The President Affirms He Will ‘Honor the Compromise’ to Conclude Funding Crisis
After weeks of failed efforts and rejected ballots, a legislative motion was approved in the Senate with a clear majority, as seven Democrats and one independent sided with all Republicans to move forward a bipartisan agreement that would finance most federal agencies through January.
The measure now heads to the House, which is expected to decide on the proposal on Wednesday.
The Democratic caucus has directed frustration at the those who voted against the party, with top Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer now facing calls to resign as minority leader.
“The senator is losing influence and should be removed,” said lawmaker Ro Khanna, who covers the Silicon Valley region of California. “Failing to take a stand to stop medical costs from increasing rapidly for Americans, what issues matter?”
When questioned Monday if he supported the Senate agreement to end the funding lapse, Trump said he would “honor the compromise,” labeling it “very good.”
Senate Advances Appropriations Bill Expected to Conclude Longest US Federal Closure
The upper house on Monday approved a financial legislation that is expected to bring to a close the most extended funding lapse in US history, after a group of Democratic senators broke from their party and voted with Republicans, in a action that has enraged many in their party.
Trump Threatens British broadcaster with Billion-Dollar Lawsuit Over Edit of Speech in Program
The chief executive threatened legal action against the network and applauded the exits of two of its leading officials after a push against the media organization that intensified over allegations that its key television program in 2024 used a misleading edit of a his remarks.
His legal team said that the BBC must remove the Panorama documentary by Friday or face a lawsuit for “a minimum of” than $1 billion, according to American news sources who referenced the letter. The broadcaster has acknowledged it had obtained a communication and said it will answer in the coming days.
US Supreme Court Denies Call to Reverse Judgment Legalizing Gay Marriage
The court members, without comment, rejected an appeal from Davis, the one-time employee who declined to issue marriage licenses to LGBTQ pairs after the Supreme Court’s 2015 judgment in Obergefell v Hodges.
Davis’ lawyers repeatedly invoked the words of the justice, who uniquely among the nine justices has pushed for overturning the gay marriage judgment.
Hegseth Says Six Individuals Died in Fresh Assaults on Alleged Narcotics Vessels
The military chief said: “These vessels were recognized by our sources to be linked to illegal trade, were carrying drugs, and were transiting along a common trafficking corridor in the Pacific region.”
However, the administration has so far failed to make public any tangible data that its objectives were smuggling narcotics or posed a threat to the US.
High Court to Rule if Local Governments Can Count Late-Arriving Mail Ballots
The lawsuit, the election law challenge, involves a dispute to a local rule that allows ballots to be valid if they are received within one week of the election.
State authorities in Mississippi, pointing to established tradition, assert that a voter has cast their ballot on or before voting day the time a ballot is postmarked in the mail, and that how it arrives at an voting center after that is an logistical concern.
Additional Developments:
The President criticized overworked flight controllers, cast blame and doubt in response to weak financial data and stated that increased access to nutrition assistance had put “America in jeopardy,” in an one-on-one talk on Fox News Monday evening.
The BBC’s editing of Trump’s January 6 speech led to disputes – but what did he really say?
Ghislaine Maxwell, the financier’s co-conspirator and partner who is serving a 20-year prison sentence for sex-trafficking crimes, allegedly drafting a “pardon appeal” for the Trump administration to examine, according to new allegations from a source provided to congressional members.
The United States has sent $7.5 million to the regime of the country, one of the world’s oppressive and unethical systems, to take in foreign nationals from the US to the West African nation, according to a senior lawmaker, diplomatic sources and public government data.
Thailand has paused the execution of a peace agreement with nearby nation after a landmine blast injured two Thai soldiers near the frontier, increasing friction between the two countries who conflicted in July. He helped broker a truce between the two southeast Asian nations, after a brief war.
The US declared a limited pause of sanctions on the Syrian government after a landmark encounter in the city between its new leader, the Syrian official, and the President.