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President Donald Trump praised Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears this week after Democratic challenger Abigail Spanberger mocked the Republican over her non-endorsement with a SpongeBob Squarepants reference. Trump was asked about Earle-Sears on Air Force One and praised her debate performance while appearing to criticize Spanberger’s refusal to explicitly call for scandal-plagued attorney general candidate … Read more

FIRST ON FOX: Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., is looking to hold Democrats’ “feet to the fire” with new legislation seeking special funding for farmers and food assistance programs amid the government shutdown. Hawley’s bills would reinstate federal funding for the Farm Service Agency as well as the federal SNAP food program. Democrats have so far … Read more

A White House official says that talks on the planning of a potential summit between President Donald Trump and Russia’s Vladimir Putin has hit a setback after Russia’s foreign minister insisted that they would not agree to an immediate ceasefire without guarantees. NBC’s Keir Simmons reports for TODAY.

The federal government is now in its longest full shutdown ever, and Congress is not giving any signs that an end is in sight. A full government shutdown occurs when the end of the fiscal year comes on Sept. 30 with none of Congress’ 12 single-subject appropriations bills passed by the House and Senate. While … Read more

As the government shutdown enters Day 22, Oregon Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley gave an all-night marathon speech on the Senate floor protesting President Donald Trump. Meanwhile, Trump is suggesting he would meet with Democratic leaders only after the shutdown ends. NBC’s Ryan Nobles reports for TODAY.

Elite helicopter unit’s part in military deployment comes as Donald Trump ramps up pressure on Nicolás Maduro They call themselves the Night Stalkers and their unofficial motto hints at the group’s lethal nocturnal line of work: “Death Waits in the Dark”. “You can flee, but they will find you,” warns a rare book about the … Read more

FIRST ON FOX: A former top leader and “lifetime member” of the Democratic Socialists of America has been on the payroll of “Squad” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s, D-N.Y., campaign since she first ran for Congress in 2018. Frank Llewellyn, the former director of the largest socialist organization in America and a founding member of the socialist … Read more

Sequoia Park Zoo said staff were doing an inspection when they saw a wild black bear looking in at three captive bears A wild bear in California has broken into a zoo and paid an unexpected visit to the bear enclosure. In a Facebook post, the Sequoia Park Zoo in Eureka in the northern part … Read more

The MLS postseason starts on Tuesday night. We assess the contenders for the championship, and take a look back at the talking points from the regular season How little there was between the top teams. When all was said and done, just seven points covered the top six teams in the standings. The Supporters’ Shield … Read more

Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., launched into a marathon overnight speech railing against President Donald Trump. “I’m holding the Senate floor to protest Trump’s grave threats to democracy. We cannot pretend this is normal,” Merkley wrote on Tuesday night on X.  By 6:00 a.m. AT Wednesday morning, nearly 12 hours after the post, the senator was … Read more