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Both parties blame each other on 1st day of government shutdown as tourist sites close 10/01/2025 06:43pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans and Democrats spent the first day of the federal government shutdown blaming each other for the dysfunction, as iconic sites representing the nation's core identity — from the Liberty Bell in Pennsylvania to Pearl Harbor in Hawaii — were temporarily closed. The Tr Lawsuit filed against immigration authorities after U.S. citizen's arrests in raids 10/01/2025 05:03pm • An Alabama construction worker and U.S. citizen who says he was detained twice by immigration agents within just a few weeks has filed a lawsuit in federal court demanding an end to Trump administration workplace raids targeting industries with large immigrant workforces. The class-action lawsuit, f Government shutdown takes hold with mass layoffs looming and no end in sight 10/01/2025 04:49pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government was thrown into a shutdown Wednesday with no easy endgame in sight, as Democrats held firm to their demands to salvage health care subsidies that President Donald Trump and Republican in Congress have dismissed as something to possibly discuss later. The Wh Blame game: Who's responsible for the government shutdown? 10/01/2025 04:02pm • For all the latest developments in Congress, follow WTOP Capitol Hill correspondent Mitchell Miller at Today on the Hill. Congressional Republicans and Democrats strongly disagree over what steps must be taken to end the government shutdown that began Wednesday, but they both agree on one thi What Eric Adams' exit means for the NYC mayor's race 09/29/2025 06:38pm • The race to be the next mayor of New York City is down to three main candidates after incumbent Eric Adams dropped his reelection bid over the weekend. Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa are already looking to capitalize on Adams' exit, as the con The Latest: Congressional leaders meet with Trump as possible government shutdown looms 09/29/2025 06:29pm • Democratic and Republican congressional leaders met at the White House on Monday with President Donald Trump in a late effort to avoid a government shutdown, but both sides thus far have shown hardly any willingness to budge from their entrenched positions. If government funding legislation isn’t Ex-Republican South Carolina House member admits to distributing hundreds of child sex abuse videos 09/29/2025 05:37pm • COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Former Republican South Carolina Rep. RJ May admitted in court Monday that he sent hundreds of videos of children being sexually abused to people across the country on social media. May pleaded guilty to what prosecutors in court papers called a “five-day child pornography Trump's team keeps posting AI portraits of him. We keep clicking 09/29/2025 11:50am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Here he is, depicted at six months in office, chiseled and brawny, as mighty as the very nation. Here he is as a Star Wars Jedi wielding a patriot-red lightsaber, rescuing our galaxy from the forces of evil. Here he is taking over Gaza, transforming the strip into a luxury resort Eagles send a message to the NFL and the 31 other teams with the fake tush push 09/29/2025 11:34am • TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Nick Sirianni and the Philadelphia Eagles sent a message to the NFL and the 31 other teams in Week 4. The reigning Super Bowl champions don’t need a tush push to win. And for those who consider it a boring play, now there’s a new twist. The fake makes it even more difficult Travelers bothered by their flight's pollution can pay to reduce it elsewhere. Do offsets work? 09/29/2025 09:43am • So you're booking your flight, and just when you're about to check out, the airline asks if you'd like to pay a little something to offset your share of the flight's pollution. Or, maybe you're an environmentally minded person, and you've heard you can buy these things called carbon offsets. Are the Packers, Cowboys battle to 40-40 tie, NFL’s first since 2022 09/29/2025 12:43am • ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Brandon Aubrey and Brandon McManus traded short field goals in overtime, and Micah Parsons’ highly anticipated return to Dallas ended with the Cowboys and Green Bay Packers in a 40-40 tie Sunday night. Dak Prescott and Jordan Love had three touchdown passes apiece in regu Fake tush push and special teams TD help Eagles beat Bucs 31-25 to stay undefeated 09/28/2025 06:02pm • TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Philadelphia Eagles don't need a tush push when the fake is even more effective. Saquon Barkley scored on a fake tush push, Jalen Hurts threw one of his two touchdown passes on another variation of the play, and another special-teams score helped the Eagles beat the Tampa Ba Hagen scores late, Bachmeier throws 2 TD passes as No. 25 BYU rallies to beat Colorado 24-21 09/28/2025 03:00am • BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Cody Hagen scored on a 32-yard run early in the fourth quarter and Bear Bachmeier threw two touchdown passes, helping No. 25 BYU rally from an early deficit to beat Colorado 24-21 on Saturday night. Cougars linebacker Isaiah Glasker sealed the win by intercepting Kaidon Salte Chambliss' 385 scrimmage yards propels No. 13 Mississippi past No. 4 LSU 09/28/2025 01:49am • OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Trinidad Chambliss passed for 314 yards and a touchdown — a third straight 300-yard passing performance for the Division II transfer— and No. 13 Mississippi defeated No. 4 LSU 24-19 on Saturday. Kewan Lacy ran for a 15-yard touchdown and former LSU running back Logan Diggs Lamson throws 3 TD passes, Montana State starts fast to swamp Eastern Washington 57-3 09/27/2025 07:42pm • BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — Justin Lamson threw a pair of long touchdown passes 90 seconds apart in a dominating first quarter and Montana State went on to an easy 57-3 win over Eastern Washington on Saturday to open Big Sky Conference play. Lamson connected with Hunter Provience for a 43-yard score to