Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (2nd R) (D-N.Y.) attends a bipartisan meeting with (L-R) Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), and Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on July 21, 2021. Win McNamee/Getty Images Congressional leaders failed to reach an agreement on a stopgap spending resolution that
The last funding fight has seemed to color the Democrats’ approach this time around. In March, Democrats pledged to push back on a GOP funding plan, but Schumer changed course at the eleventh hour, delivering one of the Democratic votes necessary to propel the measure to passage and prevent a shutdown. At the time, Schumer
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who was initially relieved of his duties after being captured on video pushing a woman to the ground outside an immigration court in New York City has been returned to duty, two U.S. officials familiar with the matter told CBS News. The officials, who requested anonymity to discuss an
The last funding fight has seemed to color the Democrats’ approach this time around. In March, Democrats pledged to push back on a GOP funding plan, but Schumer changed course at the eleventh hour, delivering one of the Democratic votes necessary to propel the measure to passage and prevent a shutdown. At the time, Schumer
Students walk to class at Petersburg High School in Petersburg, W.Va., on Aug 27, 2025. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times The U.S. Department of Education has reinstated two grants totaling $270 million to support mental health services in public schools, nearly five months after discontinuing them due to the Biden administration’s focus on diversity priorities. State
Washington — Hundreds of thousands of federal employees could soon go without pay or face potential layoffs if Congress remains at an impasse over government funding, with a shutdown set to begin Oct. 1. The GOP-controlled House passed a bill earlier this month to extend government funding until Nov. 21, but the bill has stalled
Shortly before the joint press conference, the White House released the president’s plan to end the Israel-Hamas conflict. The plan, contained in a lengthy document titled “President Donald J. Trump’s comprehensive plan to end the Gaza conflict,” has not yet been approved by Israel or Hamas. Among the items in the document, the plan says