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News Wrap: Texas National Guard troops arrive at training center near Chicago

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In our news wrap Tuesday, National Guard troops from Texas arrived at an Army training center near Chicago ahead of an expected deployment, President Trump hosted Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at the White House, three U.S.-based scientists won the Nobel Prize in Physics for their work in quantum mechanics and a medical helicopter crashed onto a highway in Sacramento. Geoff Bennett: And we start today's other headlines outside Chicago, where National Guard troops from Texas arrived today at an Army training center ahead of an expected deployment.Uniformed personnel were seen today at Elwood U.S. Army Reserve Center southwest of…

WATCH LIVE: Senate meets as Democrats demand extension of health care subsidies to end shutdown

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats believe health care is an issue that resonates with a majority of Americans as they demand an extension of subsidies in exchange for their votes to reopen the shuttered U.S. government. But it is also one of the most intractable issues in Congress — and a real compromise amid the government shutdown will not likely be easy, or quick. The Senate is scheduled to convene at 10 a.m. ET. Watch in the player above. There are some Republicans in Congress who want to extend the higher subsidies, which were first put in place in 2021 amid…

Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on the political impact of the government shutdown

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Geoff Bennett: Well, it is day six of the federal government shutdown and there are no signs of the stalemate ending.To discuss that and more, we're joined now by our Politics Monday duo. That's Amy Walter of The Cook Political Report With Amy Walter and Tamara Keith of NPR.So, as I said, it doesn't seem like anything is going to change soon. The House is out again this week. The Senate is expected to vote again today. That vote is expected to fail.So, Tam, what could break this logjam? Tamara Keith, National Public Radio: Probably the most likely thing to…

News Wrap: Congress appears no closer to ending government shutdown

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In our news wrap Monday, lawmakers appear no closer to reopening the government as the shutdown approaches the one-week mark, the Supreme Court rejected an appeal from Ghislaine Maxwell, French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu resigned just a day after announcing his cabinet and Israeli authorities say they've deported more than 170 activists who took part in a flotilla aiming to take aid to Gaza. Amna Nawaz: The day's other headlines begin in Washington, where lawmakers appear no closer to reopening the government as the shutdown approaches the one-week mark.In the Oval Office this afternoon, President Trump suggested that he is…

WATCH LIVE: White House holds news briefing on 6th day of government shutdown

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers provided few public signs of meaningful negotiations to break an impasse on reopening the federal government as the shutdown entered its sixth day on Monday, with House Speaker Watch White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt hold a news briefing in the player above. Mike Johnson saying it was Democrats who needed to “stop the madness.” President Donald Trump, when asked on Sunday night when federal workers would be fired as he has threatened, told reporters: “It’s taking place right now, and it’s all because of the Democrats.” He declined to answer a question about which agencies…

Chicago and Illinois sue to block Trump’s Guard deployment plan after Portland ruling

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CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois and Chicago filed a lawsuit Monday aiming to stop President Donald Trump’s administration from sending hundreds of National Guard troops to the city, just as troops prepared to deploy and hours after a federal judge blocked troops from being sent to Portland, Oregon. The quickly unfolding developments come as the administration portrays the Democrat-led cities as war-ravaged and lawless and amid Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration. Officials in both cities have disputed the president’s characterizations, saying military intervention isn’t needed and it’s federal involvement that’s inflaming the situation. The legal challenge comes after Illinois Democratic Gov.…

WATCH: FDA and HHS not endorsing generic abortion pill they just approved, White House says

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The White House said Friday that the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of a generic form of mifepristone was just following the law and not a sign of support for the abortion pill. Watch White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s remarks in the video player above. Press secretary Karoline Leavitt noted that the FDA and Health and Human Services was merely following the law. READ MORE: FDA approves another generic abortion pill, prompting conservative backlash The decision is “not an endorsement of this drug by any means,” Leavitt said. The approval has drawn fire from conservatives. Mike Pence, Trump’s vice…

News Wrap: Trump deploys 300 California National Guard troops to Oregon

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In our news wrap Sunday, Trump is sending California National Guard troops to Oregon after a federal judge blocked him from deploying Oregon’s National Guard to Portland, Russian strikes across Ukraine killed five people, Syria held its first election since the fall of Assad, and Speaker Johnson said the House won’t be back in session until the Senate passes a bill to end the government shutdown. source : viralpique.com

News Wrap: Trump deploys 300 California National Guard troops to Oregon

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In our news wrap Sunday, Trump is sending California National Guard troops to Oregon after a federal judge blocked him from deploying Oregon’s National Guard to Portland, Russian strikes across Ukraine killed five people, Syria held its first election since the fall of Assad, and Speaker Johnson said the House won’t be back in session until the Senate passes a bill to end the government shutdown. source : viralpique.com

Presenting the top 5 most expensive cars in the world

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Here are lives at the intersection of fun and scary. One of my companions summed the whole experience up perfectly. He leaned back in his chair at dinner that night, shrimp taco in hand, “These are the kinds of experiences that give something back to you. They show you who you are in a whole new way.” These eight shots crystallize the hard work moms put into keeping their kids alive, happy, and healthy. They might give you the inspiration you need for filling out that card—or stand-alone for your mom’s interpretation. Bob Dyalon At the bottom of the mountain, my legs…