The decision to shut down the House — and by extension the government — came hours after the Oversight Committee received documents from the US Treasury.

Policing, vehicle accidents and employment issues cost City of Atlanta taxpayers the most in settlement payouts for FY24 and FY25.

Epstein case: A top Justice Department official, Todd Blanche, said he was pursuing an interview with Ghislaine Maxwell, the former socialite sentenced to 20 years in prison for conspiring with Jeffrey Epstein to sexually exploit underage girls, to answer questions about the case. A lawyer for Ms. Maxwell confirmed the talks announced by Mr. Blanche, the No. 2 official at the department and a former defense attorney for Mr. Trump.