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From a looming government shutdown and another major spending bill to voter ID laws, permitting reform and the fight over Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Matt Delaney looks at what's at stake in Congress's final weeks of Republican control following the 2026 midterms.

Republicans’ last call: What they want to pass before Democrats take over Matt Delaney reports

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LISTEN: Inside Israel’s defense tech revolution Col. Yishai Kohn joins Threat Status

In this photo provided by China's Xinhua News Agency, drones and other armament formations pass during the military parade to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II held in front of Tiananmen Gate in Beijing, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025. (Liu Xu/Xinhua via AP) **FILE**

WATCH: China shifting military forces to advanced drone warfare Bill Gertz reports

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Commentary

Everett Piper

Everett Piper

History gives Americans reasons to scrutinize political Islam

Michael McKenna

Michael McKenna

Republicans should not mistake Teamsters chief Sean O’Brien for an ally

Cheryl K. Chumley

Cheryl K. Chumley

Iran is already being emboldened by Democrats

Kelly Sadler

Kelly Sadler

The hubris of J.D. Vance

Scott Walker

Scott Walker

Veterans remind us why freedom requires defending

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Waste, Fraud & Abuse

Hundreds arrested in dark web drug crackdown, Justice Dept. says

Afghan man fooled feds to win bogus immigrant visas

Feds failed victims of Epstein ‘at every turn,’ House panel probe fnds

Security

Iran launches second attack in three days on Bahrain; drones shot down before hitting targets

Zelenskyy rejects giving up Donbas for its NATO bid; Russia demands alliance kick out Finland

D.C. resident makes the case for keeping the National Guard amid neighborhood shootings

D.C. Local

Judge blocks Trump from shutting down East Potomac Park to pursue his golf course renovation

D.C. resident makes the case for keeping the National Guard amid neighborhood shootings

Charges filed against Woodbridge woman accused of brandishing gun at 13-year-old boy

World

Iran launches second attack in three days on Bahrain; drones shot down before hitting targets

Vietnamese officials to get preferred treatment for National Archives research

Zelenskyy rejects giving up Donbas for its NATO bid; Russia demands alliance kick out Finland

Business & Economy

A Georgia O’Keeffe painting was buried in a New York apartment closet. It is going up for auction

Johnny Depp film ‘Ebenezer’ gets actor first No. 1 opening in 8 years

Lawmakers, lawyers, lobbyists hone in on prediction markets as wager mania expands into ‘everything’

Higher Ground

Lawmakers take on court rulings that apply sex discrimination rules to religious schools, churches

Sexual wellness, moral depravity and the sex toy push from family retail

Horror in Nigeria: Christians stoned, slaughtered as world looks the other way

Health

The U.S. flu season is off to a very early start. It’s targeting the South and West now

Synthetic hemp cannabinoids now illegal under federal law

Rising hospital, drug costs boost health insurance premiums at fastest pace since start of Obamacare

Entertainment

Glenn Close and Ridley Scott to get honorary Oscars at Governors Awards

A Georgia O’Keeffe painting was buried in a New York apartment closet. It is going up for auction

Johnny Depp film ‘Ebenezer’ gets actor first No. 1 opening in 8 years

Travel

Trump slams Biden’s management of FAA for mass flight cancellations, delays

Sean Duffy blames tech contractor for FAA outage

All passengers and crew on New Orleans cruise ship survive crash with tanker on Mississippi River

Technology

Lawmakers, lawyers, lobbyists hone in on prediction markets as wager mania expands into ‘everything’

How the midterm elections became an outlet for Americans’ fury at data centers

SpaceX’s Starship returns from orbit and is captured by launch pad arms in a dramatic first

Policy

Immigration Reform

Supreme Court to hear case challenging Trump's asylum ban

Energy & Environment

First snowstorm of the year coming to northern New England, upstate New York and Pennsylvania

Aerospace & Defense

U.N. report: Iran won't allow inspectors at uranium bunker

Banking & Finance

Wholesale prices rose slightly less than expected in October

Taxes & Budget

Senate GOP at odds over what's in the last filibuster-proof spending bill before Democrats take over

Second Amendment & Gun Control

After sweeping wins, Democrats are plotting gun control bills in 8 states

Transportation & Infrastructure

Sean Duffy blames tech contractor for FAA outage

Homeland & Cybersecurity

Costly Microsoft outage stretches into second day, disrupting organizations worldwide

Court Watch with Alex Swoyer

Supreme Court to decide if federal agency can impose fines without going to court

Threat Status Indo-Pacific Region

Trump to attend trilateral meeting with Xi, Putin in China, White House confirms

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