Slate’s guide to the most important figures in politics this week.
Democrats in Congress, for the first time since President Donald Trump took over, had a say in policymaking, and fully melted ...
Opinion
In the government shutdown battle, Chuck Schumer underestimated Mike Johnson
Johnson is often thought of as the accidental speaker. And it’s true that he was pulled out of quasi-obscurity after the caucus took down his predecessor Kevin McCarthy just 17 months ago. At the time ...
Congress averts government shutdown after Senate passes stopgap funding bill
Congress averted a government shutdown Friday just hours before the funding deadline, after the Senate approved a ...
Daily Wrap on MSN49m
Senate averts shutdown with last-minute budget approval
The US Senate approved a six-month provisional budget, preventing the shutdown of federal offices. The decision was made just hours before the expiration of the current budget. Senators from the ...
Deputies investigate disappearance of Northern California woman as a homicide
The disappearance of a Shasta County woman is now being investigated as a homicide, the sheriff's office said on Friday. Nikki Cheng Saelee-McCain was initially reported missing by family members on ...
The New Yorker45m
The Unsettling Cheer of “The Baldwins”
Alec Baldwin’s new married-with-children reality show is full of forced merriment. But tragedy lurks beneath the surface.
The Mon Valley Independent56m
6-month funding bill passes Senate
The Senate passed a sixmonth spending bill on Friday hours before a government shutdown, overcoming sharp Democratic opposition to the measure and sending it to President Donald Trump to be signed ...