National Guard troops congregate at the entrance to Union Station in Washington on Aug. 20, 2025. J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo A West Virginia judge on Nov. 10 allowed the state’s governor to continue deploying members of the state’s National Guard to patrol the streets of the nation’s capital. In Charleston, West Virginia, Kanawha County Circuit
Washington — It’s a Veterans Day they won’t soon forget. On a balmy 70-degree day in the nation’s capital this past weekend, former President Barack Obama boarded an Honor Flight filled with veterans of the Korean and Vietnam wars that had just touched down from Madison, Wisconsin. “Hello, everybody,” his voiced boomed over the loud
(Left) President Donald Trump comes out of the Oval Office from the White House on Sept. 16, 2019. (Right) E. Jean Carroll (C) leaves following her trial at Manhattan Federal Court in New York on May 8, 2023. Mandel Ngan, Stephanie Keith/Getty Images President Donald Trump has asked the Supreme Court to wade into his
Sen. Mike Rounds, a South Dakota Republican, told CBS News that things are heading in the right direction toward an agreement to speed through a number of procedural hurdles to get the funding plan to final passage in the upper chamber. “We’ve got a few things to get cleared up,” Rounds said. “It’s very close.”
Washington — The Senate took a major step toward ending the government shutdown late Monday by passing a funding bill that unlocks a broader agreement on long-term spending and the promise of a future vote on extending health care tax credits. The vote was 60-40, with eight Democrats providing the votes needed. One Republican voted against
A U.S. flag flies in front of cranes at the Conley Container Terminal in Boston on Nov. 4, 2025. Brian Snyder/Reuters President Donald Trump said on Monday that the United States faces an economic and national security catastrophe if the Supreme Court nullifies his use of an emergency powers statute to place tariffs on most
A U.S. flag flies in front of cranes at the Conley Container Terminal in Boston on Nov. 4, 2025. Brian Snyder/Reuters President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the United States faces an economic and national security catastrophe of $3 trillion if the Supreme Court nullifies his use of an emergency powers statute to place