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A top Republican said the situation was "fluid" as the party searched for a Plan B that would keep the government running past 12:01 a.m. on Saturday.

The world's richest man led the charge to kill a bipartisan spending deal, in part by promoting false and misleading claims about it.

Known for her "gold standard" polls of Iowans, J. Ann Selzer is facing retribution from Donald Trump after her final 2024 survey showed a surprising, and ultimately wrong, winner.

The retail giant said it expected its operations to be largely unaffected by the strike by some Teamsters union members.

President-elect Donald J. Trump's denunciation of a bipartisan spending bill all but buried that deal while leaving unclear what form a new agreement could take.

In an era of invective and distrust, two California candidates turned a tie over to chance.

The Trump administration is expected to revoke the program, setting up a legal clash between the state and federal government.

The department had been trying to phase out the two plans in favor of a more generous new one that has been tied up by litigation since this summer.

After Canada unveiled its plan to secure the border with the United States, Mr. Trump's transition team attributed the action to the president elect.

The president-elect weighed in against the mammoth spending package after Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy had spent the day attacking it and warning Republicans not to support it.