Politics

WATCH: Powell delivers remarks after Federal Reserve cuts key rate as government shutdown clouds economic outlook

By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

Fed Chair Jerome Powell cautioned that further rate cuts weren’t guaranteed, citing the government shutdown’s interruption of economic reports and sharp divisions among 19 Fed officials who participate in the central bank's interest-rate deliberations.

Vance says Trump administration believes troops will get paid for now

By Kevin Freking, Stephen Groves, Associated Press

The funding fight in Washington gained new urgency this week as millions of Americans face the prospect of losing food assistance, more federal workers miss their first full paycheck and recurring delays at airports snarl travel plans.

Judge extends order barring the Trump administration from firing federal workers during the shutdown

By Janie Har, Associated Press

A federal judge in San Francisco on Tuesday indefinitely barred the Trump administration from firing federal employees during the government shutdown, saying that labor unions were likely to prevail on their claims that the cuts were arbitrary and politically motivated.

Florida man convicted raping and killing his neighbor is set to be executed

By David Fischer, Associated Press

It would be Florida's 15th death sentence carried out in 2025, further extending the state record for total executions in a single year.

WATCH: Johnson urges Democrats to end shutdown with union providing political 'cover'

By Associated Press

Johnson, who has refused to call the House into session, said during his daily press conference at the partly closed Capitol that Democrats have political "cover” now that the largest federal workers union has urged them to reopen government.

Judge orders Border Patrol official Bovino to meet with her daily on Chicago immigration crackdown

By Christine Fernando, Associated Press

Greg Bovino, who has become the face of the Trump administration’s immigration sweeps in America’s big cities, got an earful from U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis as soon as he settled into the witness chair in his green uniform.

Lawsuit by Trump ally Paxton asserts unproven claim of autism risk from acetaminophen

By Associated Press

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Tuesday accused the companies behind Tylenol of deceptively marketing the pain reliever to pregnant mothers.

Maine and Texas latest fronts in voting battles, with voter ID, citizenship on the ballot

By Patrick Whittle, John Hanna, Associated Press

The initiatives are the latest in a wave of voting-related measures since President Donald Trump's false claims about widespread fraud costing him reelection in 2020.

Congress faces pressure to end shutdown, but breakthrough appears unlikely

By Kevin Freking, Stephen Groves, Associated Press

Millions of Americans face the prospect of losing food assistance. More federal workers will miss their first full paycheck. And more frequent delays at the nation’s airports are snarling travel plans.

WATCH: 'I don't see the path for' Trump 2028 presidential bid, Johnson says

By Dan Cooney

House Speaker Mike Johnson batted down the possibility of President Donald Trump seeking a third term for the White House on Tuesday, noting the constitutional restrictions in place on presidential term limits.