Welcome to the Fox News Politics newsletter, your source for the latest updates on the Trump administration, Capitol Hill and more Fox News politics content. Here's what's happening ...

-Supreme Court to decide if faith-based counseling on gender identity is protected speech

-Dem senator's hefty donation to disgraced AG candidate's campaign comes back to haunt him

-Who is the Trump-appointed judge blocking deployment of the National Guard to Portland?

D.C. Gridlock

The Senate remains deadlocked on a path to end the shutdown as it nears its second week, and Republicans' meager support across the aisle to reopen the government may be crumbling.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., needs at least eight Senate Democratic caucus members to join Republicans to reopen the government, given that Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., has consistently voted against the GOP's bill.

So far, a trio of Democratic caucus members, Sens. John Fetterman, D-Pa., Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., and Angus King, I-Maine, have crossed the aisle to reopen the government ... Read more

White House

FEDERAL OVERRIDE: Trump says he'd consider invoking the Insurrection Act as courts, governors seek to block his crime crackdown

'SUBSTANTIAL': Trump says 'substantial' number of jobs will be permanently lost if shutdown persists. Dems 'have no leader'

COVER-UP EXPOSED: Biden blocked dissemination of intel showing Ukrainian officials' concerns about his family's 'corrupt' business ties

PRESIDENT'S PICK: Trump looms large over special congressional election Republican primary in deep red district

CLASH OF POWERS: White House slams 'egregious' court order blocking troop deployments amid Portland unrest

World Stage

BREAKTHROUGH: Trump, Brazil's Lula move to mend fences after trade clash, judicial firestorm with 'friendly' call

TALKS END: Trump ends Venezuela talks, military options loom, new report

NEW DESTINATION: Cuban-led caravan aims for Mexico City as Trump policies deter migrants from US

Capitol Hill

WAR ON DRUGS: War on cartels? The White House says it has an iron-clad case to strike narco-terrorist groups

'ACCOUNTABILITY': FBI fires agents, dismantles corruption squad after probe unveils monitoring of GOP senators, Patel says

CAMPAIGN FALLOUT: Kaine defends Jay Jones amid AG candidate's texts envisioning murder of top Republican: 'Still a supporter'

'ABUSE OF POWER': Hawley rips Jack Smith's 'Biden's Stasi' probe, calls alleged spying 'abuse of power beyond Watergate'

NOTHING TO HIDE: House committee withdraws James Comey subpoena for Jeffrey Epstein testimony

'NOT NORMAL': Dem shellacked by McConnell in 2020 mounts new Senate bid: 'cowards in Washington are bowing to Donald Trump'

DEMS DIG IN: Schumer's shutdown holds as Senate Dems block GOP bid to reopen government

Across America

CASE IN LIMBO: Georgia prosecutors request 90-day extension to replace Willis in Trump election case

'IT'S MY JOB': Bondi clashes with Durbin on National Guard deployment: 'Love Chicago as much as you hate President Trump'

CLAIM VS. REALITY: DHS takes on Pritzker's 'Smorgasbord of Lies,' releases list debunking his claims

DEATH WISH: Jay Jones said if more police were killed it would reduce shootings of civilians, according to Virginia lawmaker

ROOMMATES RISING: The only two Dems running for governor this year are former roommates with mirroring political careers

PHOTO FINISH: Cuomo slams Mamdani for photo with anti-LGBTQ Uganda official: 'If he's smiling, he's lying'

TAMPERING DETECTED: Maine investigates claim that 250 unmarked ballots found in Amazon box

COURT FIGHT AHEAD: New Jersey Dem hopeful vows to sue Trump over troop deployments, says states would pay the price

LONE STAR RISING: Abbott Deploys 'Elite Texas National Guard' After Trump Call for Reinforcements: "Ever Ready"

COMMON GROUND: New MAHA initiative around biomedical research is uniting the GOP with some unusual bed fellows

DEFYING FEDERAL LAW: Federal agent says Chicago's 'ICE-free zones' endanger operations, embolden protesters

'ROCK BOTTOM': Ex-Chicago police officer rips city's stand-down order for swarmed ICE agents: 'Most disgusting act'

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