Senate reconvene Monday after vote advancing potential deal to end government shutdown

The Senate scheduled on Monday to reconvene working toward ending the federal government shutdown, which is now in its 41st day. Lawmakers in a rare Sunday session cleared a key hurdle toward potentially reopening the government by advancing a…

White House hasn’t received Hamas response as deadline looms

The White House has not received Hamas' response to the peace plan they put out on Monday, press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters on Thursday. They still “expect” Hamas to accept the plan, Leavitt said. In the meantime, Gaza's Hamas-run…

Federal government shuts down after Senate fails to pass funding measures

Both Republican and Democratic proposals that would have funded the government past Tuesday failed in the Senate during the eleventh hour, effectively shutting down the government at 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday. The federal government ran out of money…

Key takeaways from Trump’s speech to Congress

President Donald Trump, six weeks into his historic return to the White House, delivered the longest joint address to Congress in history on Tuesday night. Trump triumphantly took the dais to thundering applause from Republican majorities in the…

Trump says Putin will have to make concessions, US won’t make Ukraine guarantees

President Donald Trump said he will not make any security guarantees to Ukraine "beyond very much," as the United States eyes signing a minerals deal with Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said Western security guarantees are…

White House formally instructs agencies to prepare for ‘large-scale’ layoffs and reorganization

The Trump administration is directing all federal agencies to "promptly" begin preparations for large-scale layoffs and restructuring, and submit plans for doing so by March 13, according to a new memo obtained by ABC News. The memo, from White…

Mexico, Canada respond to Trump’s tariffs: ‘Difficult times’ are ahead

White House officials announced that President Donald Trump has imposed 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada and 10% tariffs on goods from China. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum both responded Saturday…

Passenger jet collides with helicopter in the US

A passenger jet collided with a helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington on Wednesday, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. There was no immediate word on casualties, but all takeoffs and landings from…

US still hoping for “diplomatic solution” as tension rises in Middle East

U.S. officials are voicing concerns about escalating tensions in the Middle East amid intensifying fighting between Israel and Hezbollah. “The tensions are much higher now than they were even just a few days ago,” National Security Council…

Tesla EV sales aren’t rising in the U.S.

New electric vehicle registrations rose 9.6% in May, mostly due to sales promotions and good lease deals. However, not everyone is having fun. Tesla’s new vehicle registrations fell for the fourth consecutive month, according to data from S&P…