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US President Donald Trump signs the bill package to re-open the federal government in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on November 12, 2025. Congress on Wednesday ended the longest government shutdown in US history, 43 days that paralyzed Washington and left hundreds of thousands of workers unpaid while Republicans and Democrats played a high-stakes blame game. The Republican-led House of Representatives voted largely along party lines to approve a Senate-passed package that will reopen federal departments and agencies, as many Democrats fume over what they see as a capitulation by party leaders. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Paychecks to federal employees expected to resume over the weekend

Paychecks to federal employees are expected to resume beginning this Saturday as the longest government shutdown ever recorded in United States history comes to a close, according to a new report.

(L) WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 10: House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) listens to testimony from U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. Dan Caine during a Defense Subcommittee hearing at the U.S. Capitol on June 10, 2025 in Washington, DC. Tuesday was the first time Hegseth testified before Congress since his confirmation hearings in January and "Signalgate," in which he and other national security officials discussed detailed military plans in an unsecured text chain that inadvertently included a prominent journalist. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) / (R) WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 10: House Appropriations Committee ranking member Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) questions Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth as he testify before the Defense Subcommittee at the U.S. Capitol on June 10, 2025 in Washington, DC. Tuesday was the first time Hegseth testified before Congress since his confirmation hearings in January and "Signalgate," in which he and other national security officials discussed detailed military plans in an unsecured text chain that inadvertently included a prominent journalist. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

House approves over $450B in VA funding, military construction and more as Democrats highlight ‘potential issues’

House Republicans advanced their first appropriations bill for fiscal year 2026 on Wednesday, authorizing over $450 billion in funding for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), military construction, and related programs.

The US President Donald J. Trump appears to celebrate together with the 2025 Super Bowl Champions - The Philadelphia Eagles, on the south lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C. on April 28, 2025. (Photo by Andrew Thomas / Middle East Images / Middle East Images via AFP) (Photo by ANDREW THOMAS/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump To Celebrate First 100 Days With Michigan Speech

President Donald Trump will be marking his first 100 days in office for his second term on Tuesday evening with a speech in Macomb County, Michigan, which is just outside of Detroit.

Doug Collins, U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee to be the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, is sworn in during his Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee confirmation hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on January 21, 2025 in Washington, DC. Collins, a former U.S. Representative and veteran of the Iraq War, has strong bipartisan support and is not expected to face a difficult confirmation. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

Doug Collins Confirmed To Lead Department Of Veterans Affairs

The Senate has confirmed GOP Representative Doug Collins to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs.

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 06: A view of the Washington DC VA Medical Center on April 6, 2020 in Washington, DC. According to local media reports, at least 69 patients and 11 staff members have tested positive for COVID-19. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Report: VA Employees Improperly Looked At Medical Records Of Vance And Walz

Multiple reports suggest that at least 12 Department of Veterans Affairs employees are reportedly accused of improperly looking at Vice Presidential candidates JD Vance and Tim Walz’s medical records in July and August.