Nov 13 'The worst time' to be a federal employee: Workers question whether the shutdown was worth their sacrifices By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press Many are left feeling that their livelihoods served as political pawns in the fight between recalcitrant lawmakers in Washington. Continue reading
Nov 13 The shutdown is over, with no winners and much frustration. How did we get here? By Kevin Freking, Associated Press Democrats didn't get the health insurance provisions they demanded added to the spending deal. And Republicans, who control the levers of power in Washington, didn't escape blame. Continue reading
Nov 13 California revokes 17,000 commercial driver's licenses for immigrants By Josh Funk, Associated Press The announcement follows harsh criticism from the Trump administration about California and other states granting licenses to people in the country illegally. Continue reading
Nov 13 Federal judge weighs challenge to appointment of prosecutor who charged James Comey, Letitia James By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Lawyers for former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James asked a judge Thursday to dismiss the cases against them, saying the prosecutor who secured the indictments was illegally installed in the role. Continue reading
Nov 13 Trump signs government funding bill, ending record 43-day shutdown By Kevin Freking, Joey Cappelletti, Matt Brown, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed a government funding bill Wednesday night, ending a record 43-day shutdown that caused financial stress for federal workers who went without paychecks, stranded scores of travelers at airports and generated long lines at… Continue reading
Nov 12 Watch 4:08 House passes bill to end longest government shutdown in history By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura The House of Representatives has returned to Washington for the first time in nearly two months and is set to vote to end the nation’s longest-ever government shutdown. Congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins reports. Continue watching
Nov 12 Watch 6:08 Trump faces fresh Epstein questions as new emails and files are released By Liz Landers, Jonah Anderson Lawmakers in the House of Representatives reached a critical threshold in the push to release information related to the federal investigation into Jeffrey Epstein. At the same time, one committee has made public a set of emails and documents that… Continue watching
Nov 12 Watch 6:45 Ousted immigration judge describes deepening court backlog By Geoff Bennett, Ali Schmitz Dozens of immigration judges have been fired by the Trump administration with no explanation. From coast to coast, nearly four dozen judges have lost their positions as the courts face a record backlog. Many had worked in immigrant defense, prompting… Continue watching
Nov 12 Former Newsom aide indicted for alleged theft of campaign funds from ex-health secretary By Trân Nguyễn, Jaimie Ding, Associated Press Dana Williamson, a former top aide to California Gov. Gavin Newsom, has been indicted on federal charges alleging her involvement in a scheme to steal campaign money from former federal Health Secretary Xavier Becerra. Continue reading
Nov 12 Rep. Grijalva signs petition on Epstein files, giving it the 218th signature needed to force House vote By Joey Cappelletti, Matt Brown, Meg Kinnard, Associated Press Grijalva was sworn in as the newest member of Congress on Wednesday, more than seven weeks after she won a special election in Arizona to fill the House seat last held by her late father. Continue reading