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Govt Shutdown Begins After Senate Dems Reject CR
Plunged into a government shutdown, the U.S. is confronting a fresh cycle of uncertainty after Democrats failed to vote for a continuing resolution to keep government programs and services running by Wednesday's deadline.
Wed, 01 Oct 2025 00:08:13 EDTPope Leo Backs Sen. Durbin Award Despite Pro-Abortion Stand
Pope Leo XIV has stepped into a growing controversy in the American Catholic Church, signaling support for honoring Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., with a Catholic "lifetime achievement award" despite the lawmaker's record of backing abortion access.
Tue, 30 Sep 2025 23:08:22 EDTRussian Air Attack Injures 6, Sparks Fires in Kharkiv
A Russian guided aerial bomb attack on the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv overnight injured six people and sparked several fires, regional officials said Wednesday.
Tue, 30 Sep 2025 22:30:30 EDTHabba: Federal Employee Nabbed for Active Shooter Hoax
Alina Habba, the acting U.S. attorney for the District of New Jersey, announced a civilian federal employee has been taken into custody for allegedly spreading a false report of an active shooter at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst.
Tue, 30 Sep 2025 22:11:11 EDTPentagon Says Iraq Mission Being Scaled Back
The Pentagon recommitted itself in a statement on Tuesday to scaling back its military mission in Iraq, a process that a U.S. official said will see Baghdad command efforts to combat remnants of Islamic State inside its own country.
Tue, 30 Sep 2025 21:49:32 EDTRep. Ashley Hinson to Newsmax: Des Moines Scandal Disqualifies Dem Norris
Des Moines School Board Chair Jackie Norris "has no shred of credibility" to seek to represent Iowa in the U.S. Senate seat after Superintendent Ian Roberts was detained by ICE on a federal deportation order and resigned, Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, told Newsmax.
Tue, 30 Sep 2025 21:00:44 EDTThune: Senate Vote Wednesday to Reopen Govt
The Senate will vote Wednesday on legislation to reopen the federal government, according to Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., who expressed optimism that additional Democrat support could break the funding impasse.
Tue, 30 Sep 2025 20:41:18 EDTOMB Memo: 'Execute Plans for an Orderly Shutdown'
The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on Tuesday directed all federal agencies to prepare for an imminent government shutdown after Congress failed to pass a temporary funding measure ahead of a midnight deadline.
Tue, 30 Sep 2025 20:06:56 EDTLeavitt Blasts Shutdown Dems After Vote
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt blasted Democrat lawmakers in social media posts for prioritizing "illegal aliens over American citizens" and engineering a government shutdown to avoid funding free healthcare for illegal immigrants.
Tue, 30 Sep 2025 20:13:57 EDTThune: Dems 'Sacrificed' Americans With Shutdown Vote
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., said Tuesday that Democrats had "sacrificed the American people" for partisan interests by torpedoing a stopgap continuing resolution to avert a partial government shutdown.
Tue, 30 Sep 2025 19:55:57 EDTJudge Rejects Combs' Bid to Overturn Conviction
A U.S. judge rejected on Tuesday a bid by Sean "Diddy" Combs to overturn his criminal conviction on felony prostitution-related charges, with the hip-hop mogul facing up to 20 years in prison at his sentencing.
Tue, 30 Sep 2025 20:18:15 EDTWH Pulls EJ Antoni Nomination for Labor Stats
The White House is withdrawing the nomination of E.J. Antoni to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics, an AP source says.
Tue, 30 Sep 2025 19:33:00 EDTMichigan Church Shooting Victims Include Navy Vet Granddad
Among the people killed in an attack on a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints meeting house in Michigan was being remembered as a grandfather who adored spending time with his family.
Tue, 30 Sep 2025 18:15:55 EDTSenate Democrats Reject GOP Stopgap; Shutdown Looms
Senate Democrats have voted down a Republican bill to keep funding the government, putting it on a near certain path to a shutdown after midnight Wednesday for the first time in almost seven years. The 55-45 vote Tuesday on the bill to extend federal funding for seven weeks ...
Tue, 30 Sep 2025 18:10:35 EDTSmall Illinois Village Picks a Big Fight With ICE
The mayor of the small village of Broadview, Illinois, in west suburban Chicago, told reporters Tuesday that her small town is not pleased to be the site of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center.
Tue, 30 Sep 2025 18:47:03 EDTMexican Is Second to Die After Dallas ICE Site Shooting
A Mexican national who was among three people shot at a Dallas immigration field office last week died Tuesday, becoming the second person killed in the attack, officials said.
Tue, 30 Sep 2025 18:13:12 EDTFEMA Taps $3.5B in Emergency Preparedness State Support
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is returning nearly $3.5 billion to state and local communities through its non-disaster grant programs.
Tue, 30 Sep 2025 17:51:15 EDTTrump Executive Order: Use AI to Treat Pediatric Cancer
President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a sweeping executive order aimed at using artificial intelligence and health data to accelerate the discovery of cures, treatments, and prevention strategies for pediatric cancer.
Tue, 30 Sep 2025 17:32:15 EDTRep. Gonzales' Staffer 'Doused Herself in Gasoline,' Died
A staffer in the office of Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, died earlier this month after she "doused herself in gasoline and was ignited into flames," according to police.
Tue, 30 Sep 2025 17:14:46 EDTEvacuation Ordered at Utah State Before TPUSA Event
A suspicious package reportedly prompted an emergency evacuation of the Old Main building at Utah State University on Tuesday afternoon, as the campus was preparing to host a Turning Point USA event.
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