Washington — The House on Thursday narrowly approved a request from the White House, known as a rescissions package, to claw back funding for NPR, PBS and international aid that lawmakers had previously appropriated. In a 214 to 212 vote, all but four House Republicans voted in favor of the measure, with all Democrats opposing.
The Republicans’ “big beautiful” budget package is aimed at ushering in “a new golden age in America” through a combination of tax and spending cuts, according to House Speaker Mike Johnson. But a new analysis from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office finds that the bill may prove less golden for some Americans. The lowest-earning 10% of U.S.
Washington — Lawmakers are calling for answers after Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla was forcibly removed from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s news conference in Los Angeles on Thursday. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat, expressed shock over “the manhandling of a United States senator,” adding that he wants answers “to what the
Washington — A federal judge will consider Thursday whether to temporarily restrict President Trump’s use of National Guard troops and U.S. Marines to assist with federal immigration enforcement in Los Angeles. The hearing in San Francisco marks the first test of Mr. Trump’s decision to place more than 4,000 members of the California National Guard
Biden calls voter a “liar” in heated exchange – CBS News Watch CBS News While campaigning in Iowa, Joe Biden snapped at a voter who accused him of sending his son, Hunter, to work for a Ukrainian energy company for the family’s benefit. Biden called the man a “liar.” Ed O’Keefe reports. View CBS News
Michael Bloomberg says Trump should be impeached – CBS News Watch CBS News In his first TV interview since joining the race for the Democratic nomination, Michael Bloomberg said he thinks President Trump should be impeached. He sat down with Gayle King in Colorado. View CBS News In Be the first to know Get browser
White House won’t participate in impeachment inquiry hearing – CBS News Watch CBS News The White House says it will not participate in an impeachment hearing scheduled for this week. In a letter to the House Judiciary Committee Sunday, the White House’s top lawyer slammed the impeachment investigation as “baseless” and “highly partisan.” Nancy Cordes