The U.S. Capitol in Washington on Nov. 9, 2025. Anna Rose Layden/Getty Images The U.S. Senate is on the verge of overcoming a key procedural hurdle on a bill to end the government shutdown as the funding impasse nears its 41st day. On Sunday evening, following an unusually busy weekend at the Capitol that saw
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
Security lines are shown at normal volume for the day and time at Charlotte-Douglas International Airport’s departures level in Charlotte, N.C., on Nov. 9, 2025. Grant Baldwin/Getty Images Flights throughout the United States will be reduced to a “trickle” leading up to the Thanksgiving holiday due to increasing air traffic controller staffing shortages during the
A sign for the Internal Revenue Service in Washington on Feb. 13, 2025. Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has closed its Direct File service that allowed taxpayers to file their taxes for free. “Direct File is now closed,” the IRS said in an undated message on its Direct File website that was
The head of the BBC and its CEO of news resigned Sunday after criticism of the broadcaster’s editing of a speech by President Trump. The BBC said Director-General Tim Davie and head of news Deborah Turness both announced their resignation on Sunday. Britain’s public broadcaster has been criticized for the way it edited a speech Mr. Trump
On this “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” broadcast, moderated by Margaret Brennan: Kevin Hassett, White House National Economic Council director Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, a Democrat Virginia Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger, a Democrat New Jersey Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill, a Democrat West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey, a Republican Click here to browse full transcripts from 2025
A ‘For Sale’ sign in Washington, on May 19, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times The Trump administration is working on a proposal to offer 50-year mortgages to help young people buy homes, William Pulte, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, confirmed on Nov. 8. “We are indeed working on The 50 year Mortgage –