Jack Smith asks for testimony before Congress to be public

Former special counsel Jack Smith has requested a public hearing before the House and Senate Judiciary Committees on his ...

DCM Shivakumar calls Munirathna ‘kari topi’, triggers row

BENGALURU: A high-voltage political drama, heated arguments, commotion and sit-in protest marked Deputy Chief Minister DK ...
Star of Mysore

‘Aey Kari Topi Baa’: DKS’ remark at MLA Munirathna sparks chaos

A high-voltage political drama, heated exchanges, commotion and a sit-in protest marked Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar’s (DKS) public outreach programme — ‘Bengaluru Nadige’ (Bengaluru Walk) — ...
Yahoo

Mike Johnson Gives Congress a Vacation During Shutdown

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson is sending Congress home while a newly elected congresswoman—who is a key vote on the Epstein files release—still awaits swearing in. On Friday afternoon, House ...
Boston Herald

Editorial: Congress should lose pay if government shuts down

Federal workers and others on the business end of a looming government shutdown are in high stress mode waiting and hoping Congress will pass a spending bill. One glaring problem: members of Congress ...
The New York Times

Republicans in Congress Must Take This Spending Threat Seriously

Mr. Buck worked for two Republican speakers of the House. Another needless government shutdown may soon be upon us. Politically, these events have proved fleeting. But this funding deadline carries a ...
KTBS

Why Congress still gets paid during a government shutdown

WASHINGTON — The federal government has shut down after lawmakers in Congress failed to strike a deal on a funding bill, forcing agencies to furlough their "non-essential" employees. Under the ...
The Hill

Why Congress is running out of time for an ObamaCare deal

Republicans in Congress have refused to negotiate an extension of Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits as part of talks to end the shutdown, arguing there is plenty of time to negotiate over ...
USA Today

Do Trump and Congress still get paid during a shutdown? What to know.

The federal government shut down at midnight on Wednesday, Oct. 1, after Congress failed to reach an agreement in a bitter standoff over funding the government. The shutdown means hundreds of ...
Reason

Government Shutdowns Are an Example of Congress Doing Its Job

When the government shut down for a few weeks in October 2013, then-President Barack Obama made sure to blame conservative Republicans for refusing to pass any short-term spending bill that included ...
Religion News Service

Justice for Indigenous boarding school survivors isn't partisan. Congress must act.

(RNS) — Bipartisan legislation to create a Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding Schools (S. 761) is moving through Congress and warrants our support. (RNS) — Growing up, I learned a certain ...