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One year after exchanging pleasantries with a newly-inaugurated President Donald Trump and ascending onto Marine One for the final time, former President Barack Obama has remained a central figure across the United States and global political scene. As his successor has seemed to systematically target key components of his legacy, […]

It didn’t take long lawmakers on both sides of the aisle to react to the government shutdown at 12:01 a.m. While Republicans included the hashtag #SchumerShutdown, pointing the blame on the Sen. Chuck Schumer, Democrats opted for the #TrumpShutdown hashtag in their tweets. #TrumpShutdown appeared to be the more popular […]

The federal government has officially shut down on the one-year anniversary that Donald Trump was sworn in as president. Senators remained huddled on the chamber floor trying to broker a short-term plan to continue government funding into next week, but no deal appeared imminent. And, just minutes after the government […]

Tom Petty’s family says his death last year was due to an accidental drug overdose. His wife and daughter released the results of Petty’s autopsy via a statement on his Facebook page Friday night. Dana and Adria Petty say they got the results from the coroner’s office earlier in the […]

The neighbor of Sen. Rand Paul, who’s accused of attacking the Kentucky Republican over a dispute about lawn debris, was charged with a felony today. Rene A. Boucher, 58, of Bowling Green, Kentucky, was charged with assaulting a member of Congress resulting in personal injury, a felony under federal law, […]

President Donald Trump expressed his support for the pro-life “March for Life” in a speech from the White House Friday, applauding what he called an “incredible movement” and thanking those in attendance for embodying the theme of the march: “Love saves lives.” The president delivered his address from the Rose […]

Arizona officials on Friday guaranteed that Grand Canyon National Park will remain in full operation if Congress fails to pass a budget and a government shutdown ensues. Republican Gov. Doug Ducey said the state’s top tourist attraction “will not close on our watch, period.” Ducey spokesman Patrick Ptak says the […]

If the government shuts down at 12:01AM EST on January 20th – exactly one year since President Donald Trump’s inauguration – it will be the first time the government has ever shut down under unified Republican control of government. In preparation for the potential shutdown, Office of Management and Budget […]

Talk about lousy timing. President Donald Trump had hoped to spend the weekend celebrating the one-year anniversary of his inauguration. Now, he’s facing a potential government shutdown. Trump scrapped plans to depart Friday for his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida, where he was to attend a high-dollar fundraiser Saturday night. Instead, […]

Baltimore police are asking for help identifying five suspects caught on surveillance video beating a cat with a cinderblock and setting it on fire in mid-December. Animal Control was called to the scene, where the cat was pronounced dead, police said. A Facebook post on the Baltimore Police Department’s page […]