Oct 10 WATCH: No House votes until Senate Democrats ‘turn the lights back on,’ Johnson says By Associated Press Speaker Mike Johnson made clear he won’t be bringing House lawmakers back to Washington until the Senate passes a government funding bill. Continue reading
Oct 09 Watch 9:51 Thune says vote on health care subsidies possible, but only after government reopens By Amna Nawaz, Stephanie Kotuby, Elizabeth Summers, Matt Loffman, Alexa Gold Formal negotiations are at a standstill on day nine of the government shutdown. But Thursday afternoon, Senate Majority Leader John Thune offered his Democratic colleagues a potential off-ramp. Amna Nawaz spoke with Sen. Thune about a potential vote on extending… Continue watching
Oct 09 Read the Trump administration’s full indictment of New York Attorney General Letitia James By Associated Press In a statement Thursday, James decried the indictment as “nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system.”… Continue reading
Oct 09 New York Attorney General Letitia James indicted on fraud charge, AP source says By Alanna Durkin Richer, Michael R. Sisak, Eric Tucker, Associated Press A grand jury has indicted New York Attorney General Letitia James on a fraud charge, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Thursday. Continue reading
Oct 09 Fact-checking Hawley’s claims that the FBI ‘tapped’ his and other senators’ phones By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman, PolitiFact Legal experts said Hawley misused the term "tapping" to describe the data searches. Continue reading
Oct 09 Judge sets Nov. 14 deadline for new prosecutor in Georgia election case against Trump By Jeff Amy, Associated Press Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis was disqualified due to a romantic relationship with a prosecutor she hired. Continue reading
Oct 09 U.S. opens Tesla probe after more crashes involving its so-called full self-driving technology By Associated Press The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in a filing dated Tuesday that it has 58 incident reports of Tesla vehicles violating traffic safety laws while operating in full self-driving mode. Continue reading
Oct 09 What to watch for as Virginia’s gubernatorial candidates Spanberger and Earle-Sears debate By Steve Peoples, Associated Press, Olivia Diaz, Associated Press/Report for America Virginia is one of two states choosing governors this November, and its election is often seen as a bellwether for the party in power across the Potomac River ahead of midterm elections next year. Continue reading
Oct 09 Pope Leo condemns economies that marginalize the poor while the wealthy live in a bubble of luxury By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press The Vatican released the document, entitled "I have loved you," which Francis had begun to write in his final months but never finished. Leo credited Francis with the text, cited him repeatedly, but said he had made the document his… Continue reading
Oct 09 Federal court to weigh Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops in Chicago area By Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press U.S. District Judge April Perry will hear arguments Thursday on a request to block the deployment of members of the Illinois and Texas National Guards while a lawsuit challenging the move proceeds. Continue reading