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Dana Williamson, a top Democratic consultant in California, was accused of conspiring to skim over $200,000 in campaign funds that belonged to a Biden administration official.

Thumbs-down emojis flowed onscreen as Washington-area employees learned they would have to show up five days a week. Their union called the move “callous.”

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The shutdown brought the scale of the federal food aid program into focus and raised questions about how such a rich country could have so many people on nutrition assistance.

The landscapes by the television host were sold as part of a campaign to help public television stations weather federal funding cuts.

The search of The Marion County Record’s office in 2023 touched off a national conversation about press freedom.

The central issue of the government closure remains unresolved, leaving Republicans under political pressure ahead of the midterms.

A judge instead adopted one drawn by a coalition of centrists ahead of the 2026 midterms.

Moderate Black voters and young progressives favored Zohran Mamdani for mayor, while Andrew Cuomo won many wealthy New Yorkers and those who voted for Donald Trump.