Schumer, Dems again block DHS funding, force State of the Union showdown
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., again forced vote on DHS funding as negotiations between Senate Democrats and the White House are on ice.
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Kevin McCarthy: Gonzales should resign over alleged affair with late staffer
Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy told CBS News on Tuesday that Rep. Tony Gonzales should resign, after a set of newly revealed text messages drew fresh scrutiny to an alleged affair between the Texas Republican and a staffer who later died by suicide. “If this was in a business, he would’ve been fired,” McCarthy, a
Pentagon gives AI firm ultimatum: lift military limits by Friday or lose $200M deal
Pentagon gives Anthropic until Friday to remove military restrictions on Claude AI model or face contract termination and Defense Production Act.
Poll on Trump State of the Union finds most say admin. hasn’t explained Iran policy
Asked how they’d describe the state of the country if they could give the address tonight, most Americans would use the word “divided.” It’s a belief about division that has spanned administrations — before Joe Biden’s last State of the Union, most described the nation as “divided” too. And even more do now. “Divided” far
Speaker Mike Johnson calls for “patience” on economy: “You don’t flip a switch”
Hours before President Trump’s State of the Union address, House Speaker Mike Johnson told CBS News the U.S. economy is on the right track — but he added that inflation has not been “completely fixed yet.” In an interview Tuesday with “CBS Evening News,” Johnson also argued “we shouldn’t freak out” about the impact of
Gonzales faces growing pressure over affair allegations
Pressure is mounting on Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) — and on Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) — over explosive allegations that the Texas congressman had an affair with a staffer who later killed herself. A growing number of Republicans have called for Gonzales to resign, or to end his reelection campaign, in light of new details…
Scalise, committee chairs huddle with White House officials on GOP agenda
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise held a dinner Monday night with Republican committee chairs and senior White House officials to discuss the GOP legislative agenda ahead of the midterms, according to five people granted anonymity to share details of the private event. White House deputy chief of staff for legislative affairs James Blair was in