The House approved a short-term bill to fund the government through Dec. 4, aiming to move a shutdown fight beyond the midterm elections. The measure now heads to the Senate, where its path is uncertain and Democratic support may be needed.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told senators the U.S. war with Iran has cost $37.5 billion so far and warned that military training could be cut without urgent funding. Democrats challenged the size and process of the Pentagon’s request as fighting continued in the Middle East.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy fired Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi as commander-in-chief after days of protests over the dismissal of Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov. Maj. Gen. Mykhailo Drapatyi was named the new army chief.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Gen. Dan Caine urged senators to approve billions in new funding for the Iran war and military readiness. The hearing came after three U.S. service members died over the weekend and lawmakers in both parties raised questions about the conflict’s cost and direction.
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill said a Motor Vehicle Commission software error improperly registered about 6,600 noncitizens to vote, with fewer than 400 casting ballots. The state is removing the registrations, replacing the vendor and investigating how the error occurred.
The Trump administration is deferring more than $1 billion in Medicaid payments to California and Minnesota while it seeks documentation for claims it says are high-risk. Officials said the money is not being cut and can be released if the states show the payments meet federal standards.
India’s youth-led Cockroach movement resumed its New Delhi sit-in after police used tear gas and batons against protesters marching toward Parliament. Demonstrators are demanding Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resign over alleged exam system failures.
India’s Cockroach Janta Party says it will stop marching through New Delhi after violent clashes with police, but will continue demanding education reforms and Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation. Police and protesters gave sharply different accounts of the violence that injured scores of people.