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...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom escalated his online mockery of President Donald Trump, posting a Godfather-style “The Nodfather” meme on X that shows the 79-year-old with eyes shut. It follows his recurring “Dozy Don” taunt, including a post of Trump appearing drowsy in the Oval Office as CMS administrator Dr. Mehmet...
After accusations it selectively edited Donald Trump's January 6 speech, the BBC plans to apologize, with chair Samir Shah set to write to Parliament's Culture, Media and Sport Committee admitting a 2024 Panorama film should not have changed the remarks. Shah will say the program could have been clearer and...
