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The lights are still on inside the U.S. Capitol — but for millions of federal workers, the power is already fading. For the fourth time in two weeks, the United States Senate failed to approve a temporary funding bill to reopen the government, deepening a political standoff that now threatens to stretch into October. On [...]

The smell of smoke still lingers in parts of South Portland. Broken glass glimmers faintly beneath the faint autumn sunlight, reminders of nights when chaos once again replaced civility. For more than three months, the streets around the ICE facility have looked less like the postcard-perfect Portland of tourist brochures and more like a city [...]

At first glance, it seemed like just another small-town political race — a Democratic newcomer challenging a Republican incumbent in one of Virginia’s most closely divided districts.But inside the quiet corridors of Stafford County’s courthouse, a lawsuit filed by three local voters may decide far more than a single seat. It could decide who controls [...]