate of accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, speaks at a news conference on oceans and sustainable development at the United Nations in New York, June 25, 2013 in this screengrab taken from United Nations TV file footage. UNTV | Reuters The Supreme Court on Monday said it would not hear the appeal…
The timing of Neptune Insurance Holdings’ IPO couldn’t be more opportune. Neptune, the nation’s largest private flood insurance, debuts on the New York Stock Exchange Wednesday under the ticker symbol “NP.” The company sold more than 18 millions shares in its initial public offering at $20 apiece, and shares opened Wednesday at $22.50. The company’s…
The federal government may soon shut down, in large part because of a debate between Republicans and Democrats over Obamacare subsidies and whether some immigrants should get those financial benefits. Republicans claim Democrats want to give health care to “illegal immigrants.” Democrat, in turn, say that’s a lie. Democrats say they are only trying to…
U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) speaks to reporters during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol Building on September 29, 2025 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images Congressional Democrats held the line on their health-care demands just hours before meeting Monday with President Donald Trump and Republican leadership to discuss avoiding…
The U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC. Win Mcnamee | Getty Images News | Getty Images A looming government shutdown could leave hundreds of thousands of federal employees without a paycheck and put key economic data — including the closely watched Bureau of Labor Statistics jobs report — on ice. Congress has just four days left…
Howie Rubin Jonathon Ziegler | Patrick McMullan | Getty Images Famed former Salomon Brothers bond trader Howard Rubin and his former personal assistant were arrested Friday morning on charges of sex trafficking and transporting women across state lines for commercial sex acts over the course of a decade. Rubin, 70, participated in sex acts with…