Updated 57m ago Senate set to vote on measure to pay federal employees who are working through shutdown The Senate is set to vote Thursday on advancing a measure to pay federal employees who are working through the shutdown, as Republican leaders put pressure on Democrats who have largely remained opposed to efforts to
House Democrats, disturbed by what they see as the destruction of a historic landmark, are demanding answers about the forthcoming White House ballroom. In a letter to President Trump, a trio of Democrats expressed concern about “transparency, funding priorities, the physical integrity of the White House and the ethical integrity of the Administration it houses.” Rep.
President Donald Trump looks on during a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on Oct. 22, 2025. Jim WATSON / AFP President Donald Trump expressed optimism on Wednesday about securing deals with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on issues ranging from soybeans to rare
Chinese LSAT prep companies have allowed students to access stolen questions, the Free Beacon has learned Chinese president Xi Jinping (Getty Images) Chinese LSAT preparation companies have violated the security of remotely administered exams for years, allowing Chinese nationals to access stolen questions and take the place of qualified Americans, the CEO of a U.S.
Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner, the self-described “working class Mainer,” attended an elite boarding school in Connecticut that costs upwards of $75,000 a year. Its alumni include Supreme Court justice Potter Stewart, former CIA director Porter Goss, Clinton family crony Strobe Talbott, MacKenzie Scott Bezos, and the veteran news anchor Chris Wallace. “Graham Platner is
Closing in on Election Day, a potential 2028 presidential candidate will be in Virginia to campaign for Democratic governor hopeful Abigail Spanberger. CBS News has learned that Pennsylvania Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro will campaign with Spanberger in the Hampton Roads area on Sunday as the race to lead Virginia reaches its final days. Shapiro, who
(L–R) Independent candidate former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Democratic candidate Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani, and Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa participate in a second New York City mayoral debate at LaGuardia Performing Arts Center at LaGuardia Community College in the Queens borough of New York City on Oct. 22, 2025. Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times via AP,