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US aircraft carrier breaks record for longest deployment since the Vietnam War

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WASHINGTON — The world’s largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, broke the U.S. record Wednesday for the longest post-Vietnam War deployment, a nearly 10-month span that saw it take part in both the military raid in Venezuela and the Iran war. The ship’s 295th day at sea surpassed the previous longest deployment by … Read more

DHS funding lapse becomes longest government shutdown

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DHS funding lapse is now the longest government shutdown in U.S. history

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The ongoing funding lapse at the Department of Homeland Security crossed into new territory Sunday when it became the longest partial government shutdown in U.S. history. The DHS shutdown is now in its 44th day, breaking the previous record when the department and the rest of the federal government went without funding from October until … Read more

House Republicans pass rival DHS plan, setting up Senate fight as shutdown set to become longest in history

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! House Republicans passed a short-term funding patch for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) over the fierce objections of Democratic lawmakers late Friday evening. But the 42-day shutdown that has snarled air travel and left tens of thousands of federal employees without pay is far from over. … Read more

Stocks tumble as Wall Street nears longest losing streak in nearly 4 years

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Stocks tumbled Friday as Wall Street was headed for a fifth straight weekly decline, its longest such stretch in nearly four years. The losses come a day after U.S. markets suffered their worst drop since the Iran war began Feb. 28. The S&P 500 slumped 55 points, or 0.85%, to 6,422 in late-morning trading, while the … Read more

Longest line at Philly airport? Cheesesteaks, not security

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PHILADELPHIA — Travelers passing through Philadelphia International Airport on Monday may have expected long security lines. But the longest line was made of cheesesteaks. Organizers say they achieved a new Guinness World Record for the longest line of cheesesteak sandwiches, with 1,291 lined up inside a departure hall to mark National Cheesesteak Day. The display … Read more

Pelosi calls Trump State of the Union ‘lazy’ – after he broke his own record for longest ever

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., called President Donald Trump’s State of the Union Address Tuesday night “lazy,” but history tells another story: Trump broke his own record for the longest such speech in American history. In fact, Trump, the oldest American president ever inaugurated, has delivered … Read more