President Trump proposes suspending federal gas tax to lower prices
President Trump has told CBS News in an exclusive telephone interview that he wants to temporarily suspend the federal gas tax as a way to lower prices at the pump.
Congress
President Trump signs bill funding the Department of Homeland Security, ending record shutdown
President Trump has signed a bipartisan legislation to fund much of the Department of Homeland Security, but not its immigration enforcement operations, ending the longest agency shutdown in history.
Federal judge blocks Trump order to end funding for NPR and PBS
Citing the First Amendment, a federal judge has permanently blocked the Trump administration from ending federal funding for National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service.
What to know about the partial federal government shutdown and its impact
The partial federal government shutdown that is in effect is vastly different from the record closure in the fall. That is mostly because the shutdown may not last long.
Democrats, White House strike spending deal that would stop government shutdown
Democrats and the White House struck a deal to avert a partial government shutdown and temporarily fund the Department of Homeland Security.
House Republicans begin push to hold the Clintons in contempt of Congress over the Epstein probe
House Republicans have started a push to hold former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress over the Jeffrey Epstein investigation.
Clintons refuse to testify in House Epstein probe as Republicans threaten contempt proceedings
Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said they will refuse to comply with a congressional subpoena to testify in a House committee’s investigation of Jeffrey Epstein.
President Trump signs government funding bill, ending shutdown after a record 43 days
President Donald Trump signed a government funding bill to end a record 43-day shutdown that caused financial stress for federal workers who went without paychecks, stranded travelers at airports and generated long lines at some food banks.
U.S. House passes bill to end government shutdown, sending measure to President Trump
House Republicans used their slight majority to get the bill over the finish line with a mostly party-line vote of 222-209. The Senate has already passed the measure. It now goes to President Trump.
Senate approves bill to end the shutdown, sending it to the House
The U.S. Senate has passed legislation to reopen the government, bringing the longest shutdown in history closer to an end.
