Senate Democrats cave, open path to reopening government
The government shutdown neared its end on Sunday as the Senate cleared the first series of votes, with final House approval and President Donald Trump's signature still required.
Flight reductions likely to continue — or worsen — if shutdown persists, experts warn
The FAA started reducing air traffic by 10% across 40 major airports Friday due to air traffic controller staffing shortages caused by the government shutdown.
Billionaire Miriam Adelson voices support for Stefanik’s New York governor campaign launch
Philanthropist Miriam Adelson voiced support for Rep. Elise Stefanik’s New York gubernatorial bid during the Zionist Organization of America’s Justice Louis D. Brandeis Award Dinner.
Trump is first sitting president to attend regular season NFL game since ’78
President Trump became the first sitting president in nearly a half-century to attend a regular-season NFL game Sunday as he took in a portion of the Washington Commanders’ contest against the Detroit Lions. There were loud boos from some spectators in the stands when Mr. Trump was shown on the videoboard late in the first
State legislators maneuver to preserve history of U.S. Capitol riot
New York Assemblyman Chuck Lavine, a Democrat first elected to state office in 2005, has become one of a handful of unlikely leaders of state efforts to preserve the history of the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol insurrection. Sitting in front of a bookshelf in his home office in Glen Cove, New York, a historic
Hitchhiker’s Guide to what to expect tonight on the government shutdown
Senate prepares test vote tonight on GOP spending plan to end government shutdown. Bill would reopen government through Jan. 30, requiring 60 votes to break filibuster.
Senate Overcomes Filibuster to Advance Bill to End Shutdown
The U.S. Capitol in Washington on Nov. 9, 2025. Anna Rose Layden/Getty Images The U.S. Senate has voted to end the Democrat filibuster on a funding bill, which is set to end the government shutdown as the impasse neared its 41st day. On Sunday evening, following an unusually busy weekend at the Capitol that saw