Thune says he’s “optimistic” about ending government shutdown this week

Walking to the Senate floor, Thune was asked by a reporter if he was “optimistic of the deal to open the government this week” and whether there had been “progress over the weekend.” “I’m optimistic,” Thune said. “Confident?” the reporter asked. “Don’t push it,” Thune replied, laughing. Returning from the floor, Thune expanded on his

Judge in D.C. sandwich thrower case calls it “the simplest case in the world”

Throwing a sandwich at a federal agent turned Sean Charles Dunn into a symbol of resistance against President Trump’s law-enforcement surge in the nation’s capital. This week, federal prosecutors are trying to persuade a jury of fellow Washington, D.C., residents that Dunn simply broke the law. That could be a tough sell for the government

2 Men Charged for Allegedly Plotting ISIS-Linked Halloween Attack

An FBI agent stands by an Evidence Response Team truck outside a home in a Dearborn, Mich., neighborhood on Oct. 31, 2025. Mike Householder/AP Photo Two men with links to the ISIS terrorist group who had purchased high-powered weapons and practiced at gun ranges were planning a violent attack over the Halloween weekend in suburban

Trump on cryptocurrency tycoon he pardoned: “I don’t know who he is”

President Trump told 60 Minutes in a wide-ranging interview that he doesn’t know the billionaire cryptocurrency exchange founder who he recently pardoned. Mr. Trump pardoned Changpeng Zhao, a Chinese-born Canadian founder of the cryptocurrency exchange Binance, last month, suggesting he was a victim of political prosecution by the Biden administration. “I don’t know who he

Latino voters cite affordability, economy as top concerns in new poll

A sweeping new survey of 3,000 registered Latino voters across the country finds that economic anxiety continues to dominate the political mood heading into the 2026 midterm elections, with cost of living, jobs, and housing far outpacing other issues as top priorities for the nation’s second-largest voting bloc. The new survey finds that while immigration

Pennsylvanians to Decide Whether to Keep 3 Democratic State Supreme Court Justices

(L–R) Justices David Wecht, Kevin Dougherty, and Christine Donohue. The Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania voters are set to vote on Tuesday in an election that could shift the balance of the state’s Supreme Court. Voters will decide whether three of the high court’s seven justices—Christine Donohue, Kevin Dougherty, and David Wecht—should each be