Washington — The House narrowly approved a stopgap measure Tuesday to keep the government funded through September, with Speaker Mike Johnson managing to largely keep his GOP conference united and pass the measure days ahead of a possible government shutdown. The House passed the bill in a 217 to 213 vote, with one Republican opposing
Washington — President Trump will not double tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum imports, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told CBS News, after Lutnick and Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced Canada would suspend its new 25% surcharge on electricity exports. Ford and Lutnick announced the suspension of the electricity surcharge hours after Mr. Trump announced on
Washington — A pair of federal judges warned Tuesday of continued threats against members of the judiciary amid criticism leveled by Elon Musk and threats of impeachment by Republicans in Congress. They warned such attacks strike at judicial independence. Judges Jeffrey Sutton and Richard Sullivan, who sit on the federal appeals courts, raised concerns about
Washington—U.S. Agency for International Development employees have been directed to clear out classified safes and personnel documents from the Ronald Reagan Building, where the agency is housed, and shred or burn the records, according to two sources’ screenshots of an email sent to USAID staff and obtained by CBS News. USAID staffers received an email
Washington — The House is set to vote Tuesday on a stopgap measure to keep the government funded through September, a test of Speaker Mike Johnson’s ability to unite the GOP majority just days before a possible government shutdown. House Republican leadership unveiled the legislation on Saturday. It would increase defense spending and funding for
Washington — President Trump will not double tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum imports, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told CBS News’ Nancy Cordes, after Lutnick and Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced Canada would suspend its new 25% surcharge on electricity exports. Ford and Lutnick announced the suspension of the electricity surcharge hours after Mr. Trump
Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly said Tuesday that billionaire Trump supporter Elon Musk is “not a serious guy” after Musk called Kelly a “traitor” for posting about his visit to war-torn Ukraine and urging American support for the country. “Elon, I don’t really, you know, take him seriously,” Kelly said Tuesday on “CBS Mornings.” “He’s not a serious