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Republicans and Democrats aren’t talking. They’re pressuring each other to give in as effects of the weekslong government shutdown are taking hold.

Saying U.S. President Donald Trump is testing the nation’s balance of power, protesters gathered in the nation’s capital and across the U.S. for “No Kings” demonstrations.

Without congressional approval, the Trump administration is building up military forces in the Caribbean, mainly in Puerto Rico, suggesting a land operation might follow.

Thursday’s indictment of former national security adviser John Bolton is the latest example of the Trump Justice Department going after people President Donald Trump says have done him wrong.

President Donald Trump appears to have drawn a lesson from the Hamas-Israel ceasefire: Peace requires leaning heavily on the combatants. Now, he’s applying that to Ukraine.

The Blue Ridge Parkway is a tourism icon and a vital economic resource for this Appalachian region. Hurricane recovery has been roiled by geography and the government shutdown.

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on a case which asks whether using race as a factor in drawing congressional maps is a violation of the Constitution. The decision could render toothless the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

With former federal employees looking for jobs, Maryland saw an opportunity to support its schools. A new program is offering them three months of teacher training – and the opportunity to make a difference in the classroom.

President Trump announced his administration has “identified funds” to pay U.S. troops on Oct. 15. Other federal employees are set to miss paychecks that day because of the government shutdown.

President Trump says troops will be paid Oct. 15. But America’s military families are still braced for missed paychecks. For many, that pay is essential in a career of service and risk.