The Pentagon's largest aircraft carrier has arrived in the Latin American region, adding to a massive U.S. military buildup amid tensions with Venezuela.
The Senate-passed package to reopen the government is in the hands of House lawmakers for a scheduled Wednesday vote, but flight cancellations and delays could jar that timing.
After refusing to convene the U.S. House during the government shutdown, Speaker Mike Johnson is recalling lawmakers back into session - and facing an avalanche of pent-up legislative demands from those who have largely been sidelined from governing.
A Syrian official said Tuesday that his country joined the global coalition against the Islamic State during President Ahmad al-Sharaa's historic visit to Washington, but that Syria is not part of the U.S.-led military mission fighting the extremist group.
In another world, revelations of problematic social media posts, a tattoo closely resembling a Nazi symbol and a sudden turnover in campaign staffers would have been enough to sink any political candidate.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said President Trump inherited an inflation mess and is fixing it with policies that will ease price increases and raise wages.