Why the partial government shutdown is expected to drag on longer than anticipated

The Senate voted to separate funding for DHS after reaching a White House deal.

Shutdown? What shutdown? For DC, just another day at the office

Reviews of "Melania" were creating more buzz than the latest government shutdown. What once seemed cataclysmic is now nearly ...
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Houston Democrat Christian Menefee wins special election to complete Sylvester Turner’s term in Congress

The former Harris County attorney defeated Amanda Edwards in Texas’ 18th Congressional District. The two will face off again ...

Democrat Christian Menefee wins election for US House, narrowing GOP's slim majority

Democrat Christian Menefee won a Texas U.S. House seat in a special election Saturday that will narrow Republicans’ already-slim majority, telling President Donald Trump that the Democratic district ...
EWN

'Love your city, vote DA': Zille slams small parties at Gauteng North congress

Zille, who is also the DA’s mayoral candidate for Johannesburg, says the DA is the only party with the track record and experience to turn around Gauteng’s metros.
Anadolu Agency

Costa Rica votes with security in mind as conservatives poised to hold power

Polls point to decisive win for ruling conservative camp, signaling continuity of sitting President Chaves Robles’ agenda as ...
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Talarico began 2026 with bigger war chest than Crockett in Democratic Senate primary awash in cash

Crockett raised about $2 million between her Dec. 8 campaign launch and year’s end, about one-third of Talarico’s haul over ...
The Lewiston Tribune

WA Democrats pushing ahead with bill to expand AG’s power

Majority party Democrats are moving ahead with a bill to expand the attorney general’s authority to investigate violations of state law.
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EFF won't budge on resolution to punish ANC

The EFF is digging in its heels over its decision not to vote for the passing of the Gauteng government’s budget.