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Republicans are marching ahead with a government funding bill despite Democratic opposition

Republicans are marching ahead with a government funding bill despite Democratic opposition

By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans will face a critical test of their unity when a spending bill that would avoid a partial government shutdown and keep federal agencies funded through September comes up…

Stocks’ sell-off worsens as Wall Street wonders how much pain Trump will accept for the economy

Stocks’ sell-off worsens as Wall Street wonders how much pain Trump will accept for the economy

By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. stock market’s sell-off cut deeper on Monday as Wall Street questioned how much pain President Donald Trump will let the economy endure through tariffs and other policies in order…

A cargo ship hits a tanker and they catch fire off England, with one crew member missing

A cargo ship hits a tanker and they catch fire off England, with one crew member missing

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A cargo ship hit a tanker carrying jet fuel for the U.S. military off eastern England on Monday, setting both vessels ablaze and sending fuel pouring into…

EPA froze ‘green bank’ funds worth billions, climate group suit says

EPA froze ‘green bank’ funds worth billions, climate group suit says

By MATTHEW DALY and MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A nonprofit that was awarded nearly $7 billion by the Biden administration to finance clean energy and climate-friendly projects has sued President Donald Trump’s Environmental Protection…

Elon Musk claims X being targeted in ‘massive cyberattack’ as service goes down

Elon Musk claims X being targeted in ‘massive cyberattack’ as service goes down

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Hours after a series of outages Monday that left X unavailable to thousands of users, Elon Musk claimed that the social media platform was being targeted in a “massive…

Judge orders Trump administration to pay nearly $2 billion in USAID and State Dept. debts

Judge orders Trump administration to pay nearly $2 billion in USAID and State Dept. debts

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday gave the Trump administration until Monday to pay nearly $2 billion owed to partners of the U.S. Agency for International…