Politics Oct 03 WATCH: FDA and HHS not endorsing generic abortion pill they just approved, White House says The White House said Friday that the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of a generic form of mifepristone was just following the law and not a sign of support for the abortion pill.
Politics Oct 03 WATCH: White House holds briefing as Trump uses shutdown to withhold funding, unleash layoffs The White House began its press briefing on Friday by summarizing various consequences of the government shutdown that were already hitting Americans.
World Oct 03 U.N. food agency to cut food assistance for thousands in Somali due to funding shortfalls “We are seeing a dangerous rise in emergency levels of hunger, and our ability to respond is shrinking by the day,” said Ross Smith, the agency's director of emergency preparedness and response. “Without urgent funding, families already pushed to the…
Politics Oct 02 Interactive: How the government shutdown affects different agencies President Donald Trump has seized on the government shutdown as an opportunity to reshape the federal workforce and punish detractors.
Politics Oct 02 House Oversight Democrats call for investigation into Trump administration's shutdown messages Rep. Robert Garcia, the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, suggested in a letter to the U.S. Office of the Special Counsel that the Trump administration has made “apparent violations of the Hatch Act."…
Politics Oct 02 WATCH: Jeffries calls for ACA tax credits to be made permanent as shutdown stretches into 2nd day House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries pinned the government shutdown on the GOP and said Democrats are willing to negotiate on the issue, but "need credible partners on the other side."…
Politics Oct 02 Trump says he could cut 'favorite projects' of Democrats because of shutdown “I’m allowed to cut things that never should have been approved in the first place and I will probably do that.”…
Nation Oct 02 1 injured in 'low-speed collision' between Delta jets on LaGuardia taxiway An aircraft carrying 32 people was preparing for takeoff Wednesday night to Roanoke, Virginia, when its wing hit the fuselage of an aircraft arriving from Charlotte, North Carolina, with 61 people aboard, according to a statement from Delta.
Politics Oct 01 WATCH: Vance addresses shutdown outlook, plays down Trump meme video of Jeffries Vice President JD Vance says he doesn’t think "it’s going to be that long" of a government shutdown.
Politics Oct 01 WATCH: Senate adjourns with no resolution on shutdown Plunged into a government shutdown, the U.S. is confronting a fresh cycle of uncertainty after President Donald Trump and Congress failed to strike an agreement to keep government programs and services running by Wednesday’s deadline.