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After weeks of false starts and unsuccessful tallies, a procedural vote passed in the upper chamber with a clear majority, as seven Democrats and one independent sided with all Republicans to move forward a compromise deal that would support most federal agencies through January.

The measure now passes to the House of Representatives, which is expected to decide on the proposal on Wednesday.

The Democratic lawmakers has expressed outrage at the defectors, with top Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer now facing calls to resign as minority leader.

“He is no longer effective and should be succeeded,” said congressman the California congressman, who represents the Bay Area of California. “If you can’t lead the fight to stop medical costs from increasing rapidly for Americans, where is the commitment?”

When inquired Monday if he backed the legislative deal to stop the federal closure, the President said he would “follow the agreement,” calling it “positive.”

Senate Advances Budget Deal Projected to End Record US Funding Gap

The legislative body on Monday approved a funding package that is expected to end the most extended funding lapse in US history, after a coalition of Democrats voted against party lines and joined Republicans, in a move that has angered many in their group.

Trump Warns British broadcaster with Massive Legal Claim Over Edit of Remarks in Film

The leader threatened legal action against the BBC and welcomed the exits of two of its top executives after a effort against the broadcaster that reached fever pitch over allegations that its flagship documentary programme in 2024 used a inaccurate alteration of a Trump speech.

Lawyers for the US president said that the outlet must retract the program by Friday or be sued for “at least” than $1 billion, according to US media outlets who mentioned the document. The broadcaster has acknowledged it had obtained a letter and said it will answer in due course.

US Supreme Court Denies Request to Overturn Judgment Permitting Gay Marriage

The court members, without explanation, rejected a petition from the former clerk, the former Kentucky court clerk who declined to grant licenses to same-sex couples after the Supreme Court’s 2015 ruling in the marriage equality decision.

Davis’ lawyers frequently cited the comments of Justice Clarence Thomas, who uniquely among the court members has pushed for overturning the gay marriage judgment.

Pentagon Chief Says Six People Killed in Two New Attacks on Reported Smuggling Ships

The Trump administration’s defense secretary stated: “The boats were known by our intelligence to be involved in drug trafficking, were moving drugs, and were traveling along a established drug smuggling path in the Eastern Pacific.”

However, the government has so far failed to make public any solid proof that its subjects were smuggling narcotics or posed a threat to the US.

Justices to Decide if States Can Count Late-Arriving Mail Ballots

The lawsuit, the election law challenge, addresses a dispute to a Mississippi law that permits ballots to be tallied if they are collected within one week of the election.

Voting administrators in Mississippi, pointing to established tradition, argue that a citizen has voted on or before voting day the instant a vote is marked in the mail, and that how it reaches an voting center after that is an administrative issue.

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• Donald Trump rebuked overworked air traffic controllers, pointed fingers and uncertainty in response to negative economic reports and stated that expanded eligibility to food stamps had put “the nation in jeopardy,” in an exclusive interview on Fox News Monday evening.

• The BBC’s editing of his Capitol remarks led to disputes – what were his actual words?

• Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein’s co-conspirator and co-conspirator who is serving a 20-year prison sentence for sex-trafficking crimes, is reportedly preparing a “commutation application” for the government to review, according to recent claims from a source shared with House Democrats.

• The America has sent $7.5 million to the regime of Equatorial Guinea, one of the world’s most repressive and corrupt regimes, to receive deported individuals from the US to the African country, according to a leading congressional Democrat, diplomatic sources and public government data.

• The nation has suspended the enforcement of a peace agreement with neighbouring Cambodia after a incident wounded two troops near the border, heightening disputes between the nations who fought in July. He facilitated a truce between the two southeast Asian nations, after a short confrontation.

• The US stated a limited pause of restrictions on Syria after a landmark encounter in the city between its new leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, and Trump.