President Donald Trump ended the government shutdown late Wednesday night, heaping a healthy dose of blame on Democrats for “inflicting massive harm” over the past 43 days. The House passed a short-term continuing resolution, previously approved by the Senate, to fund the government through the end of January earlier Wednesday evening. The bill was largely supported by […]

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said the House would vote on the release of documents related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein next week. Democrats have pushed for the release of files related to Epstein after the issue emerged as a wedge between President Donald Trump and many of his supporters. A bipartisan bill […]

The provision of the One Big Beautiful Bill preventing Medicaid reimbursements to abortion providers was at the center of arguments on Wednesday at a federal appeals court, which has regularly had its rulings in Trump policy cases halted by the Supreme Court. The three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, all of whom were appointed to […]

President Donald Trump is set to sign the government funding bill, ending the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. The signing is scheduled to take place at 9:45 p.m. The House voted 222-209 in favor of the bill, its last hurdle before reaching the White House. While earning criticism on both sides of the aisle, […]