The budget resolution from Republicans was on the agenda in the Senate, but the late-night debate encompassed so much more.
Democrats channel their outrage over DOGE, Ukraine and more in marathon Senate session
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Federal judge allows President Donald Trump’s mass firings of federal workers to move forward
A federal judge in Washington has allowed President Donald Trump’s mass firings of federal workers to move forward.
Senate Republicans approve budget framework, pushing past Democratic objections after all-night vote
Republican senators pushed a $340 billion budget framework to passage early Friday, chugging through an all-night session and Democratic opposition in a step toward unleashing money the Trump administration says it needs for mass deportations and border security that top their agenda.
Heidi Stevens: Banning DEI and race-based programs in schools chips away at the very mission of education
To be a sharper, deeper, more careful, more creative, more flexible thinker requires diversity — inside classrooms and all across campuses.
How one Chicago woman’s genealogical search led her to a potter’s field in Canada
Robin Moore initially had one purpose: learn more about the life of her grandfather Reginald Moore. She never expected that mission to take her to a grassy field in a remote part of Canada, where several of her ancestors are buried.
Today in History: Malcolm X shot to death
On Feb. 21, 1965, civil rights activist Malcolm X, 39, was shot to death inside Harlem’s Audubon Ballroom in New York.
Dairy workers’ cats died from bird flu, but it’s not clear how they got infected
Two cats that belonged to Michigan dairy workers died after being infected with bird flu. But it’s still not clear how the animals got sick or whether they spread the virus to people in the household, a new study shows.
President Donald Trump calls US hockey team ahead of 4 Nations tournament final against Canada
President Donald Trump called the U.S. hockey team on Thursday to wish players good luck ahead of their 4 Nations Face-Off final against Canada.
Kash Patel is confirmed as FBI director by the Senate
Kash Patel has spoken of his desire to implement major changes at the FBI, including a reduced footprint in Washington and a renewed emphasis on the bureau’s traditional crime-fighting duties rather than the intelligence-gathering work that has come to define its mandate over the past two decades as national security threats have proliferated.
Sen. Mitch McConnell won’t seek reelection in 2026, ending long tenure as Republican power broker
Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell is announcing on Thursday that he won’t seek reelection next year, ending a decadeslong tenure as a power broker who championed conservative causes but ultimately ceded ground to the fierce GOP populism of President Donald Trump.