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WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 03: U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) arrive for a news conference in Statuary Hall at the U.S. Capitol Building on October 3, 2025 in Washington, DC. The federal government shut down early Wednesday after Congress and the White House failed to reach a funding deal. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Both plans to end govt shutdown fail in Senate

Both GOP and Democrat-backed stopgap funding bills have failed to pass in the Senate, resulting in a prolonged government shutdown.

(L) Screenshot taken of video provided by Charlotte Area Transit System. / (Background) Law enforcement stand guard outside of the state capitol building in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina, on January 17, 2021 (LOGAN CYRUS/AFP via Getty Images)

N.C. lawmakers work to eliminate cashless bail with ‘Iryna’s law,’ following gruesome train stabbing caught on camera

Following the fatal stabbing of 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska on a Charlotte light rail train last month, North Carolina lawmakers have approved legislation aimed at ending cashless bail for violent offenses — citing the need to strengthen public safety and prevent similar incidents in the future.

(Background) WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 3: Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) (C), and U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (L) arrive for a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony for the "Harlem Hellfighters" of World War One on Capitol Hill on September 3, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Congressional Gold Medal was presented to the "Harlem Hellfighters" of World War One, an African American infantry regiment (the 369th) who was the first American unit to see continuous combat. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) / (R) US President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 26, 2025. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

GOP eyes pre-2026 Nat’l Convention, Speaker Johnson confirms talks with Trump

GOP House Speaker Mike Johnson suggested that the Republican Party will convene a national convention ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, noting recent discussions with President Donald Trump on the proposal.

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 23: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) speaks as Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) looks on at a news conference at the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee on Capitol Hill on July 23, 2024 in Washington, DC. The Democratic leaders endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as their party's presidential nominee, after President Joe Biden announced that he would be dropping out earlier this week.(Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)

Schumer and Jeffries write a letter to GOP leadership, vow to vote against the imminent CR without bipartisan input

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries have sent a letter to GOP leaders, proposing an urgent meeting to negotiate a government funding agreement to prevent a shutdown by the end of September.

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 14: California Governor Gavin Newsom speaks about the “Election Rigging Response Act” at a press conference at the Democracy Center, Japanese American National Museum on August 14, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. Newsom spoke about a possible California referendum on redistricting to counter the legislative effort to add five Republican House seats in the state of Texas. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Arnold Schwarzenegger trains to ‘terminate’ Gov. Newsom’s gerrymandering

Former California GOP Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is actively opposing Governor Gavin Newsom’s redistricting plan, which many say amounts to gerrymandering. He has joined the effort to challenge the plan.

L| Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks during a news conference following a closed-door caucus meeting at the U.S. Capitol Visitors Center on March 20, 2024 in Washington, DC. Congressional leaders announced Tuesday they had reached a deal on a FY2024 spending package that includes budgets for about three-quarters of all federal discretionary spending, including Defense, Homeland Security, Labor-Health and Human Services, and other bills. Without a deal, the federal government would be facing a partial shutdown at midnight on Friday. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) M| U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) (R) and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) hold a press conference on the Republican budget bill at the U.S. Capitol on April 10, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Republican leaders spoke on the reconciliation process and said they would find $1.5 trillion in cuts as the House prepares to vote on President Trump's budget outline for his tax and spending plan after Republican holdouts refused to vote without deeper cuts. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images) R| Pennsylvania Democratic Senate nominee John Fetterman speaks during a rally with former U.S. President Barack Obama, President Joe Biden, and Democratic gubernatorial nominee Josh Shapiro at the Liacouras Center on November 5, 2022 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Fetterman will face Republican nominee Dr. Mehmet Oz as Shapiro faces Republican Doug Mastriano on November 8 in the midterm general election. (Photo by Mark Makela/Getty Images)

GOP lawmakers, Sen. John Fetterman praise Trump’s strikes on Iran

GOP Congress leaders, Democrat Senator John Fetterman and other lawmakers have praised President Donald Trump’s announcement of the U.S. completing successful airstrikes on key Iranian nuclear facilities.