As Washington enters a government shutdown, the Trump administration has erected safeguards to ensure President Donald Trump’s most hardline priorities continue unscathed. Agencies central to Trump’s agenda are shielding certain programs by declaring the federal employees who work on them essential or sheltering them under already approved funding streams — designations that will allow them…
Washington is waking up to its first government shutdown in nearly seven years. How many more days that will be the case, no one knows. With President Donald Trump and congressional leaders not actively negotiating, there’s no sign the shutdown will be over before the end of the day. And with Congress dormant for Thursday’s…
The federal government shut down early Wednesday morning, setting up a potentially lengthy stand-off without a clear path forward to fund the government after top congressional leaders did not meet to try to find a last-minute deal in the hours before the shutdown. Leaders from both parties braced for an imminent shutdown by casting blame…
Pope Leo XIV made a direct foray into U.S. politics Tuesday, offering measured support for the Chicago Archdiocese’s plan to honor Sen. Dick Durbin, an Illinois Democrat who supports abortion rights, with a “lifetime achievement award” for his work on immigration policy. The pope’s comments to reporters come as anti-abortion advocates are condemning Chicago Archbishop…
By Reuters Published September 30, 2025 L’Oreal Paris drew crowds to a celebrity-packed spectacle outside the French capital’s historic Hotel de Ville on Monday, where models and Hollywood icons strutted down an open-air catwalk to celebrate beauty, empowerment and sisterhood. Kendal Jenner for the L’Oreal show in Paris on Monday night – Reuters Bright red,…
President Donald Trump posted another deepfake AI-generated video of House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Tuesday hours before the federal government is expected to shut down, further signaling the significant divide between the two parties. On Monday, Trump posted a vulgar AI-generated video of Jeffries and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer speaking outside the White…
Published September 30, 2025 On Saturday, September 27, the Luso-Brazilian label Davii and Pé de Chumbo—the brand of Portuguese designer Alexandra Oliveira, who handcrafts unique textiles for her exclusive pieces—unveiled their spring-summer 2026 collections at the Major Virtual Tunnel, a decommissioned metro station that is establishing itself as an avant-garde venue and, for the first…
Democrats who have put health care at the center of their government funding demands have another motivation for not backing down ahead of a likely shutdown: ending President Donald Trump’s efforts to undermine Congress’ funding power. The fight to wrest control of the federal pursestrings has been ongoing for eight months, with lawmakers of both…
Published October 1, 2025 Two young, but experienced designers – Nicolas Di Felice at Courrèges and Julien Klausner at Dries Van Noten – were welcome reminders of how to create distinctive fashion for house founded by revolutionary creators. Both have the same alma mater – La Cambre in Brussels. Courrèges: Blinded by the Sun The…
A government shutdown is now all but inevitable. Senators rejected dueling spending stopgap bills on Tuesday, including a failed 55-45 vote on a House-passed continuing resolution that was the final off-ramp to avoid a government shutdown set to start at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday. There’s no sign of any further breakthrough that could avert a shutdown…
