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President Donald Trump walks to speak with reporters after greeting supporters before departing the White House, Friday, Sept. 26, 2025, in Washington.
Politics

Business braces for furloughs, lost data, and policy paralysis as government shutdown looms

By Stephen Groves, Mary Clare Jalonick and The Associated Press
September 29, 2025
Jacalynne Becker Klopp at an event with Alejandro Mayorkas
Politics

Jacalynne Becker Klopp: The mystery woman raking in the White House’s highest salary

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July 9, 2025
HIV infections could surge if U.S. support is dropped and not replaced, UNAIDS chief says
Health

HIV infections could surge if U.S. support is dropped and not replaced, UNAIDS chief says

By Maria Cheng and The Associated Press
February 10, 2025
Fed officials advocate for ‘caution’ and slower rate cuts next year as Trump prepares to take office
Finance

Fed officials advocate for ‘caution’ and slower rate cuts next year as Trump prepares to take office

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December 13, 2024
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks during a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee business meeting. He is behind his name plate at a long desk and is gesturing with his right hand.
Politics

Steward Health Care CEO held in criminal contempt by Sanders Senate committee

By Steve LeBlanc and The Associated Press
September 19, 2024
A visual composition showing a U.S. passport, a stethoscope, and a globe, with an airplane flying over it, all placed against a background of various pills and capsules.
Health

More Americans than ever say they’d leave US for universal healthcare abroad

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September 3, 2024
Sen. Susan Collins stands in front of US flags
Retail

The U.S. imports millions of American flags, nearly all from China. The federal government may start sourcing them domestically

By Patrick Whittle and The Associated Press
July 29, 2024
A wildlife technician holds up a dead owl's wing as he takes notes.
Environment

U.S. officials enlist trained shooters to kill 450,000 barred owls—all in the name of saving their cousins from extinction

By Matthew Brown and The Associated Press
July 3, 2024
The CIA symbol is shown on the floor of CIA Headquarters, July 9, 2004 at CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia.
Tech

Glitch on Elon Musk’s X allowed CIA spy recruitment channel to be hijacked, hacker says: ‘It was a perfect storm for something pretty bad to happen’

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October 18, 2023
Caution tape blows in the wind on the east front plaza of the U.S. Capitol Building
Politics

Government shutdown explained: When would it begin and how long would it last?

By Stephen Groves and The Associated Press
September 28, 2023
Random 0s and 1s
Tech

Honeywell’s former quantum unit announces its first commercial product—and it’s totally random

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December 7, 2021
A look at the tech troubles plaguing the stimulus check and PPP small business loan portals
Finance

A look at the tech troubles plaguing the stimulus check and PPP small business loan portals

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May 12, 2020
Partial Government Shutdown Continues As Congress And President Fail To Reach Deal

Day Six of the Shutdown and There’s Still No Signs of a Deal

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December 27, 2018
Secretary Of State Pompeo And Defense Secretary Mattis Brief Members Of The House On Death Of Saudi Journalist Jamal Khashoggi

Why Mattis’s Resignation Has Raised Alarms from Seoul to Brussels

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December 21, 2018
Chuck Schumer
Leadership

Senate Democrats Say Preventing a Government Shutdown Now Rides on Trump

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December 16, 2018

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