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Hakeem Jeffries is seizing on the shutdown fight to raise his national profile  Politico Jeffries says GOP uninterested in negotiating because ‘they apparently wanted’ a shutdown  PBS Democrats plan unusual House floor tactic ahead of shutdown  Axios Top Democrats knock ‘erratic and unhinged’ Trump behavior as government shuts down  The Hill House Democratic Leaders Hold Briefing on Government Shutdown  C-SPAN Source link

They will gather to mourn one of their own. On Sunday the late rightwing activist Charlie Kirk is set to be hailed by Donald Trump as a martyr of the Make America great again (Maga) movement. But Kirk’s memorial service at a 63,000-seat football stadium in Arizona could, critics fear, be exploited by the US president to serve a darker …

Venezuela on Saturday hit out at the United States for allegedly seizing a fishing boat for eight hours in its exclusive economic zone, as the U.S. military patrols the Caribbean to target drug cartels. The vessel carrying nine fishermen was “illegally and hostilely” detained on Friday by the USS Jason Dunham, a destroyer, the foreign ministry in Caracas said in …

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration is taking management of Union Station away from Amtrak in the latest example of the federal government exerting its power over the nation’s capital. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced the takeover Wednesday alongside Amtrak President Roger Harris at Washington’s main transportation hub during the launch of an updated version of the rail service’s Acela train. The federal government owns Union Station, …

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Receiver Quentin Johnston watched this offseason as the Los Angeles Chargers stacked his position group with new talent. More specifically, they acquired receivers who primarily play on the outside, where Johnston plays. The Chargers signed Mike Williams in free agency. They drafted Tre’ Harris in the second round. They drafted KeAndre Lambert-Smith in the fifth round. …