Washington — Some of the Republican senators whose phone records were obtained by investigators as part of special counsel Jack Smith’s 2020 election probe said they won’t seek damages under a new law that allows senators to sue for $500,000 if their data is unknowingly seized. The provision was tucked into an appropriations bill that…
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) – With the help of a handful of Senate Democrats who broke ranks, the end the 43-day federal government shutdown ended Wednesday night. President Donald Trump signed the legislation officially reopening the government. “I want to also thank the eight Senate Democrats who finally did the right thing in voting to end…
Blue Origin, the rocket company founded by Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos, is gearing up for another attempt to launch its giant New Glenn rocket, carrying two NASA satellites on their first journey toward Mars. The rocket is set to lift off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida during a window between 2:57 and…
Washington — A Trump administration official has referred California Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell to the Justice Department over alleged tax and mortgage fraud, sources told CBS News. The official, Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte, has leveled similar accusations against several other officials, including Democrats New York Attorney General Letitia James and California Sen….
Money might not buy you love, but the tab for finding romance online is rising. The increasing cost of dating apps, matchmaking services and, for those looking for an even bigger edge, love coaching can require singles to spend hundreds or even thousands of dollars in pursuit of finding a partner — and that’s before…
If you’re among the tens of thousands of workers in tech and other fields whose jobs have been cut recently, don’t fret. The job market is robust and companies are hiring. However, you’ll have to stand out from your job-seeking peers, which these days requires more than simply polishing your resume and sharpening your LinkedIn…
Washington — Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced Thursday that TSA agents with “exemplary service” during the government shutdown will receive a $10,000 bonus check. Noem said the bonus checks, on top of their back pay, are “for stepping up, taking on extra shifts, for showing up each and every day.” She announced the bonuses at…
Washington — Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania has been hospitalized after a fall near his home, which caused minor injuries to his face, his spokesman said on X. Fetterman fell to the ground after feeling light-headed, which was due to a ventricular fibrillation flare-up, the statement said. Ventricular fibrillation is a type of irregular heartbeat….
Washington — The more than 1.4 million federal employees who have gone without pay during the 43-day government shutdown could begin getting paychecks as soon as this Sunday, while others will have to wait until next Wednesday, Nov. 19. The pay schedule was laid out in an agency-by-agency projection by the White House’s Office of…
A death row inmate in Oklahoma was preparing for his scheduled execution Thursday when Gov. Kevin Sitt spared his life and announced his decision to commute Wood’s sentence from death to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Tremane Wood, 46, is the sixth condemned person to receive clemency in the state in the…