Polar vortex keeps much of the US in its icy grip
The polar vortex of ultra-cold air usually spins around the North Pole, but it sometimes plunges southward into the U.S., Europe and Asia. Studies show that a fast-warming Arctic is partly to blame ...
Government shutdown more and more likely as Friday deadline looms | The Excerpt
Plus: A closer look at the anonymous world of 3D-printed guns. A Georgia court disqualifies Fani Willis in Donald Trump's ...
Trump endorses Mike Johnson to stay on as House Speaker despite government funding turmoil
President-elect Donald Trump is endorsing House Speaker Mike Johnson as he prepares to fight to keep his role leading ...
Could Tom Emmer emerge as 2nd contender for U.S. House speaker?
The U.S. House of Representatives will decide Jan. 3 whether to re-elect Speaker Mike Johnson to the top GOP job after he ...
Biden signs bill that averts government shutdown and brings a close to days of Washington upheaval
President Joe Biden signed a bill into law Saturday that averts a government shutdown, bringing a final close to days of ...
Five dead after German market attack
The death toll in the attack on the Christmas market in Germany has risen to five, with more than 200 injured.
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Government shutdown is averted just after deadline as Congress rejects Trump’s debt limit demands
The bill would temporarily fund federal operations and disaster aid, but drops President-elect Donald Trump's demands for a ...
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Rejecting Trump’s demands, Congress averts government shutdown just after midnight
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden signed a bill into law Saturday that averts a government shutdown, bringing a final ...
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A government shutdown could make Trump transition 'chaotic'
WASHINGTON − The most lasting impact of a government ... the shutdown lasts and what exceptions exist," Chemerinsky said. Trump this week torpedoed a bipartisan spending agreement days before ...