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March 14, 2025

USPS signs agreement with DOGE after moving to cut 10,000 workers: 'Broken business model'

The U.S. Postal Service has signed an agreement with Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency to cut 10,000 workers and billions of dollars from the US Postal Service budget.

March 14, 2025

The Hitchhiker's Guide to avoiding a government shutdown tonight

Senate Democrats are torn on what they should do to avoid a gornment shutdown as the deadline for the funding bill approaches.

March 14, 2025

Dems cry foul after Schumer's announcement on impending vote to avert government shutdown

Democrats cry foul after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announces he “will vote to keep the government open and not shut it down."?

March 13, 2025

Barely: House GOP passes government funding bill without help from Democrats

House Republicans this week passed a government funding bill 217-213 without assistance from Democrats, losing only one vote from Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky.

March 13, 2025

Chuck Schumer will vote to keep government open: 'For Donald Trump, a shutdown would be a gift'

Senate Minority Leader Schumer, D-N.Y., announced that he will vote to keep the government open and warned that a shutdown has worse consequences for Americans.

March 13, 2025

Democratic Rep. Raul Grijalva dead at 77

Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Ariz., died of lung cancer-related issues on Thursday morning, his office announced in a statement.

March 13, 2025

White House video rips Senate Dems with their own words for 'hypocrisy' over looming shutdown

WATCH: The White House published a highlight reel of Senate Democrats railing against potential government shutdowns as an attack on democracy ahead of their own 2025 shutdown showdown.

March 13, 2025

The Hitchhiker's Guide to where we stand with a potential government shutdown

Democrats are torn on how to vote for Trump's budget bill amid a looming government shutdown if an agreement is not made.

March 13, 2025

Transgender lawmaker slams Republicans' 'bizarre' focus on culture wars

Rep. Sarah McBride, the first openly transgender member of Congress, accused Republicans of being "obsessed with culture war issues," saying the focus was "weird" and "bizarre."

March 13, 2025

Trump remains optimistic about odds of acquiring Greenland: 'I think it'll happen'

President Donald Trump’s remarks coincide with a visit from NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, who said he didn’t want to “drag NATO" into the conversation.