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President Donald Trump walks to speak with reporters before departing on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

The Latest: Hegseth declares an end to ‘politically correct’ leadership in the US military

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., is interviewed by FOX News Channel's Bret Baier outside the West Wing of the White House, Monday, Sept. 29, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

The Latest: Congressional leaders meet with Trump as possible government shutdown looms

FILE - President Bill Clinton, center, meets with House Speaker Newt Gingrich, R-Ga., left, and Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole, R- Kansas, to grapple with competing balanced budget plans, Dec. 31, 1995, at the White House in Washington (AP Photo/Greg Gibson, File)

A look at previous government shutdowns and how they ended

FILE - House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, left, and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, both of New York, tell reporters that they are united as the Sept. 30 funding deadline approaches, at the Capitol in Washington, Sept. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

The Latest: Congressional leaders meet with Trump in late effort to avoid a government shutdown

This GOES-19 GeoColor satellite image taken Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025 and provided by NOAA, shows weather systems in the tropical Atlantic Ocean. (NOAA via AP)

US braces for storm expected to hit the East Coast as Hurricane Imelda in coming days

FILE - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a ceremony at the Pentagon to commemorate the 24rd anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Sept. 11, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)

Trump will speak at a hastily-called meeting of top military leaders, AP source says

Fire and EMS vehicles are parked along McCandlish Road near a shooting that took place at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025, in Grand Blanc, Mich. (AP Photo/Jose Juarez)

1 person dead and 9 injured in shooting at Michigan church, police say

A sign indicates the closing of federal services during the government shutdown in 2013. AP Photo/Susan Walsh

Even a brief government shutdown might hamper morale, raise costs and reduce long-term efficiency in the federal workforce

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., meets with reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025, days before federal funding runs out that could trigger a government shutdown. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries says Trump is marching the country into a government shutdown

Brian Warpup inspects one of his soybean fields in Warren, Ind., Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Trump's trade battle with China puts US soybean farmers in peril

FILE - U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents detain a man outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs building during a protest in Portland, Ore., June 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

Trump says he'll send troops to Portland, Oregon, in latest deployment to US cities

FILE - Former FBI Director James Comey is sworn in during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, June 8, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

What we know about the indictment filed against ex-FBI chief James Comey

FILE - Former FBI director James Comey speaks during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, June 8, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

The Latest: Former FBI Director Comey indicted; Trump predicts others will face criminal charges

President Donald Trump gestures with his hands as he addresses the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)

FACT CHECK: AP's director of climate news breaks down Trump's remarks at the UN on climate change

FILE - Former FBI director James Comey speaks during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, June 8, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Ex-FBI Director James Comey indicted on charges of lying to Congress and obstruction

FILE—Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., left, hold a news conference on the GOP reconciliation bill, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, June 11, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, file)

What we know about how a government shutdown would unfold

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump, walk to board Air Force One at John F. Kennedy International Airport, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

The Latest: Trump signs order to put TikTok under US ownership, says China agreed

Jessica Aguilar and her son John are emotional after passing diabetes medication for her husband Carlos Aguilar, who she said was taken by unidentified agents in DeKalb on his way to work this morning, to a federal agent through a fence outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) building Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025, in Broadview, Ill. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

Chicago area center in Trump's immigration crackdown sparks complaints of inhumane conditions

Dictionaries are displayed for sale at Powell's Books on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

Hard pass. Cold brew. Dad bod. Merriam-Webster adds over 5,000 words to 'Collegiate' dictionary

Buddy McCartney watches hundreds of trucks pass by his home in Holly Ridge, La., on their way to what will become Meta's largest data center, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Sophie Bates)

Louisiana's $3B power upgrade for Meta project raises questions about who should foot the bill

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