Oct 13 Watch 4:10 Speaker says U.S. ‘barreling toward’ prolonged shutdown as ripple effects grow By Geoff Bennett, Liz Landers, Doug Adams Speaker of the House Mike Johnson said today the U.S. is “barreling toward one of the longest shutdowns” in history. That stark warning on the 13th day of the shutdown comes as impacts are starting to ripple across the country,… Continue watching
Oct 13 Watch 5:30 Trump’s shutdown firings hollow out special education office By Geoff Bennett, Karina Cuevas On Friday, the Trump administration fired most employees at the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services. The Department of Education office is tasked with protecting the rights of millions of children with disabilities across the country and ensuring they… Continue watching
Oct 13 Uncertainty over the economy and tariffs forces many retailers to be cautious on holiday hiring By Anne D'Innocenzio, Associated Press A job placement firm forecasts that hiring for the last three months of the year will likely fall to its lowest level since the 2009 recession, or fewer than 500,000 positions. Continue reading
Oct 13 WATCH: ‘At long last we have peace in the Middle East,’ Trump declares at Gaza summit By Kenichi Serino President Donald Trump celebrated the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel at a summit for Gaza on Monday. Continue reading
Oct 13 WATCH: Pakistani prime minister says Trump is a ‘man of peace’ at Gaza summit By Kenichi Serino Sharif delivered his remarks while attending the summit held in the Egyptian resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh. Continue reading
Oct 13 WATCH: Palestinians celebrate return of prisoners released by Israel By Shyla Duff Israel released some 1,900 Palestinian prisoners and detainees on Monday, days after a U.S.-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hamas went into effect. Continue reading
Oct 13 WATCH: Freed Israeli hostages reunite with families By Shyla Duff The 20 remaining living Israeli hostages were released Monday after two years of captivity, part of a U.S.-brokered ceasefire, and prisoner and hostage exchange. Continue reading
Oct 13 Education Department layoffs hit offices that oversee special education and civil rights enforcement By Associated Press The Trump administration started laying off 466 Education Department staffers on Friday amid mass firings across the government meant to pressure Democratic lawmakers over the federal shutdown. Continue reading
Oct 13 WATCH: Trump speaks at Gaza ‘peace summit’ after signing deal with world leaders By Associated Press President Donald Trump spoke Monday in Egypt at a global summit on Gaza's future as he tries to advance peace in the Middle East after visiting Israel to celebrate a U.S.-brokered ceasefire with Hamas. Continue reading
Oct 13 What to know as Israel and Hamas exchange hostages and prisoners and Trump visits the Middle East By Associated Press In a critical day for the Middle East, Hamas released the 20 living Israeli hostages it still held and Israel released nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners under a breakthrough Gaza ceasefire deal. Continue reading