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Republicans and Democrats are pointing the finger at the other as the first government shutdown in more than six years seems almost certain to begin.

In a memorable scene from "Casablanca," actor Claude Rains plays a corrupt police chief ordered by the Germans to shut down a popular nightclub after patrons indulge in a disfavored patriotic song. “But I have no excuse to close it!” protests Rains. “Find one,” is the curt reply. Rains orders everyone to leave immediately. When...

Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for mayor in New York City, defended his politics in a Monday interview in response to President Trump repeatedly labeling him a “communist.” CNN’s Erin Burnett played a compilation of clips of Trump calling Mamdani a communist and asked Mamdani directly, “Are you?” “No. I’m a democratic socialist,” Mamdani said....

House Democrats rallied in the Capitol on Monday evening in an 11th-hour strategy session with two distinct goals: To unify the party amid the partisan budget standoff and to compel GOP leaders back to the negotiating table on legislation to prevent a government shutdown. Huddled behind closed doors in the basement of the Capitol, House...

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), a moderate Republican, raised questions on Monday about the independence of the Justice Department, pointing to the “political pressure from the White House” that preceded former FBI Director James Comey’s indictment. “The Department of Justice has long been insulated from presidential administrations to protect public trust in the rule of law,”...

President Trump called for Microsoft to fire Lisa Monaco, former President Biden’s No. 2 Justice Department official, who was recently appointed as the company’s chief of global affairs. In a post on Truth Social Friday, Trump called Monaco “corrupt and totally deranged” and, citing national security concerns, called for her to be terminated from her...

Congressional leaders left a meeting with President Trump on Monday saying they'd made no progress toward a deal that would prevent a shutdown on Wednesday, increasing the odds the government's lights will turn off in less than 48 hours.  Democrats have been pining for action to extend health care subsidies that are set to expire...

YouTube agreed to pay $24.5 million to settle a lawsuit President Trump brought in 2021 over the company’s suspension of his account in the aftermath of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, according to a court filing Monday. Under the terms of the agreement, $22 million would go to Trump, who has...

BMW issued a recall for nearly 200,000 vehicles, citing a possible risk of fire due to engine corrosion. BMW of North America issued the “park outside recall,” instructing owners of certain BMW vehicles from model years 2019-2022 to park outside because of a risk of fire while parked or being driven, the National Highway Traffic...

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care   The Big Story Shutdown looms as deal evades Congress Congressional Democrats and Republicans remained far apart on host of issues late Monday, most notably about whether to extend the expiring ObamaCare enhanced premium tax credits. © Photo credit Democratic lawmakers have insisted any...

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) said he would not support a weeklong or 10-day government funding measure to avoid a government shutdown on Wednesday and buy more time to negotiate with President Trump and GOP leaders. Schumer said he felt that Monday’s meeting with Trump at the White House made some progress because it...

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story Shutdown would shutter econ data agency at bad time The federal government will stop producing key economic data if government funding elapses Wednesday, depriving policymakers and investors of crucial information amid deep concerns about the job...

President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu outlined a peace proposal for Gaza on Monday in a joint news conference at the White House. The move came as the two-year anniversary of the Hamas-led attacks of Oct. 7, 2023, nears. About 1,200 Israelis were killed in those attacks, roughly two-thirds of whom were civilians....

President Trump’s new Gaza peace plan Monday drew early reactions of support from leaders in the Arab and Muslim world, upping the pressure on Hamas and Israel to commit and follow through on the deal to end the two-year war.  Qatar and Egypt have transmitted Trump’s proposal to Hamas for consideration, although it’s not clear...