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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

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

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.

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

November 10, 2025 6:20 PM ET President Donald Trump issued a harsh rebuke of Republican Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene following her recent remarks criticizing the White House. CNN White House correspondent Kaitlan Collins asked Trump about Greene’s social media post expressing frustration over his White House meeting with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, a former

November 10, 2025 3:30 PM ET Democratic lawmakers, candidates and left-wing activist groups are taking aim at Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer over eight Democrats supporting a bipartisan deal to end the 41-day shutdown. Two House Democrats — Reps. Ro Khanna of California and Seth Moulton of Massachusetts — in addition to Maine Senate candidate

November 09, 2025 12:48 PM ET Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey drew conservative outrage after delivering part of his victory speech in Somali following his third-term win Tuesday. Frey spoke for nearly a minute in Somali to a crowd of supporters, thanking them repeatedly in their native language before switching to English. Video of the speech

November 09, 2025 11:30 AM ET The Trump administration will introduce 50-year mortgage terms to help Americans buy homes, a top housing official confirmed Saturday. Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte said his agency is “working on” the longer loan option after President Trump hinted at the plan on X. “Thanks to President Trump

November 04, 2025 4:17 PM ET President Donald Trump announced that lapsed food aid benefits will only be resumed after the government shutdown comes to an end, the president announced on Tuesday. The move comes after two recent court orders requiring the president’s administration to use a contingency fund previously earmarked to keep Supplemental Nutrition

November 04, 2025 3:02 PM ET New York City blew past its last mayoral turnout benchmark Tuesday afternoon, with 1.19 million voters already checked in hours before polls close at 9 p.m., topping the 1.15 million total from 2021. Board of Elections figures cited by the New York Post showed the record-breaking pace by early