President Donald Trump remains firm, stating the government stays shut until Democrats drop their health care demands — urging a few to cross the aisle and resolve the standoff. Plus, flight delays are mounting as unpaid air traffic controllers reach a breaking point. The transportation secretary warns it’s only going to get worse. And a […]
Long lines, packed terminals and flight boards filled with delays. The ripple effects of the government shutdown are spreading through America’s airports. With nearly 13,000 air traffic controllers now missing more than a month of pay, the system is straining under the pressure. At major hubs from Los Angeles to Dallas, staffing shortages are forcing […]
A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from deploying the National Guard in Portland. The judge ruled Sunday, stating that there’s no credible evidence to suggest the protests were out of control or more than sporadically violent. National Guard troops had been staging at training bases after the administration activated units from both Oregon […]
Midterm elections are one year out, and a new Washington Post-ABC News-IPSOs poll shows that most Americans disapprove of how President Donald Trump is handling his job. Voters gave him especially low marks on the economy. Fifty-nine percent of those polled say they disapprove of Trump’s performance as president, the highest level since the start […]
Kimberly-Clark, the maker of Kleenex, Huggies and Cottonelle, dropped a bombshell on Monday morning, announcing it will buy Kenvue, the maker of Tylenol, for nearly $50 billion. It will mark one of the biggest business takeovers this year, as their combined portfolios of products include $10 billion brands. Kenvue shares shot up by about 17% […]
The FBI has removed Steven Palmer, head of its elite Critical Incident Response Group (CIRG), following public scrutiny of Director Kash Patel’s use of a bureau jet, according to Bloomberg Law. A job posting to replace Palmer appeared online shortly after the reports surfaced. The FBI declined to confirm to Bloomberg Law whether the two […]
The Trump administration agreed Monday to comply with court orders requiring the federal government to partially fund SNAP benefits using contingency, or emergency, funds. More than 40 million Americans were left in limbo as funds for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program ran out Saturday. The administration did not say how much SNAP beneficiaries would receive […]
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Sunday said in an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union” that Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits frozen amid the government shutdown could restart this week. Bessent said there’s a “process that has to be followed,” but “President Trump wants to make sure that people get their food benefits.” “So […]
Video crews on Sunday captured Red Cross vehicles transporting the remains of three hostages taken by Hamas across Israel. The vehicles were seen arriving at the National Forensic Institute in Tel Aviv, where officials are expected to conduct examinations to confirm the identities of the deceased. Israeli authorities said the bodies are believed to be […]
With the federal government shutdown, some services are unavailable, and federal employees are furloughed. That includes 15,000 employees at NASA — though astronauts at the International Space Station are still working. Those at the ISS are doing work that has been deemed “necessary to prevent harm tolife or property, making them what’s called an “excepted […]
