Air travel is being delayed by a shortage of controllers who are not getting paid during the government shutdown. Meanwhile, President Trump suggested that not all of the 750,000 furloughed workers are guaranteed backpay. Kris Van Cleave and Ed O’Keefe report. Original CBS News Link</a
The Senate on Tuesday confirmed former football star Herschel Walker to serve as U.S. ambassador to the Bahamas. President Trump nominated Walker for the diplomatic post last year, after the retired running back entered the political fore by running as the Republican nominee in Georgia’s 2022 Senate race. He lost to incumbent Democratic Sen. Raphael
Washington — Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard in the last month issued a memo ordering U.S. intelligence agencies to conduct a review of whether random polygraph examinations of their employees or contractors are feasible. At the same time, the directive emphasizes the need for tests to include questions about whether employees or potential applicants
U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff and President Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner are planning to head to Egypt on Tuesday and arrive there Wednesday, according to a source familiar with the matter, as indirect peace talks between Israel and Hamas continue. White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt said on Monday that Witkoff and Kushner were on hand to take
Sen. Thom Tillis, a North Carolina Republican, asked Bondi about the deployment of the National Guard in cities, posing questions about the politics of the moves for the GOP. “I’m having a real struggle right now with the National Guard being deployed and masking the abject failure of leaders at the state and local level,”
Washington — The Supreme Court on Tuesday grappled with a Colorado counselor’s challenge to the state’s ban on “conversion therapy” for minors. The case was brought by Kaley Chiles, who argued the state’s restriction unconstitutionally censors conversations about gender dysphoria and sexual orientation that she seeks to have with young patients. Chiles, who is Christian, said
1m ago Trump compares Democrats voting against government reopening to “a kamikaze attack” Speaking to reporters and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, Mr. Trump said Democrats voting against reopening the government is like “a kamikaze attack.” “You want to know the truth? This is like a kamikaze attack. They almost, you know, they have