Oct 01 Supreme Court lets Lisa Cook remain as a Federal Reserve governor for now in unsigned order By Mark Sherman, Associated Press In a brief unsigned order, the high court said it would hear arguments in January over President Donald Trump's effort to force Cook off the Fed board. Continue reading
Oct 01 WATCH: House Democrats speak out after government shuts down over funding impasse By Steve Peoples, Associated Press Democratic leaders across the political spectrum are shrugging off the risks and embracing a government shutdown they say is needed to push back against President Donald Trump and his Republican allies in Congress. Continue reading
Oct 01 How the government shutdown will affect the already shrunken Education Department By Annie Ma, Associated Press Investigations into civil rights complaints will stop, the department will not issue new federal grants and about 87% of its workforce will be furloughed, according to a department contingency plan. Continue reading
Oct 01 What happens now that a government shutdown is underway By Kevin Freking, Associated Press A lot of government continues during a federal shutdown. Continue reading
Oct 01 Turning Point, moving forward without Charlie Kirk, makes first return to Utah since his killing By Hannah Schoenbaum, Jill Colvin, Associated Press Tuesday's stop at Utah State University in Logan was about two hours north of Utah Valley University, where a gunman killed Turning Point founder Charlie Kirk on Sept. 10. Conservative podcast host Alex Clark told the crowd she was not… Continue reading
Oct 01 WATCH: Senate adjourns with no resolution on shutdown By Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Oct 01 Senate vote to end shutdown fails as Democrats hold firm on health care demands By Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Democrats picked this fight as they demand funding to save health care subsidies that are expiring and sending insurance costs soaring and Republicans have refused to negotiate. Continue reading
Oct 01 There's a growing number of Americans who think violence might be necessary to get the country back on track By Matt Loffman Nearly a third of Americans – 30% – say people may have to resort to violence in order to get the country back on track, according to the latest PBS News/NPR/Marist poll. Continue reading
Sep 30 WATCH: Senate Democrats have sacrificed American public with failed funding vote, Thune says By Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Sep 30 Watch 10:19 Government barreling toward shutdown with Congress in partisan deadlock By Lisa Desjardins, Liz Landers, Doug Adams, Kyle Midura, Winston Wilde The federal government is barreling toward a shutdown at the stroke of midnight as Congress remains in a deadlock. Democrats are demanding a bill that reverses cuts to Medicaid and prevents health insurance premiums from going up at the end… Continue watching