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▪ Republicans fear midterm blowout ▪ Greene's exit raises stakes in Tennessee▪ House leaders face discharge dilemma▪ Israel strikes Beirut. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Tensions are at a fever pitch in the House as lawmakers fight over a flurry of attempts to formally condemn each other’s behavior. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lawmakers have taken a big step toward securing the release of thousands of pages of documents tied to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, even as questions linger over the potential disclosure. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lawmakers in both parties are grappling with last-minute changes to the bill that reopened the government this week, with some looking to revisit the issues that are now law. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The House is making its long-awaited return Wednesday after almost two months out of session, with Congress on the cusp of ending the longest shutdown in U.S. history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Democrats from both chambers of Congress and differing wings of the party are furious after eight Senate Democrats voted with Republicans to advance a measure to reopen the government. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Senate has voted to advance legislation to reopen the government after 40 days of a funding gap following a breakthrough between Republicans and Democrats. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Many of the country's largest airports are set to operate at reduced capacity starting Friday as the Federal Aviation Administration FAA takes steps to maintain airline safety amid the government shutdown. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Democrats pulled off a romp of their Republican opponents in winning all key races on Tuesday night in the first major election of President Trump‘s second term. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Voters are heading to the polls today to cast ballots in elections across the country as both parties look for signs of optimism a year out from the midterms. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Members of both parties are looking for a way to end the monthlong government shutdown after weeks of minimal progress. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tensions are rising in both parties as more than 40 million low-income Americans are poised to go without grocery assistance starting this weekend when the government shutdown hits the one-month mark. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Trump said he and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed on a wide range of subjects during their much-anticipated meeting Thursday, including the key issues of tariffs and access to rare earth materials. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The effects of the nearly monthlong government shutdown are about to be felt outside Washington, D.C., as dwindling funds impact tens of millions of people. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Trump rallied American troops aboard the U.S.S. George Washington on Tuesday as part of his tour through Asia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With just more than one year left before Election Day twenty twenty six, the race for control of the House seems to be a toss-up while the G-O-P has the advantage in holding on to the Senate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Trump is facing a growing political problem in America's agricultural heartland, as he looks to import Argentinian beef to help bring down prices for U-S grocery shoppers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Trump on Wednesday took his most significant and direct action yet against Russian President Vladimir Putin in a so-far-unsuccessful push to get the Kremlin leader to end his yearslong war with Ukraine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lawmakers in both parties are grappling with growing pressure amid a stalemate that has brought Washington to a near standstill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

▪ Shutdown ties second-longest ever Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Trump’s peace plan to bring a permanent end to fighting between Israel and Hamas is under intense strain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The indictment of John Bolton, a former national security adviser to President Trump during his first term who has since become a fierce critic, adds to a web of prosecutions targeting the president’s political foes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Two of the biggest political debates of the year will be held Thursday night back-to-back, a high-stakes test that could shape the final weeks of the election. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wednesday marks two weeks since the government shut down, and lawmakers are increasingly bracing for the standoff to drag on as Republicans apply added pressure. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The first phase of President Trump’s peace framework for the war in Gaza has so far gone mostly according to plan, but what comes next to achieve longer-lasting peace in the region seems up in the air. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

All 20 living hostages still held by Hamas have officially been released after more than two years of captivity, a monumental step in the push to bring an end to the war in Gaza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Trump has had his name emblazoned on skyscrapers, received multiple Person of the Year distinctions and been gifted everything from Olympic medals to gold-plated golf clubs from foreign leaders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Israel and Hamas have agreed to a ceasefire deal aimed at bringing an end to the war in Gaza, President Trump announced Wednesday night, a day after the conflict hit its two-year mark. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former FBI Director James Comey will appear at a federal court in Alexandria, Va., this morning to face charges of making a false statement to Congress and obstructing a congressional proceeding. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Trump's deployment of National Guard troops in an increasing number of U-S cities is drawing intense backlash as Democrats turn to the courts to try to stop him. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Trump, his top administrative lieutenants and his allies in Congress are taking every step possible to raise the pressure on Democrats, hoping they’ll bend and then break in the government shutdown battle at the Capitol. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

At the outset of the government shutdown, Americans are placing more of the blame on the party in power. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Republicans appear set on ratcheting up the pain on Democrats in a push to force them to bend and back a bill to reopen the government. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The federal government has shut down for the first time in more than six years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Republicans and Democrats are pointing the finger at the other as a government shutdown seems almost certain to begin at midnight barring a last-minute shift. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Trump and the four top congressional leaders are set to meet at the White House today for what could be the last best chance at avoiding a government shutdown. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former FBI Director James Comey has been indicted on the basis of allegations that he gave false testimony to Congress in 2020, despite some officials expressing concern over a lack of evidence for the case. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Jimmy Kimmel made an emotional but defiant return to his late night show on Wednesday night, ripping the Trump administration while saying he understood why his comment about Charlie Kirk’s killing left some people feeling upset. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When she took the stage to deliver her husband's eulogy, Erika Kirk followed multiple Cabinet members, top White House officials, key MAGA media personalities and the vice president. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Trump and all the big names in MAGA joined together Sunday to honor conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was shot and killed earlier this month while speaking on a college campus in Utah. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The fallout from Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension and President Trump’s battle with media outlets is spreading as the president suggests licenses be taken away from media outlets for overwhelmingly negative coverage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

▪ Trump’s Fed pick making waves Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Attorney General Pam Bondi is facing broad backlash on the right after suggesting the federal government may try to prosecute alleged hate speech, with efforts to clarify the comments stoking criticism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

FBI Director Kash Patel faces a high-stake hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee today as he fends off frustration from the right over his handling of the investigation into Charlie Kirk’s assassination. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The assassination of conservative influencer and Trump ally Charlie Kirk is focusing the national dialogue on political polarization and safety for public figures. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lawmakers said they are on edge in the Capitol as they planned exits from Washington on Thursday to head back to their states and districts, with heightened security fears rippling across the country. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk shocked elected leaders on the right and left Wednesday and set off a new wave of warnings about heated discourse and violence fraying America from coast to coast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Trump’s economic sway over tariffs, interest rates and job creation will be tested before the year ends. Conditions in the U.S. economy may turn on what happens next. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices