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Trump Live Updates: Federal Worker Cuts, Ireland’s Leader Visits U.S. and the Latest Ukraine News  The New York Times Schumer warns Senate Dems will reject GOP plan averting government shutdown  KATU Chuck Schumer says Democrats will not support ‘partisan’ Republican funding bill

WASHINGTON — Kuwait has released a group of American prisoners, including veterans and military contractors jailed for years on drug-related charges, in a move seen as a gesture of goodwill between two allies, a representative for the detainees told The

This article is part of The D.C. Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox. For weeks, Senate Democrats have tried to have it both ways as they’ve faced a tricky choice:

Conservative Jonah Goldberg set CNN’s Scott Jennings straight Wednesday for claiming President Donald Trump was promoting American workers with his Tesla stunt on the White House lawn. On Tuesday, Trump staged a much-mocked photo op with five Tesla vehicles after

Judge blocks key provisions of Trump’s bid to punish Democratic-linked law firm  POLITICO In scathing ruling, judge halts part of Trump’s executive order against prominent Democratic-tied law firm Perkins Coie  CNN Judge blocks Trump from enforcing ‘chilling’ order against law firm  NPR Trump’s

The Republicans who control Congress and the White House are governing at lightning speed — over the dismantling of the very government itself.

Judge temporarily blocks parts of Trump’s executive order seeking to punish law firm Perkins Coie  The Associated Press Judge blocks Trump from enforcing ‘chilling’ order against law firm  NPR Trump’s all-out war on lawyers takes a disturbing new turn  MSNBC Judge blocks Trump

With the U.S. undertaking a tariff war with countries like China, India sees and opening. As goods from China sold in the U.S. get more expensive, India hopes to lure away manufacturers. But can they do that while avoiding being

President Trump is clamping down broadly on dissent using the tools of the federal government.

Senate Democrats say they will reject a GOP funding bill as shutdown draws near  NBC News Senate Dems form plan to avoid a shutdown  POLITICO Chuck Schumer says Democrats will not support ‘partisan’ Republican funding bill to avoid shutdown – live  The Guardian