Airlines warn flight cancellations will continue even after shutdown ends

Airlines warn flight cancellations will continue even after shutdown ends

A sign displaying “Will Vector for Food” is displayed on the control tower as a Southwest airlines flight takes off at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia on November 10, 2025. Andrew Caballero-reynolds | Afp | Getty Images Flight disruptions that have marred air travel for millions of people in recent weeks could … Read more

U.S. and Switzerland working on a deal to slash 39% tariffs

U.S. and Switzerland working on a deal to slash 39% tariffs

U.S. President Donald Trump looks on during the swearing-in ceremony of U.S. Ambassador to India Sergio Gor in the Oval Office of the White House on Nov. 10, 2025 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images The U.S. and Switzerland are getting close to signing a trade deal to lower tariffs of 39% that … Read more

What Democrats are — and aren’t — getting in the deal that could end the government shutdown

What Democrats are — and aren’t — getting in the deal that could end the government shutdown

Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) speaks at a press conference with other Senate Democrats who voted to restore government funding, in Washington, DC on November 9, 2025. Nathan Posner | Anadolu | Getty Images Update: The Senate on Monday night passed the deal, sending the funding bill to the House. Senate Democrats are poised to help … Read more

Trump backs Senate deal that would end government shutdown

U.S. and Switzerland working on a deal to slash 39% tariffs

U.S. President Donald Trump looks on during the swearing-in ceremony of U.S. Ambassador to India Sergio Gor in the Oval Office of the White House on Nov. 10, 2025 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Monday said he approves of a pending deal in the Senate that would bring … Read more

American farmers push to boost soybean sales in China as Trump’s trade war rumbles on

American farmers push to boost soybean sales in China as Trump’s trade war rumbles on

After President Donald Trump’s recent meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, there is hope for U.S. farmers that the soybean business may be on the way back. At the China International Import Expo last week, Illinois soybean farmer Scott Gaffner said he came to Shanghai to save his China business. “We want to make sure … Read more

Government shutdown: House will vote on Senate deal ASAP, Speaker Johnson says

Government shutdown: House will vote on Senate deal ASAP, Speaker Johnson says

US Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, Republican from Louisiana, speaks during a news conference on day 41 of the federal government shutdown, at the US Capitol on November 10, 2025, in Washington, DC. Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty Images House Speaker Mike Johnson on Monday called for House members to begin traveling to … Read more

Flight disruptions from shutdown worsen as Trump threatens air traffic controllers

Flight disruptions from shutdown worsen as Trump threatens air traffic controllers

Flight timings and cancellations are displayed on the departures board, a month into the ongoing U.S. government shutdown, at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., November 9, 2025. Annabelle Gordon | Reuters Flight cancellations were again piling up on Monday as air traffic controller shortages, worsened by the longest-ever U.S. government shutdown, … Read more

Trump pardons Rudy Giuliani and others who backed efforts to overturn 2020 election, official says

Trump pardons Rudy Giuliani and others who backed efforts to overturn 2020 election, official says

Former Donald Trump lawyer and former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani arrives at U.S. Federal court in his case to surrender valuables to Georgia election workers he was found to have defamed, in New York City, U.S., November 26, 2024.  Brendan McDermid | Reuters President Donald Trump has pardoned his former personal lawyer Rudy … Read more

Senate passes first stage of deal that could end government shutdown

Senate passes first stage of deal that could end government shutdown

The U.S. Capitol is shown up North Capitol Street on Nov. 6, 2025 in Washington, DC. Eric Lee | Getty Images The Senate late Sunday night passed the first stage of a deal that would end the U.S. government shutdown, which began on Oct. 1. The procedural measure that allows other votes essential to the … Read more

Senate leader eyes potential shutdown deal but there’s no guarantee of success

Senate leader eyes potential shutdown deal but there’s no guarantee of success

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) speaks to reporters during the Weekly Senate Policy Luncheon news conference on November 4, 2025 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Tom Brenner | Getty Images As the Senate held a rare Sunday session, the Republican leader said a potential deal was “coming together” on the government shutdown. But … Read more