A common thread running through the controversies of the new fall season of America’s bitter politics is Donald Trump’s attempt to impose unfettered, often unprecedented presidential power on multiple fronts.

President Trump blamed Democrats for shutting down the government and urged them to reopen it “tonight" amid Senate talks over ObamaCare subsidies.

House Speaker Mike Johnson said Democrats aren't "serious" about negotiating an end to the shutdown, while Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said the GOP has gone "radio silent."

With the shutdown soon to enter its second week, attention returns to the Senate on Monday. Voters are expected again on a pair of bills to reopen the government, though both measures are likely to fail absent a compromise. The House remains on recess until Oct. 14.

France’s new prime minister Sébastien Lecornu resigned less than 24 hours after naming his government and after less than a month in office, plunging the country into a deep political crisis and leaving French President Emmanuel Macron with few options.

Fewer say they frequently get news about science and technology (32%), business and finance (32%), sports (27%) and entertainment (19%).

France’s new Prime Minister, Sebastien Lecornu, resigned on Monday, barely 14 hours after appointing his new cabinet, after allies and foes alike threatened to topple his government, driving

France's new Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu and his government resigned on Monday, hours after Lecornu announced his cabinet line-up, making it the shortest-lived administration in modern French history and deepening the country's political crisis.

The US government shutdown enters its second week with Republicans turning up the pressure on Democrats to reach a spending bill deal. A Senate vote on a stopgap bill is expected to fail Monday. The White House says if that happens,