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  11m ago Senate to vote on judicial nominations on Monday The Senate will work to approve two judicial nominations on Monday, with no plans to vote for a 13th time on advancing a House-passed measure to fund the government.   The chamber will reconvene at 3 p.m., according to Majority Whip John Barrasso’s office.

Air traffic controller Jack Criss is now clearing takeoffs and takeout orders. The single dad took on a side gig as a DoorDash delivery driver during the second-longest government shutdown in modern history in order to make some extra cash and cover his daughter’s high school tuition. For the past few weeks, air traffic controllers

A U.S. warship docked in Trinidad and Tobago‘s capital on Sunday as the Trump administration boosts its military pressure on neighboring Venezuela and President Nicolás Maduro. The arrival of the USS Gravely, a guided missile destroyer, in the capital of the Caribbean nation joins the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford, which is moving closer to Venezuela.

President Trump arrived Monday in Japan, where new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is banking on building a friendly personal relationship with the U.S. leader to ease trade tensions.  Mr. Trump’s Asian tour, which kicked off over the weekend, has a heavy focus on business ties, and speaking to journalists as he flew into the Japanese