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Bill to avert government shutdown passes with help from Democrats
Ten Democrats joined with Republicans to clear the 60-vote threshold needed to advance the measure. The vote was 62-38.

Hamas says it will release US-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander
Hamas, which rules over what remains of the Gaza Strip, didn't immediately specify when the release of soldier Edan Alexander and the four bodies would take place — or what it expected to get in return.

Senate works to avert partial government shutdown
Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer gave members of his caucus days to vent their frustration about the options before them, but late Thursday made clear he will not allow a government shutdown.

House passes bill to fund federal agencies through September
Republicans needed overwhelming support from their members to pass the funding measure, and they got it in the 217-213 House vote.

NJ Transit and engineers union tentatively agree to a new contract and avoid a possible strike
New Jersey Transit and its rail engineers union said Monday that they've tentatively agreed on a new labor contract, averting a possible strike.

Newark, NJ cop shot dead, another fighting for life — teen in custody, report says
A city police officer was killed and another was wounded in a shooting Friday evening, authorities said.

Gene Hackman died of heart disease, his wife died of hantavirus
Actor Gene Hackman died of heart disease a full week after his wife died from hantavirus in their New Mexico hillside home.

SpaceX’s latest Starship test flight ends with another explosion
Wreckage from the latest SpaceX explosion was seen streaming from the skies over Florida.

Trump changes course and delays some tariffs on Mexico and Canada
The White House insists its tariffs are about stopping the smuggling of fentanyl, but the taxes proposed by President Trump have caused a gaping wound in the decades-old North American trade partnership.

House censures Rep. Al Green for disrupting Trump’s joint address
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., had Rep. Al Green removed from the chamber during the early moments of Trump’s speech Tuesday night.