Washington — President Donald Trump has signed a Republican-led stopgap measure to keep the government funded, White House Principal Deputy Press Secretary Harrison Fields said on social media on Saturday afternoon. The signing comes after the Senate passed the bill in a 54 to 46 vote, with one Republican opposing it and two Democrats supporting
The head of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has been killed in Iraq in an operation by members of the Iraqi national intelligence service along with U.S.-led coalition forces, U.S. Central Command and the Iraqi prime minister announced Friday. “The Iraqis continue their impressive victories over the forces of darkness and terrorism,” Prime
The head of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has been killed in Iraq in an operation by members of the Iraqi national intelligence service along with U.S.-led coalition forces, the Iraqi prime minister announced Friday. “The Iraqis continue their impressive victories over the forces of darkness and terrorism,” Prime Minister Minister Mohammed Shia
An appeals court on Friday lifted a block on executive orders seeking to end government support for diversity, equity and inclusion programs, handing the Trump administration a win after a string of setbacks defending President Trump’s agenda from dozens of lawsuits. The decision from a three-judge panel allows the orders to be enforced as a
Alan Simpson, former Wyoming senator, dies at 93 – CBS News Watch CBS News Former Sen. Alan Simpson of Wyoming died Friday at the age of 93. Simpson was from a bygone era: A conservative who supported gay rights and said abortion was so personal men shouldn’t even have a vote on it. View CBS
Reporter’s notebook: Are Trump’s sweeping firings an abuse of power? – CBS News Watch CBS News The government must follow certain rules. Not lying is one of them. Two federal judges sent that message to the Trump administration this week when they ordered it to rehire employees fired for what the administration said was poor
Why Trump’s Justice Department visit was controversial – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump on Friday became the first president to visit the Justice Department in a decade. The president walked out to cheers from loyal department officials before attacking his predecessor and vowing change. CBS News legal contributor and Loyola Law School professor