A bitter partisan clash threatens to force the first U.S. government shutdown in almost seven years. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer accuses Republicans of “bullying” Democrats and refusing to negotiate on health care and spending proposals, creating a tense standoff in Washington.

President Donald Trump has revealed plans to honor former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The announcement follows an automobile accident in which Giuliani was injured just two days earlier and highlights his longstanding political alliance with the president.