President Trump late Sunday defended Argentina as his administration is looking to secure $40 billion in financial assistance for the country. “Argentina’s fighting for its life, young lady, you don’t know anything about it,” Trump told a reporter on Air Force One in response to a question. “They’re fighting for their life. Nothing’s benefiting Argentina.”…

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and other Republicans will address reporters on Monday morning with the government shutdown in its 20th day. Johnson has been showing his anger as he becomes perhaps the most prominent Republican figure in the GOP’s shutdown fight, marking a notable shift for the famously even-tempered Speaker. Johnson will be joined by…

The embarrassing spectacle of House Speaker Mike Johnson’s refusal to do his duty and swear in a newly elected Democratic member of Congress is more fuel for the public’s cynicism and disillusionment with American politics. And it does not serve the House of Representatives well. 

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Metal shrapnel from an explosive artillery shell damaged a California Highway Patrol (CHP) vehicle during a Marine Corps live-fire training demonstration on Saturday near a major highway, the patrol said. The incident occurred along Interstate 5 near Camp Pendleton in San Diego County. Vice President Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth were at the base…