Lawmakers are turning up the heat on New York Governor Andrew Cuomo as the sexual harassment scandal swirling around him intensifies. Lawyers involved in the state Legislature’s impeachment probe have given the state’s 56th governor one week to provide them with reasons he thinks he should keep his job. As CBS …
Read More »Senators unveil full text of $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, totaling 2,702 pages
Washington — Senators on Sunday unveiled the legislative text of the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill during a rare weekend session as lawmakers rush to begin the amendment process ahead of an expected vote on final passage by the end of the week. The bipartisan group of senators that negotiated …
Read More »Senate prepares to move on bill with funding for Capitol Police and security improvements
Washington —Democratic and Republican Senate spending leaders reached an agreement Tuesday on a $2.1 billion supplemental security spending bill to direct money to the U.S. Capitol Police and National Guard as they face squeezes from the January 6 assault on the Capitol. Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, a Democrat …
Read More »Treasury says $1.5 billion distributed in rental assistance in June as eviction moratorium end looms
With a federal ban on evictions scheduled to expire at the end of the month, the Treasury Department is set to announce Wednesday $1.5 billion in rental assistance has been distributed across the country in the last month — more than in the last five months combined, according to an …
Read More »Kim Kardashian West attends White House meeting on prison reform
Reality TV personality Kim Kardashian West is at the White House for a listening session on prison reform, in particular, about the clemency process, the White House confirmed Thursday. “The discussion is mainly focused on ways to improve that process to ensure deserving cases receive a fair review,” Hogan Gidley, the White …
Read More »James Comey: Trump tweets about me like I’m “the breakup he can’t get over”
Former FBI Director James Comey, who was fired by President Trump last year, made an appearance on CBS’ The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Tuesday night, the same day his new book was released. Colbert began the show by jokingly asking Comey for his loyalty, and by pouring red wine …
Read More »Trump responds after Alec Baldwin says impersonating the president is “agony”
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump isn’t pleased with Alec Baldwin’s latest comment that impersonating the president is “agony,” and is suggesting Saturday Night Live replace the comedian. Trump tweets: “Alec Baldwin, whose dying mediocre career was saved by his terrible impersonation of me on SNL, now says playing me was …
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