Live updates: Government shutdown averted, Senate-passed spending bill goes to Trump
President Trump praised Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer for saying he would back the GOP spending bill to avert a government shutdown.
Appeals court lifts blocks on President Trump's orders restricting diversity, equity and inclusion programs
An appeals court on Friday lifted a block on executive orders seeking to end government support for diversity, equity and ...
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Judge orders stay in Clearfield landlord civil case
A federal judge in Johnstown has granted a temporary stay on the possible settlement of a civil rights case in which a landlord from Clearfield County has been accused of seeking sexual favors from ...
Federal judge considers blocking DOGE from accessing Social Security data of millions of Americans
A federal judge is considering whether to temporarily block Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from accessing ...
Senate averts government shutdown by passing federal funding ahead of midnight deadline
The U.S. Senate on Friday night averted a looming midnight shutdown of the federal government by passing a funding bill after ...
Democrats confront limits of their minority power after bruising shutdown vote
Senate Democrats were grim Friday as they left Washington after a brutal 10-week stretch that consistently showed the limits of their new minority and culminated with a deeply personal rupture over ...
Bill to avert government shutdown clears key hurdle with help from Democrats
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate finds itself on Friday in a familiar position, working to avoid a partial government shutdown ...
Senate unanimously approves fix to prevent $1B cuts for District of Columbia, sending bill to House
The Senate has swiftly approved legislation that would allow the District of Columbia to keep its budget intact.
Judge rules against advocates trying to help migrants sent to Guantanamo and to stop more transfers
A federal judge has ruled against immigration and civil rights advocates attempting to help migrants who had been sent to the ...
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Senate passes last-minute Republican spending legislation
The Senate passed a six-month spending bill on Friday hours before a government shutdown, overcoming sharp Democratic opposition to the measure and sending it to President Donald Trump to be signed ...
Deputies investigate disappearance of Northern California woman as a homicide
The disappearance of a Shasta County woman is now being investigated as a homicide, the sheriff's office said on Friday. Nikki Cheng Saelee-McCain was initially reported missing by family members on ...