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WATCH: White House holds news briefing as government shutdown looms

By News Desk and Colleen Long, Associated Press

The White House is preparing Friday to direct federal agencies to get ready for a shutdown after House Republicans left town for the weekend with no viable plan to keep the government funded.

Military judge rules 9/11 defendant unfit for trial after medical panel finds torture left him psychotic

By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press

A military judge at Guantanamo Bay has ruled one of the 9/11 defendants too mentally ill to stand trial, after a military medical panel found that the man's abuse in CIA custody years earlier has rendered him psychotic.

WATCH: Biden and Harris announce new White House gun safety office

By Colleen Long, Seung Min Kim, Associated Press

President Joe Biden said Friday he was determined to stop gun violence in the U.S. as he formally launched the first-ever federal office to be dedicated to uncovering solutions and supporting communities ravaged by shootings.

UAW expands strikes against automakers to 38 locations in 20 states, Biden plans visit to show support

By David Koenig, Associated Press

The president of the United Auto Workers said the union will expand its strike against major automakers by walking out of 38 General Motors and Stellantis plants in 20 states.

WATCH: DOJ announces new bribery charges against New Jersey's Sen. Bob Menendez and wife

By Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press

Menendez will have to step down as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee now that he’s been indicted. The indictment alleges Menendez provided sensitive U.S. government information and took other steps to secretly help Egypt.

Inside a Ukrainian brigade's battle 'through hell' to recapture a village on the way to Bakhmut

By Mstyslav Chernov, Lori Hinnant, Associated Press

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is making his case in the U.S. for more money and weapons, and must persuade his audience that the counteroffensive is working. But as the 3rd Assault Brigade's experience shows, progress is difficult.

Afghans who recently arrived in U.S. get temporary legal status from Biden administration

By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press

The Department of Homeland Security says in its Thursday announcement that the decision to give Temporary Protected Status to Afghans who arrived after March 15, 2022, and before Sept. 20, 2023, would affect roughly 14,600 Afghans.

Medicaid coverage restored to about a half-million people after computer errors kicked them off

By David A. Lieb, Associated Press

All states are undertaking a massive review of Medicaid eligibility after they were prohibited from ending coverage for people during the coronavirus pandemic.

Why changes to clothing norms are a point of contention on Capitol Hill

By Geoff Bennett, Matt Loffman, Alexa Gold

The Senate is loosening its long-standing dress code requiring business attire, igniting a debate about clothing in the halls of Congress. Sen. John Fetterman, D-Penn., known for wearing shorts and hooded sweatshirts around the Capitol, appreciates the change — but…

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Guatemalans rally on behalf of president-elect, demonstrating a will to defend democracy

By Sonia Pérez D., Christopher Sherman, Associated Press

Protests by thousands of Guatemalans this week supporting President-elect Bernardo Arévalo suggest that the efforts by some officials to derail his presidency have awakened a new will among many citizens to defend democracy.