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WASHINGTON — The U.S. government officially shut down at midnight after Congress and the White House failed to reach an agreement on how to extend federal funding. President Donald Trump’s Republican ...

A record-setting swearing-in ceremony for the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office is leading to a fully staffed agency and a major slowdown of millions spent to move inmates due to staffing struggles at ...

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Fresh government data showed the US economy grew at a much stronger pace than initially estimated – news that dented hopes the Federal Reserve’s will cut rates aggressively in the months ahead. Gross ...

Republicans are proposing a straight extension of government spending, while Democrats are demanding the addition of over $1 trillion for health programs. By Megan Mineiro Reporting from the Capitol ...

NORTH OLMSTED, Ohio -- The North Olmsted Police and Service departments are teaming up for the purchase of 13 new Flock Condor cameras. “Years ago, the service department put up cameras along Lorain ...

Lawmakers early on Oct. 1 passed a nearly $1.6 billion continuation budget to fund state government until Oct. 8. Lawmakers return to the Capitol Oct. 1 to try to finalize the 2026 state budget, with ...

On Thursday, Andreessen Horowitz released its first AI Spending Report in partnership with the fintech firm Mercury. Using transaction data from Mercury, the report analyzes the top 50 AI-native ...

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson defended Republicans' handling of the government shutdown and squarely blamed Democrats for what he described as a "terribly selfish decision" during an interview ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson was corrected live on air over claims Democrats tried to give those in the U.S. illegal access to health care as part of their negotiations to avoid a government shutdown.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., has signaled that Democrats are not budging on their key demands ahead of a high-stakes meeting with President Donald Trump about government funding. The ...