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Democrats dominated the first major Election Day since President Donald Trump returned to the White House.

Hurling a sandwich at a federal agent was an act of protest for Washington, D.C., resident Sean Charles Dunn. A jury must decide if it was also a federal crime.

Dick Cheney, the hard-charging conservative who became one of the most powerful and polarizing vice presidents in U.S. history and a leading advocate for the invasion of Iraq, has died at age 84.

In Maryland's largest counties, 128,000 people take advantage of the tax credits for insurance through the Affordable Care Act. But it's Maryland's smallest, poorest counties where the impact will be the deepest.

President Donald Trump’s administration said Monday that it will partially fund SNAP after two judges issued rulings requiring them to keep the food aid program running.

The stalemate appears increasingly unsustainable as Republican President Donald Trump demands action and Democratic leaders warn that an uproar over rising health insurance costs will force Congress to act.

Plan on a glorious extra hour of sleep as most of America “falls back” into standard time.

Three monkeys have remained on the loose since the crash on Tuesday in a rural area along Interstate 59.

Two hearings for Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s criminal case are delayed after his lawyers said the government has “stonewalled” their efforts to call witnesses and collect evidence.

The San Francisco-based grocery delivery company said both programs amount to $5 million in direct relief.

YouTube TV viewers can no longer see Disney channels including ABC and ESPN.

Two federal judges ruled nearly simultaneously on Friday that President Donald Trump’s administration must to continue to fund SNAP, the nation’s biggest food aid program, using contingency funds during the government shutdown.

Around the country, the clocks will go back one hour at 2 a.m. Sunday (respective local times) to mark the return to standard time and more daylight in the mornings.

Many people across the U.S. are preparing to give out shelf-stable foods to trick-or-treaters this year to help fill the void left by looming cuts to SNAP.

A federal judge seemed skeptical of the Trump administration’s argument that SNAP benefits could be suspended for the first time because of the government shutdown.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said China agreed to purchase 25 million metric tons of U.S. soybeans annually for the next three years, starting with 12 million metric tons from now to January.

The separate, late-night operations in Paris and nearby Seine-Saint-Denis bring the total arrests to seven.

Hurricane Melissa left dozens dead and widespread destruction across Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica, where roofless homes, fallen utility poles and water-logged furniture dominated the landscape Wednesday.

Vice President JD Vance said Tuesday he believes U.S. military members will be paid at the end of the week, though he did not specify how.

The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the shooting by a Homeland Security Investigations agent, who was with police officers and other federal agents when they stopped a car driven by Phillip M. Brown on Oct. 17.