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US intensifies crackdown on peaceful protest under Trump
Forty-one anti-protest bills in 22 states have been introduced since start of 2025, according to law tracker. Anti-protest bills that seek to expand criminal punishments for constitutionally ...The Guardian - 21h -
Fetterman pushes for Medicare to cover GLP-1s
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) on Wednesday called on the Trump administration to back a Biden-era rule that would expand access to GLP-1 medications, such as Ozempic and Wegovy, for millions of ...The Hill - 19h -
Anthropic just launched a $200 version of Claude AI — here’s what you get for the premium price
Anthropic launches new Claude Max subscription tiers at $100 and $200 monthly, challenging OpenAI's premium offerings while targeting power users who need expanded AI assistant capabilities.VentureBeat - 17h -
Hundreds of students, dozens of colleges hit by Trump's visa purge: What to know
Hundreds of foreign students at dozens of colleges across the country have had their higher education experience turned upside down as the Trump administration has expanded its immigration ...The Hill - 3h -
Republican senator floats using violence against journalists who report 'fake news'
Markwayne Mullin recounted how a reporter fatally shot a former congressman in 1890, adding there might be less "fake news ... if we could still handle our differences that way."NBC News - 3d -
House GOP leaders scramble to corral votes for Senate budget plan to advance Trump's agenda
President Donald Trump is set to meet with some of the House GOP budget holdouts at the White House as Speaker Mike Johnson eyes a vote this week.NBC News - 1d -
NHL Power Rankings: Senators rise after clinching first playoff berth since 2017
Ottawa is riding high after locking up a playoff spotCBS Sports - 21h -
'Con man' vs. 'anti-Trump': Years of Republican fighting fuel a nasty Senate primary in Texas
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s attempt to topple Republican Sen.NBC News - 17h -
GOP senator on Trump's trade policy: 'I don’t know what the endgame is here yet’
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) expressed uncertainty about President Trump’s trade policy to CNN’s Manu Raju on Wednesday. “I still don’t know exactly what his total strategy is,” Johnson said on ...The Hill - 11h -
Thune: Bill to curb Trump’s tariff power doesn’t have a future
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) says that a bipartisan bill to curb President Trump’s tariff power backed by seven Republican senators doesn’t have a future in Congress because Trump has ...The Hill - 2d -
Jared Isaacman, Trump’s Pick to Lead NASA, Questioned Over Moon Plans and Elon Musk
Jared Isaacman, a billionaire entrepreneur who has twice launched to orbit in a SpaceX vehicle, faced pointed questions from senators of both parties before the Senate on Wednesday.The New York Times - 16h -
4/3: CBS Evening News Plus
World reacts to Trump's mass tariffs; Reporter's Notebook: Senate considers extending Trump tax cuts at a heavy costCBS News - 2d -
'F**k You!': Basketball Fans Blame Ted Cruz 'Curse' For Another Brutal Loss
Social media users spotted just how the Texas senator "did it again" at the NCAA men's basketball title game.Yahoo Sports - 2d -
4/7: America Decides
President Trump says he’s not looking at pausing tariffs; Senator Bernie Sanders discusses taking on the Trump administrationCBS News - 1d -
Trump, Johnson push forward on budget resolution amid House GOP opposition
A Senate-adopted budget resolution key to enacting President Trump's agenda is facing headwinds in the House.CBS News - 1d -
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announces primary challenge against Sen. John Cornyn
Paxton has held statewide office since 2015, while Cornyn's Senate tenure stretches back to 2002.NBC News - 1d -
Republicans are going public with their growing worries about Trump's tariffs
Republican senators are confronting the Trump administration with a bevy of worries about the economic impacts of the president’s sweeping tariff strategyABC News - 1d -
Meta whistleblower: Facebook worked with Chinese government to censor posts
Meta whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams testified Wednesday afternoon before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism.CBS News - 13h -
Republicans Ted Cruz, Rand Paul speak out on risks of Trump tariff policy
As fallout continues from Trump's severe tariff policy on virtually all U.S. trading partners, some GOP senators are warning about the risks for American families.ABC News - 2d -
Growing opposition from House conservatives threatens to derail Trump's agenda
Growing opposition among hard-line House conservatives to the Senate’s framework for advancing President Trump’s ambitious legislative agenda is threatening to make this week’s vote one of the ...The Hill - 2d -
Democrats demand information from Microsoft, Google on AI deals
A pair of Senate Democrats are calling on Microsoft and Google to share more information on their separate partnerships with artificial intelligence (AI) companies, expressing concerns the ...The Hill - 1d -
Trump budget blueprint in limbo as House conservatives dig in on opposition
The Senate’s framework for advancing President Trump’s legislative agenda is stuck in limbo as House conservatives dig in on their opposition to the measure despite pressure from President Trump — ...The Hill - 1d -
Democrats benefit from cash influx despite party turmoil
Democratic candidates are raking in large sums of money for Senate, House and downballot campaigns — a sign that the grassroots enthusiasm remains strong despite earlier concerns of fundraising ...The Hill - 1d -
Watch live: Whistleblower testifies on accusation Meta compromised national security
Meta whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams is testifying Wednesday afternoon before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism, alleging Facebook cooperated with the Chinese ...The Hill - 19h -
Watch live: Kevin O'Leary, experts testify on Chinese exploitation
The House Select Committee on the CCP and Senate Special Committee on Aging are holding a joint hearing Wednesday afternoon looking at potential risks to American investments in China and Beijing's ...The Hill - 19h -
Republicans Want to Make the Trump Tax Cuts Last Forever
Senate Republicans are hoping to ice Democrats out from deciding the fate of President Trump’s 2017 tax cuts, a move that Democrats could eventually use against them.The New York Times - 4d -
Bernie Sanders: law firms that cut deals with Trump administration ‘sell out their soul’
Firms that were targeted by president after representing his political rivals show ‘absolute cowardice’, says US senator. Law firms that cut deals with Donald Trump ’s administration after the ...The Guardian - 3d -
Johnson faces fraught week as House takes up Trump budget blueprint
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is walking into a storm this week as he looks to rally House Republicans around the Senate-passed framework to unlock President Trump’s legislative agenda. A handful of ...The Hill - 3d -
A proposed tax credit could help homeowners hit by climate-fueled natural disasters
Two U.S. senators introduced a bill Tuesday that aims to minimize damage to homes and communities from floods, wildfires and other natural disasters through a federal tax credit.NBC News - 2d -
Cory Booker spoke for 25 hours and didn’t mention Gaza once. That’s no surprise | Judith Levine
US politicians and the media are focused on our domestic crisis. But we cannot close our eyes to the outside world. Seven and three-quarters hours into his 25-hour speech on the Senate floor, the ...The Guardian - 2d -
Watch live: Trump trade representative faces heat from lawmakers amid tariff trade war
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer will testify before the Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday morning on the Trump administration's trade agenda. The hearing comes as President Trump has ...The Hill - 2d -
Top Democrat announces measure to curb Trump on tariffs
Sen. Ron Wyden (Ore.), the top Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee, announced Tuesday he’s introducing a resolution to thwart President Trump’s latest tariffs actions. Wyden said during a ...The Hill - 1d -
Conservatives dismiss Trump pressure on budget blueprint ahead of White House meeting
Hard-line House conservatives say personal appeals from President Trump will not be enough to sway them to support a Senate budget resolution to advance the White House’s legislative agenda. A ...The Hill - 1d -
Warren: 'This is the time to call' Republican lawmakers on tariffs
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on Monday urged Americans to call on House and Senate Republican to act against President Trump’s aggressive tariffs. In an appearance on MSNBC’s “Inside with Jen ...The Hill - 1d -
McConnell votes against Trump's defense pick, warns of 'geostrategic self-harm'
Former Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) on Tuesday voted against Elbridge Colby, President Trump’s pick to serve as under secretary of policy at the Defense Department, warning of ...The Hill - 1d -
Vance slams McConnell: Votes show 'political pettiness'
Vice President Vance on Tuesday slammed former Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) for voting against President Trump’s pick for a top Pentagon role, characterizing it as an act of ...The Hill - 1d -
Live updates: Trump budget blueprint opponents dig in, China tariff war escalates
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is racing to get House Republicans behind a Senate-passed framework for enacting large swaths of President Trump's domestic agenda, even as conservative opposition to ...The Hill - 1d -
Bernie Sanders: U.S. now a “pseudo-democracy”
In this preview of an interview to air on “CBS Sunday Morning” April 6, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders talks with CBS News’ Robert Costa about the influence of billionaires such as Elon Musk on the ...CBS News - 1d -
Republicans question US trade representative on Trump tariff strategy
Senators on both sides of the aisle pressed U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on Tuesday in the wake of President Trump’s sweeping tariff actions. Democrats leaped at the opportunity to ...The Hill - 1d