Talks to end government shutdown take a promising turn, Senate majority leader says

Talks to end government shutdown take a promising turn, Senate majority leader says

U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) speaks to reporters outside his office on the fourteenth day of the U.S. government shutdown on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., Oct. 14, 2025. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters Bipartisan talks in the U.S. Senate to end the government shutdown have taken a positive turn, Senate Majority Leader … Read more

Trump tells Senate Republicans to send federal health insurance money ‘directly to the people’

Trump tells Senate Republicans to send federal health insurance money ‘directly to the people’

U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks during an event to announce a deal with Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk to reduce the prices of GLP-1 weight‑loss drugs, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 6, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters President Donald Trump proposed a compromise on … Read more

Trump says no U.S. government official will attend the G20 summit in South Africa

Trump says no U.S. government official will attend the G20 summit in South Africa

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with the media about hosting the G20 summit, accompanied by U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent and Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, in the Oval Office, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 5, 2025. Brian Snyder | Reuters President Donald Trump said on Friday that no U.S. … Read more

SNAP benefits must be fully paid by Trump administration by Friday, judge orders

SNAP benefits must be fully paid by Trump administration by Friday, judge orders

Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) signage at a grocery store in Dorchester, Massachusetts, US, on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025. Mel Musto | Bloomberg | Getty Images A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to pay full SNAP benefits for November by Friday, rejecting the administration’s plan to partially fund the food stamp program … Read more

Trump pardons New York baseball star Darryl Strawberry for tax evasion conviction

Trump pardons New York baseball star Darryl Strawberry for tax evasion conviction

Darryl Strawberry former New York Mets speaks to the media before a ceremony to retire his jersey number before a game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Citi Field on June 1, 2024 in New York City. Adam Hunger | Getty Images President Donald Trump pardoned Major League Baseball legend Darryl Strawberry, who had pleaded guilty … Read more

Cornell University to pay $60 million in deal with Trump administration to restore federal funding

Cornell University to pay  million in deal with Trump administration to restore federal funding

People walk through the Cornell University campus on Nov. 3, 2023 in Ithaca, New York. Matt Burkhartt | Getty Images Cornell University has agreed to pay $60 million and accept the Trump administration’s interpretation of civil rights laws in order to restore federal funding and end investigations into the Ivy League school. Cornell President Michael Kotlikoff announced the agreement on Friday, saying it upholds the university’s … Read more