Trump’s week in review: Shutdown showdowns and armed cartel conflict
Trump gives Hamas until Sunday for Gaza peace deal while meeting with military leaders and also declaring U.S. in armed conflict with drug cartels this week.
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Trump’s shadow looms large over heated races one month before Election Day
November 2025 elections feature gubernatorial contests in New Jersey and Virginia, plus California redistricting and Pennsylvania Supreme Court races as Trump agenda barometers.
2 looming deadlines could be key to ending the government shutdown, expert says
As Democrat leaders project confidence and no plans for a compromise appear imminent, an expert shared that there are two key dates when things could begin “spiraling out of control."
North Carolina governor signs ‘Iryna’s Law’ after Ukrainian refugee’s brutal train murder
Gov. Josh Stein signed legislation Friday requiring stricter bail evaluations following the train stabbing death of Iryna Zarutska by repeat offender.
Hamas says it has agreed to parts of the Gaza peace proposal outlined by Trump
Hamas said in a statement Friday it has agreed to parts of the ceasefire deal that President Trump outlined earlier this week, including a demand to release all hostages — but the group suggested other portions of the deal should be subject to negotiation. A U.S. official told CBS News the United States views Hamas’
FEMA Suspends Emergency Preparedness Funds Until Population Counts Are Updated
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) building in Washington on May 15, 2025. Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced on Oct. 3 that it stopped distributing emergency preparedness funds to states until they update their populations in the wake of the Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration. Called emergency management performance
FBI weighing a perp walk for Comey — and suspended an agent for refusing to
The FBI is considering carrying out a “showy” arrest and perp walk of the agency’s now-indicted ex-Director James Comey, and has suspended an agent who refused to participate in the plan, three sources familiar with the matter told CBS News. Comey was charged last week with lying to Congress and obstructing a congressional proceeding, an