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As elections season ramps up and debates around issues of change and development remain tense, several incumbents are stepping down from their seats.

La., responds to House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries', D-N.Y., claims that he and the Republican Party are responsible for the shutdown, saying Democrats are attempting to appease their 'far-left' base.

It’s Day 8 of the government shutdown, and there’s still no end in sight. The Senate voted today for the sixth time on a House-passed stopgap funding measure and a Democratic counterproposal, both of which failed — again. No senator has budged and the House is not in session.

While this may be a good time to take advantage of the public’s attention, it’s also a time when teachers increasingly fear repercussions for offending students.

The country’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Saturday voted Takaichi to be the party’s next leader, which is also effectively Japan’s next Prime Minister, setting her up to be the first woman to lead the country.

The White House on Friday criticized the Nobel Prize committee's decision to grant the peace prize to a Venezuelan opposition leader instead of U.S. President Donald Trump, who aggressively lobbied for the award and touted his role in brokering international ceasefire deals.

Vt., attacked female GOP governors while mocking the Democratic Party’s focus on identity politics on Trevor Noah’s podcast Thursday.