Nation and World Politics
-
More than 720 flights canceled at O’Hare, Midway as snow flies, shutdown grinds onNov 10, 2025 1:58 pm - FAA is gradually ramping up flight reductions; with the tally expected to reach 10% by Friday at 40 airports across the U.S. But a shutdown resolution could change that.
-
Supreme Court will decide whether states can count late-arriving mail ballots, a Trump target
Nov 10, 2025 9:45 am - The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to decide whether states can continue to count late-arriving mail ballots, which have been a target of President Donald Trump.
-
Supreme Court rejects call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide
Nov 10, 2025 8:54 am - The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a call to overturn its landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.
-
States face uncertainty as Trump administration tries to reverse SNAP food payments
Nov 10, 2025 8:26 am - States administering a federal food aid program serving about 42 million Americans faced uncertainty Monday over whether they can — and should — provide full monthly benefits during an ongoing legal battle involving the U.S. government shutdown.
-
Trump pardons Rudy Giuliani and others who backed efforts to overturn 2020 election, official says
Nov 10, 2025 7:54 am - President Donald Trump has pardoned his former personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, his former chief of staff Mark Meadows and others accused of backing the Republican's efforts to overturn the 2020 election, a Justice Department official says.
-
Flight cancellations and delays worsen as government shutdown drags on
Nov 10, 2025 7:51 am - The pain Americans are facing at airports across the country is expected to get worse this week if Congress is unable to reach a deal to reopen the federal government.
-
Senate is poised to take the first steps to end 40-day shutdownNov 09, 2025 9:13 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is voting on the first steps to end the 40-day government shutdown Sunday after a group of moderate Democrats agreed to proceed without a gua...
-
Trump administration demands states 'undo' full SNAP payouts as states warn of 'catastrophic impact'Nov 09, 2025 2:47 pm - President Donald Trump's administration is demanding states “undo” full SNAP benefits paid out under judges' orders last week, now that the U.S. Supreme Court has stayed ...
-
Trump demands ACA subsidy changes as Senate remains divided over shutdown
Nov 08, 2025 8:13 pm - President Donald Trump on Saturday urged Senate Republicans to redirect funding for Affordable Care Act subsidies away from health insurers and toward average Americans, his latest gambit to pressure Democrats as a government shutdown snarls air traffic, leaves food stamp benefits in limbo and furloughs roughly 650,000 federal workers.
-
US skips COP30 climate conference, lobbies to sink new global deals
Nov 08, 2025 4:37 pm - No other countries have followed the United States in withdrawing from the Paris climate agreement, but the Trump administration is using a mix of lobbying and economic threats to thwart emissions-cutting and environmental initiatives around the world.