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WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 10: Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) speaks to reporters while walking to his office on November 10, 2025 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The Senate reached a deal late Sunday to fund the Government, aiming to end the longest shutdown in history. (Photo by Tom Brenner/Getty Images)

Senate advances stopgap spending bill, marking major step toward ending longest govt. shutdown in U.S. history

The Senate advanced a motion to end the government shutdown on Sunday night amid the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.

BOZEMAN, MONTANA - AUGUST 09: Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump walks toward the stage to speak at a rally at the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse at Montana State University on August 9, 2024 in Bozeman, Montana. (Photo by Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images)

Trump pledges $2K per American from tariff revenue amid SCOTUS review

President Donald Trump announced that Americans can expect a $2k payment from the collected tariff revenue while calling those who oppose tariffs, “FOOLS!”

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 21: Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks during a rally opposing House Republicans Tax Proposal prior to the final House Vote on Capitol Hill on May 21, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Families Over Billionaires)

Nancy Pelosi announces retirement from Congress

After a decades long career in Congress, Nancy Pelosi has announced that she will not be seeking re-election at the end of her term in January 2027.

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 17: Ranking member Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks during a hearing with the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on September 17, 2025 in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing testimony from fired CDC employees and the implications on children’s health. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Bernie Sanders crashes Schumer’s press conference, calls on Dems to prolong govt. shutdown

Vermont Independent Senator Bernie Sanders crashed a press conference scheduled for Democrat Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, calling on Senate Democrats to prolong the government shutdown if Republicans do not concede to their Obamacare demands.

(L) (L/R) US Vice President JD Vance and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) applaud as President Donald Trump speaks during a breakfast meeting with Senate Republicans in the State Dining Room of the White House on November 5, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images) / (R) WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 5: House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks at the podium alongside fellow Republicans during a news conference on November 5, 2025 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The record for longest shutdown in the U.S. Government was broken Wednesday as it entered its 36th day. (Photo by Tom Brenner/Getty Images)

Johnson stresses that Tuesday’s Democrat election wins are ‘not indicative of what’s to come’ while VP Vance shares message of his own

GOP House Speaker Mike Johnson sought to calm uneasy Republicans on Wednesday, brushing off the party’s losses on Tuesday’s off-year elections as a temporary “blip” that doesn’t foreshadow trouble in the 2026 midterms.

FBI responds to Patel criticism over utilizing Bureau’s jet for personal use: ‘Mandated by Congress to travel on govt. plane’

FBI Director Kash Patel responded to criticism over his use of a government jet to attend his girlfriend’s country music performance in Pennsylvania.