For Trump, Nothing Was Off Limits During the Shutdown
President Trump pressured Democrats by taking punishing actions no previous administration ever took during a shutdown. Source: Original News
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Dismantled by DOGE, a Foreign Policy Center Finds New Life
The Kennan Institute, which researches Russia and the surrounding region, has re-emerged in a form that is smaller but more impervious to government control. Source: Original News
For Trump, Nothing Was Off-Limits During the Shutdown
President Trump pressured Democrats by taking punishing actions no previous administration ever took during a shutdown. Source: Original News
Trump Pardons the Husband of a Republican Congressional Ally
Robert Harshbarger Jr. pleaded guilty in 2013 to health care fraud and distributing a misbranded drug. His wife, Diana Harshbarger, is a member of Congress. Source: Original News
Trump Asks Supreme Court to Overturn Verdict in E. Jean Carroll Case
The president said the assertions behind a judgment that he sexually abused and defamed the writer were “implausible” and “unsubstantiated.” Source: Original News
Shutdown Deal Revives Democratic Infighting
The agreement prompted a backlash within the party, not only against the Democratic defectors who supported it, but against Senator Chuck Schumer, the leader who did not. Source: Original News
Travelers Battle More Flight Disruptions Amid Shutdown Talks
The travel turmoil led some fliers to embark on time-consuming detours as they monitored talks in Washington to end the government shutdown. Source: Original News
Age Is the Issue That Democrats Can’t Shut Down
A restless Democratic base is seething at older leaders in Washington. Source: Original News
Jeanne Shaheen Faces Shutdown Blowback From Her Daughter
Senator Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire voted to move to end the shutdown. But her daughter Stefany Shaheen, a congressional candidate in their state, sharply criticized the deal. Source: Original News
More Flight Troubles Expected Before the Shutdown Ends
Airlines brace for further chaos, even as eight Democratic senators broke ranks with their party to back a deal that could end the shutdown. Source: Original News