US Politics

The approval caps a 43-day congressional standoff that disrupted air travel, federal workers' pay and food benefits for millions.

Some senators are donating their salaries in solidarity with federal workers.

The bipartisan deal funds the government through Jan. 30. If it passes, it will still need to clear the House, which will likely take days.

Vote would begin debate on bill to fund government through January, sources say.

Marco Rubio and JD Vance have become each other's primary sounding boards in the West Wing.

Kamala Harris has stumbled through an uncomfortable ABC interview where she was pulled up on a series of conflicting statements.

US President Donald Trump embarked on a tour of Asia on Friday aimed at easing trade tensions and mending frayed ties with China, beginning with a summit of Southeast Asian nations in Malaysia before heading to Japan to meet new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. Trump told reporters that he could meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un during his trip. 

In a BBC interview, former vice-president says she isn’t done with politics and could ‘possibly’ be the next president