The UK government has offered to share the financial risk for Glasgow’s Commonwealth Games bid in 2026. However, it has rejected a request by the Scottish government to underwrite the entire cost of the Games.

Even in an election year, House Speaker Mike Johnson doesn’t care about consequences. His speakership is all about Trump.

With a narrow majority, the House GOP cleared a procedural test. But Senate Democrats and the White House have already rejected the measure to avert a government shutdown.

Congress has little time to avoid a government shutdown that is set to begin at 12:01 a.m. on Oct. 1. They are nowhere near an agreement.

The threat of a risky government shutdown is looming over the U.S. at a very sensitive political time for the country.

Congress has until Oct. 1 to fund the government during the pre-Election Day sprint. With the abbreviated timeline, lawmakers will almost certainly need to pass a stopgap measure to keep the government funded — leaving the full-year funding effort for a later date.