
Emily Stewart
Former Senior Correspondent
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Rep. Patrick Meehan reportedly paid a former aide thousands of dollars to settle a sexual misconduct case.


She’s about to be replaced by a still qualified, but less qualified, man.


Gov. David Ige took 17 minutes to tell people there was no missile headed toward Hawaii.


The Senate will vote at noon on a bill to reopen the government.


Polls conducted pre-shutdown found a partisan divide; independents are more likely to blame the GOP.


A Michigan State University trustee is calling for university president Lou Anna Simon to step down.


Paul Ryan isn’t sure if the race-baiting ad is “necessarily productive” in shutdown talks.


Donald Trump sits at an empty desk


Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney seems strangely excited about his newly discovered power.


Federal workers will go back to work eventually — but it might be a while before they get their paychecks.