NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump on Sunday placed the blame squarely on Democrats for the government shutdown, which is expected to trigger sweeping layoffs across the federal workforce. Trump told reporters before boarding Marine One that the looming layoffs are “up to them,” referring to Democrats who voted against…
WASHINGTON (7News) — A fall Friday on the National Mall is hard to beat. “It was a nice little breeze. The temperature is nice,” Kenny Remo said. “It’s a beautiful day out,” Becca Struble said. “Fall is in the air, so coming out here with my friend. Just enjoying the monuments.” Though suddenly, it all…
Ever since Newt Gingrich brought the federal government to a halt for three weeks in 1995, “birthing a new era of American gridlock,” as NPR later put it, the shutdown has been one of the capital’s recurring set pieces. Republicans, as the official anti-government party going back to the Reagan era, have usually been blamed….
US equity futures held losses after Congress failed to agree to a spending plan, forcing the government into a shutdown that will keep hundreds of thousands of federal workers home from their jobs. Futures on the S&P 500 Index were down 0.4% as of 1:02 a.m. Wednesday after the deadline to fund the government came…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! EXCLUSIVE: As the Sept. 30 government funding deadline looms, the Trump administration is warning that millions of Americans could lose flood insurance coverage if Democrats refuse to back a House-passed spending bill that also extends the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). The White House supports the continuing…
President Donald Trump will meet with the top four congressional leaders at the White House on Monday, just one day before the federal government faces a potential shutdown. The Oval Office meeting will include House Speaker Mike Johnson, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, according…
President Donald Trump completely lost his cool in the Oval Office on Thursday at the mere mention of rising Democratic star Rep. Jasmine Crockett. The president, 79, was taking questions from reporters while signing orders when a reporter brought up the Texas congresswoman, but Trump didn’t even let her get to her actual question before…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers and activists across the political spectrum called on American tech firms to stop selling surveillance equipment to Chinese police and for Congress to examine the issue after The Associated Press reported that U.S. technology had played a far greater role than previously known in enabling human rights abuses by Beijing. Republican…
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Since the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade, Texas continues to be the largest state in the nation to ban nearly all abortions. But policy changes have clarified exceptions allowing abortions…
U.S. Ambassador to China David Perdue (center) speaks at a press conference with U.S. lawmakers (from left) Houlahan, Smith, Baumgartner and Khanna at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing on Sept. 23. (Mahesh Kumar A./AP) September 23, 2025 11:34 AM, EDT [Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] BEIJING — The United…