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The shutdown raises questions about what it would mean for lawmakers themselves — and their paychecks.
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The shutdown raises questions about what it would mean for lawmakers themselves — and their paychecks.
The Trump administration will continue paying FBI agents despite the ongoing government shutdown that has frozen paychecks for nearly all federal workers, FBI Director Kash Patel announced.
Government workers say a prolonged shutdown would exact a severe toll, while affirming their commitment to public service.
The first government shutdown in nearly seven years got underway as Republicans and Democrats remained at an impasse over 2025 funding.
The closure of the Detroit Job Corps is leaving many stunned and concerned about what's next.
CBS News has obtained an internal government list of the names of the Venezuelans the Trump administration deported to El Salvador.
The Senate plans to take up a House-passed bill to fund the government through September beginning on Friday, which needs the support of Democrats to move forward.
Republicans are more likely than Democrats to say they'll watch President Trump's joint address to Congress.
Ukraine also brings divisions; Trump's immigration efforts rate well, but many look for more inflation focus.
Some federal agencies, including the State and Defense Departments, told their employees not to respond to an email asking for a list of tasks they completed.
Federal law requires the White House to give Congress a full month of warning and case-specific details before firing a federal inspector general.
These are the president's top advisers and the highest-ranked U.S. officials. Here's what Cabinet members do — and some issues they're likely to face if confirmed by the Senate.
The superseding indictment against Trump is based on a narrower set of allegations after the Supreme Court ruled Trump had some immunity from prosecution.
Migrant adults released by federal border officials after crossing into the U.S. unlawfully will be eligible to be placed in the program.
The Justice Department officially proposed a new rule on Thursday that would reclassify marijuana as a Schedule III drug.
There are 4,207 bridges in the U.S. that allow ships to pass under them. Of those, only 36% are described as having functional pier protection.
The FBI earlier said there was no "there is no specific or credible information to suggest there are ties to terrorism."
A majority of Democrats and a majority of Republicans voted in favor of the Fiscal Responsibility Act.
Millions of Social Security recipients "need to be very careful" about spending because payments could be delayed, one expert said.
The future of the popular mobile app, used by 150 million Americans, has never been more uncertain. Here's what to know.
"If protecting national security is the objective, divestment doesn't solve the problem," a TikTok spokesperson told CBS News in a statement.
The panel's seven Democrats and two Republicans voted unanimously to adopt its final report and urge the Justice Department to prosecute Trump.
