Jacob Redman

On this day in 1996, President Bill Clinton and Senator Bob Dole faced off in the first of two presidential debates.

On this day in 1981, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat was assassinated.

President Ronald Reagan hosts Senator Joe Biden of Delaware in the Oval Office at the White House, circa 1987.

President-elect John F. Kennedy and Vice President Richard Nixon meet in the days following the 1960 presidential election.

Senator John F. Kennedy, circa 1960.

Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower examines a globe, circa 1966.

🕰️ FLASHBACK: An NBC News report on the 1995-96 government shutdown.

🚨 Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker said on Saturday that the Trump administration plans to deploy 300 National Guard troops to Chicago over his objections, calling the move “outrageous and un-American.”

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On this day in 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1—the first artificial satellite to orbit Earth—heightening Cold War tensions and propelling the space race between the United States and the USSR.

Hamas says it agrees to release all Israeli hostages, part of Trump's Gaza peace plan The plan was unveiled by the president and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington on Monday following talks that excluded the militant group.

🚨 BREAKING: Hamas said it would release all remaining Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip.

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🚨 President Donald Trump said Hamas has until 6 P.M. EST on Sunday to agree to his Gaza peace proposal or face “HELL, like no one has ever seen before.”

On this day in 1967, Thurgood Marshall was sworn in as an associate justice of the Supreme Court, becoming the first African American to serve on the high court.

President Bill Clinton and House Speaker Newt Gingrich clash in the Oval Office during government shutdown negotiations, circa December 1995.

On this day in 1924, James “Jimmy” Earl Carter Jr. was born in Plains, Georgia.

Chamberlain, proclaiming “peace in our time,” believed that the agreement would appease Adolf Hitler and avoid war.

On this day in 1938, the notorious Munich Agreement was signed. The pact, backed by British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, ceded the German-speaking Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia to Nazi Germany.

Absent congressional action, federal agencies will shutter tomorrow at midnight.

🚨 DEVELOPING: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has reportedly approached several of his Democratic colleagues to gauge whether they would support a short term government funding bill in exchange for negotiations on extending health care subsidies.

September 29, 2025 Calendar and Shutdown

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Missouri governor signs Trump-backed plan aimed at helping Republicans win another US House seat Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe has signed a new congressional map into law that gives Republicans an improved shot at winning an additional U.S. House seat.

🚨 BREAKING: Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe signed a new congressional map into law on Sunday that seeks to eliminate one Democratic-held House seat.

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🚨 BREAKING: New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced he would abandon his bid for a second term.

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🚨 President Donald Trump is expected to host congressional leaders at the White House on Monday ahead of a looming government shutdown.

Absent congressional action, federal agencies will shutter at midnight on Tuesday.

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On this day in 1996, the Taliban toppled the government in Afghanistan, declaring the country an Islamic state.

On this day in 1954, The Tonight Show, originally called Tonight!, premiered on NBC with Steve Allen as host.

🚨 The FBI has fired at least 15 agents who participated in George Floyd protests in 2020.

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📄 On this day in 1964, the Warren Commission, charged with investigating the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, released its findings.

On this day in 1940, Germany, Italy, and Japan signed the Tripartite Pact in Berlin, forming the Axis alliance.

🚨 The U.S. State Department said it would revoke the visa of Colombian President Gustavo Petro after he called on U.S. troops to disobey President Donald Trump’s orders.

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🚨 BREAKING: President Donald Trump said Saturday he was ordering troops to Portland, Oregon, to quell “domestic terrorists” in the city.

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📉 Americans’ views of the Supreme Court stand at a near-record low, according to a new Pew poll.