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Trump, Congress Race Against Midnight Deadline as Government Shutdown Looms
President Donald Trump is set to meet congressional leaders at the White House Monday afternoon in a final push to avert a government shutdown that could furlough hundreds of thousands of federal employees and stall key services nationwide as soon as Wednesday. The high-stakes gathering comes with just hours left before the Tuesday midnight funding deadline and little sign that either side is ready to back down from its demands. 
President Donald Trump is set to meet congressional leaders at the White House Monday afternoon in a final push to avert a government shutdown that could furlough hundreds of thousands of federal employees and stall key services nationwide as soon as Wednesday. The high-stakes gathering comes with just hours left before the Tuesday midnight funding deadline and little sign that either side is ready to back down from its demands. -
Portland Erupts as Trump Deploys 200 National Guard Troops to Guard ICE Facility
Hundreds of demonstrators filled the streets outside Portland's U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building Sunday after President Donald Trump ordered the deployment of 200 Oregon National Guard troops to the city, escalating tensions between the White House and state leaders. The Pentagon confirmed the deployment, saying the guardsmen were federalized "to protect U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other U.S. Government personnel" for 60 days. 
Hundreds of demonstrators filled the streets outside Portland's U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building Sunday after President Donald Trump ordered the deployment of 200 Oregon National Guard troops to the city, escalating tensions between the White House and state leaders. The Pentagon confirmed the deployment, saying the guardsmen were federalized "to protect U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other U.S. Government personnel" for 60 days. -
Trump Says No to West Bank Annexation as Arab Leaders Tie Gaza Peace Deal to Halt
President Donald Trump said Thursday he will not allow Israel to annex the occupied West Bank, issuing his strongest public warning yet to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as international pressure intensifies over Israel's war in Gaza and its response to Western recognition of a Palestinian state. 
President Donald Trump said Thursday he will not allow Israel to annex the occupied West Bank, issuing his strongest public warning yet to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as international pressure intensifies over Israel's war in Gaza and its response to Western recognition of a Palestinian state. -
China Doubles Argentine Soy Purchases After Export Tax Suspension, Leaving U.S. Farmers Shut Out
China's buying spree of Argentine soybeans is dealing another blow to U.S. farmers, particularly in Illinois, where growers say they have been effectively shut out of their largest export market. The surge in purchases followed Argentina's surprise suspension of its 26% soybean export tax earlier this week, a move that doubled Chinese buying virtually overnight and priced U.S. soybeans out of the global market. 
China's buying spree of Argentine soybeans is dealing another blow to U.S. farmers, particularly in Illinois, where growers say they have been effectively shut out of their largest export market. The surge in purchases followed Argentina's surprise suspension of its 26% soybean export tax earlier this week, a move that doubled Chinese buying virtually overnight and priced U.S. soybeans out of the global market. -
Dallas ICE Attack: Gunman Kills 2 Detainees, Engraves ‘ANTI-ICE’ on Ammo Before Suicide
Two detainees were killed and another critically wounded Wednesday morning when a gunman opened fire on a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Dallas, in what federal officials are calling a targeted attack on law enforcement. The shooter, identified by sources as 29-year-old Joshua Jahn, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound on a rooftop near the facility. 
Two detainees were killed and another critically wounded Wednesday morning when a gunman opened fire on a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Dallas, in what federal officials are calling a targeted attack on law enforcement. The shooter, identified by sources as 29-year-old Joshua Jahn, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound on a rooftop near the facility. -
Secret Service Dismantles Telecommunications Network Capable of Crippling New York Cell Service During U.N. General Assembly
Federal authorities have dismantled a sprawling network of electronic devices across the New York tristate area that officials say could have been used to disable the region's cellular network and obstruct emergency communications during the high-profile United Nations General Assembly this week. 
Federal authorities have dismantled a sprawling network of electronic devices across the New York tristate area that officials say could have been used to disable the region's cellular network and obstruct emergency communications during the high-profile United Nations General Assembly this week. -
Amazon, Microsoft Urge Workers to Stay Put as Trump Drops $100K H-1B Bombshell
Tech and finance giants scrambled Friday night to warn thousands of employees on H-1B visas to stay in the United States or rush back before a looming deadline, after President Donald Trump signed an executive order imposing a $100,000 annual fee for each visa application and renewal. 
Tech and finance giants scrambled Friday night to warn thousands of employees on H-1B visas to stay in the United States or rush back before a looming deadline, after President Donald Trump signed an executive order imposing a $100,000 annual fee for each visa application and renewal. -
Senate Blocks Both GOP and Democratic Funding Bills, Government Shutdown Threat Rises
The Senate on Friday rejected dueling Republican and Democratic stopgap spending bills, leaving Washington with no clear path to avert a partial government shutdown set to begin Oct. 1. 
The Senate on Friday rejected dueling Republican and Democratic stopgap spending bills, leaving Washington with no clear path to avert a partial government shutdown set to begin Oct. 1. -
RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Panel Delays Vote on Hepatitis B Birth Shot Amid Fierce Debate
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s reconstituted vaccine advisory panel has postponed a closely watched vote on whether to delay the first hepatitis B shot for newborns, leaving the current recommendation in place for now. 
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s reconstituted vaccine advisory panel has postponed a closely watched vote on whether to delay the first hepatitis B shot for newborns, leaving the current recommendation in place for now. -
Kennedy’s CDC Vaccine Panel Poised to Vote on Delaying Hepatitis B Birth Shot, Scaling Back MMRV Use
A radically reconstituted vaccine advisory committee at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is set to vote Thursday and Friday on sweeping changes to the childhood immunization schedule, including scaling back the use of the combined measles-mumps-rubella-varicella (MMRV) vaccine and delaying the hepatitis B shot given at birth. 
A radically reconstituted vaccine advisory committee at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is set to vote Thursday and Friday on sweeping changes to the childhood immunization schedule, including scaling back the use of the combined measles-mumps-rubella-varicella (MMRV) vaccine and delaying the hepatitis B shot given at birth.
