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WATCH: Talarico says Trump can achieve historic accomplishments if he works with Democrats

James Talarico, the Democrat who won the Texas Senate race last week, said Trump can achieve glory on par with Lyndon B. Johnson, and Democrats should work with him to do it.

Speaker Johnson backs air traffic control funding boost after nationwide groundstop

House Speaker Mike Johnson said Saturday that the Republican-controlled Congress will seek to provide funding to update air traffic control systems after flights were grounded nationwide.

Republicans' Last Call: What They Want to Pass Before Democrats Take Over

From a looming government shutdown and another major spending bill to voter ID laws, permitting reform and the fight over Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Matt Delaney looks at what's at stake in Congress's final weeks of Republican control following the 2026 midterms.

All passengers and crew on New Orleans cruise ship survive crash with tanker on Mississippi River

A tanker in New Orleans that apparently lost its steering slammed into a docked river cruise boat with 180 people aboard Friday, the mayor said. All aboard survived after the crash prompted a massive rescue operation for passengers and crew who plunged into the Mississippi River as the ship took on water and began to topple over.

SpaceX's Starship soars into orbit after booster explosion prevents an unprecedented double catch

SpaceX's attempt to recover its entire Starship back at the launch pad was thwarted when the booster fell into the Gulf of Mexico and exploded Friday, but the spacecraft still soared into orbit in its boldest test yet.

Deb Haaland breaks political barriers as Native women in her home community face hurdles

On the morning of a Laguna Pueblo village's annual Feast Day, Ashley Sarracino knelt in her family home holding clothespins between her teeth. She straightened her niece's black cotton manta, a traditional one-shouldered dress, and tied a sash around her waist.

Pope's visit to hub of Afro-Peruvian community casts spotlight on African slave trade to Peru

When Susana Baca, the Latin Grammy-winning Afro-Peruvian singer, serenaded Pope Leo XIV upon his arrival in Peru, it was a sign that the visit would provide an unparalleled spotlight on the culture that grew out of the African slave trade to this country.

Airlines work to dig out Saturday from nationwide FAA ground stop, thousands of flight cancellations

Airlines across the U.S. worked Saturday to recover from the longest nationwide ground stop in 25 years that canceled more than 2,000 flights, spread ripple effects around the world, stranded passengers and forced professional and college sports teams to scramble for alternate transportation.

What to know about flights Saturday after Friday's nationwide FAA ground stop

A nationwide ground stop ended around 8:15 p.m. ET, and some domestic flights have now departed from U.S. airports.

South Sudan postpones first national elections again, to February 2027

South Sudan has again postponed its first national elections since independence in 2011, moving polling from December to February amid concerns about insecurity, funding shortages and the country's readiness to vote.

Fully restored: Microsoft says services are back after global outage

Microsoft said Saturday that services were fully restored after a massive outage that lasted for hours.

Memorial Opens Honoring Victims of the 2015 Charleston Church Massacre

It took Alana Grant years to find the strength to set foot in the basement of Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, where her grandfather, the Rev. Daniel Lee Simmons, attended his final Bible study.