Ed Kalecki

Trump's move comes with lawmakers deadlocked on how to end the shutdown.

Democrats are seeking changes to Trump's administration enforcement policies.

But congressional Republicans in the White House have balked at those demands.

The president's directive, which he announced earlier this week that he intended to sign, led House Republicans to abandon talk of cutting short a two-week Easter recess to try and end the impasse.

The Pentagon's proposed fiscal 2027 budget would significantly ramp up its military firepower.

Bloomberg's Monica Ricks reports.

French President Emmanuel Macron is calling on medium-sized powers to join forces and stand up to the U.S.

and China.

Macron hammered the message during his tour of Asia this week, where he discussed maritime security in the Strait of Hormuz and closer cooperation with South Korea and Japan.

two countries badly suffering from high energy costs as the war in Iran keeps the strait closed.

European countries, he said, have a shared agenda with places like Japan and South Korea on issues like international law, democracy, climate change and global health.

According to a U.S.

Supreme Court spokeswoman, Justice Samuel Alito was examined by a doctor last month after falling ill during an event in Philadelphia.

The court confirmed the March 20th incident in a statement Friday afternoon after it was first reported by CNN.

The Federalist Society hosted an event in Philadelphia the same day marking his 20 years in the high court.

The spokeswoman said Alito was thoroughly checked by his personal physician.

and returned to the court the following Monday to participate in oral arguments.

He has not missed any scheduled arguments this year.

OpenAI's chief operating officer is shifting into a new role, and two other top executives are going on leave due to health reasons, marking a major change to its executive bench ahead of a potential Wall Street debut as soon as this year.

Brad Leitkamp, OpenAI's longtime COO, will now lead special projects and report directly to chief executive officer Sam Altman.