Washington's shutdown dragged into a sixth week Sunday, with the 33-day impasse threatening food aid for millions and snarling air travel, as President Donald Trump urged Republicans to scrap the Senate filibuster. GOP leaders John Thune and Mike Johnson rebuffed the idea while pressing Democrats, who have blocked 13 reopening...
Rep. Dan Crenshaw said the funding impasse rests with Senate Democrats, arguing the House already passed a seven week clean CR and he doesn’t expect the chamber to return this week. He warned SNAP aid faces a shortfall—the emergency fund is about $6 billion versus $9 billion in monthly benefits—and...
Virginia’s governor race, once expected to be quiet, has been upended by a shutdown fight and late controversies. Democrat Abigail Spanberger has led Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears in polls while both court federal workers hit by furloughs and earlier DOGE-related layoffs. Earle-Sears criticizes Spanberger over funding tactics and downplays...
A senior Justice Department official told lawmakers the Trump administration can continue lethal strikes on alleged drug traffickers without congressional approval, arguing the War Powers Resolution doesn’t apply. OLC chief T. Elliot Gaiser cited a classified opinion equating drug cartels with terrorists and noting U.S. forces aren’t facing hostilities. Since...
Rama Duwaji, a 28-year-old artist married to New York City Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani, has largely eschewed the traditional first lady in waiting script, declining interviews and keeping a low profile while advising his campaign’s social media and visual identity. She’s appeared at key moments — from primary day...
A line stretched outside Manhattan’s Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen as SNAP benefits lapsed during the shutdown. Two federal judges ordered President Donald Trump’s administration to keep the program running with contingency funds, yet officials said benefits would still be lost Saturday and take at least a week to restore. The...
With a 33-day shutdown deepening, Sen. Tim Kaine said Democrats are focused on the American people, not political wins, urging President Trump to sit down for a budget deal leading to a health care fix. Democrats seek to extend expiring Affordable Care Act tax credits, while the White House pushes...
Immigration crackdowns have reshaped daily life in Latino communities from Southern California to Virginia and New Jersey, becoming a volatile force in closely watched elections. In Bell Gardens, Alo Hurtado and his naturalized mother insisted on voting in person, wary of mail tampering and determined to be heard. Some Latino...
A CBS News/YouGov survey finds Americans split over the Trump administration’s deportation program, with strong backing from Republicans and MAGA Republicans and less support among others. Approval, once higher earlier in President Trump’s term, has leveled since mid-summer and ticked up slightly from last month. Support hinges on whom people...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has recast himself from a beleaguered target to a combative online foil to Donald Trump, after a June weekend when the president federalized the National Guard into Los Angeles — the 'red line' that sparked a sharper tone. Viral posts mocking Trump and his allies, a...
