Trump attends banquet dinner with King Charles during 2nd state visit to U.K.

King Charles formally began the state dinner with remarks about the friendship between the U.S. and U.K., one he said may have surprised their forefathers hundreds of years ago.  “Anchored by the deep friendship between our people, this relationship which, with good reason, we and our predecessors have long called special, has made us safer

ABC pre-empts “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” over Kimmel’s Charlie Kirk comments

ABC confirmed Wednesday that the popular late-night show “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” has been “pre-empted indefinitely” following comments Kimmel made on the show in response to the shooting death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. “Jimmy Kimmel Live will be pre-empted indefinitely,” an ABC spokesperson told CBS News in a statement. There was no word on if

Trump Asks Supreme Court to Uphold His Firing of FTC Member

Federal Trade Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter participates in a privacy roundtable at CES 2020 at the Las Vegas Convention Center on Jan. 7, 2020. David Becker/Getty Images President Donald Trump urged the Supreme Court on Sept. 16 to leave his firing of Federal Trade Commission (FTC) member Rebecca Slaughter intact after the high court temporarily upheld

National Academies publishes rebuke of EPA attempts to dismiss climate threats

One of the United States’ leading scientific groups published its strongest rebuke of the Trump administration’s dismissal of the dangers of climate change, saying the evidence is “beyond scientific dispute.” The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine published a new report Wednesday that says long-term observations “confirm unequivocally that greenhouse gas emissions are warming

Democrats release counteroffer to avert shutdown while House advances GOP plan

Washington — Democrats released a counteroffer Wednesday night to fund the government and avert a possible shutdown next month. But Republicans are forging ahead with their plan, advancing the legislation in a key House vote earlier in the evening.  House GOP leaders on Tuesday announced a plan to keep the government funded until Nov. 21,