How the shutdown has become a political stress test as tempers flare and the stakes rise

What began as a standoff over spending priorities around enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies has turned into a full-blown ...

How ‘The Great Lock In’ can help achieve your financial and wellness goals

NEW YORK (AP) — As the end of 2025 approaches, a viral TikTok trend is helping people achieve their wellness goals: “The ...

Three big pressure points that could bring an end to the government shutdown

As the shutdown continues, federal workers will begin to miss their paychecks, airports could see longer delays and frustration over rising insurance premiums may grow.

Government shutdown will extend into next week as Senate adjourns without breaking stalemate

The government shutdown will last at least until at least next week, as the Senate adjourned until Tuesday after another ...

Britain says it is doing everything it can to avoid national lockdown

Britain will do everything it can to avoid ordering a second national COVID-19 lockdown because it believes it will do more harm than good to the country, a minister said on Thursday.

Senators struggle to find a way forward as government shutdown enters ninth day

Senators are laboring to find a way to reopen the government but find themselves struggling to overcome a fundamental lack of ...
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‘This is why they lock everything’: Boston man reaches for $24 Downy fabric softener. Then he exposes how he gets his ‘money’s worth’

Next up: fabric softener. You reach for the container, but when you lift it, something doesn’t seem quite right. Upon taking a closer look, you realize it’s not filled to the top. What do you do? A ...

Senate Democrats defy White House warnings, again block GOP bid to reopen government

External pressure from the White House has had little sway on Senate Democrats in their bid to extend expiring Obamacare subsidies, forcing the government shutdown into an eighth day.