The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) started reducing air traffic across 40 airports Friday due to air traffic controller staffing issues stemming from the government shutdown. As the government shutdown has hit 40 days, more air traffic control workers have refused to come to work as they’re about to miss a second paycheck next week — […]
Eight members of the Senate Democratic Caucus broke ranks Sunday and voted to advance a deal to reopen the federal government. That’s fewer than the 10 Democrats who broke ranks in March to advance a previous GOP-led stopgap funding bill — a move that sparked a huge backlash against Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. There are […]
Iran is facing its worst drought in decades, raising fears of evacuations in Tehran while threatening the regime’s stability and nuclear ambitions, according to a leading environmental expert. Kaveh Madani, Director of the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health, said Iran’s worsening ‘water bankruptcy’ would impact the country’s ability to function and […]
There are now enough Senate Democrats willing to back a revamped plan to reopen the government. A source familiar with the newly-unveiled plan told Fox News Digital that there are enough Senate Democrats ready to join Republicans for a key vote Sunday night as Congress readies to reopen the government. The latest development comes after […]
The Senate is expected to vote as soon as Sunday night to start advancing legislation to end the 40-day government shutdown, but there are obstacles that could drag the process out for many more days. One of them is Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), who has been warning GOP leaders that he will obstruct passage of […]
Senators have reached a deal to end the government shutdown. The agreement, which was negotiated in part by Sens. Angus King, Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan as well as GOP senators, has “more than enough” members of the Senate Democratic Caucus to advance, according to two people granted anonymity to disclose the terms. Senate Republicans […]
Senate Republicans unveiled a crucial piece of the puzzle in their bid to reopen the government and plan to plow ahead with a vote on Sunday. While both sides still appear at an impasse on extending expiring Obamacare subsidies, appropriators moved ahead with a package of spending bills that Republicans hope will jumpstart the government […]
A bipartisan agreement to fund Congress and congressional support agencies for the entirety of the current fiscal year would boost funding for member security and saves the nation’s top federal watchdog from dramatic cuts. Senate leaders hope the legislative branch funding bill, released Sunday, will be enacted in the coming days as part of a […]
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is confident Democrats will regain control of the House in the 2026 midterms, even as the party continues to battle over the government shutdown. In an interview with NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday, Jeffries told Kristen Welker that Tuesday’s election results were “decisive.” “Democrats are definitely going to take […]
The Iranian regime has managed to smuggle at least $1 billion to its terrorist proxy Hezbollah in Lebanon despite heavy sanctions this year, top officials at the U.S. Treasury Department say. John Hurley, the undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence, says Iran remains committed to its proxy groups throughout the Middle East. Nevertheless, he says […]