At day 36, the government shutdown is the longest in US history

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The government shutdown is the longest in US history, dragging into November.

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A former Trump student-loan official calls for at least $100,000 to be returned to borrowers who faced 'unfair' credit reporting

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The Trump administration is facing a new lawsuit challenging its student-debt collection efforts.

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Trump says he will withhold SNAP benefits until the government shutdown ends

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Trump's announcement on restarting US nuclear testing has raised more questions than it's answered.

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Palantir CEO Alex Karp calls his company the first to be 'completely anti-woke'

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Alex Karp, CEO of Palantir Technologies

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Larry Summers said the best thing about the Trump-Xi meeting was that it 'didn't spiral out of control'

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Larry Summers said the Trump-Xi meeting avoided confrontation and conflict, and did not "spiral out of control."

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Canadians take to social media to debate their prime minister's apology to Trump over anti-tariffs ad

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Ontario Premier Doug Ford (left) and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney (right)

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There's one thing about tariffs that might seriously affect consumers, a chief investment officer at BNY warns

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Sinead Colton Grant, chief investment officer at BNY Wealth, said closing the de minimis loophole could impact e-commerce.

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Who is Timothy Mellon? The reclusive billionaire is rumored to be behind a $130 million donation to the Pentagon.

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Timothy Mellon in 1981.
Timothy Mellon.

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How negotiating with hostage-takers actually works, according to an expert negotiator

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Mickey Bergman is a negotiator involved in political prisoner negotiations for Americans wrongfully detained abroad. Over the past decade, he has helped secure the release of high-profile detainees such as Trevor Reed, Brittney Griner, and Danny Fenster.

How a 241% tariff on pistachios 40 years ago helped America take over the $5.6 billion global market

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Rebecca Kaser helps run Avellar-Moore Farms, a small family-run operation in California's Central Valley.

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