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As the government shutdown enters a second week , there's no discernible endgame in sight. The Senate today again rejected dueling GOP and Democratic funding proposals, and both parties are exchanging blame with no apparent resolution in sight.

The White House is facing heat over a draft memo arguing that furloughed federal workers are not entitled to back pay after the shutdown lifts.

Former FBI Director James Comey pleaded not guilty to charges of obstructing a congressional proceeding and making a false statement to Congress. A trial date was set for Jan. 5.

Trump said in a post this morning that Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson "should be in jail" for what he said was their failure to protect ICE agents conducting operations in

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