November 12, 2025 10:55 PM ET The longest government shutdown in American history ended with the stroke of a pen by President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Wednesday night. Trump signed a spending package into law funding the government through the end of January, concluding a 43-day standoff with Democrats. The spending measure
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November 12, 2025 8:28 PM ET The House of Representatives passed a spending package Wednesday evening to end the longest government shutdown in history over the objections of Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and a majority of his caucus. Lawmakers voted 222 to 209 with six Democrats crossing party lines to reopen the government. The White
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November 12, 2025 8:18 PM ET Retiring Democratic Illinois Rep. Chuy Garcia’s decision to effectively hand-pick his successor in a brazen move that critics likened to a coronation could result in a formal condemnation by the House of Representatives. Democratic Washington Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez announced Wednesday that she would introduce a resolution of disapproval
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November 12, 2025 6:30 PM ET The discharge petition to release the Epstein files has officially surpassed the crucial 218-signature threshold, clearing the way for a potential floor vote. The final signature was secured just as Democratic Arizona Rep. Adelita Grijalva — who succeeded her late father, longtime Rep. Raul Grijalva — was sworn in
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November 12, 2025 4:11 PM ET Trump allies are revolting against Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte, who talked the president into suggesting a 50-year mortgage plan. Pulte pitched Trump on the idea on Saturday, bringing a poster board on the plan with him, Politico reported, citing two people familiar with the matter. Shortly
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Mary Rooke Commentary and Analysis Writer November 12, 2025 2:26 PM ET There are days when our nation feels like it’s on the right track, and then others when it feels like we are so far from where we should be that it feels a little hopeless. President Donald Trump’s recent sit-down interview with Fox
November 12, 2025 11:48 AM ET Senate Republicans quietly negotiated with Democrats to reverse the Trump administration’s layoffs of government workers as part of a deal to end the government shutdown, eventually getting the White House to buy in despite their initial resistance. Office of Management and Budget Director (OMB) Russ Vought laid off thousands
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Socialist Democratic New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani named his administration’s two top advisers, as he gears up to lead the Big Apple in a decidedly left-wing direction that may cause some residents to bolt. Mamdani announced his current chief of staff, Elle Bisgaard-Church, a fellow Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) member, will stay in
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November 10, 2025 9:17 PM ET The Senate approved a government funding package to reopen the federal government Monday night over the objections of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and a majority of Democrats. Lawmakers voted 60 to 40 to pass the legislation with eight Democrats joining with Republicans to support the measure. Kentucky Sen.
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The nearly six-week-long government shutdown helped Democrats gain significant ground across the country as voters largely blamed Republicans — the party that fought to end it — for its devastating effects, political analysts told the Daily Caller News Foundation. The Senate advanced a deal Sunday to end the shutdown, thanks to the newfound support of
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