Rep. Laurel Libby sues the state House speaker after being stripped of her right to speak or vote on the floor. Maine’s six federal judges recuse themselves. A Maine lawmaker is suing the speaker of the state House of Representatives who censured her for viral social media posts about a transgender high school athlete who
Dr. Marty Makary and Dr. Jay Bhattacharya must receive a Senate majority vote to gain confirmation for their posts. President Donald Trump’s picks to head the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and National Institutes of Health (NIH) advanced through the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) on March 13. Dr. Marty Makary
Washington — Senate Democrats are considering a plan that would pave the way for a GOP bill to keep the government funded for six months in exchange for a doomed-to-fail vote on their own 30-day alternative, facing an uncomfortable choice between allowing the Republican measure to pass or letting the government shut down. The Senate
‘This will be great for the Wine and Champagne businesses in the U.S.,’ President Trump says on Truth Social. President Donald Trump has threatened to slap a 200 percent tariff on alcohol from France and other European Union-represented nations. Trump said in a March 13 Truth Social post that the European Union issued a 50
Michigan Sen. Gary Peters says he won’t seek reelection Michigan Sen. Gary Peters says he won’t seek reelection 01:07 Washington — Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced Thursday he won’t seek an open Senate seat in Michigan next year, keeping the door open for a possible White House bid in 2028. “I care deeply about
Nearly two dozen Democratic attorneys general sued the Trump administration Thursday, seeking to halt an effort to lay off half of the Department of Education‘s workforce. The suit comes two days after the federal agency fired more than 1,300 employees, focusing on those who track education quality and student achievement, as well as those who
The nominee for a top Justice Department job has left a digital trail of deleted social media posts that his critics say suggest fringe views on a number of issues, including an openness to defying court orders and acceptance of arranged marriages under certain circumstances. In one deleted post verified by CBS News, Aaron Reitz,