With just days left before a possible government shutdown, Democrats escalated their rhetoric over healthcare funding, with former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi unleashing a profanity-laced tirade during an NBC interview. Pelosi, appearing on NBC News Monday, defended her party’s stance that any stopgap funding bill must include provisions to protect Affordable Care Act subsidies and … Read more

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt is warning that federal agencies are preparing for mass layoffs if Democrats continue to block a stopgap spending bill and allow the government to shut down at the end of the month. The warning came as Congress neared a Tuesday midnight deadline to avert a shutdown. While the Republican-led … Read more

A Manhattan assault case against a woman accused of punching a pro-life activist during a recorded street interview has been dismissed after prosecutors missed a critical filing deadline, according to the victim’s attorneys. The incident, which drew widespread attention online, involved Brianna Rivers, 30, of the Bronx, who was charged with second-degree assault in connection … Read more

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) responded to his meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday to discuss ways to keep the government from shutting down on Oct. 1. In an appearance on MSNBC, left-wing host Lawrence O’Donnell opened the segment by mentioning an AI video of Jeffries and Senate Minority … Read more

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is facing difficulties leading the Democrats because they want to shut down the government. Schumer privately suggested a means to end the shutdown if it happens. However, he publicly condemned the same concept as a strategy to stop the shutdown from happening in the first place, according to Axios. He was … Read more

President Donald Trump on Tuesday told reporters at the White House, before leaving for Marine Corps Base Quantico to meet with the hundreds of senior military officers that Secretary of War Pete Hegseth summoned, that the gathering was a morale effort, but he also said he would not hesitate to fire leaders he doesn’t like. … Read more

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) said she has “considered” joining the Senate Democratic caucus but expressed doubts about the move, citing significant policy differences and skepticism that Democrats are significantly better than Republicans. Murkowski, seen as a key vote on the Republican legislative package expected on the Senate floor this week, has voiced frustration with the … Read more

Republican and Democratic leaders left a meeting with President Donald Trump on Monday without reaching an agreement to prevent a looming government shutdown. The hourlong talks at the White House were aimed at finding a compromise to keep the government funded, but both sides remained firm in their positions as the deadline draws closer. Vice … Read more

In the rolling hills of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, where Amish buggies still share the road with modern vehicles and centuries-old traditions persist alongside contemporary life, Gerald Groff found himself at the center of a legal battle that would quietly reshape the landscape of religious freedom in American workplaces. What began as a simple request to … Read more

In June 1962, three inmates—Frank Morris and brothers John and Clarence Anglin—pulled off the most famous prison break in American history. Locked inside Alcatraz, the prison believed to be “escape-proof,” they spent months carving holes in their cells, crafting tools from spoons, and creating lifelike dummy heads to fool guards during bed checks. Their boldest … Read more