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Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine (D) called Democratic state attorney general nominee Jay Jones’s recently unearthed violent text messages about former state House Speaker Todd Gilbert (R) “indefensible” but said he still ultimately supports the Democrat.  “Jay has apologized. The statements that he made were indefensible, but I’ve known Jay Jones for 25 years, and I…
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The IRS shared guidance Wednesday suggesting furloughed employees are guaranteed back pay under a 2019 law despite White House objections.  “Although you will be placed in non-pay and non-duty status during the furlough, the Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019 requires employees of the federal government who are furloughed or required to work during…
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”I mean, listen to this stuff that he puts out day by day. It’s completely untethered to reality,” George Conway said.

Ten House Democrats are pressing Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to bring the chamber back by next week to pass a bill to pay service members before funding runs out due to the ongoing government shutdown, though the Louisiana Republican said that won’t be happening. In a Wednesday letter led by Democratic Reps. Gabe Vasquez (N.M.) and Derek…
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House Democratic leaders will speak with reporters Wednesday afternoon as the Senate takes up another vote on stopgap funding bills that could reopen the government a week after the shutdown began. Democrats have thus far held firm on their demands for health care concessions to be included in any funding bill. House Minority Leader Hakeem…
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Book publisher HarperCollins UK issued an apology Tuesday after a recent book made claims that first lady Melania Trump was introduced to her husband through convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The publisher worked with Andrew Lownie, author of “Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York,” to remove “several passages of the book…
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Former White House attorney Ty Cobb, who served during President Trump’s first term, lambasted Attorney General Pam Bondi for her combative congressional testimony on Tuesday. In an interview on CNN’s “Erin Burnett OutFront,” Cobb said Bondi’s tenure as the country’s chief law enforcement official has been more “reprehensible” than that of Nixon-era Attorney General John…
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A Senate panel on Wednesday will look into government pressure on social media platforms to censor speech protected under the First Amendment. The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee hearing centered on what’s known as “jawboning” comes as the protection of free speech has been in the spotlight following the death of conservative activist Charlie…
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The Senate is set to vote again Wednesday on dueling stopgap funding bills that could reopen the government as the shutdown stretches past the one-week mark. Senators on Monday voted 52-42 on a House-passed bill, which needed 60 votes to advance and would have funded the government at Biden-era spending levels until late November. The…
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Nearly 60 percent of Americans say the U.S. government should only deploy the military when faced with external threats, according to a new survey. The Reuters/Ipsos poll, released Wednesday, found that 58 percent of respondents believe the military should only be utilized for external threats, while 25 percent believe the military can be used for…
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The “Late Night” host’s comeback harkened back to the president’s past with the network.

The former FBI director became an enemy of Trump when he investigated Russian interference in the 2016 election.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Former FBI Director James Comey has pleaded not guilty to charges linked to his 2020 congressional testimony about the bureau’s investigation into Russian ties to President Trump’s 2016 campaign. A trial has been set for Jan. 5. Comey appeared Wednesday morning before U.S. District Judge Michael Nachmanoff for his arraignment in federal court in…
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Pessimism is high among lawmakers in Congress as fears grow of a painful and protracted battle that could go on for several more weeks.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) suggested that President Trump is deploying federal troops in Chicago because he is “suffering dementia.” In an interview Tuesday with The Chicago Tribune, the outspoken Trump critic and possible 2028 presidential candidate contended that Trump’s fixation on the Windy City comes from “something in the recesses of his brain.” “This…
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National Guard soldiers arrived near Chicago on Monday amid President Trump’s federal crackdown on crime, and Memphis could see its own troops by Friday, according to local authorities. The troops in Illinois are stationed at an Army Reserve center in Elwood, roughly 55 miles southwest of Chicago. The Associated Press reported Wednesday morning that supplies…
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House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and GOP congressional leaders will give remarks Wednesday morning as the government shutdown starts its second week. The Senate is expected to once again take votes on dueling stopgap funding bills. Republicans have pressed their Democratic colleagues to pass the GOP-led “clean” continuing resolution that would fund the government at…
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The game of chicken between congressional Republicans and Democrats has resulted in a partial government shutdown, with none of the 12 regular-order appropriations bills enacted into law. The last federal government shutdown lasted 35 days in late 2018, during President Trump’s first term, when his battle with Congress over his southern border wall could not be resolved. What both…
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President Trump on Wednesday called for Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (D) to be jailed as the two leaders push back on the Trump administration’s crime crackdown and immigration enforcement raids on the Windy City. “Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect [U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement]…
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The “Tonight Show” host put in his two cents on the proposed Trump money.

Congress has — as Trump wanted — eliminated $1.1 billion for public broadcasting, leaving hundreds of PBS and NPR stations to find alternative funding sources.

The party once dominated British politics but is struggling to remain a force after being ousted in 2024.

President Trump’s aggressive use of the National Guard in American cities is opening new legal battlegrounds over his push to deploy the military on U.S. soil.   The fight started in Los Angeles before shifting to Washington, D.C., where courts are still weighing Trump’s National Guard deployments.   But in recent days, the president has called hundreds…
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Former FBI Director James Comey will appear in a Virginia federal courtroom on Wednesday morning for an arraignment on two felony charges stemming from a 2020 congressional hearing and investigation. The 10 a.m. court session is just the start of what is bound to be one of the Justice Department’s highest profile cases. The government…
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The first U.S. pope has been ramping up his criticism of the Trump administration in recent weeks.