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Senate Republicans secured a provision in the bipartisan, shutdown-ending government funding package that could award senators hundreds of thousands of dollars for having their phone records collected without their knowledge as part of a…

President Trump late Sunday called again for the Senate to do away with the filibuster, the 60-vote threshold needed to advance most legislation. The comments come after he urged Republicans late last week to take "the…

Under President Donald Trump, the US government is gutting scientific research. The National Institutes of Health has cut almost US$2 billion of grants that were already approved, and the National Science Foundation has terminated more…

Q: Is President Donald Trump paying in full for the new ballroom at the White House, and what is the cost? A: The White House said Trump and “other patriot donors” would pay for the ballroom, which the president estimated would…

The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday announced charges against two real estate executives accused, in unrelated cases, of misappropriating millions of dollars in state funds allocated to combat homelessness. Prosecutors charged…

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — At midnight on Wednesday, October 1, the government shut down as lawmakers failed to reach a consensus and missed the deadline for funding the government until November 21.North Carolina leaders weighed in,…

The Stargate AI data center under construction in Abilene, Texas, US, on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025. Stargate is a collaboration of OpenAI, Oracle and SoftBank, with promotional support from President Donald Trump, to build data centers and…

The Stargate AI data center under construction in Abilene, Texas, US, on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025. Stargate is a collaboration of OpenAI, Oracle and SoftBank, with promotional support from President Donald Trump, to build data centers and…

(WSET) — Time is running out on Capitol Hill. Lawmakers have just two days left to reach a deal on government funding, or they'll face a shutdown starting Wednesday.So far, efforts to avoid a shutdown have stalled. House Republicans…

The US government invests in vaccine development to, in part, protect soldiers from dangerous pathogens in various parts of the world.Credit: Jon Cherry/GettyThe abrupt termination last month of nearly half a billion dollars in US…