Washington — The House returns Wednesday for the first time since the start of the government shutdown and nearly two months after it last voted, bringing an end to the chamber’s longest absence in recent memory. The House has been out of session since Sept. 19, when it passed a Republican measure to fund the
Jack Schlossberg, the only grandson of the late President John F. Kennedy, is launching a Democratic bid for a New York City congressional seat on Wednesday. Schlossberg, 32, is entering the Democratic primary to succeed retiring Rep. Jerrold Nadler and represent New York’s 12th Congressional District. The seat represents the Upper East Side, Upper West
A provision of the legislative package that would end the shutdown allows senators to bring lawsuits if federal law enforcement seizes or subpoenas their data without notifying them, with potential damages of $500,000 for each violation. The language appears to allow GOP senators to sue over steps that the Justice Department took during special counsel
Despite President Trump’s waves of pardons for allies and supporters who sought to overturn his 2020 election loss and his clemency for all Capitol riot defendants, at least one federal case with tethers to the 2020 election is still lingering. A federal judge in Houston will sentence Abigail Shry on Wednesday afternoon, after she pleaded
The Justice Department is investigating protests outside of a Turning Point USA event on the University of California, Berkeley’s campus, Attorney General Pam Bondi said Tuesday, which she suggested was part of President Trump’s crackdown on the antifa movement. Bondi wrote in a post on X that the “violent riots” Monday evening at the California
Despite President Trump’s waves of pardons for allies and supporters who sought to overturn his 2020 election loss and his clemency for all Capitol riot defendants, at least one federal case with tethers to the 2020 election is still lingering. A federal judge in Houston will sentence Abigail Shry on Wednesday afternoon, after she pleaded
Air traffic controllers missed their second paycheck as flyers continued to face uncertainty at airports nationwide. After being out of session since the government shutdown began, House lawmakers are scrambling back to Washington, D.C., ahead of a key vote. Kris Van Cleave and Caitlin Huey-Burns have details. Original CBS News Link</a