The government is "shut down." Media call this a "crisis." A "crisis (with) no deal in sight," says Fox News. Reuters says it's a "key risk to U.S. stability." But when I look around, I see business as usual — families raise children, workers work, people play music ... The media ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — As the government shutdown drags on with no end in sight, a new AP-NORC poll finds that most Americans see it as a significant problem — and all of the major players are being blamed. Roughly 6 in 10 Americans say President Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress have ...

Today is Friday, Oct. 17, the 290th day of 2025. There are 75 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1989, a magnitude-6.9 earthquake struck northern California, killing 63 people and causing up to $10 billion worth of damage. Also on this date: In 1777, British forces under Gen. ...

Donald Trump has held many rallies, but never one in the parliament of a foreign nation. President Trump's speech to the Knesset on Monday was a raucous, celebratory affair with the audience of Israeli lawmakers showering him with adulation. Trump's reception made it a little like a State of ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared inclined to limit the use of the Voting Rights Act to force states to draw electoral districts favorable to minority voters. The court's six conservative justices, to one degree or another, seemed like they would vote to effectively ...

Today is Thursday, Oct. 16, the 289th day of 2025. There are 76 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1962, the Cuban missile crisis began as President John F. Kennedy was informed that reconnaissance photographs had revealed the presence of Soviet nuclear missile sites in ...