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Democrats say deal reached with Trump to avert shutdown, immigration talks to continue
Senate Democrats strike a deal to prevent a partial government shutdown, temporarily separating immigration issues from funding talks to secure essential government operations.s
Florida House adopts bill to ban use of West Bank term in official documents
Holocaust Memorial Museum board looks to oust Bernie Sanders after years of absence - report
Washington needs quality control, not cover-up - opinion
Lone US Republican rep. votes against releasing Epstein files as Senate weighs bill
Rep. Clay Higgins (R-Louisiana) was the sole vote against the House measure requiring the release of the unclassified records on sex criminal Jefferey Epstein.
US Senate approves deal to end longest government shutdown in history, sends to House
The 60-40 vote passed with the support of nearly all of the chamber's Republicans and eight Democrats.
Senate to vote on bill to end longest ever US gov't shutdown
Senate sources told ABC that there would be “more than enough” Democrats to vote on the bipartisan measure, though most are expected to vote against the measure.
Trump seeks end of Senate filibuster as shutdown drags on, but Republicans are unmoved
"We have to get the country open. And the way we're going to do it this afternoon is to terminate the filibuster," Trump told Republican senators.
Trump withdraws State Department Middle East nominee, source says
Trump withdraws Joel Rayburn's nomination as assistant secretary of state after concerns over his role in US troop deployment discussions in Syria.
Trump nominee for Kuwait ambassador grilled at confirmation hearing, loses support on Israel views
Amer Ghalib faces tough questioning from Republicans over past anti-Israel stances at his confirmation hearing for Kuwait ambassadorship, putting his nomination at risk.
Sanders-backed Democrat who accuses Israel of 'genocide' has Nazi 'Totenkopf' tattoo
Graham Platner, a military veteran and Maine Senate candidate, faces backlash after revealing a Nazi tattoo and denying knowledge of its meaning.
Trump nominee Paul Ingrassia withdraws after rare Republican pushback over 'Nazi streak' text
Ingrassia also denounced the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday in private text messages, according to a report in Politico.
US Senate confirms former Trump security adviser Waltz as ambassador to UN
The tally was 47 to 43 in the 100-member chamber, with several senators missing the vote.
Enablers, accomplices, and America’s unhealth: How RFK Jr. makes the US sick - opinion
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. could become America’s greatest mass killer as head of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the senators who confirmed him are his accomplices.
