By Sahil Kapur, Frank Thorp V, Melanie Zanona and Julie Tsirkin WASHINGTON — The Senate passed legislation Monday night to reopen the government and end the record-long shutdown after eight Democrats broke with their party and joined Republicans to break the logjam. The vote was 60-40, with every Republican except Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky voting in favor of the measure. The measure now
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The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) announced sweeping discipline on Monday following its investigation into the HBCU brawl that broke out during halftime of Saturday’s game between Grambling State University and Bethune-Cookman University. A total of 27 players — 18 from Grambling State and 9 from Bethune-Cookman — have been suspended. Three of those players received two-game suspensions
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By Jonathan Allen, Matt Dixon and Henry J. Gomez President Donald Trump is confident that he drew the right battle lines when he launched a nationwide redistricting fight to try to preserve the Republican House majority, GOP strategists familiar with the White House’s thinking say — even after Tuesday’s election results gave Democrats openings to counterstrike in California and
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By Zoë Richards President Donald Trump on Monday doubled down on his criticism of air traffic controllers who have been absent during parts of the record-long government shutdown, when they’re required to work without pay. During a Fox News interview, Trump roundly dismissed the employees who in some cases have had to take on second jobs to pay their
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