Gov. Gavin Newsom's office is weighing whether to close parts of Interstate 5 beginning Friday amid concerns over what it says is a White House-directed plan to use live ordnance during a military anniversary celebration off Camp Pendleton's coast — where Navy ships are expected to fire over the freeway onto the base.

The Senate on Wednesday failed for the ninth time to reopen the federal government as the impasse on Capitol Hill deepens. On Thursday, the upper chamber will switch gears and vote on

The ongoing government shutdown is delaying the announcement of the annual Social Security cost-of-living adjustment for tens of millions of beneficiaries.

The fragile ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war was tested Tuesday as an Israeli military agency said it would halve the number of trucks allowed to bring humanitarian aid into devastated Gaza, over concerns that the militant group was returning the remains of dead hostages more slowly than agreed.

His remarks came as Hamas transferred two more bodies to the Red Cross, with Israel accusing the group of violating the terms of the truce. Donald Trump said he may authorize Israel to resume military operations in Gaza if Hamas fails to uphold its ceasefire obligations,

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he would consider allowing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to resume military action in Gaza if Hamas refuses to uphold its end of the ceasefire deal,