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On today's Front Page: Senators have begun talking about how to end the government shutdown but are still stuck on Democrats' demand to revise a House-passed stopgap, Democrats are making health care the centerpiece of their resistance, and more.

On today's Front Page: A government shutdown is here, and the partisan messaging wars over who is to blame are in full swing with no sign of compromise, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has unveiled a series of new military standards and rules for service members, and more.

On today's Front Page: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has agreed to support President Trump's plan to end the war in the Gaza Strip, congressional Democrats are taking a rare gamble on government shutdown politics, and more.                               

On today's Front Page: Congressional Democrats' demand for averting a government shutdown is dividing Republicans who oppose an Obamacare policy change, judges have still found plenty of room to limit what they see as executive branch overreach without resorting to universal injunctions, and more.

On today's Front Page: President Trump has approved a proposal to keep TikTok running in the U.S., a federal grand jury has indicted former  FBI  Director  James Comey on charges of lying to Congress and obstruction of justice, and more.

On today's Front Page: A detainee was killed and two others were critically wounded by a gunman at an ICE facility in Dallas, corn growers are pleading with the federal government to allow year-round sales of higher ethanol-blended fuel, and more.

On today's Front Page: President  Trump  criticized the  United Nations , accusing it of doing nothing to end global conflicts, a  Florida jury has found  Ryan Routh  guilty of attempting to assassinate President  Trump in September 2024, and more.

On today's Front Page: President Trump made unproven ties between the use of Tylenol during pregnancy and autism, Russian President Vladimir Putin's child kidnapping ring in Ukraine may push the U.S. to label the it as a state sponsor of terrorism, and more.

On today's Front Page: Congress is in the midst of a shutdown stalemate, and lawmakers have left Washington as government funding is set to expire, President Trump will speak this week at the U.N. General Assembly as global conflicts persist, and more.

On today's Front Page: President  Trump  has signed a technology pact with British Prime Minister  Keir Starmer that boosts joint efforts in artificial intelligence, c omplaints from parents, teachers and school boards have driven superintendents out of urban public school districts at an increased rate, and more.

On today's Front Page: The  Federal Reserve  cut interest rates by a quarter-percentage point and signaled that two more are on the way before the end of the year as concerns continue over the labor market, a fight over extending Affordable Care Act subsidies is playing out on a short-term government funding bill, and more.

On today's Front Page: FBI Director Kash Patel defended his record as bureau director in a contentious hearing on Capitol Hill, Utah prosecutors are seeking the death penalty against Tyler Robinson, who's accused of assassinating conservative activist Charlie Kirk, and more.

On today's Front Page: The U.S. and  China  have reached an agreement to keep the popular social video platform TikTok active in America, the Federal Reserve's interest-rate-setting committee will meet with multiple storylines threatening to overshadow an anticipated rate cut, and more.

On today's Front Page: Some NATO members have said they cannot immediately end Russian oil and gas purchases despite President Trump's insistence, i nvestigators are still piecing together information about Tyler Robinson, who assassinated conservative commentator Charlie Kirk last week, and more.

On today's Front Page: Tributes continue to pour in for Charlie Kirk after he was assassinated on the campus of Utah Valley University, the Federal Trade Commission has opened an investigation into the harm inflicted on children and teens who form "relationships" with AI companions, and more.

On today's Front Page: Conservative activist  Charlie Kirk , who played an influential role in rallying young Republican voters, was shot and killed while speaking on a college campus in Utah , Eastern Ukraine has become one of the most critical flash points of the Russia-Ukraine war in recent weeks, and more.

On today's Front Page: Israel  dramatically escalated its war on  Hamas  with a stunning airstrike on the terrorist group's political leadership in  Qatar , President Trump has accused pharmaceutical companies of intentionally concealing dangerous side effects when marketing their drugs, and more.

On today's Front Page: The story of a Ukrainian refugee killed in an unprovoked attack by an ex-convict in Charlotte is drawing national attention, European leaders are scrambling to meet the new 5% of GDP benchmark for defense spending, and more.

On today's Front Page: At least four disputes in the  Supreme Court's upcoming term are expected to allow the court to overturn decades-old precedents, c rop prices are low because of big yields, and high fertilizer costs from President  Trump's tariff wars are stressing farmers in the Midwest, and more.

On today's Front Page: President Trump took European leaders to task for their nations' purchases of Russian oil, a three-hour hearing between senators and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. devolved into multiple screaming matches, and more.

On today's Front Page: China's military carried out a large-scale show of force during a World War II anniversary parade in Beijing, survivors of Jeffrey Epstein's sexual abuse made their voices heard on Capitol Hill, and more.

On today's Front Page: President Trump said the U.S. military carried out a strike in the southern Caribbean against a drug-carrying vessel,  the U.S. and its allies are not sending leaders to attend a military parade in China to mark the 80th anniversary of World War II, and more.

On today's Front Page : Russian President  Vladimir Putin  thumbed his nose at the West by embracing Indian Prime Minister  Narendra Modi  and Chinese President  Xi Jinping , the shift from carbon-based to renewable energy in the heart of Appalachia reflects the hard reality of a dying livelihood, and more.

On today's Front Page: Ukrainian President  Volodymyr Zelenskyy promised new strikes in Russia a day after Moscow carried out a fresh wave of bombardments, t he U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit says that President Trump overstepped when he invoked the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to set tariffs, and more.

On today's Front Page: Authorities say the shooter who killed two children and wounded 18 others at a catholic school in Minneapolis " expressed hate toward almost every group imaginable," officials are warning about a surge in fake college websites using AI to generate hours of content, and more.