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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

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Matthew Crowe press conference

Data center interior

Pre-development agreement for data center, mayor's "Pause" memorandum

Dozens of concerned citizens gathered Tuesday at Jake’s Supper Club in Menomonie, to discuss how to oppose a proposed $1.6 billion proposed data center in the city. Peter Gruetzmacher, who owns the restaurant, is critical of secrecy surrounding the proposal and how quickly the Menomonie City Council approved an annexation petition needed to build it. Photo courtesy of Peter Gruetzmacher

Menomonie mayor defends move to halt massive data center project

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

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: OMB tells agencies to draft mass firing plans ahead of potential shutdown

FILE - This undated photo shows the Madison South Health Center that is owned and operated by Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin, in Madison. (AP Photo/Kevin Wang)

Wisconsin Planned Parenthood pauses abortions amid federal Medicaid funding cut

Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks during the Clinton Global Initiative on Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

Hillary Clinton slams RFK Jr. and the spread of 'crackpot ideas,' saying they are costing lives

Edwin Cardona, left, who had an appointment at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office, stands with his wife Arianny Sierra and their sons, after a shooting at the facility, in Dallas on Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

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

The Latest: 2 detainees killed and another critically injured after shooting at ICE facility

Law enforcement agents look around the roof of an apartment building near the scene of a shooting at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Dallas on Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

2 detainees killed and another critically injured in Dallas ICE facility, Homeland Security says

Dana Wachs speaking at press conference

Berge, Wachs demand Van Orden withdraw bill to block federal funding

FILE - Vice President Mike Pence talks to Wisconsin seventh district Republican Congressional candidate Tom Tiffany at the airport after visiting the GE Healthcare manufacturing facility April 21, 2020, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)

US Rep. Tom Tiffany enters Wisconsin’s open governor’s race

FILE - Students walk past Royce Hall at the UCLA campus in Los Angeles, Aug. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

Judge orders Trump administration to restore $500 million in federal grant funding to UCLA

President Donald Trump gestures as he arrives on Air Force One at John F. Kennedy International Airport, Monday, Sept. 22, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

The Latest: Trump says he now believes Ukraine can win back all territory lost to Russia

This courtroom sketch shows U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon listening to Ryan Routh during his trial where he is charged with attempting to assassinate Donald Trump last year at a golf course in South Florida, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, in Fort Pierce, Fla. (Lothar Speer via AP)

Man who represented himself is found guilty of trying to assassinate Trump at Florida golf course

President Donald Trump speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Monday, Sept. 22, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Dr. Trump? The president reprises his COVID era, this time sharing unproven medical advice on autism

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