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The House and Senate pass a stopgap spending bill to prevent a government shutdown this weekend and buy time for challenging talks on a wide range of unfinished business on Capitol Hill. (Dec. 7)

President Donald Trump will undergo a physical early next year and will reveal his medical records. Susana Victoria Perez (@susana_vp) has more.

A cop in southern New Jersey caught the moment a meteor flew through the sky on his patrol car’s dashcam. (Dec. 2)

Congressmen Lewis and Bennie Thompson say Trump’s policies insult the legacies of activists portrayed in the museum.

After President Donald Trump moved to recognize the divided city of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, Israelis and Palestinians living in America had mixed reactions after the announcement. (Dec 7)

Here’s the latest for Thursday, December 7th: Sen. Al Franken resigns; FBI Director defends agency in wake of Trump tweet; Crews fight to contain California wildfires; The nation remembers on the anniversary of Pearl Harbor.

U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley surprised the U.S. Olympic Committee by suggesting the nation’s participation at the upcoming Pyeongchang Games in South Korea was “an open question,” and the USOC responded by saying it has no plans on pulling out.

Firefighters continue battle to control the Skirball Fire near downtown Los Angeles. The blaze is 20 percent contained around 475 acres with flare ups in the Bel-Air Crest area. (Dec. 7)

President Trump, along with congressional leaders, is sounding an optimistic tone as they sit down at the White House Thursday. Trump said he hopes the group will make good progress as they prepare to discuss plans to avert a government shutdown. (Dec….

Tom Gross, 60, has planted the popular leg lamp from the filmout in the front yard of his West Des Moines home for the past couple of years.