How each senator voted on the GOP spending package to avoid a shutdown
By Matt Stiles, Janie Boschma, CNN (CNN) — The government has now been shut down since October 1, with no end in sight. While the House has…
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Gov. Polis warns of ‘dire’ consequences as federal shutdown hits food benefits, healthcare and parks in Colorado
DENVER, Colo. (KRDO) – As the federal government shutdown enters its second day, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) is outlining the steps his…
Continue Reading‘I’m scrambling’: Government shutdown spurs confusion and concern with no funding deal in sight
By Tami Luhby, Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — A self-described national park fanatic, Lucas Wall was excited to start a weeklong trip to visit seven…
Continue Reading‘I’m scrambling’: Government shutdown spurs confusion and concern with no funding deal in sight
CNN, POOL, SEE PREFONTS By Tami Luhby, Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — A self-described national park fanatic, Lucas Wall was excited to start a…
Continue ReadingJustice Department fires prosecutor falsely tied to Comey case in social media post
By Evan Perez, Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration fired the top national security prosecutor in the US Attorney’s Office…
Continue ReadingWhite House views Portland protests as opening to pursue Trump’s crime crackdown
By Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — When President Donald Trump announced he was sending troops to “protect war-ravaged” Portland, his…
Continue ReadingThreat of federal firings hangs over Washington as government will remain shut down through at least Friday
By Sarah Ferris, Morgan Rimmer, Manu Raju, Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — Congress left town Wednesday without a solution to break its bitter…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court agrees to hear arguments in case on Federal Reserve independence, leaving Lisa Cook in job for now
By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court agreed Wednesday to decide whether President Donald Trump can temporarily fire Lisa Cook from the…
Continue ReadingLegal opinions usually aren’t exciting. This one has everyone talking
By Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — Not since the years before the Civil War had a trial-level federal judge signed off on an opinion simply as…
Continue ReadingTrump commits US to defending Qatar’s security
By Alejandra Jaramillo, Abbas Al Lawati, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump has signed an executive order for the US to guarantee the security…
Continue ReadingThe shutdown shakes up politics in Virginia, home to more than 300,000 federal workers
By Eric Bradner, Eva McKend, CNN Chantilly, Virginia (CNN) — The federal government shutdown — and the escalating battle over which party…
Continue ReadingUS government shuts down with funding deal out of reach on Capitol Hill
CNN, POOL, SEE PREFONTS By Sarah Ferris, Morgan Rimmer, Manu Raju, Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — The federal government has officially shut down…
Continue ReadingHere’s what is affected by the government shutdown
By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — The federal government has shut down as congressional lawmakers remain at odds over funding the government beyond…
Continue ReadingUS government shuts down with funding deal out of reach on Capitol Hill
By Sarah Ferris, Morgan Rimmer, Manu Raju, Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — The federal government has officially shut down after a deadlocked Congress…
Continue ReadingDemocratic congresswoman confronts Johnson over Trump AI video: ‘It’s racist. You should call it out’
By Manu Raju, Alison Main, Nicky Robertson, Morgan Rimmer, CNN (CNN) — Democratic Rep. Madeleine Dean confronted Speaker Mike Johnson right off…
Continue ReadingIn the wake of several mass shootings, FBI director calls for bureau’s intelligence operation to ‘evolve’
By Evan Perez, Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — In a memo to FBI employees, Director Kash Patel announced that some officials would be returning to…
Continue ReadingWhite House withdraws Trump’s controversial nominee to lead BLS after ousting predecessor over jobs data
By Kristen Holmes, Adam Cancryn, Andrew Kaczynski, CNN (CNN) — The White House has sent paperwork to the Senate to withdraw the nomination of…
Continue ReadingDOJ gave Trump’s handpicked US attorney little support to indict Comey. She did it anyway
By Evan Perez, Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — Lindsey Halligan, President Donald Trump’s handpicked U.S. attorney in one of the country’s most…
Continue ReadingTrump previews $500 million deal with Harvard on trade schools
By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday previewed a $500 million deal on trade schools with Harvard University, following…
Continue ReadingHegseth pushes to remake the military in his preferred image
By Haley Britzky, Zachary Cohen, Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — Before a captive audience of hundreds of senior military officers on Tuesday…
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