Senate ends 41-day government shutdown stalemate, sends bipartisan deal to House
Senate passes bipartisan funding package to reopen government through January 2026, with Speaker Mike Johnson planning House vote by Wednesday to end shutdown.
Texas Gov. Abbott Runs for Record 4th Term
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks during a news conference in the State Capitol in Austin on Aug. 15, 2025. Brandon Bell/Getty Images Gov. Greg Abbott will ask Texas voters to elect him for a fourth term in 2026 as he seeks to break the state’s record as its longest-serving governor. The Republican governor announced his
Conservative student exposes Midwestern college for preventing Turning Point USA chapter
A Beloit College student says she and classmates have been blocked from starting a new TPUSA chapter on campus and faced a harassment campaign that faculty has failed to address.
Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Mail-In Ballot Law: What to Know
The U.S. Supreme Court on Nov. 10 agreed to take up a case that asks if states can legally count ballots received after Election Day. The justices have not set a date for oral arguments, but a decision is expected by the end of June 2026—just ahead of the midterm elections. We had a problem
Airlines cancel thousands more flights in U.S. over government shutdown
Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois, ranking member of the Senate’s Aviation, Space and Innovation Subcommittee, on Monday criticized President Trump after he threatened to dock the pay of air traffic controllers who took off work amid staffing shortages and the government shutdown. “It’s disgraceful and dangerous to threaten to punish controllers who put the
Incoming IRS criminal chief says evidence, not politics, will guide tax probes
The IRS special agent-turned-whistleblower who has been tapped to lead criminal investigations at the tax agency told CBS News in an exclusive television interview he will let evidence, not politics, guide the agency’s decisions on tax probes. “Each and every time, I’m going to ensure the right thing’s done and that the policies and procedures
Are American workers being replaced? Inside the H-1B visa controversy
Debate over the H-1B program has split both the American public and the GOP, so what is the program and why has it become a political flashpoint during the Biden and Trump admins?