As the Senate advances a plan to end the government shutdown, what happens now?  —  As the shutdown continued, the pieces were in place for Democrats stand firm in support of a popular cause.  Eight Senate Democrats folded anyway.  —  As the ongoing government shutdown was poised to begin …

Supreme Court rejects call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide  —  Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.  Share  —  The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a call to overturn its landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.

F.B.I. Director Is Said to Have Made a Pledge to Head of MI5, Then Broken It  —  The episode has contributed to concerns among intelligence allies that Kash Patel, brash and partisan, is also unpredictable and even unreliable.  —  At a secret gathering in May south of London …

‘REPORT TO WORK IMMEDIATELY’: Trump threatens to replace absent air traffic controllers with ‘true Patriots’ … “We have controllers who, again, are making decisions to feed their families as opposed to come to towers or [Terminal Radar Approach Control] or centers and do their jobs,” Duffy said Sunday on CNN.

States face uncertainty as Trump administration tries to reverse SNAP food payments  —  Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.  Share  —  States administering a federal food aid program serving about 42 million Americans faced uncertainty Monday …

Democrats reveal whistleblower details of Ghislaine Maxwell prison ‘luxuries’  —  In a letter to the president, House Democrats say Maxwell's treatment as she prepares a clemency request makes the convicted sex offender look like a “guest at a Trump hotel.”  —  Ghislaine Maxwell …

Trump Pardons Giuliani and Others Involved in Effort to Overturn 2020 Election  —  The pardons of former Trump aides, which would only apply in federal court, are largely symbolic and cannot shield them from ongoing state-level prosecutions.  —  President Trump has granted pre-emptive pardons …

Italian Pasta Is Poised to Disappear From American Grocery Shelves  —  Trump administration is set to impose duties of 107% on Italian pasta imports, among most punitive of tariffs it has levied  —  / Photography by Alessio Paduano for WSJ  —  CAMPOBASSO, Italy—Your favorite Italian-origin fusilli …

D.C. plastic surgeons see surge in “Mar‑a‑Lago face” requests from Trump insiders  —  Since January, D.C. plastic surgeons have seen a wave of Trump insiders asking for overt procedures in line with the “Mar-a-Lago face” look. … - As with the $100 million “Arc de Trump” …

Transgender women to be banned from all female Olympic events  —  IOC likely to announce new policy early in new year after findings of a scientific review about the permanent physical advantages of being born male  —  The International Olympic Committee is set to announce a ban …

On The Gateway Pundit podcast, Stewart Rhodes announces he is relaunching the Oath Keepers  —  Rhodes: Trump should “call us up as a militia, order us all to come together in our counties under his command, which gives you complete legal sanction to do what you're doing”

Supreme Court to weigh imposing new limits on mail-in ballots in a major election case  —  The Republican National Committee is among those challenging a law in Mississippi, similar to those in many other states, that allow mail-in ballots to be counted after Election Day.

Laura Loomer's Endless Payback  —  The President's self-appointed loyalty enforcer inspires fear and vexation across Washington.  What's behind her vetting crusades?  —  Laura Loomer has long believed that she is some sort of modern-day oracle.  For years, she would scream in public places …