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Democratic bill to end US government shutdown falls short of passage in Senate

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A Democratic bill to fund the U.S. government and end a shutdown was falling short of the votes needed for passage in the Senate on Friday, as voting continued. (Reporting by Richard Cowan; Editing by Doina Chiacu) Brought to you by www.srnnews.com
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Republican bill to end US government shutdown falling short of passage in Senate, voting continues

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A Republican bill to fund the U.S. government and end a shutdown was falling short of the votes needed for passage in the Senate on Friday, as voting continued. (Reporting by Richard Cowan; Editing by Doina Chiacu) Brought to you by www.srnnews.com
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Republican-led Georgia state Senate committee plans to question Fani Willis next month

ATLANTA (AP) — After previous attempts to bring Fani Willis before a special state Senate committee formed to investigate her failed, the committee chairman said Friday that he expects the Fulton County district attorney to appear for questioning next month. State senators in January 2024 ...
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Trump uses shutdown to troll Democrats with deepfake memes, threatening targeted cuts

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump has continued to use social media to troll Democrats and threaten targeted cuts with two deepfake videos featuring Project 2025's co-author and another mocking House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.In one post late Thursday, the president posted an AI-generated video ...
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Senate to vote again on government funding bills as shutdown reaches 3rd day

(WASHINGTON) -- The government shutdown is in its third day on Friday with senators set to vote for the fourth time on bills to fund the government. But with negotiations appearing stalled, it’s looking like the shutdown could extend through the weekend.On Friday afternoon, ...
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Hopes fade for quick end to shutdown as Trump readies layoffs and cuts

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hopes for a quick end to the government shutdown were fading Friday as Republicans and Democrats dug in for a prolonged fight and President Donald Trump readied plans to unleash layoffs and cuts across the federal government. Senators were headed back to ...
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White House freezes $2.1 billion in Chicago transit projects

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. government has put $2.1 billion in Chicago infrastructure projects on hold, Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought said on Friday, in another jab at a Democratic-led city during the government shutdown. Vought said $2.1 billion for major ...
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Furloughed federal workers pushed to make partisan out-of-office replies: Sources

(WASHINGTON) -- The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) encouraged federal employees across the government -- including at the Departments of Labor, Justice and Education -- to create out-of-office email messages denouncing "Democrat Senators" for causing the government shutdown, multiple sources confirmed to ABC ...
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Zohran Mamdani’s rise in the New York mayoral race sparks anti-Muslim vitriol

WASHINGTON (AP) — Zohran Mamdani ’s swift rise in New York City’s mayoral race has made him into a national symbol — both as a point of pride among many Muslim Americans and a political foil for the right. His campaign has been met by ...
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US Senate to vote on dueling plans to end shutdown, though neither likely to pass

By Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate will vote again on Friday on dueling Democratic and Republican plans to end a government shutdown now entering its third day, though there is no sign that either plan will win passage. Lawmakers do not appear to have ...
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Trump no longer distancing himself from Project 2025 as he uses shutdown to further pursue its goals

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump is openly embracing the conservative blueprint he desperately tried to distance himself from during the 2024 campaign, as one of its architects works to use the government shutdown to accelerate his goals of slashing the size of ...
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Judge recuses himself from Oregon National Guard case

By Dietrich Knauth (Reuters) -An Oregon federal judge on Thursday recused himself from a court battle over President Donald Trump’s decision to send National Guard troops to police Portland, after the Trump administration raised concerns about comments made by the judge’s wife, a congresswoman, criticizing ...
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