Proponents of a proposal to tax California billionaires say they have obtained enough signatures for the measure to appear on the November ballot. The measure, proposed by Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West (SEIU-UHW), a union representing more than 120,000 California health care workers, would impose a one-time 5% tax on Californians with net
Rep. Tom Kean Jr.'s prolonged health-related absence is expected to pose challenges for House Republicans as they face critical votes on key party-line legislation.
Today, our Nation marks the birthday of President Ulysses S. Grant—the fearless general who carried the Union to victory in the Civil War. As our 18th President, he lifted a wounded Republic out of the shadow of conflict and called its people to unity once more. Born on April 27, 1822, in Point Pleasant, Ohio,
President Donald Trump listens as FBI Director Kash Patel speaks during a press briefing at the White House shortly after a shooting incident at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, in Washington on April 25, 2026. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images FBI Director Kash Patel on April 27 said federal officials will soon release more details
When a gunman charged a security checkpoint outside the hotel ballroom where the White House Correspondents’ Dinner was taking place Saturday night, reporters in the room quickly reacted, sharing what they knew with the public. Some heard gunfire. Some only heard a loud noise and the response from security officials. They didn’t immediately know the
14m ago Where top officials were seated at the dinner This seating chart compiled by CBS News shows where top officials were seated at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner before shots were fired outside the ballroom. Click on the colored dots for photos and more details: 18m ago Analyst perplexed by security at
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Monday that the security at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner appeared “lax,” recounting the night during a Fox News interview on Monday morning. “I can tell you, from a layman’s perspective, it did look a little lax in terms of, as everyone’s now noted, getting into the building….