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  6m ago Johnson: Democrats are “pursuing a very reckless strategy right now” Asked on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” whether he thinks lawmakers will avert a shutdown, House Speaker Mike Johnson said, “You know me, I’m an optimist. But I am a little skeptical this morning.”

 “Whether or not the government shuts down at midnight is

  0m ago Defense Department name can only be changed by Congress Although President Trump earlier this year signed an executive order renaming the Defense Department as the Department of War and Hegseth as Secretary of War, the name can only officially be changed by Congress.  By Caroline Linton https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/trump-hegseth-military-leaders-meeting/#post-update-5e63ca5c   3m ago Hegseth says

  Updated 25m ago Trump and Hegseth to address top U.S. military leaders President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth are expected to address hundreds of generals and admirals Tuesday in Quantico, Virginia, in an unusual and urgent in-person meeting called by Hegseth last week. Hegseth is expected to speak at 8:15 a.m., ahead of

A group of Democratic senators is asking the Justice Department to help prevent convicted U.S. Capitol rioters from being reimbursed by taxpayers for court-ordered fines. Federal judges ordered hundreds of rioters to pay restitution to offset the estimated $3 million in damages and cleanup costs from the 2021 attack. Only 15% of the costs had

Baton Rouge, La. — Louisiana is pursuing a criminal case against another out-of-state doctor accused of mailing abortion pills to a patient in the state, court documents filed this month revealed. A warrant for the arrest of a California doctor is a rare charge of violating one of the state abortion bans that has taken