Politics

American Captial Building Lawmakers are racing against the clock to strike a deal and avoid a government shutdown. | Adobe Stock A partial shutdown has begun after Congress failed to pass their latest funding package. | Adobe Stock The government is in the middle of a partial shutdown after Congress failed to pass the latest funding package by the deadline late last week.

House to Vote on Ending Partial Government Shutdown on Tuesday

The federal government has entered another partial shutdown after Congress missed a funding deadline. Learn which agencies are affected, how federal workers and services are impacted, and when it may end.

A document included in the U.S. Department of Justice release of the Jeffrey Epstein files is photographed Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026, shows the report when Epstein was taken into custody on July 6, 2019. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)

Epstein Files Detail Ties to Royals, CEOs, and World Leaders

Newly released Justice Department records detail connections between Jeffrey Epstein and powerful figures, all of whom deny involvement in his crimes.

5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos. | Columbia Heights Public Schools

5-Year-Old Taken by ICE in Minnesota Now Held at Texas Facility

A 5-year-old taken by ICE from a Minneapolis-area driveway after preschool is now being held with his father at a Texas detention facility.

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