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Senate in limbo as Thune eyes long haul until shutdown ends
The Senate is in for a rare weekend session as the chamber remains in limbo…
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Iran smuggled $1B to Hezbollah this year despite US sanctions, Treasury official says
The Iranian regime has managed to smuggle at least $1 billion to its terrorist proxy…
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‘Genocide can’t be ignored’: GOP lawmaker backs Trump’s threat of military action in Nigeria
Republican Rep. Riley Moore said the United States could take a range of actions —…
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Schumer, Dems unveil alternative shutdown plan, ask for one-year extension to Obamacare subsidies
Senate Democrats unveiled their alternative to Republicans’ plan to reopen the government that would see…
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Thune says ‘wheels came off’ as Republicans mull next shutdown move
Senate Republicans had planned to put the House-passed bill to reopen the government on the…
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Duffy says air travel may take ‘days if not a week’ to return to normal, even after shutdown ends
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Friday that air travel could take ‘days if not a…
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Trump considers granting Hungary exemption on Russian oil just weeks after imposing sanctions
President Donald Trump said Friday during a meeting with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán he…
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State Dept says G20 boycott tied to South Africa’s ‘government-sponsored discrimination’ against Afrikaners
The Trump administration on Friday intensified its dispute with South Africa, saying no U.S. government…
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Supreme Court blocks lower court order forcing Trump administration to fully fund SNAP program
The U.S. Supreme Court issued a temporary block on Friday on a lower court’s order…
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Appeals court denies Trump administration request to block SNAP funding order during government shutdown
A federal appeals court on Friday denied a Trump administration request to temporarily block a…