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Federal government shutdown grinds into a week two as tempers flare at the Capitol

By LISA MASCARO, MARY CLARE JALONICK and JOEY CAPPELLETTI
Oct 08, 2025 8:19 pm - WASHINGTON — Tours at the Capitol have come to a standstill. The House is keeping its doors closed, while the Senate repeated its loop Wednesday of failed votes to reopen...
Authorities charge man with sparking deadly January wildfire that leveled LA neighborhoods

By CHRISTOPHER WEBER, JAIMIE DING and JOHN SEEWER
Oct 08, 2025 5:00 pm - LOS ANGELES — A 29-year-old man charged with sparking one of the most destructive blazes in California history likely used a lighter to start a fire on New Year’s Day tha...
Supreme Court grapples with lawsuit challenging mail-in ballot rules

By Justin Jouvenal
Oct 08, 2025 4:52 pm - The Supreme Court on Wednesday grappled with whether to allow an Illinois congressman and others to go forward with a lawsuit challenging the state’s policy of counting mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day
Comey pleads not guilty to Trump Justice Department case accusing him of lying to Congress

By ERIC TUCKER, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN
Oct 08, 2025 8:25 am - Former FBI Director James Comey pleaded not guilty Wednesday to face a criminal case that has thrown a spotlight on the Justice Department's efforts to target adversaries of President Donald Trump.
Veteran defense lawyer turned judge oversees case against ex-FBI Director Comey

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN
Oct 08, 2025 8:21 am - Michael Nachmanoff has built a quiet reputation in the federal courthouse in northern Virginia — a onetime public defender turned judge known for methodical preparation and a cool temperament. On Wednesday, he finds himself at the center of a political storm: presiding over the Justice Department’s prosecution of former FBI Director James Comey.
Israel and Hamas agree to ‘first phase’ of plan to end fighting and release hostages, Trump says

By SAMY MAGDY
Oct 08, 2025 8:16 am - Israel and Hamas have agreed to pause fighting in Gaza and release at least some hostages and prisoners in an agreement that was put forward by the Trump administration and would represent the biggest breakthrough in months in the devastating two-year-old war.
Molecular discovery that won Nobel Prize in chemistry is likened to 'Harry Potter' enchanted handbag

By KOSTYA MANENKOV and STEFANIE DAZIO
Oct 08, 2025 8:13 am - STOCKHOLM — Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in chemistry on Wednesday for their development of metal — organic frameworks that could eventually help reduce pollution...
The Dubai chocolate craze is now about much more than bars

By KATIE WORKMAN
Oct 08, 2025 5:14 am - The sweet flavors and thick texture that have made Dubai chocolate bars a hit are morphing into other kinds of confections too.
A combative Bondi clashes with senators on Epstein, cases against Trump foes

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, ERIC TUCKER and STEPHEN GROVES
Oct 07, 2025 9:10 pm - Attorney General Pam Bondi repeatedly deflected questions as she sought during a combative congressional hearing on Tuesday to defend herself against growing criticism that she's turning the law enforcement agency into a weapon to seek vengeance against President Donald Trump’s political opponents.
Trump hints at health care deal to end shutdown, but key hurdles remain

By Dan Diamond and Riley Beggin
Oct 07, 2025 8:56 pm - President Donald Trump’s pledge Monday that he is open to a health care compromise that could end the government shutdown has Democrats keen to make a deal — and conservatives eager to blow it up.“I’d like to see a deal made for great health care,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Monday, responding to questions about Affordable Care Act subsidies set to expire at the end of the year. He later wrote on his Truth Social platform that no deal would be possible until Democrats agree to end the shutdown, which Democrats say they will not do without an agreement on the subsidies.

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