Get the latest news and live updates as the government shutdown continues, Trump sanctions Russia in a push for a ceasefire in Ukraine and Rubio heads to Israel amid Gaza truce.

Newsom vows to sue if Trump deploys National Guard troops to San Francisco, setting up a major constitutional clash.

The back-to-back visits by Mr. Vance and Mr. Rubio underscore the administration’s keen interest in preserving the cease-fire. Steve Witkoff, Mr. Trump’s Middle East envoy, and Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law, have also been in Israel this week.

The last time Andrés Fernando Tufiño Chila’s sister heard from him was about a year ago when he told her he was heading out to fish for work, she said. Last week, she was shocked to learn that her brother was aboard an alleged drug vessel that was struck by the US military.

Bryce Sobodosh, an apparent Donald Trump supporter, is facing felony charges after police say he brought a stolen gun to a No Kings protest in Kent. A brief melee broke out between the counterprotester and a woman who police say grabbed his flag.

President Trump’s decision to bail out Argentina has sparked outrage among U.S. farmers struggling from the trade war with China.

Donald Trump hit Russia's two biggest oil companies with sanctions in his latest sharp policy shift on Moscow's war in Ukraine.

Author Michael Wolff filed a lawsuit against first lady Melania Trump after legal threats her attorney made over his Epstein comments, citing alleged intimidation tactics.