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.
Politics Sep 30 WATCH: Senate Democrats have sacrificed American public with failed funding vote, Thune says On the heels of a failed vote to fund the government, Senate Majority Leader John Thune laid the blame at the feet of Democrats and said he would continue to press them to vote for a temporary funding bill.
Politics Sep 30 Medicare, FEMA and air traffic control: How a government shutdown could impact public services Employee furloughs and potential layoffs would halt some government activities, but other functions — like NASA's space missions, Trump's immigration crackdown and certain public health work at FDA and the USDA — would continue.
Politics Sep 30 750,000 federal employees could be furloughed daily in shutdown, CBO estimates The Congressional Budget Office estimates that roughly 750,000 federal employees could be furloughed each day of a shutdown, with the total daily cost of their compensation at roughly $400 million, according to an analysis of federal agencies’ latest contingency plans…
World Sep 30 Former aide to German far-right lawmaker convicted of spying for China German man who worked for a far-right lawmaker in the European Parliament has been convicted of spying for China.