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Congress Returns Facing Government Shutdown Deadline and Spending Standoff

The House and Senate resumed work after the August recess with lawmakers under pressure to reach a bipartisan funding agreement before current appropriations expire, while disputes over defense and border spending remain unresolved.
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UCLA Appoints New Athletics Leadership After Department Restructuring
Major League Baseball Enters Final Month With Tight Division and Wildcard Races
White House Advances Plans for United States Space Force Academy
US Retail Spending Holds Firm During Back-to-School Season
EPA Defends Vehicle Emissions Standards Amid Congressional and Scientific Scrutiny
Federal Retirement Fund Targets $1.4 Trillion Investment Portfolio
NTSB Investigates Commercial Airline Runway Near-Miss
FBI Arrests Former White House Staffer in Insider-Trading Investigation
JD Vance Campaigns in Michigan for Republican Senate Candidate Mike Rogers
Justice Department Expands AI and Data Analytics in Healthcare Fraud Enforcement
House Panel Examines Cybersecurity Risks to US Broadband Networks
US Treasury Creates Quantum Readiness Task Force for Financial Sector
US Launches Nationwide Crackdown on Commercial Driver License Fraud
US House Advances Kids Online Safety Legislation
Trump Administration Reaches Drug-Pricing Agreements With Nine Pharmaceutical Companies
Tropical Storm Edouard Forms Near US Gulf Coast
Grand Canyon Flash Floods Kill Two as Search Continues for Missing Hikers
US Homeland Security Imposes $84 Billion in Fines Over Unmet Removal Orders
US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll Resigns After Disputes With Pentagon Leadership
US Tightens Security at Diplomatic Missions After Escalation With Iran
US Details Venezuela Oil Agreement Covering 65 Billion Barrels of Proven Reserves
Supreme Court Allows $400 Million White House East Wing Project to Proceed
Federal Reserve Holds Benchmark Interest Rate in Mid-3% Range
US Congress Returns Facing Government Funding Deadline and Shutdown Risk
US and Iran Exchange Direct Strikes Near Strait of Hormuz as Oil Rises Above $90
Orexo Reaches Agreement in Principle to Resolve US Justice Department Investigation
White House Creates Commission to Develop United States Space Academy
Trump Orders Federal Government to Rename Lake Ontario as Lake America
Justice Department Expands AI-Driven Medicare and Telemedicine Fraud Enforcement
House Panel Advances Broadband and AI Security Legislation
US Agencies Launch Nationwide Crackdown on Commercial Driving Fraud and Smuggling Networks
US Treasury Launches Quantum Readiness Task Force for Financial Sector
Congress Advances Kids Online Safety Act With New Platform Safeguards
Trump Administration Secures Drug-Price Concessions From Nine Pharmaceutical Companies
US Homeland Security Issues $84 Billion in Fines Over Undocumented Immigrants’ Removal Orders
Federal Reserve Holds Interest Rates at 3.5%-3.75%
Trump Administration Reaches Oil Agreement With Venezuela’s Transitional Government
Supreme Court Allows Trump Administration to Continue $400 Million White House Construction Project
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US and Iranian Forces Exchange Direct Strikes Near Strait of Hormuz
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US and Iran Exchange Direct Strikes as Oil Prices Climb Above $92
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US Retail Spending Holds Up During Back-to-School Season
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