Politics

Plus, where Democrats made their biggest strides in Virginia and New Jersey.

Paychecks will be affected starting Day 10, and museums will close Day 12. The House isn't scheduled to return until Day 14.

The president of Colombia recalled his ambassador from the U.S. when the image was spotted in a White House photo, intensifying a growing rift between the two countries.

Lower prices for 15 drugs, including Ozempic and Wegovy, are expected to be announced by the end of the month. The price negotiation program was created under Biden.

The president, whose staff explored ways to skirt a law requiring back pay for federal workers after the shutdown ends, said "they all knew the money is coming."

The ruling is a blow to Republicans, who had drawn a court-ordered map designed to protect Utah's all-GOP congressional delegation.

The legislation, which now goes to the House, would keep the government funded through Jan. 30 without extending healthcare subsidies.

Maxwell, the co-conspirator of the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, plans to ask President Donald Trump for a commutation of her 20-year sentence, a whistleblower said.

Plus, wrapping up a busy day at the Supreme Court.

The pact struck between Republicans and a breakaway group of eight senators sparked fury among many congressional Democrats and liberal advocacy groups.

Greene, a longtime Trump ally, has been increasingly critical of her party and the administration in recent months.