The Senate took a major step toward ending the longest-ever government shutdown in U.S. history Sunday night, as eight centrist Democrats crossed party lines and joined Republicans to advance a federal funding bill in a 60-40 vote. Democratic leaders are not happy with the deal, but several moderates felt the shutdown was creating too much pain for tens of millions of Americans.

Nearly a thousand flights within, into, or out of the U.S. have been canceled as of Friday morning, as the FAA reduces operations at 40 major airports across the U.S. Reports on the ground (including from Mosheh, who went through two impacted airports today) reveal that early cancellations likely helped keep things calmer — though delays have left some people scrambling.

Travelers, brace yourselves. Starting tomorrow, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will begin cutting scheduled flight capacity by 10% across 40 major airports, citing mounting strain on air traffic controllers who have been working without pay since the shutdown began Oct. 1.

Democrats cleaned house Tuesday, winning governorships in Virginia and New Jersey, key statewide races in Pennsylvania and Georgia, and a major redistricting victory in California that could shape control of Congress next year.

Today marks Day 35 of the government shutdown — now tied for the longest in U.S. history — and federal workers are reaching a breaking point.

TSA staffing shortages are causing massive delays at airports across the country, as the government shutdown nears a record length.

Millions of Americans are set to feel the biggest impacts yet from Washington’s month-long government shutdown starting this weekend.

The world’s two largest economies appear to be cooling trade tensions — for now. President Trump called his face-to-face meeting Thursday with Chinese President Xi Jinping a huge success, saying the U.S. will lower tariffs on China from 57% to 47%.

Hurricane Melissa tore across Jamaica on Tuesday as one of the strongest Category 5 storms in more than a century, packing winds near 185 mph and unleashing catastrophic flooding and destruction.

The U.S. military struck four more vessels in the eastern Pacific on Monday, killing 14 people and leaving one survivor, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Tuesday on X.

President Trump left the door open to a third White House term on Monday, leading to questions about whether he is trolling Democrats or actually serious about circumventing the Constitution’s two-term limit. At the same time, Trump is also dismissing the idea of running as vice president in 2028 — one way some allies, including former adviser Steve Bannon, believe he can find a way back to the White House, again.

Health insurance is more expensive than ever. The average cost of a family plan through an employer has climbed to nearly $27,000 in 2025 — a 6% jump from last year and the third straight year of steep increases, according to a new report from independent health policy research organization KFF.

Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups, Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier, and former NBA player and coach Damon Jones were among more than 30 people arrested Thursday as part of a sweeping FBI operation targeting organized crime and illegal sports betting.

A federal raid in New York City’s Chinatown neighborhood Tuesday led to the arrests of four protesters and nine migrants from West Africa who were in the U.S. illegally, according to the Department of Homeland Security. And, the head of the federal ICE agency is warning New Yorkers to expect more of these types of crackdowns as President Trump expands his mass deportation push to NYC.

As more school districts across the country are banning students from using smartphones, it begs the question— is it helping? Finally, we are getting some data. A new study found that test scores and attendance rose after the 2023 statewide cellphone ban in Florida.

Is this thing working? Internet users around the world experienced multiple disruptions on many popular apps and websites Monday as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Amazon’s cloud computing service, experienced an outage.

Adult users of ChatGPT will soon experience relaxed restrictions that allow them to see more uncensored content, including erotica.

President Trump announced Thursday his administration plans to lower the cost of in-vitro fertilization (IVF) by making medication more affordable and encouraging employers to offer specific insurance that covers infertility treatments.

The U.S. State Department has revoked the visas of at least six foreign nationals accused of celebrating the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

After decades of progress, the gender pay gap is widening again in the U.S. Census data shows women earned less than 81 cents for every dollar men made in 2024 — down from 84 cents in 2022 — marking the first consecutive two-year decline since the 1960s. It’s the biggest gender pay gap in the U.S. since 2016.