[ad_1] The Trump administration is pulling a federal watchdog off the beat in Washington, effective Wednesday, stripping funding from the Council of Inspectors General. Removing the council’s funding will mean a further hollowing out of the work of federal inspectors general and internal government investigators who are supposed to root out waste, fraud, abuse and…
[ad_1] For the first time since 2018, an impasse on federal spending is likely to shut down the government at midnight. The Congressional Budget Office estimates over 750,000 workers will be furloughed. Caitlin Huey-Burns reports the impact will ripple across the U.S. economy. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Democrats and Republicans in Washington can’t agree on a spending bill, so a government shutdown at midnight Tuesday appears likely. Weijia Jiang has more on what that means, and Kris Van Cleave joins to discuss the possible impact on air travelers. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Washington — The federal government will begin shutting down at 12 a.m. on Wednesday if lawmakers do not reach an agreement to extend government funding, an outcome that appears more and more likely as the deadline approaches. Republicans and Democrats have been at odds over how to fund the government as Democrats have pushed…
[ad_1] Washington — A federal judge in Massachusetts ruled Tuesday that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Secretary of State Marco Rubio violated the First Amendment by targeting pro-Palestinian students for deportation in order to strike fear into international students and curb lawful speech. In a 161-page decision, U.S. District Judge William Young delivered a…
[ad_1] Washington — Pfizer has agreed to lower the cost of some prescription drugs, and the White House plans to unveil a direct-to-consumer website for prescription drug purchases called “TrumpRX,” according to senior administration officials. “The White House is planning to unveil a direct-to-consumer website for Americans to buy drugs, dubbed TrumpRx, as well as…
[ad_1] 1m ago Jeffries: “We are in this fight until we win this fight” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries reiterated the Democrats’ position with just hours to fund the government on Tuesday, flanked by House Democrats on the steps of the Capitol. “We are in this fight until we win this fight for the…
[ad_1] Updated 25m ago Trump and Hegseth to address top U.S. military leaders President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth are expected to address hundreds of generals and admirals Tuesday in Quantico, Virginia, in an unusual and urgent in-person meeting called by Hegseth last week. Hegseth is expected to speak at 8:15 a.m., ahead…
[ad_1] A group of Democratic senators is asking the Justice Department to help prevent convicted U.S. Capitol rioters from being reimbursed by taxpayers for court-ordered fines. Federal judges ordered hundreds of rioters to pay restitution to offset the estimated $3 million in damages and cleanup costs from the 2021 attack. Only 15% of the costs…
[ad_1] Baton Rouge, La. — Louisiana is pursuing a criminal case against another out-of-state doctor accused of mailing abortion pills to a patient in the state, court documents filed this month revealed. A warrant for the arrest of a California doctor is a rare charge of violating one of the state abortion bans that has…
