Just hours before federal funding for the government runs out, Congress is left scrambling to find a way to keep the government open after midnight tonight.
Meanwhile, a New York judge has decided that Trump can't use his presidential immunity to shed his felony conviction.
And Luigi Mangione, the alleged killer of the UnitedHealthcare CEO, was charged with murder as an act of terrorism.
In global news, following the fall of the Assad regime, prosecutors, aid workers, and journalists are learning more about the atrocities committed under Syria's former president.
Israeli attacks on hospitals in northern Gaza have left the medical facilities barely able to provide basic care and no longer capable of surgical procedures or maternal services.
And Canada's embattled prime minister, Justin Trudeau, saw his position as the country's leader weaken this week after the resignation of his finance minister.
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