Government shutdown live updates as Vought says reductions in force “have begun”

When House Speaker Mike Johnson fielded questions about the shutdown on C-SPAN Thursday, a self-described GOP mother and military wife said the health of her two children was in jeopardy and urged him to call the House back into session to pass a bill to pay service members.  “I have two medically fragile children,” said

Clinton and Rice commend Trump on MidEast peace deal, discuss path forward

Two former secretaries of state, Hillary Clinton and Condoleezza Rice, on Friday praised the Trump administration’s success in reaching a Middle East peace deal. Both of the former top U.S. diplomats are still cautiously watching to see how the early phases play out but expressed some optimism about its prospects. Clinton and Rice joined CBS

Watch Live: Hillary Clinton and Condoleezza Rice on Trump’s Israel-Hamas peace deal

Two former secretaries of state, Hillary Clinton and Condoleezza Rice, are joining CBS News for a panel with CBS News senior correspondent Norah O’Donnell on Friday to discuss the Israel-Hamas peace plan brokered by President Trump as the first stage of the deal takes shape.  Both of the former top U.S. diplomats praised the Trump

Watch Live: What two former secretaries of state — Hillary Clinton and Condoleezza Rice — think of Trump’s Israel-Hamas peace deal

Two former secretaries of state, Hillary Clinton and Condoleezza Rice, will join CBS News for a panel with CBS News senior correspondent Norah O’Donnell on Friday to discuss the Israel-Hamas peace plan brokered by President Trump as the first stage of the deal takes shape. The conversation is taking place two days after the signing

Trump threatens to jack up tariffs on China over rare-earth controls

President Trump on Friday threatened to raise U.S. tariffs on China over its new restrictions on rare-earth elements. “They are becoming very hostile, and sending letters to Countries throughout the World, that they want to impose Export Controls on each and every element of production having to do with Rare Earths, and virtually anything else