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Midnight Shutdown Seems All But Certain As Talks Continue On Capitol Hill

Even as frenetic negotiations continued at the Capitol, the House adjourned without a deal on spending Friday night, all but ensuring a partial government shutdown at midnight with President Donald Trump demanding billions of dollars for his long-promised Mexican border wall.

Colorado Police Arrest Fiance Of Woman Who Disappeared

Authorities on Friday arrested the fiance of a Colorado woman who was last seen on Thanksgiving, a sheriff’s official said.

House GOP Approves Trump's Wall Money As Shutdown Looms

President Donald Trump’s demand for border wall funds hurled the federal government closer to a shutdown as the Republican-led House approved a package Thursday with his $5.7 billion request that is almost certain to be rejected by the Senate.

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis' Letter To President Trump

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis sent the following letter to President Donald Trump on Thursday as he stepped down from his post.

Mattis Resigning As Pentagon Chief After Clashes With Trump

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis abruptly said he was resigning Thursday after two years of disagreements with President Donald Trump over America’s role in the world — the announcement coming one day after Trump overruled his advice against pulling troops out of Syria and pressed forward on discussions to withdraw forces from Afghanistan.

Over 1400 Breweries Nationwide, 17 Locally Join Forces To Help Those Impacted By California Wildfire

Grabbing a pint never felt so good thanks to a new effort to raise money for those impacted by the recent devastating wildfires in California.

2016 Investigation Finds Evidence of Ballot Harvesting Connected to McCrae Dowless

The man at the center of an investigation into election fraud paid people in Bladen County to collect absentee ballots in 2016, according to documents released Wednesday.

Bombshell Report Raising New Privacy Concerns About Facebook

A bombshell report is raising new privacy concerns about how Facebook uses your data. The New York Times says the social media company shared information with more than 150 businesses. Some even had access to private messages!

US To Withdraw All American Troops In Syria, Official Says

The Trump administration will soon withdraw all of the approximately 2,000 American troops from Syria, a U.S. official said Wednesday as President Donald Trump declared victory in the mission to defeat Islamic State militants there.

Driverless Cars Start Delivering Groceries

The nation’s largest grocery chain stepped into the driverless delivery market Tuesday, bringing milk, eggs and other items to a customer’s home in a vehicle with nobody at the wheel.

Trump Administration Moves To Ban Bump Stocks

The Trump administration is moving to officially ban bump stocks, which allow semi-automatic weapons to fire rapidly like automatic firearms.

Insurance Institute For Highway Safety Releases 2019 Safest Vehicles Report

The top 30 safest vehicles for 2019 is out.

Senate Overwhelmingly Passes Criminal Justice Overhaul

The Senate passed a sweeping criminal justice bill Tuesday that addresses concerns that the nation’s war on drugs had led to the imprisonment of too many Americans for non-violent crimes without adequately preparing them for their return to society.

'Samaritan's Purse' Nabs PETA Award For Helping With Rescue Of Big Cats

A Compassionate Action Award is on its way from PETA to Samaritan's Purse, the North Carolina-based Evangelical charity led by Franklin Graham, in honor of the group's assistance in transferring a lion and a tiger from the Pacific island of Saipan to The Wild Animal Sanctuary in Colorado.