U.S. Senate Democrats continued to hold out on agreeing to end the record-long federal government shutdown on Thursday, despite Republican overtures to reverse federal employee layoffs as part of a bid to reopen shuttered agencies. Democrats spent nearly two hours in their second closed-door caucus meeting in as many days...
Take-Two Interactive Further Delays ‘GTA VI’ to November Next Year
Take-Two Interactive on Thursday again delayed the launch of "Grand Theft Auto VI", extending the wait for the gaming industry's most-anticipated title, sending its shares down more than 10% in extended trading. The company now expects to release the game on November 19, 2026, from its previous launch date of...
US Senate to Consider War Powers Resolution to Block Strike on Venezuela
WASHINGTON — U.S. senators are due to vote on a resolution on Thursday that could keep President Donald Trump from attacking Venezuela without congressional authorization, a day after administration officials told lawmakers that Washington did not yet have a legal justification for strikes on Venezuelan territory. The Senate is due...
Trump Administration Must Fully Fund Food Aid Benefits by Friday, US Judge Rules
A federal judge on Thursday ordered U.S. President Donald Trump's administration to fully fund food aid for 42 million low-income Americans in November by Friday, blocking its plan to only provide reduced benefits during the government shutdown. — (Reporting by Nate Raymond in Boston)
US Supreme Court Allows Trump’s Passport Policy Targeting Transgender People
The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed Donald Trump's administration to bar applicants for U.S. passports from designating the sex reflecting their gender identities on the document, part of the Republican president's crackdown on the rights of transgender Americans. The court granted the Justice Department's request to lift a judge's order...
Freed Israeli Hostage Says He Faced Sexual Violence in Gaza Captivity, TV Reports
JERUSALEM — An Israeli hostage who was released in October has told an Israeli television channel he was subjected to sexual violence during his two-year captivity in Gaza by Palestinian militants -- the first male hostage to publicly make such an accusation. Rom Braslavski, 21, who was abducted from the...
Trump Team Now Claims Its Trillions in Tariff Revenue Are ‘Incidental’
For months, President Donald Trump and his top advisers described tariffs as an economic cure-all, one that would bring in revenue to pay down the national debt, offset tax cuts, support struggling farmers and even provide dividend checks to Americans. But when the White House’s solicitor general, D. John Sauer,...
Gavin Newsom ‘Light Years Ahead’ in 2028 Democratic Field After Prop. 50 Win
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Gov. Gavin Newsom has a message for Democrats around the country: Follow my lead. Declaring victory for Proposition 50, his Democratic redistricting ballot measure, he named five other states led by Democrats and urged their governors to tilt...
Washington Sandwich-Thrower Cleared of Assaulting US Agent
A man who hurled a sandwich at a federal agent in a fit of fury over President Donald Trump’s law enforcement surge in Washington, D.C., was cleared on Thursday of a misdemeanor assault charge. Sean Dunn, a former U.S. Justice Department staffer, was found not guilty of assaulting or impeding...
Ford Considers Scrapping F-150 EV Truck, WSJ Reports
Ford executives are considering scrapping the electric version of the F-150 pickup truck, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. — (Reporting by Anshuman Tripathy in Bengaluru; Editing by Alan Barona)