30.09.2025 — The day of the government shutdown and Hegseth's military address

The White House is threatening to use a shutdown to gut the regulatory state. But they may be bluffing.

El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele compared the United Kingdom’s proposed mandatory digital ID system, dubbed “BritCard,” to the Bible's “Mark of the Beast” -- described in the Book of Revelation.

Why are hundreds of Trump and Hegseth's top military commanders gathering at Quantico and what will it cost?

It’s exceedingly hard to predict the political consequences of unpopular government shutdowns.

California Democrat Rep. Eric Swalwell told CNN News Central co-host Kate Bolduan on Monday that House Democrats plan to scrutinize private citizens working with the Trump administration -- following the indictment of former FBI Director James Comey.

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The governor held a news conference Monday decrying federal agents in streets and the clashes with people that have come as a result.

Pritzker said the Trump administration is lying about claims that military and law enforcement deployments are improving public safety.

The U.S. Secret Service on Monday arrested a man allegedly attempting to scale the White House fence while President Donald Trump was in residence.

President Donald Trump has reached a $24.5 million settlement with YouTube, ending his legal fight against the Alphabet-owned video-sharing platform. The agreement marks a significant victory for Trump, who has long battled with Big Tech over free speech and the online censorship of conservative voices.

In this new era, the loyal fans are taken for granted while the league whistles at the pretty new thing in town.

After Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threw his support behind the U.S. peace plan for Gaza, the question now is whether Hamas will agree.

The single-engine Cessna descended onto a center median of Interstate 15 in San Diego, authorities said.

Democrats and Republicans have been unable to resolve an impasse over federal healthcare spending. The government will shutdown at the end of the day on Tuesday barring a last-minute breakthrough.

A partisan standoff over heath care and spending is threatening to trigger the first U.S. government shutdown in almost seven years.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel got almost everything he hoped for, despite mounting international isolation.

The glorifying of Assata Shakur is ruefully on brand. Plus, James Comey is back in the spotlight, while Eric Adams recedes.

Rupert Murdoch built a media empire. It changed the way reality works.

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Democrats and Republicans have been unable to resolve an impasse over federal healthcare spending. The government will shutdown at the end of the day on Tuesday barring a last-minute breakthrough.

By praising cousin marriage, the National Health Service is repudiating Britain’s Christian past in favor of its unassimilated Muslims.

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declared "welcome to the War Department" as he took the stage ahead of President Trump.

A federal shutdown will impact people across the United States. NPR's network of member stations explains how these effects will be felt nationwide.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth outlined what he said would be new standards, President Trump will next address the generals.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday unveiled a series of new directives he said are aimed at purging the U.S. military of the “woke garbage” that has infected it for years, and he specifically said all service members — including the highest-ranking officers — will be required to meet weight requirements and pass physical fitness tests twice each year.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth outlined what he said would be new standards, President Trump is also addressing generals.

The defense secretary’s highly unusual meeting kicked off with a truly bizarre lecture.

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth outlined what he said would be new standards, President Trump is also addressing generals.

Hegseth mandated all senior commanders at the rank of brigadier general or rear admiral lower half and above to report to the Virginia base.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday unveiled a series of new directives he said are aimed at purging the U.S. military of the “woke garbage” that has infected it for years, and he specifically said all service members — including the highest-ranking officers — will be required to meet weight requirements and pass physical fitness tests twice each year.

Hegseth mandated all senior commanders at the rank of brigadier general or rear admiral lower half and above to report to the Virginia base.

The secretary of war called a gathering of U.S. generals, admirals, and senior enlisted troops to Marine Corps Base Quantico.

Hegseth mandated all senior commanders at the rank of brigadier general or rear admiral lower half and above to report to the Virginia base.

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Humberto and Imelda have already devastated the northern Caribbean, with two deaths reported in Cuba.

The Senate plans to vote for a House-passed bill to keep the government open, but Democrats remain opposed ahead of a midnight deadline. Follow live updates here.

The secretary of war called a gathering of U.S. generals, admirals, and senior enlisted troops to Marine Corps Base Quantico.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth also spoke to hundreds of U.S. generals and admirals summoned from around the world to a Marine Corps base in Virginia.

The Transportation Security Administration and federal air marshals retaliated against adversaries of President Biden by sticking them on secret scrutiny lists and tracking their air travels, Homeland Security said Tuesday, admitting to “widespread abuses” during the previous president’s term.

The former secretary of state was accused of spreading “evil” after she made the remarks on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” last week.

Earlier, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the purpose of the department would exclusively be "war fighting."

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Russian President Vladimir Putin voiced alarm over President Trump’s plan to deploy space weapons as part of a nationwide missile defense shield called Golden Dome and expressed concerns that the new U.S. defenses will neutralize Moscow’s offensive nuclear forces, according to Russian state media reports.

President Trump’s posting of a deepfake video mocking the top two Democrats in Congress underscored the lack of progress toward any deal to extend funding.

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The president told an unprecedented meeting of military generals that America was facing an “invasion from within.”

With just hours to go until the midnight deadline, the two parties are nowhere near an agreement.

President Donald Trump is proposing using American cities as training grounds for the armed forces. He’s suggesting U.S. military might be deployed against what he describes as the “invasion from within.”

The president darted through a series of random topics in a rant before U.S. generals.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday unveiled a series of new directives he said are aimed at purging the U.S. military of the “woke garbage” that has infected it for years, and he specifically said all service members — including the highest-ranking officers — will be required to meet weight requirements and pass physical fitness tests twice a year.

The unusual ruling delivered a searing rebuke to the Trump administration on grounds of violating the First Amendment.

As funding compromises fail, another federal government shutdown is probable. How long could this one last?

During a historic gathering at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and President Donald Trump addressed hundreds of the nation’s top generals and admirals in what GOP officials are calling a bold step toward restoring America’s Military greatness.

The increase comes as the MTA has collected $449.4 million from congestion pricing through August but loses as much as $1 billion per year to fare and toll evasion.

Pope Leo on Tuesday praised President Donald Trump's 20-point peace plan for Gaza, and expressed hope the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas would endorse it. [Full Story]

“Nicole’s been holding the family down and looking after the girls and trying to make it work,” a source said. “She has always been there for Keith.”

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced new standards Tuesday as part of an ongoing cultural shift at the Pentagon ending the “war on warriors” led by woke politicians and Pentagon leaders.

Federal employees across the government reported seeing similar messages. Experts say the messages may violate ethics laws meant to keep partisan politics out of day-to-day governing.

The Trump administration might use a shutdown to finish the job that DOGE started.

The Senate plans to vote for a House-passed bill to keep the government open, but Democrats remain opposed ahead of a midnight deadline. Follow live updates here.

A lot of government would continue during a shutdown. FBI investigators, CIA officers, air traffic controllers and agents operating airport checkpoints would keep working.

With a midnight deadline approaching, the Trump administration and Democrats traded barbs and blame over who would be responsible for a shutdown.

Senate Democrats have voted down a Republican bill to keep funding the government, putting it on a path to a shutdown after midnight Wednesday.

Trump announced that he will introduce new tariffs targeting countries that export furniture to the United States, as well as specific furniture products.

In back-to-back votes before a midnight deadline, each party blocked the other’s spending proposal when neither could draw the necessary bipartisan support.

Republicans continue to ask for a simple, short-term spending extension while Democrats seek extensive changes in health care funding.

Bryon and his wife, Megan, were seen wearing their wedding bands as they left a lavish Kennebunk mansion – where the scorned spouse has reportedly been hiding out – to enjoy a romantic sunset picnic at a local beach.

A government shutdown is here, and the partisan messaging wars over who is to blame are in full swing with no sign of compromise.

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