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No Danger of Strike by Air Traffic Controllers Facing No Pay Due to Shutdown: Union President

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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy speaks to reporters on day 23 of the government shutdown as he is joined by, from left, Rep. Lisa McClain, (R-Mich.), House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La.), at a news conference at the Capitol in Washington on Oct. 23, 2025. J. Scott Applewhite/AP

Union President Plays Down Strike Risk as Air Traffic Controllers Face No Pay

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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy speaks to reporters on day 23 of the government shutdown as he is joined by, from left, Rep. Lisa McClain, (R-Mich.), House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La.), at a news conference at the Capitol in Washington on Oct. 23, 2025. J. Scott Applewhite/AP

Senate Democrats to force vote aimed at blocking Trump’s tariffs on Brazil

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Washington — The Senate is expected to vote Tuesday evening on a measure that would block President Trump’s tariffs on Brazil, as Democrats seek support from a handful of Republicans willing to buck the president.  Led by Sen. Tim Kaine, a Virginia Democrat, the bill would terminate the national emergency that the administration is using

Senate Committee Seeks Answers from NBA on Gambling Investigations

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(L–R) Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups, Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier, and former Cleveland Cavaliers’ Damon Jones. AP Photo The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation is seeking answers from the NBA regarding gambling scandals that have engulfed the league. In an Oct. 27 letter to NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, Sen. Ted