Walking to the Senate floor on Monday afternoon, Thune was asked by a reporter if he was “optimistic of the deal to open the government this week” and whether there had been “progress over the weekend.” “I’m optimistic,” Thune said. “Confident?” the reporter asked. “Don’t push it,” Thune replied, laughing. Returning from the floor, Thune
Former Vice President Dick Cheney, a force in Republican politics for over 30 years and one of the most powerful people to hold the second-highest office in the U.S., has died. He was 84. In a statement, Cheney’s family said he died Monday night of complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease, surrounded by his
Washington — For Lindsay Hagerman, the past few months have felt tumultuous. As the co-owner of the Pennsylvania-based RainCaper, which sells art-inspired travel accessories and gifts, Hagerman has found herself questioning her pricing strategy while watching tariffs on goods imported from China see-saw from 10% to 20% to 145% — and then back down again.
In his “60 Minutes” interview, President Trump weighed in on the race for mayor of New York City. Mr. Trump has declined to endorse the Republican nominee, Curtis Sliwa, and calls the Democratic Party nominee, Zohran Mamdani, a communist. Ed O’Keefe is covering the race. Original CBS News Link</a
New Jersey Republican Jack Ciattarelli may have a chance in the race against Democratic Rep. Mikie Sherrill to win back the governor’s office from Democrats after a surprisingly close election four years ago. But a national political environment that may serve as a referendum on Republican President Trump’s first year in office could close that
Matt McCaffery was a relatively unknown GOP chair in suburban Pennsylvania when police showed up at his door last year after an anonymous tip accused the Marine veteran of holding his family hostage — a swatting incident meant to terrorize him and his family just hours after he endorsed Kamala Harris for president. “If it
President Trump’s comments about restarting weapons tests are not likely to lead to mushroom-cloud explosions over the New Mexico desert or seismic shaking underground in Nevada, according to the nation’s foremost experts. But questions about what kind of testing Mr. Trump does have in mind have been rippling through the nuclear nonproliferation community. In an interview