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The Latest: Senate has just hours left to avoid a partial government shutdown

The Latest: Senate has just hours left to avoid a partial government shutdown

The Senate is finding itself in a familiar position, working to avoid a partial government shutdown with just hours to spare Friday.
After bitter defeats last year, Ohio Democrats are biding time as GOP moves full swing into 2026

After bitter defeats last year, Ohio Democrats are biding time as GOP moves full swing into 2026

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The first television ads dropped this week in the Ohio governor's race that's still more than a year off.
Joly, others to address media on last day of G7 foreign ministers meeting in Quebec

Joly, others to address media on last day of G7 foreign ministers meeting in Quebec

LA MALBAIE, Que. — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is set to address media this morning after gathering her counterparts from the U.S., Europe and Japan.
EU foreign policy chief says that global trade war works in China's interests

EU foreign policy chief says that global trade war works in China's interests

LA MALBAIE, Que. — The European Union's foreign policy chief says tariffs between Western countries only serve China's interests and is calling for higher defence spending to keep Russia in check.
Mark Carney set to become prime minister and name his cabinet this morning

Mark Carney set to become prime minister and name his cabinet this morning

OTTAWA — Mark Carney will be sworn in as prime minister this morning at Rideau Hall, where he will also reveal his new cabinet. Carney won the Liberal leadership race last weekend with an overwhelming 86 per cent of the votes from Liberal members.
Columbia's Mahmoud Khalil felt he was being kidnapped as detention unfolded, lawyers say

Columbia's Mahmoud Khalil felt he was being kidnapped as detention unfolded, lawyers say

NEW YORK (AP) — Handcuffed and shackled, Mahmoud Khalil was rushed from New York to Louisiana last weekend in a manner that left the outspoken Columbia University graduate student feeling like he was being kidnapped, his lawyers wrote in an updated l
Hundreds of federal offices could begin closing this summer at DOGE's behest, internal records show

Hundreds of federal offices could begin closing this summer at DOGE's behest, internal records show

Federal agencies will begin to vacate hundreds of offices across the country this summer under a frenetic and error-riddled push by Elon Musk’s budget-cutting advisers to terminate leases that they say waste money.
Senate works to avert partial government shutdown ahead of midnight deadline

Senate works to avert partial government shutdown ahead of midnight deadline

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate finds itself on Friday in a familiar position, working to avoid a partial government shutdown with just hours to spare as Democrats confront two painful options: allowing passage of a bill they believe gives President Don
Some student loan repayment plans have been suspended. Here's what borrowers should know

Some student loan repayment plans have been suspended. Here's what borrowers should know

NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump administration's recent changes to student loans are causing frustration and confusion for some borrowers.
Democratic Rep. Raúl Grijalva of Arizona, champion of environment and progressivism, dies at age 77

Democratic Rep. Raúl Grijalva of Arizona, champion of environment and progressivism, dies at age 77

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva , a champion of environmental protections and progressive ideals who took on principled but often futile causes during a two-decade career in Congress, died Thursday.
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