President Donald Trump on Sunday said he wants to give most Americans a $2,000 payment funded from tariffs as he defended what’s become one of his administration’s signature policies. Mr. Trump touted his tariff policy as helping the U.S. raise new revenue, which he said has driven “record investment” in U.S. manufacturing. “A dividend of…
Washington — Seven Democratic senators and one independent senator who caucuses with Democrats have voted to reopen the government. Three of them have consistently voted for Republicans’ short-term funding patch — which passed the House in mid-September — to keep the government funded until Nov. 21 at current levels. An amended measure narrowly advanced in the Senate…
Washington — The Senate took a key step toward ending the government shutdown on Sunday night by advancing a funding bill that unlocks a broader agreement on long-term spending and the promise of a future vote on extending health care tax credits. The vote was 60-40, with eight Democrats providing the votes needed to move…
A harsh drop in temperatures is being delivered to the eastern two thirds of the country thanks to a polar vortex dipping down from the Arctic. Record cold high temperatures on Monday and Tuesday are expected throughout the South and Southeast along the Gulf Coast states. Map shows the expected high temperatures and feels-like temperatures…
Illinois’ senators were divided late Sunday as the Senate voted on the first steps to end the government shutdown after a group of moderate Democrats agreed to proceed without an assured extension of health care subsidies. Three former governors — New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, New Hampshire Sen. Maggie Hassan and Independent Sen. Angus King…
1m ago Travelers turn to buses and trains to avoid flight delays, cancellations At Atlanta’s Greyhound station, Sandro Martinez was one of many airline passengers who hit the road to get home. Martinez flew to Atlanta from Newark, New Jersey, and planned on taking another flight to Greenville, South Carolina. But with his connecting…
The U.S. military has killed six more people in strikes on what it claims were drug-running boats, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday, bringing the total death toll in the series of attacks to 76. Hegseth said in a post on X that the U.S. carried out two strikes on Sunday in international waters in the eastern…
Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday said it will not reconsider its landmark ruling that established the constitutional right to same-sex marriage, rejecting a bid by former Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis to overturn the decision. Davis, who served as the Rowan County clerk, drew national attention when she stopped issuing marriage licenses to…
8m ago “We stood up to President Trump for 40 days,” Shaheen says Sen. Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire, one of the Democrats who voted to advance the measure on Sunday night, told “CBS Mornings” that “keeping the government shut down for another week or another month doesn’t indicate that there would be any…
November 10, 2025 Jessica Mathews / news@whmi.com The US-23 Flex Route project is said to be progressing well – with goals to get ramps in a key stretch in Green Oak Township open by Thanksgiving. MDOT’s contracted Engineer Michael Royalty is with ROWE Professional Services Company. He said the project is progressing with significant milestones…