Trump signs funding bill to end shutdown after package clears House

Dozens of House Democrats could end up voting in favor of the funding package later Tuesday, despite a pledge from Democratic leaders over the weekend not to help Republicans fast-track the legislation. House Democrats conveyed to GOP leaders days ago that they wouldn’t provide the votes to help pass the funding package under suspension of

SBA shuts out non-U.S. citizens from its main lending program

The Small Business Administration is barring green card holders and other non-U.S. citizens from applying for loans from the agency’s main lending program.  Starting March 1, only U.S. citizens or nationals who have their chief residence in the U.S. or legal territories will be eligible to borrow money under the agency’s 7(a) program.  “SBA is

Clintons will testify in Epstein probe after contempt threat, House panel says

Washington — Bill and Hillary Clinton agreed to the House Oversight Committee’s terms to testify as part of the panel’s investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, a last-minute change of heart for the pair who had been defiant as they faced a contempt of Congress vote, the panel’s chairman said Tuesday.  Hillary Clinton will appear for a

House votes to end government shutdown, approving funding bill in 217-214 vote

Dozens of House Democrats could end up voting in favor of the funding package later Tuesday, despite a pledge from Democratic leaders over the weekend not to help Republicans fast-track the legislation. House Democrats conveyed to GOP leaders days ago that they wouldn’t provide the votes to help pass the funding package under suspension of

Virginia Giuffre’s family criticizes DOJ in handling of Epstein files

The family of Virginia Giuffre, one of Jeffrey Epstein‘s most vocal accusers who died by suicide in 2025, says they are outraged over the Justice Department’s handling of the latest release of the Epstein files. Sky and Amanda Roberts, Giuffre’s brother and sister-in-law, say the department failed to protect survivors of Epstein’s abuse when releasing

U.S. shoots down Iranian drone that approached aircraft carrier, military says

Washington — U.S. forces shot down an Iranian drone that flew towards a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea on Tuesday, U.S. Central Command confirmed. The military said the drone “aggressively” approached the USS Abraham Lincoln as it was crossing through the Arabian Sea roughly 500 miles from the southern coast of Iran