As the lights go out in Washington, it’s not clear who wins this showdown. The United States government has gone dark – again. At 12:01am on Wednesday morning, Congress missed the deadline to pass a stopgap funding bill. Agencies began powering down. Federal workers were told not to come in. And the political blamegame in…
With Democrats and Republicans unable to reach a funding deal, the US government is on the brink of a shutdown (Alex WROBLEWSKI) Asian markets stuttered, US futures fell and gold hovered near record highs Wednesday after lawmakers in Washington failed to reach a deal to avert a government shutdown. The prospect of federal services being…
A growing share of Americans say the country is headed in the wrong direction under Donald Trump’s leadership, according to new polls that show deep unease not only among Democrats and independents but increasingly within his own Republican base. Why It Matters The latest data suggests Trump faces a paradox. While Republican voters remain his…
Doctor reacts to Trump’s announcement about Tylenol and autism – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump on Monday told pregnant women to avoid Tylenol, linking the drug to autism despite criticism from medical experts. CBS News medical contributor Dr. Céline Gounder shares her thoughts on the announcement. Source link
Trump moves raising alarms about politicization of Justice Department – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump in a social media post over the weekend explicitly told his attorney general to investigate his political opponents. Scott MacFarlane reports. Source link
What to know about Jimmy Kimmel’s return to ABC – CBS News Watch CBS News ABC announced Monday that “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” would return Tuesday. The show was pulled last week following comments from Kimmel about the death of Charlie Kirk. Jonathan Vigliotti has more. Source link
A bipartisan pair of senators hope to steer service members away from ultra-processed food and fast food through a measure that would give them coupons to shop at on-base grocery stores. Sens. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) and Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) rolled out the Commissary Healthy Options and servicemember Wellness (CHOW) Act to launch a pilot program…
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…