In the hours immediately after the conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed in front of a large crowd of students at a Utah university on Wednesday, there was no word on who had actually done it and no explanation for why it had happened. But, in Washington, those who profess certainty no longer…
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan judge dismissed criminal charges Tuesday against a group of people who were accused of attempting to falsely certifying President Donald Trump as the winner of the 2020 election in the battleground state, a major blow to prosecutors as similar cases in four other states have been muddied with setbacks….
Following is a summary of current US domestic news briefs. Fed nominee Miran tells Senate panel he’s ‘not at all’ Trump’s puppet Stephen Miran, President Donald Trump’s pick to fill an open seat at the Federal Reserve, on Thursday parried dozens of questions from lawmakers about whether he will make interest-rate decisions independently of…
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer called a special election Friday for a state Senate seat that has been vacant for nearly nine months, setting up a contest that could let Republicans hobble Whitmer’s agenda in the Democrat’s final year in office. The 35th Senate District has been unrepresented in the Legislature all…
President Donald Trump said he is being denied his constitutional right to appoint judges by the “blue slip” tradition that allows senators to object to presidential judicial appointments. In a post on his Truth Social platform on Sunday, Trump complained that the process prevented him from appointing Republican judges. Why It Matters Trump appointed 234…
NEW DELHI: Elon Musk is stepping back from his plan to establish a third political party in the United States, telling associates he prefers to focus on his business ventures and avoid alienating influential Republicans, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.According to the report, Musk is weighing the possibility of deploying part of his…
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Democrats who ended a walkout found themselves shadowed by law enforcement officers to keep them from repeating the protest that stalled Republican efforts to redraw congressional districts and fulfill President Donald Trump‘s desire to reshape U.S. House maps. Republicans in the Texas House forced returning Democrats to sign what the…
Reporter’s Notebook: Who actually pays tariffs? – CBS News Watch CBS News John Dickerson goes inside the numbers on who actually pays when tariffs are levied against imports. Source link
Small business forced to close after tariffs – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump’s sweeping tariffs on dozens of countries went into effect Thursday. Kelly O’Grady has the story of one small business in New York that won’t be able to ride the tariffs out. Source link
What we know about firing of former acting FBI director – CBS News Watch CBS News The former acting director of the FBI and several agents have been fired without warning. Homeland Security correspondent Nicole Sganga has more. Source link