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-Supreme Court to decide if faith-based counseling on gender identity is protected speech
-Dem senator's hefty donation to disgraced AG candidate's campaign comes back to haunt him
-Who is the Trump-appointed judge blocking deployment of the National Guard to Portland?
The Senate remains deadlocked on a path to end the shutdown as it nears its second week, and Republicans’ meager support across the aisle to reopen the government may be crumbling.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., needs at least eight Senate Democratic caucus members to join Republicans to reopen the government, given that Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., has consistently voted against the GOP’s bill.
So far, a trio of Democratic caucus members, Sens. John Fetterman, D-Pa., Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., and Angus King, I-Maine, have crossed the aisle to reopen the government … Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump talks to the media after walking off Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on Oct. 5, 2025, in Washington, DC (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)
CLASH OF POWERS: White House slams ‘egregious’ court order blocking troop deployments amid Portland unrest
BREAKTHROUGH: Trump, Brazil’s Lula move to mend fences after trade clash, judicial firestorm with ‘friendly’ call
TALKS END: Trump ends Venezuela talks, military options loom, new report
NEW DESTINATION: Cuban-led caravan aims for Mexico City as Trump policies deter migrants from US
WAR ON DRUGS: War on cartels? The White House says it has an iron-clad case to strike narco-terrorist groups
'ACCOUNTABILITY': FBI fires agents, dismantles corruption squad after probe unveils monitoring of GOP senators, Patel says
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., right, update reporters following their face-to-face meeting with President Donald Trump and Republican leaders on the looming government funding crisis, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Sept. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
CASE IN LIMBO: Georgia prosecutors request 90-day extension to replace Willis in Trump election case
'IT'S MY JOB': Bondi clashes with Durbin on National Guard deployment: 'Love Chicago as much as you hate President Trump'
CLAIM VS. REALITY: DHS takes on Pritzker's 'Smorgasbord of Lies,' releases list debunking his claims
DEATH WISH: Jay Jones said if more police were killed it would reduce shootings of civilians, according to Virginia lawmaker
Demonstrators march through downtown protesting the agenda of the Trump Administration on Sept. 30, 2025, in Chicago. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
'ROCK BOTTOM': Ex-Chicago police officer rips city's stand-down order for swarmed ICE agents: 'Most disgusting act'
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