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Senate Democrats propose 1-year Obamacare subsidies punt in new shutdown offer  —  Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer laid out a new Democratic counterproposal for ending the government shutdown: attaching a one-year extension of soon-to-expire Affordable Care Act subsidies to a spending stopgap that would reopen agencies.

Judge Blocks National Guard From Portland, Ore., Permanently  —  With her temporary block expiring, Judge Karin Immergut said the Trump administration had failed to prove that protesters against the federal immigration crackdown were hampering President Trump's policies.

Cornell to pay $60M to settle Trump administration probes … In April, Cornell said it received more than 75 stop work orders from the Department of Defense related to research on national defense, cybersecurity and health. … “The decades-long research partnership between Cornell …

‘Mega detention centers’: ICE considers buying large warehouses to hold immigrants  —  The Trump administration is exploring a plan to buy warehouses designed for companies like Amazon, sources said, which would drastically increase the Trump administration's capacity for detaining immigrants.

Education Department's out-of-office messages blaming Democrats for the shutdown are unconstitutional, judge rules  —  The ruling stems from a lawsuit filed after the Trump administration altered employees' email messages to add partisan language about the government shutdown without their consent.

Immigration Agents Arrest Man in L.A. Raid and Drive Off With His Toddler  —  The child was later reunited with her grandmother, but the episode alarmed immigrant rights groups.  The father, a U.S. citizen, faces a gun possession charge.  —  At first, the encounter seemed typical of the kinds …

Trump goes to war with ‘fake news’ BBC  —  White House attacks ‘Leftist propaganda machine’ over biased doctoring of president's speech  —  Donald Trump's White House has accused the BBC of “purposeful dishonesty” amid a row over bias at the broadcaster.  —  It launched its attack …

The voices of SNAP  —  Recipients have become political pawns.  They explained, in their own words, what Trump withholding funds has been like. … Stephanie boarded a city bus Monday morning to make the 90 minute trek from one end of Mesa, Arizona to the other.

Congress Accuses GMU President of Lying About DEI Efforts  —  The GOP-led House Judiciary Committee accused George Mason University's president of lying about DEI practices and likely violating civil rights laws.  He has denied the claims.  —  House Republicans have accused George Mason …

Todd Blanche on defending Trump policies: 'It's a war, man'  —  The Justice Department's No. 2 official, Todd Blanche, let loose Friday, railing against judges blocking administration policies and denying that prosecutions of President Donald Trump's enemies constitute weaponization of the justice system.

National Mall trust avoids most lawmaker questions about White House ballroom project  —  The nonprofit's president mostly provided previously reported information about its role in shepherding donations for the ballroom's construction.  —  WASHINGTON — Hours before the deadline Friday …

FBI Informant Who Lied About the Bidens Covertly Released From Jail … Alexander Smirnov, the ex-FBI informant who admitted to lying about the Biden-Burisma connection, has been released from prison just months into his six-year prison sentence.  —  In a plea deal in December 2024 …

Supermarket Billionaire Threatens To Cut Workforce, Move To Florida After Mamdani's Win … New York City supermarket billionaire John Catsimatidis went nuclear in June, when Zohran Mamdani, who had proposed opening a cheap city-run grocery story in each of the five boroughs, won the democratic primary for mayor.

Did Trump's Supreme Court Tariffs Brief Include a Strategic Blunder?  —  The justices are generally reluctant to take account of a president's public statements.  But extensive quotes from Mr. Trump in a key filing may change the legal calculus.  —  In his public statements …

This North Carolina Democrat can't win her district.  So she's running as a Republican.  —  In her crusade against gerrymandering, Kate Barr is challenging her Republican congressman in the GOP primary to make a point.  —  Just now  —  When Kate Barr ran for a state senate seat …

How a backlash to Trump fueled Democratic gains with Latino voters  —  The president's deportation policies, along with high prices and changes in who turned out to vote propelled a shift in this year's election  —  In New Jersey, the two counties with the highest concentration …

In MAGA stronghold, fury over SNAP but little blame for Trump in shutdown  —  House Speaker Mike Johnson's congressional district has one of the highest SNAP usage rates in the country.  Constituents wonder why he hasn't used his power to help them, but many lay blame on Washington's dysfunction.

‘We are at risk’: Governors, local officials call for shutdown end … “History has shown that even after a shutdown ends, states and localities will feel its ripple effects for months,” the organizations write.  —  Other signees include the National Conference of State Legislatures …