Politics Oct 07 Watch 3:56 Bondi dodges Democrats’ questions on weaponizing DOJ in Senate hearing Attorney General Pam Bondi’s appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee today underscored the deep partisan divide over the state of justice in America. In tense exchanges, Bondi and committee members clashed repeatedly, with each side accusing the other of politicizing… By Lisa Desjardins, Jonah Anderson
Politics Oct 07 3 takeaways from Bondi’s combative DOJ oversight hearing Democratic senators had questions. Attorney General Pam Bondi wasn’t answering them. By Joshua Barajas
Politics Oct 07 Watch 3:00 Trump threatens no back pay for furloughed federal workers after shutdown ends As the government shutdown hits the one-week mark with no end in sight, President Trump issued a new threat, saying that furloughed federal workers may not be reimbursed with back pay once the government reopens. It reverses what's been a… By Liz Landers, Doug Adams
Politics Oct 07 WATCH: Delay swearing in Rep. Grijalva ‘has nothing to do’ with Epstein petition, Johnson says House Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday he’ll schedule the swearing in of the new Arizona Democratic House member "as soon as she wants."… By Associated Press
Oct 07 Democrats could have slight shot at winning House seat in Utah with new congressional map By Hannah Schoenbaum, Associated Press Utah’s Republican-led Legislature has approved a revised congressional map that could give Democrats an improved chance at flipping a seat as the party fights to topple the GOP’s slim majority in the U.S. House. Continue reading
Oct 07 U.N. refugee agency chief suggests that US deportation practices violate the law By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press Filippo Grandi on Monday also criticized a wider "backlash" in some countries against migrants and refugees. Continue reading
Oct 07 At the center of shutdown fight, health care is one of the most intractable issues in Congress By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press There are some Republicans in Congress who want to extend the higher subsidies, which were first put in place in 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic. But many GOP lawmakers are firmly opposed to any extension. Continue reading
Oct 07 FBI analyzed phone records of senators as part of Trump Jan. 6 probe, lawmakers say By Eric Tucker, Stephen Groves, Associated Press The FBI in 2023 analyzed phone records of more than a half dozen Republican lawmakers as part of an investigation into efforts by President Donald Trump to overturn the results of the 2020 election, according to information released Monday by… Continue reading
Oct 07 Illinois braces for possible National Guard arrival while lawsuit challenging deployment simmers By Christine Fernando, Associated Press Gov. JB Pritzker says some Guard troops from Illinois were to be federalized and deployed to Chicago with others from Texas. Continue reading