Sen. Bernie Sanders, a Vermont independent, said on “CBS Mornings” that a guaranteed vote on Democrats’ health care priorities won’t be enough to reopen the government, and he expressed alarm over the “broken” and “dysfunctional” health care system. Along with the health insurance premiums that are set to rise without an extension of Affordable Care
The Third Circuit Court of Appeals is scheduled to hear oral arguments at 10:30 a.m. ET on Oct. 20 to determine if the appointment of President Donald Trump’s former lawyer, Alina Habba, as acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey violated federal law and whether this should invalidate the prosecutions she oversaw. Original
President Trump reiterated his call on Sunday for an immediate halt to the three-and-a-half-year full-scale war in Ukraine, saying the battle lines should be frozen where they currently stand, with Russia’s invading forces occupying most of Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has repeatedly rejected the idea of forfeiting the Donbas, or any
Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday said it will decide whether a federal law that prohibits unlawful drug users from having firearms violates the Second Amendment, adding a second high-stakes case involving gun rights to the docket for its current term. The Justice Department is urging the high court to uphold the prohibition, arguing
U.S. President Donald Trump (R) and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) shake hands at the White House on Feb. 13, 2025. Kevin Lamarque/Reuters President Donald Trump on Oct. 19 said that India will continue to face “massive tariffs” if it keeps buying Russian oil. “I spoke with Prime Minister [Narendra] Modi of India, and
George Santos, who was expelled from the U.S. House of Representatives, departs after the sentencing in his criminal corruption charges at Central Islip Federal Courthouse in Central Islip, N.Y., on April 25, 2025. Shannon Stapleton/Reuters Former congressman George Santos expressed gratitude to President Donald Trump for commuting his seven-year prison sentence and said he plans
Wikipedia, a popular online encyclopedia millions of people treat as an authoritative source of information, is systemically biased against conservative, religious, and other points of view, according to the site’s co-founder, Larry Sanger. Sanger, 57, who now heads the Knowledge Standards Foundation, believes Wikipedia can be salvaged either by a renewed emphasis on free speech