The Senate on Thursday voted to revoke three vehicle emissions waivers in California, a controversial move that the chamber’s parliamentarian says Republican lawmakers may not have the right to make. The vote was 51-44. Ahead of the vote, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer it “the nuclear option.” The three waivers the Senate revoked set stricter
A federal judge in Massachusetts on Thursday blocked the Trump administration’s attempted dismantling of the Department of Education. Judge Myong Joun, a Biden appointee, blocked the Trump administration from carrying out its reduction-in-force at the Education Department, which was announced on March 11. Joun also blocked transferring the management of federal student loans and special
The Treasury Department said it plans to stop manufacturing the penny, calling time one one of the first coins minted by the U.S. government. The federal agency placed its final order for penny blanks this month, with the United States Mint slated to end manufacturing of the penny when that runs out, a Treasury official
Washington — An evenly divided Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a lower court decision that invalidated a contract approved the Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board that established the nation’s first religious charter school. The high court split 4-4, which leaves in place the decision of the Oklahoma Supreme Court. Justice Amy Coney Barrett did not
What to know about President Trump’s crypto dinner – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump will have dinner Thursday with the biggest backers of his private cryptocurrency. The top 25 holders are invited to a private VIP reception with Mr. Trump. It has raised concerns over conflicts of interest. CBS News’ Nancy Cordes has
A woman was shot by CIA security Thursday morning after she drove up to a gate at the agency’s headquarters, and failed to stop, sources said. The woman was taken to a medical facility with what law enforcement officials believed was a non-fatal gunshot wound to the upper body. “There was a security incident that
Tampa, Fla. — A former Florida Republican congressional candidate accused of stalking and plotting to have his primary opponent murdered by a purported foreign hit squad was sentenced Wednesday to three years in federal prison. William Robert Braddock III, 41, of St. Petersburg, was sentenced in Tampa federal court, according to court records. He pleaded