Donald Trump Says He Will ‘Abide by the Deal’ to Conclude Government Shutdown

After weeks of false starts and unsuccessful tallies, a legislative motion passed in the US Senate with a clear majority, as several Democratic and independent senators joined all Republicans to push through a compromise deal that would finance most federal agencies through January.

The bill now heads to the House of Representatives, which is projected to vote on the proposal on Wednesday.

The Democratic lawmakers has aimed anger at the those who voted against the party, with minority leader Chuck Schumer now facing calls to resign as minority leader.

“Senator Schumer is ineffective and should be replaced,” said congressman Ro Khanna, who serves the tech hub of California. “If you can’t lead the fight to stop insurance rates from skyrocketing for Americans, where is the commitment?”

When asked Monday if he backed the Senate agreement to resolve the federal closure, he said he would “honor the compromise,” calling it “beneficial.”

Lawmakers Pass Appropriations Bill Anticipated to Finish Longest US Funding Gap

The upper house on Monday passed a financial legislation that is expected to bring to a close the longest government shutdown in US history, after a group of Democratic senators defected and sided with Republicans, in a move that has frustrated many in their caucus.

He Promises media outlet with $1bn Legal Action Over Alteration of Remarks in Program

The leader promised litigation against the BBC and praised the exits of two of its leading officials after a campaign against the media organization that intensified over allegations that its flagship documentary programme in 2024 used a doctored clip of a his remarks.

Lawyers for the US president said that the outlet must remove the program by Friday or be sued for “a minimum of” than one billion dollars, according to American news sources who cited the legal notice. The broadcaster has acknowledged it had received a communication and said it will answer in an appropriate time.

Justices Rejects Appeal to Nullify Decision Permitting Same-Sex Marriage

The judges, without comment, rejected a petition from Kim Davis, the ex-official who declined to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples after the high court’s 2015 ruling in the landmark case.

Her attorneys repeatedly invoked the comments of Justice Clarence Thomas, who alone among the court members has advocated overturning the gay marriage judgment.

Pentagon Chief Reports Six People Killed in Recent Strikes on Alleged Narcotics Vessels

The Trump administration’s defense secretary said: “These vessels were known by our sources to be involved in illicit narcotics smuggling, were carrying drugs, and were traveling along a common trafficking corridor in the ocean area.”

However, Washington has yet to disclose any tangible data that its subjects were trafficking drugs or presented a risk to the US.

US Supreme Court to Decide if Local Governments Can Accept Late-Arriving Mail Ballots

The case, the Mississippi case, concerns a challenge to a local rule that enables election papers to be valid if they are collected within one week of the election.

State authorities in Mississippi, citing longstanding precedent, contend that a voter has submitted their vote on or before voting day the moment a paper is dated in the delivery service, and that how it reaches an election office after that is an procedural matter.

Additional Developments:

• The President chastised overwhelmed flight controllers, assigned fault and doubt in following weak financial data and claimed that broader availability to government aid had put “the nation in risk,” in an special discussion on the network Monday evening.

• The BBC’s editing of the presidential address sparked debate – what were his actual words?

• Ghislaine Maxwell, the financier’s former partner and co-conspirator who is undergoing a 20-year prison sentence for sex-trafficking crimes, reportedly working on a “pardon appeal” for the government to review, according to fresh accusations from a source provided to House Democrats.

• The US government has sent millions of dollars to the regime of Equatorial Guinea, one of the world’s authoritarian and dishonest governments, to receive noncitizen deportees from the US to the West African nation, according to a leading congressional Democrat, government insiders and available information.

• The nation has suspended the execution of a ceasefire with adjacent Cambodia after a explosion wounded two military personnel near the boundary, increasing friction between the two countries who conflicted in July. The President mediated a peace deal between the two regional states, after a short confrontation.

• The US has announced a partial suspension of sanctions on the nation after a significant discussion in Washington DC between its new leader, al-Sharaa, and the President.