Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski says she has been “pretty clear” about her concerns over potential cuts President Trump’s so-called “big, beautiful bill” would make to Medicaid and food benefits for her constituents in Alaska. In an interview for “CBS Sunday Morning,” Murkowski told CBS News senior correspondent Norah O’Donnell that she hasn’t given any absolute
Forum Books We may receive an affiliate commission from anything you buy from this article. After losing a Republican primary in 2010, Alaskan Senator Lisa Murkowski – bucking party orthodoxy – ran for re-election with a write-in campaign, and won. That victory, thanks to a diverse coalition of Alaskans, instructed her service as a senator
Washington — Vice President JD Vance is heading to Los Angeles on Friday to tour a federal law enforcement operations center and meet with Marines on the ground, making him the highest-ranking Trump administration official to visit the area since protests broke out over Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids. The vice president’s office said he
Washington — A federal appeals court on Thursday extended its block of a judge’s order that directed President Trump to return control of California’s National Guard to Gov. Gavin Newsom. The unanimous order from a three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit is a victory for the president and allows
Washington — Former President Joe Biden criticized “ongoing efforts to erase history” during a Juneteenth Celebration Service at a historic African Methodist Episcopal Church in Galveston, Texas — and appeared to take a shot at his successor, President Trump. He took part in the service at the Reedy Chapel AME Church, one of the locations where an order announcing
President Trump appeared to mark Juneteenth on Thursday with a Truth Social post arguing the United States has “too many non-working holidays.” “It is costing our Country $BILLIONS OF DOLLARS to keep all of these businesses closed. The workers don’t want it either! Soon we’ll end up having a holiday for every … working day
Understanding Juneteenth’s significance Understanding Juneteenth and why it still matters 06:52 Washington — Former President Joe Biden went to Galveston, Texas, on Thursday to join a Juneteenth Celebration Service at a historic African Methodist Episcopal Church. He took part in the service at the Reedy Chapel AME Church, one of the locations where an order announcing