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SF based immigration attorney speaks about switching parties, voting Trump in 2024

She said she switched parties and voted for Trump in 2024, after supporting Hillary Clinton in 2016, and campaigning for Biden in 2020.

Jan 20

A man talking on a phone that connects people to a Republican in Texas

Phone booth in San Francisco lets people "call a Republican" in Texas

Matter Neuroscience, a tech startup, recently launched the project. Using data from the 2024 elections, the company wanted to connect people in one of the most liberal cities in America with people living in a conservative town of about 130,000 residents.

Jan 20

U.S. President Trump meets with congressional leaders to discuss funds to avoid a shutdown, at the White House

Government shutdown nears as White House meeting yields little progress

Congressional leaders met with President Trump at the White House as Washington barrels toward a 2025 shutdown.

Sep 29, 2025

Senate Majority Leader John Thune takes a question from a reporter outside his office at the U.S. Capitol Building on September 18, 2025 in Washington, D.C.

Senate returns as lawmakers stare down government shutdown

The Senate returned to Washington on Monday with less than two days to fund the government amid a stalemate between Democrats and Republicans on the path forward.