Federal workers who are either furloughed or required to keep working without pay during the ongoing U.S. government shutdown express concern about the impact on their finances, their colleagues and the American public. Roughly 750,000 of the more than 2 million federal workers are furloughed during the government closure, which began on Oct. 1, when Congress failed to
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Georgia Republican, broke with GOP leaders in Congress on their approach to the shutdown on Thursday, warning of the possible impact for her party in the midterm elections. Greene has claimed the president isn’t always getting the best advice. And the GOP firebrand said on CNN that “I don’t think
Republican Winsome Earle-Sears and Democrat Abigail Spanberger faced off for the first and only time on the debate stage Thursday night in Virginia’s high-stakes gubernatorial race. It was a fiery affair in which Earle-Sears, who is trailing in the race, went on the offensive from the very beginning, repeatedly interrupting Spanberger and asking her several
Maine Gov. Janet Mills is expected to launch a campaign for Senate on Tuesday, two Democratic sources familiar with her plans confirmed to CBS News. A Democrat, Mills is vying to unseat longtime Republican Sen. Susan Collins in one of the most closely watched contests of next year’s midterm elections. Mills’ planned campaign launch
Des Moines, Iowa — Republican and Democratic lawmakers on Capitol Hill remained at a standstill Thursday over how to reopen the government. Democrats claim they won’t budge until health insurance subsidies due to expire at the end of 2025 are extended, while Republicans are calling on Democrats to reopen the government, and then they will
Judge temporarily blocks National Guard in Chicago – CBS News Watch CBS News A federal judge issued an order against President Trump’s activation of National Guard troops into Chicago. Nicole Sganga has the latest. link.lazyload { position: absolute; } .content__meta-wrapper::before { width: 100%; } .device–type-mobile .content__meta-wrapper::before { width: calc(100vw – 40px); } View CBS News
A federal judge in Chicago has partially granted a temporary restraining order blocking the deployment of National Guard troops. Texas has sent hundreds of troops to Illinois as part of President Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration and crime. That crackdown is heightening tensions in the Chicago area. Ian Lee reports. Original CBS News Link</a