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Work begins on the demolition of a part of the East Wing of the White House, Monday, Oct. 20, 2025, in Washington, before construction of a new ballroom. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

The Latest: Senate Republicans gathering at White House as shutdown effects worsen

Dr. Geri Gillespy, Microsoft industry advisor, right, speaks with attendees during a Microsoft AI skilling event, Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Darren Abate)

Big Tech is paying millions to train teachers on AI, in a push to bring chatbots into classrooms

A Starbucks mobile app shows that the mobile ordering is unavailable during the Amazon Web Services outage, Monday, Oct. 20, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)

What to know about the Amazon cloud outage that exposed the internet's vulnerable backbone

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks to reporters in Lafayette Park across the street from the White House, following a meeting with President Donald Trump, Friday, Oct. 17, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

The Latest: Trump signs $8.5 billion rare earths deal with Australian prime minister

Caption: President Donald Trump, center, meets with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, second left, as Vice President JD Vance, from left, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, right, listen, in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Friday, Oct. 20, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

United States and Australia sign critical-minerals agreement as a way to counter China

Crowds gather to listen to Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., during a No Kings protest, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)

'No Kings' protests against Trump bring a street party vibe to cities nationwide

FILE - Former U.S. Rep. George Santos arrives at federal court for sentencing, April 25, 2025, in Central Islip, N.Y. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)

Trump commutes sentence of former US Rep. George Santos in federal fraud case

July Good Trouble Protest in Menomonie

'No Kings' protests against Trump planned nationwide, in what the GOP calls 'hate America' rallies

Shirley Warthen, 93, a resident, left, pulls in Jackie Conteh, an advanced care partner originally from Sierra Leone, for a hug in her apartment at Goodwin House Alexandria, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025, in Alexandria, Va. (AP Photo/Eric Lee)

Trump's immigration crackdown weighs heavy on the US labor market

A sign marks the outside of the Department of Education headquarters in Washington, D.C. J. David Ake/Getty Images

Trump administration’s layoffs would gut department overseeing special education, eliminating parents’ last resort

FILE - Sam Altman, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, OpenAI, testifies before a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, file)

Sex is a big market for the AI industry. ChatGPT won't be the first to try to profit from it

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., left, and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speak to reporters outside the Senate chamber as they charge President Donald Trump and the Republicans with the government shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Democrats say Trump needs to be involved in shutdown talks. He's shown little interest in doing so

Former Trump administration national security adviser John Bolton, right, arrives for his arraignment at the Greenbelt Federal Courthouse in Greenbelt, Md., Friday, Oct. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

The Latest: Former National Security Adviser John Bolton pleads not guilty

FILE - A sign that reads "Closed due to federal government shutdown," is seen outside of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, Oct. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

The Latest: Indicted ex-Trump adviser John Bolton accused of sharing 1K+ docs on government info

Several protesters stand outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025, in Broadview, Ill. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

We Found That More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.

Travelers wait in line for screening at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport in Kenner, La., Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Who's winning the blame game over the shutdown? Here's what a new AP-NORC poll shows

FILE - A sign that reads "Closed due to federal government shutdown," is seen outside of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, Oct. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

The Latest: Senate Democrats are ready to reject government funding bill again over health care

President Donald Trump, with Erika Kirk, walks out to present the Presidential Medal of Freedom for Charlie Kirk to his widow Erika Kirk, in the Rose Garden of the White House, Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Trump honors Charlie Kirk with Presidential Medal of Freedom on what would be his 32nd birthday

Russell Vought, Office of Management and Budget director, listens as he addresses members of the media outside the West Wing at the White House in Washington, Monday, Sept. 29, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump and budget chief Vought are making this a government shutdown unlike any other

Transportation Security Administration worker guides travelers at a security checkpoint in Denver International Airport Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

The government shutdown is putting a renewed spotlight on the cracks in the US aviation system

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