Shutdown talk heats up as Democrats insist on stopping health care cuts
WASHINGTON (AP) — A deadline looming, Congress charged Monday toward a federal government shutdown as Republicans brush back…
Sens. Chris Coons and James Lankford on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Sept. 14, 2025
The following is the transcript of an interview with House Speaker Mike Johnson that aired on “Face the…
Democrats dig in on health care as threat of government shutdown looms
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks to reporters as Senate Democratic leaders hold a press conference…
Medicaid boosted Appalachia. Will cuts deliver an outsized hit?
Kentucky’s 2014 Medicaid expansion improved health care and drug treatment in some of America’s poorest counties. Now, the…
Government shutdown looms as Congress returns after August recess
Congressional Republicans scored a massive victory this summer when they passed President Donald Trump’s tax and spending cuts…
Trump blocks $4.9 billion in congressionally approved foreign aid
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has told House Speaker Mike Johnson that he won’t be spending $4.9…
Trump’s big bill chisels back Medicaid 60 years after its creation
WASHINGTON (AP) — On this day in 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed legislation into law that launched…
House Speaker Johnson says Jeffrey Epstein case is “not a hoax”
House Speaker Mike Johnson told CBS News he wants “full transparency” in the case of Jeffrey Epstein, as…
House approves Trump’s $9B cut to public broadcasting and foreign aid
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House gave final approval to President Donald Trump’s request to claw back about $9…
Vance touts tax breaks in Pennsylvania as he sells Trump’s big bill
WEST PITTSTON, Pa. (AP) — Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday made the Trump administration’s first big pitch…
Trump Says Most House GOP Holdouts Have Agreed To Back His Crypto Bills
Topline President Donald Trump said nearly all of the House Republicans who blocked the passage of a procedural…