Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) walks through the Senate Subway during a vote at the U.S. Capitol on Oct. 1, 2025. Moneymaker/Getty Images) John Fetterman, the senior U.S. senator from Pennsylvania, was hospitalized on Nov. 13 after falling down and hitting his face due to a heart-related issue. Fetterman, a Democrat first elected in 2022, was
President Donald Trump speaks during an event about weight-loss drugs in the Oval Office of the White House on Nov. 6, 2025. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump this week elaborated more on how he would deal with health care subsidies and the Affordable Care Act (ACA), suggesting an account for people where
Senior military officials on Wednesday presented President Trump with updated options for potential operations in Venezuela, including strikes on land, according to multiple sources familiar with the meetings at the White House. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine and other senior officials briefed the president on military
The U.S. military conducted another strike on an alleged drug-trafficking boat on Tuesday, a Pentagon official confirmed to CBS News. The attack targeted a vessel in the Caribbean Sea and killed four people on board. Since September, U.S. forces have destroyed at least 20 vessels in international waters, killing at least 80 people. The Trump
The United States Mint discontinued the penny on Nov. 12, bringing an end to the 1-cent coin that had been produced since the 1700s. The least valuable piece of U.S. currency had become the most expensive one to produce, costing more than three times the coin’s face value. As the Trump administration takes measures to
Washington — The longest government shutdown in history came to an end on Wednesday after 43 days and more than a dozen attempts to reopen the government. Here’s how the shutdown started, and eventually came to an end: A Senate standoff The standoff began in late September as lawmakers faced a deadline to fund the
Alexandria, Va. — Attorneys for former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James are in court Thursday to argue that the federal indictments against their clients should be dismissed because Lindsey Halligan’s appointment as interim U.S. attorney in Virginia is unlawful. The court decided to consolidate the arguments for dismissal soon