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  • Speaking to reporters, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., responds to Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer to reopen the government if Republicans extend expiring health care subsidies for one year, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, day 38 of the government shutdown. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)Politics

    Senate leader says a potential shutdown deal is coming together as Dems weigh extending ACA subsidies or accepting a promise on a future vote

    By Stephen Groves, Kevin Freking, and others
  • Donald TrumpPolitics

    Government shutdown hits 40 days as Republicans brush back Trump’s ask to nuke the filibuster, Democrats seek health insurance relif

    By Stephen Groves, Kevin Freking, and others
  • The U.S. Capitol is photographed on 37th day of the government shutdown, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)Politics

    Trump signals no shutdown compromise on the Affordable Care Act, calling it ‘the worst Healthcare anywhere in the world’

    By Mary Clare Jalonick, Kevin Freking, and others
  • Vice President JD Vance says troops should receive pay, though didn't disclose specifics on the pay plan.Law

    Vance says 1.3 million U.S. troops will be paid at the end of the week as pressure mounts for Democrats to end the shutdown

    By Kevin Freking, Stephen Groves, and others
  • 1.3 million active-duty service members risk missing their paychecks Friday if the government shutdown continues.Law

    1.3 million active-duty service members face missed paychecks as government shutdown stubbornly lags on

    By Kevin Freking, Stephen Groves, and others
  • Paul IngrassiaPolitics

    Trump nominee embroiled in Nazi text message controversy withdraws from federal watchdog consideration

    By Seung Min Kim, Kevin Freking, and others
  • Brian FitzpatrickPolitics

    ‘You’re all smirking out there’: Bipartisan congressional group joins forces to ban trading stocks by their colleagues

    By Leah Askarinam, Kevin Freking, and others
  • A U.S. Capitol Police officer walks in front of the U.S. Capitol, Aug. 22, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)Politics

    Government shutdown, CDC fight, Epstein probe, stock trading ban dominate agenda as Congress returns from recess

    By Mary Clare Jalonick, Kevin Freking, and others
  • Big BirdPolitics

    Corporation for Public Broadcasting, with deep ties to Big Bird and Mister Rogers, is going extinct

    By Ted Anthony, Kevin Freking, and others
  • President Donald Trump holds his signed signature bill of tax breaks and spending cuts at the White House, Friday, July 4, 2025, in Washington, as House Speaker Mike Johnson of La., left, watches and Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., takes a photo. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)Politics

    Budget office confirms that Trump’s tax law will add $3.4 trillion to deficits

    By Kevin Freking and The Associated Press
  • Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., leaves the chamber at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, July 17, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)Politics

    GOP bill cutting $9 billion in approved funding includes full amount public broadcasting was to receive for next 2 years

    By Kevin Freking and The Associated Press
  • Committee Chairwoman Sen. Susan CollinsPolitics

    Senate passes $9 billion in spending cuts—but Republican senator says ‘nobody really knows what program reductions are in it’

    By Kevin Freking, Mary Clare Jalonick, and others
  • Sen. Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., talks after a policy luncheon on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)Politics

    Trump rattles Senate Republicans with ‘blank check’ request to cut $9 billion from budget—and no time to review details

    By Kevin Freking and The Associated Press
  • John ThunePolitics

    DOGE is on the Senate’s agenda, with the future of public broadcasting at stake

    By Kevin Freking and The Associated Press
  • Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., walks behind his security detail through a crowd of reporters as he tries to push President Donald Trump’s signature bill of tax breaks and spending cuts across the finish line even as conservative and moderate GOP holdouts slow that effort, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, July 2, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)Politics

    House GOP can’t pass Trump’s tax bill as holdouts on center and far-right push back in late-night session

    By Kevin Freking, Lisa Mascaro, and others