US establishes diplomatic relations with Cook Islands and Niue
The US is formally establishing diplomatic relations with a pair of Pacific Island nations Monday, recognizing the Cook Islands and Niue for the first time.
2023-09-25 22:55
Donald Trump will be all across America this week, except on the debate stage
Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to have his busiest stretch of campaigning this week since launching his bid for a second White House term last fall. But one stop will notably absent from the GOP front-runner's schedule: the second Republican primary debate.
2023-09-25 20:17
White House strategy on government funding meets serious test this week
President Joe Biden and his top aides at the White House plan to hammer away at a blunt message as the US government inches closer to a shutdown this week: A handful of extremist Republicans are entirely to blame for the havoc that would be unleashed across the country.
2023-09-25 19:52
Trump and Biden's Michigan visits will present competing strategies for winning union voters
When United Auto Workers went on strike against General Motors four years ago, Joe Biden and Donald Trump took very different approaches.
2023-09-25 18:15
McCarthy confronts key decisions as Congress hurtles toward government shutdown
With six days until the government runs out of money, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has a choice to make: Does he risk a shutdown to keep his job or does he cross his Republican hardliners by working with Democrats?
2023-09-25 17:27
Mark Milley leaves a controversial legacy as America's top general
Every morning, Gen. Mark Milley's staff pulls transcripts from Fox News prime-time shows to see if they're talking about him.
2023-09-25 17:26
GOP shutdown politics rock Washington as Trump and Biden head for a swing-state showdown
President Joe Biden and his Oval Office predecessor, Donald Trump, are about to wage the most direct showdown yet of their possible rematch as far-right House Republicans drive the nation to the brink of a government shutdown.
2023-09-25 12:25
Bipartisan House caucus leaders say 'all options are on the table' as shutdown looms
With government funding slated to run out September 30, the leaders of the bipartisan House Problem Solvers Caucus told CNN on Sunday that "all options are on the table" to force a vote on their alternative stopgap plan to avert a shutdown.
2023-09-25 01:50
Cassidy Hutchinson defends herself in first post-testimony TV interview
Cassidy Hutchinson, the former Trump White House aide who delivered bombshell testimony to the House committee investigating the January 6 insurrection, defended the anecdotes she recounted under oath in her first TV interview since her Capitol Hill testimony.
2023-09-25 00:59
Why New Hampshire is the most likely state where Trump could lose a primary
Former President Donald Trump is a heavy favorite to win the 2024 Republican nomination. He's getting over 60% in a number of national surveys of the GOP primary and holds the advantage in every early state that's been polled.
2023-09-24 20:24
What happens if you don't pay your student loans?
Student loan payments are due in October for the first time in three-plus years -- but for the next 12 months, borrowers will be able to skip payments without facing the harsh financial consequences of defaulting on their loans.
2023-09-24 19:23
How a government shutdown could impact Americans
With the government on the brink of a shutdown later this week as Congress remains at an impasse on a funding deal, federal departments and agencies have formally begun the mandatory process of planning to bring nonessential functions to a halt.
2023-09-24 18:15