President Donald Trump used weekend Truth Social posts to float sending money directly to Americans for health care and a $2000 per person dividend from tariff revenue, while aides stressed no formal plan has been sent to the Senate. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and NEC Director Kevin Hassett called the...
US air travel remained snarled for a third day Sunday, with more than 2,900 flights canceled and 8,600 delayed, and average waits topping two hours in Newark. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned flights could be “reduced to a trickle” if the record 40-day government shutdown persists, imperiling Thanksgiving plans. The...
On day 40 of the shutdown, Senate Majority Leader John Thune said a spending deal was coming together, with a test vote possible as early as Sunday evening. His comments followed talks among moderate senators, while Democrats, divided, planned an afternoon huddle. Draft bills from Senate appropriators would extend stopgap...
Gov. Kathy Hochul signaled resistance to Zohran Mamdani’s plan to make New York City buses free, saying in San Juan she favors targeted subsidies for low-income riders to protect MTA finances. While the Democrats projected unity at a Puerto Rico gathering, Hochul said she will prioritize universal child care, likely...
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore on Sunday defended his newly formed commission to explore mid-decade redistricting, arguing the state shouldn’t play by “different rules” as Republicans and Democrats elsewhere pursue new maps. Moore said the effort could address Maryland’s lone GOP-held House seat and rebuffed Donald Trump’s pressure. The move follows...
Judge Mark L. Wolf warned of an "existential threat to democracy" in a first-person Atlantic essay after stepping down from the Massachusetts bench to speak openly against President Trump. Wolf, 78, accused Trump of wielding the law to punish adversaries and protect allies, and said he hopes to voice concerns...
President Trump erupted on Truth Social after Supreme Court justices, including his own appointees, questioned the legality of his sweeping tariffs, demanding, “WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?” As the Court hears arguments over his invocation of the IEEPA, Justices Neil Gorsuch and Amy Coney Barrett voiced skepticism; a loss...
West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey told Face the Nation his state is aiding residents during the shutdown, citing $13 million for food banks and National Guard support, while blaming Democrats for blocking a clean CR. He said he’s working closely with the Trump administration and noted more than 270,000 West...
An interview between Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and ABC’s George Stephanopoulos on This Week spiraled into crosstalk as Bessent dodged whether ending the Senate filibuster is the way to end the shutdown. He instead attacked Stephanopoulos’s 1990s White House role and book, citing the Clinton-era shutdown to argue Democrats are...
BBC director general Tim Davie resigned, followed by News chief Deborah Turness, after a leaked memo revealed Panorama spliced two distant parts of Donald Trump's 6 January 2021 speech, prompting accusations it made him seem to urge the Capitol riots. The White House branded the broadcaster "100% fake news." Chairman...
