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Comer indicates McConnell staffers aiming for lawmaker to return to Senate later this month

Rep. James Comer indicated that he has spoken with McConnell staffers who indicated they are aiming for the senator will return later this month.

Non-citizen police officers approved after Dem says ICE ‘invasion’ ‘sends a message’

Danbury, Connecticut's city council voted 18-2 to let non-citizen immigrants and DACA recipients serve as police officers amid ongoing ICE raids.

Trump wants the Postal Service to radically overhaul mail voting. But ballots are already going out.

President Donald Trump’s controversial demands for the Postal Service to overhaul and monitor millions...

Judge Rakoff and the Reference Manual

It’s natural to think oneself on the side of the angels.

On the Suppression of KSM’s Coerced Confessions in the 9/11 Case

Again the gnawing question: what to do about terrorists who should be executed when...

Trump says rising prices ‘peanuts’ compared to cheap gas

President Trump said in an interview Sunday that rising prices on certain items amid his trade wars are “peanuts” in comparison to less expensive gas. In the interview on “Meet the Press,” NBC News’s Kristen Welker noted that “some prices are going up, tires, strollers, some clothing in the wake of your tariffs.” “Excuse me,...

32 injured in Missouri shuttle bus crash: Authorities

Thirty-two people were hurt when a shuttle bus carrying dozens crashed Saturday morning near Hermann, Missouri, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

Republicans face key hang-ups on Trump agenda bill as House heads into crucial week

House Republicans are barreling into a crucial week in their effort to pass President Trump’s legislative agenda, with key policy hang-ups threatening to upend leadership’s timeline for approving the sprawling package. Those disagreements have already prompted delays as lawmakers haggle over how to address contentious issues while meeting deficit reduction targets. The Energy and Commerce...

Psaki pushes back on idea there was a Biden mental ‘cover-up’ 

Former White House press secretary Jen Psaki says she didn’t see evidence of a “cover-up” of former President Biden’s mental acuity in the lead-up to the 2024 election, and she doesn't believe her former colleagues would have participated in one. Psaki, who served as Biden's press secretary from 2021 to 2022 and is now a...

Let’s make ‘No Tax on Tips’ fair for all tipped workers

Congress is drafting the "No Tax On Tips" legislation, but it would only apply to certain employees, leaving out independent contractors, including delivery drivers, who rely on app-based platforms to earn extra income.

Netanyahu vows to respond to Houthis and ‘their Iranian terror masters’ after airport strike

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday vowed to respond against the Houthi rebels and “their Iranian terror masters" after the group fired a missile at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv. President Trump said in a post on Truth Social in mid-March that “hundreds of attacks being made by Houthi, the sinister mobsters and thugs...

PBS CEO: New children’s programming will ‘skid to a halt’ under Trump order

PBS CEO Paula Kerger said new children’s programming will "skid to a halt" if the government moves ahead with President Trump's attempt to cut federal funding for public broadcasting. Kerger and NPR CEO Katherine Maher joined “Face the Nation” on Sunday, where they spoke about Trump’s order from Friday that seeks to cut funding from...

Gov. Abbott signs Texas school choice bill into law

Gov. Greg Abbott will sign school choice legislation into law, ending a years-long battle to pass the controversial proposal.

Bessent defends Trump’s ‘economic rebalancing’

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent defended what he called President Trump’s “economic rebalancing” in an opinion piece released Sunday amid growing concerns regarding his handling of the economy. In The Wall Street Journal, Bessent said that the president “wants to ensure working families aren’t left behind in the next era of economic growth — as many...

Congress can improve postpartum care

Pelvic floor physical therapy can be effective in treating postpartum disorders such as urinary and fecal incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, pelvic pain and sexual dysfunction, and should be covered by Medicaid for 12 months to ensure new mothers receive the appropriate care.

$95M settlement over Siri eavesdropping accusations approved: How to make a claim

Apple previously agreed to the $95 million settlement over claims that Siri had eavesdropped on users.

2 people, a dog dead after small plane crashes in Los Angeles-area neighborhood

Two people and a dog are dead after the small plane they were flying in crashed in a Los Angeles-area neighborhood on Saturday.

Ukrainian ambassador to US on Putin’s nuclear weapons comments: ‘He is a threat’ 

Oksana Markarova, Ukraine's ambassador to the U.S., weighed in on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s remarks about nuclear weapons, saying “he is a threat” that should be taken at his word. Markarova joined CBS News’s “Face the Nation” on Sunday, where host Margaret Brennan asked what she made of Putin’s recent comment about how he hopes...

How to test for and control bird flu before it’s too late

If rapid tests can be employed on a mass scale, H5N1 bird flu outbreaks can be much more easily controlled.

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