Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois, ranking member of the Senate’s Aviation, Space and Innovation Subcommittee, on Monday criticized President Trump after he threatened to dock the pay of air traffic controllers who took off work amid staffing shortages and the government shutdown. “It’s disgraceful and dangerous to threaten to punish controllers who put the
The IRS special agent-turned-whistleblower who has been tapped to lead criminal investigations at the tax agency told CBS News in an exclusive television interview he will let evidence, not politics, guide the agency’s decisions on tax probes. “Each and every time, I’m going to ensure the right thing’s done and that the policies and procedures
11/9: Face the Nation – CBS News Watch CBS News New Jersey Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill and Virginia Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger join to discuss the past week’s state and local elections. link.lazyload { position: absolute; } .content__meta-wrapper::before { width: 100%; } .device–type-mobile .content__meta-wrapper::before { width: calc(100vw – 40px); } View CBS News In Original CBS News
Updated 15m ago Here are the 8 Democrats who voted to move forward on the funding bill The final vote on advancing the House-passed continuing resolution was 60 to 40. Eight Democrats joined all but one Republican to move forward on the bill: Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada Dick Durbin of Illinois John Fetterman
28m ago More than 1,500 flights canceled as of early Monday More than 1,500 flights within, into or out of the U.S. were canceled as of early Monday, according to FlightAware, which tracks airline disruptions. Another 1,400 flights on Monday were delayed. The disruptions follow more than 2,900 flight cancellations and over 10,000
Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking co-conspirator, is planning to apply for a commutation of her federal prison sentence, which is set to run through 2037, according to documents obtained by Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee and seen by CBS News. In a letter to President Trump on Monday, also seen by CBS
President Trump has pardoned dozens of people who allegedly tried to overturn the outcome of the 2020 presidential election, including those who were named as alternative state electors to certify the results, according to Ed Martin, a Justice Department attorney whose focus is pardons. He posted what appeared to be the pardons document on social