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Bessent says U.S. won’t be able to pay military by Nov. 15 amid shutdown

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday that service members will miss paychecks by Nov. 15 if the government shutdown stretches on, despite the Trump administration’s previous assurances that members of the military will be paid amid the funding lapse. “I think we’ll be able to pay them beginning in November, but by Nov. 15 our

Transcript: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Oct. 26, 2025

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The following is the transcript of the interview with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Democrat of New York, that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on Oct. 26, 2025. MARGARET BRENNAN: And we’re back with the top Democrat in the House, Leader Hakeem Jeffries. He joins us from his Brooklyn, New York district.

US, China Agree on Preliminary Trade Framework Before Trump–Xi Meeting

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U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks with reporters outside the West Wing of the White House, on Oct. 22, 2025. Jim Watson /AFP via Getty Images The United States and China have reached a preliminary deal on a range of trade issues, representatives from both sides said on Oct. 26, after two days of negotiations

Newsom says he will consider White House run after 2026 elections

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Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who has become one of President Trump’s most high-profile adversaries, told “CBS News Sunday Morning” in an exclusive interview that he will consider whether to run for president after the 2026 midterm elections. In an interview taped Thursday in San Jose, Newsom was asked whether he would give “serious thought”

Gavin Newsom on opposing Donald Trump: “He’s a wrecking ball”

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Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom has emerged as one of President Trump’s fiercest antagonists – fighting the president’s deployment of the military in his state, and leading a redistricting drive in California to counteract similar Republican efforts in other states, in order to help Democrats win back the House next year. But is he also thinking