Voters in South Dakota to Decide If Medicaid Recipients Should Be Required to Work

‘In South Dakota, we believe social programs should be a hand up during tough times, not a way of life,’ Rep. Tony Venhuizen said. South Dakota voters will vote on an amendment in the November elections to decide whether the state should require physically and mentally able Medicaid recipients to work On the ballot is

Voters in South Dakota Will Decide If Medicaid Recipients Should Be Required to Work

‘In South Dakota, we believe social programs should be a hand up during tough times, not a way of life,’ Rep. Tony Venhuizen said. South Dakota voters will vote on an amendment in the November elections to decide whether the state should require physically and mentally able Medicaid recipients to work On the ballot is

Congress fails to install promised plaque to honor Jan. 6 police officers

In a Congress stuck in gridlock, legislators have grown accustomed to sluggishness in their Capitol Hill work. But Rep. Zoe Lofgren, a California Democrat who has represented a Northern California Bay Area district since 1995, is infuriated by one particular hold-up.  “My letters have not been answered. And it’s a mystery to me,” Lofgren said,

5/26: Face the Nation

5/26: Face the Nation – CBS News Watch CBS News This week on “Face the Nation,” two of the veterans in Congress, Reps. Pat Ryan and Mike Waltz, join to discuss veteran suicide ahead of Memorial Day. Plus, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg discusses the latest on Memorial Day travel and the current issue of turbulence.

Texas’ Tony Gonzales tries to fight off YouTube personality in runoff election

The Texas Republican Party gathered in San Antonio for its annual convention this weekend, but GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales, who represents part of San Antonio and lives there, was ambivalent about attending.  That’s not entirely surprising — one of the featured speakers was Rep. Matt Gaetz, who endorsed Gonzales’ opponent, Brandon Herrera, in Tuesday’s GOP primary

The Missing Context Behind Speaker Johnson’s Staff Departures

New faces are joining Mike Johnson’s team of assistants as he navigates choppy political waters in Congress. WASHINGTON—When three top aides to Speaker of the House Mike Johnson confirmed last week they are leaving his staff, prominent in the media coverage were descriptions of their departures as signs the Louisiana Republican was “reeling” from an