Three months after her husband, Charlie Kirk, was assassinated, Erika Kirk will open up about life, loss, the state of political discourse and more in a one-hour town hall event moderated by Bari Weiss, CBS News’ editor-in-chief. The special will be broadcast on Saturday, Dec. 13, at 8 p.m. ET/PT on the CBS television network
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent attends a meeting during the 80th U.N. General Assembly, in New York City on Sept. 23, 2025. Al Drago/Reuters Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that if the Supreme Court rules against the Trump administration’s tariffs, the government still has the capacity to impose import taxes. The high court is currently
Rep. Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) speaks during a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Oct. 2, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times House Republicans said on Dec. 3 that they will pass several bills this week aimed at blocking Chinese Communist Party (CCP) influence in K–12 schools and ensuring federal funding goes only to institutions
Washington — Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer announced Thursday that Democrats will offer a clean three-year extension of enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits for a vote next week, when the issue that was at the center of the shutdown fight comes center stage. “This is the bill, a clean three-year extension of ACA tax
Washington — Military officials showed lawmakers video of a second strike on an alleged Venezuelan drug boat behind closed doors on Capitol Hill on Thursday, with one Democrat saying that “what I saw in that room one of the most troubling things I’ve seen in my time in public service.” “You have two individuals in clear
(Left) Special counsel Jack Smith in Washington on Aug. 1, 2023. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images); (Right) President Donald Trump. David Dee Delgado/Getty Images President Donald Trump weighed in on a subpoena that was sent by House Republicans for former special counsel Jack Smith to testify later this month. Smith, who had brought felony federal charges in
A job seeker waits to talk to a recruiter at a job fair in Sunrise, Fla., on Aug. 28, 2025. Marta Lavandier/AP Photo The number of Americans filing for first-time unemployment benefits declined to the lowest level in more than three years, new Department of Labor data released on Dec. 4 show. For the week