The Latest Politics Trump administration uses taxpayer dollars to blame Democrats for government shutdown Federal employees across the government reported seeing similar messages. Experts say the messages may violate ethics laws meant to keep partisan politics out of day-to-day governing. Stephen Fowler Politics Newt Gingrich thinks Democrats 'don't have what it takes' to win shutdown A government shutdown is looming as Republicans and Democrats continue to search for middle ground on a variety of issues. Newt Gingrich shares his perspective on this most recent shutdown fight. Kai McNamee Politics Sen. Duckworth on Hegseth's Quantico speech President Trump defended the use of troops in U.S. cities while Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told military commanders about new physical fitness and grooming requirements for uniformed personnel. Scott Detrow Animals Lasers provide some bird flu protection for turkey producers in Minnesota Migrating birds can be a pleasant seasonal sight, but they're a bird flu threat to turkey farmers. In Minnesota, some are using lasers to scare them away. Dana Ferguson National DOJ sues eight states for voting data The Justice Department is making unprecedented demands for state elections data. Miles Parks Politics Shutdown appears inevitable without last ditch intervention The government shuts down at midnight and the two parties remain far apart on a solution to prevent it. Barbara Sprunt After Sunday's attack, Latter-day Saints in Michigan turn to Scripture and community The Latter-day Saint community is reeling in Grand Blanc, Michigan, after a deadly attack killed four and injured eight more on Sunday. Local residents say the attacker expressed anti-Mormon animus. Jason DeRose Politics A lawsuit tries to block the Trump administration's efforts to merge personal data A class action lawsuit argues that the administration's efforts to combine databases of personal information on Americans violates privacy laws and the Constitution. Jude Joffe-Block Politics Washington Discover Pass price going up $15 on Oct. 1 The price to visit state parks in Washington will rise on Oct. 1, with a $15 hike to the annual cost of a Discover Pass. Emily Fitzgerald/Washington State Standard Politics Here's what a shutdown means for Smithsonian museums, memorials and the zoo History tells us visitors will likely find shuttered doors at major cultural institutions. But they will also find plenty of alternatives. Elizabeth Blair Prev 848 of 1644 Next Sponsored
Politics Trump administration uses taxpayer dollars to blame Democrats for government shutdown Federal employees across the government reported seeing similar messages. Experts say the messages may violate ethics laws meant to keep partisan politics out of day-to-day governing. Stephen Fowler
Politics Newt Gingrich thinks Democrats 'don't have what it takes' to win shutdown A government shutdown is looming as Republicans and Democrats continue to search for middle ground on a variety of issues. Newt Gingrich shares his perspective on this most recent shutdown fight. Kai McNamee
Politics Sen. Duckworth on Hegseth's Quantico speech President Trump defended the use of troops in U.S. cities while Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told military commanders about new physical fitness and grooming requirements for uniformed personnel. Scott Detrow
Animals Lasers provide some bird flu protection for turkey producers in Minnesota Migrating birds can be a pleasant seasonal sight, but they're a bird flu threat to turkey farmers. In Minnesota, some are using lasers to scare them away. Dana Ferguson
National DOJ sues eight states for voting data The Justice Department is making unprecedented demands for state elections data. Miles Parks
Politics Shutdown appears inevitable without last ditch intervention The government shuts down at midnight and the two parties remain far apart on a solution to prevent it. Barbara Sprunt
After Sunday's attack, Latter-day Saints in Michigan turn to Scripture and community The Latter-day Saint community is reeling in Grand Blanc, Michigan, after a deadly attack killed four and injured eight more on Sunday. Local residents say the attacker expressed anti-Mormon animus. Jason DeRose
Politics A lawsuit tries to block the Trump administration's efforts to merge personal data A class action lawsuit argues that the administration's efforts to combine databases of personal information on Americans violates privacy laws and the Constitution. Jude Joffe-Block
Politics Washington Discover Pass price going up $15 on Oct. 1 The price to visit state parks in Washington will rise on Oct. 1, with a $15 hike to the annual cost of a Discover Pass. Emily Fitzgerald/Washington State Standard
Politics Here's what a shutdown means for Smithsonian museums, memorials and the zoo History tells us visitors will likely find shuttered doors at major cultural institutions. But they will also find plenty of alternatives. Elizabeth Blair