Pam Bondi faces tough questions at Senate hearing – CBS News Watch CBS News Attorney General Pam Bondi appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee for a hearing on oversight of the Justice Department, her first time testifying before the panel since her confirmation. Scott MacFarlane has details. link.lazyload { position: absolute; } .content__meta-wrapper::before { width:
Air travel is being delayed by a shortage of controllers who are not getting paid during the government shutdown. Meanwhile, President Trump suggested that not all of the 750,000 furloughed workers are guaranteed backpay. Kris Van Cleave and Ed O’Keefe report. Original CBS News Link</a
The Senate on Tuesday confirmed former football star Herschel Walker to serve as U.S. ambassador to the Bahamas. President Trump nominated Walker for the diplomatic post last year, after the retired running back entered the political fore by running as the Republican nominee in Georgia’s 2022 Senate race. He lost to incumbent Democratic Sen. Raphael
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks to reporters during the third day of government shutdown at the White House on Oct. 3, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The Trump Administration will use tariff revenue to continue funding the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) while the federal government remains shuttered.
An air traffic control tower at the Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles on July 1, 2025. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times House Speaker Mike Johnson said on Oct. 7 that he is open to passing legislation during the government shutdown that ensures military members and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) air traffic controllers don’t miss
Federal officers deploy smoke grenades to deter protesters in front of Immigration and Customs Enforcement offices in Portland, Ore., on Oct. 5, 2025. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times Street protests have continued in some major cities as state and local officials battle the Trump administration’s effort to use National Guard troops to protect federal property during
President Donald Trump at the White House on Oct. 7, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times President Donald Trump said on Oct. 7 that a “substantial” number of federal jobs and programs could be permanently cut if the shutdown continues for another four or five days. While speaking with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at the