Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy will hold a press briefing at around 11:00 a.m. Tuesday morning. FOUR KEY FUNDING CLIFFS NEAR AS GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN CONTINUES WITH NO DEAL IN SIGHT Duffy has warned about the effects of the government shutdown on air travel in the United States since the first days of the funding cliff.

Follow live coverage of the Trump administration as the president announces he’ll meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in South Korea next week.

The US has carried out its first night time attack on a vessel at sea which it claims has killed six drug traffickers. US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Friday the US had conducted its first night time attack on an alleged boat carrying drugs from Latin America, killing six “narco-terrorists” in the process.

The countdown clock on this page tells the story: We’re still in a federal government shutdown. Let’s take a step back and review some of our most recent reporting, if you’re just getting up to speed. • How we got here: Democrats are pressuring ...

Originally published as US politics live: Vance slams Israel over vote, Trump pardons billionaire crypto CEO JD Vance has blasted Israel’s parliament for holding a vote to advance a bill on the annexation of the West Bank, saying he has taken “some insult to it”.

Across the Commonwealth, millions of Pennsylvanians are facing the same reality. Reports indicate that SNAP payments were frozen on Oct. 16, and uncertainty continues to ripple through programs like WIC and Medicaid, leaving families anxious and nonprofits overwhelmed.

The defence industry minister says the federal government is fighting to keep the struggling Tomago smelter open, and has declared every option is being considered to save the facility. Follow live.

Keir Starmer grilled at PMQs on grooming gangs inquiry resignations - Sir Keir Starmer faced Prime Minister’s Questions amid a row over the Government's handling of the national grooming gangs inquiry