Democrats and Republicans remain gridlocked over federal funding as Sen. Jeff Merkley's marathon speech delays consideration of a government shutdown resolution.

One of Chicago's most infamous gang leaders asked Gov. JB Pritzker for clemency Wednesday after winning a pardon from President Donald Trump earlier this spring, arguing that he had been “lost in an enduring pattern of criminality” but he's grown into a different person in the decades since he's been in prison.

Taiwanese officials are courting podcasters and influencers aligned with Donald Trump as they grow more worried the US leader could undermine the self-ruled democracy’s interests in talks with China,

The filing came after Wolff received a letter from Melania Trump's legal team demanding he retract certain statements linking her to Epstein.

Israel has reopened two crossings in Gaza, while the key Rafah crossing will stay closed to the movement of people until further notice.

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said he and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will head to Malaysia on Wednesday to meet with Chinese officials about what he called "incredibly aggressive" and "disproportionate" measures by Beijing to curb exports of rare earth minerals.

As economic issues take center stage, declines in public confidence could influence the electoral landscape heading into 2026.

Get live updates and the latest news on the Trump administration as the government shutdown enters Day 21 and Vice President JD Vance travels to Israel as the administration works to secure the fragile ceasefire with Hamas.