Congress faces midnight Wednesday deadline to avoid government shutdown as President Donald Trump meets with congressional leaders to negotiate funding deal.
The federal government is set to shut down at midnight on Tuesday. The House of Representatives already passed a seven-week extension that would keep the government funded through Nov. 20. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) said Democrats should vote “yes” on that bill so bipartisan Senate negotiations can continue on a comprehensive appropriations bill. […]
The suspect in the Sunday shooting at a Michigan church was a Marine who served in Iraq, according to military officials. Authorities identified the suspect as Thomas Jacob Sanford, 40, who died on the scene. The Marine Corps in a statement obtained by NewsNation said Sanford was a sergeant who served between 2004 and 2008...