Hamas reaffirms commitment to ceasefire as delays in returning hostages’ bodies fray nerves

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas moved Friday to shore up its brittle ceasefire agreement with Israel by reaffirming ...

The White House has a shutdown escape hatch — but it's likely illegal

Trump's budget chief, Russell Vought, is using creative accounting to make sure the president's priorities don't suffer ...

Government shutdown live updates as funding lapse becomes third-longest in history

The government shutdown is now the third-longest funding lapse in modern history, and the Senate won't meet until Monday.