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Politics / September 12, 2025 The House just approved $892.6 billion in military spending—continuing the march toward $1 trillion defense budgets. Ad Policy Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) departs after a press conference on Capitol Hill on September 09, 2025(Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images) Federal budgets, we are told, should be read as moral statements that reflect the values of congressional majorities. So what was the statement this week from the Republican-controlled US House of Representatives? That the overwhelming majority of House Republicans, along with a handful of wrongheaded Democrats, are prepared to hand the military-industrial complex everything…

A suspect has been arrested in the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk in Utah, officials said Friday morning. Utah Governor Spencer Cox said the suspect had been identified as Tyler Robinson, 22. Cox said Robinson resides in Southern Utah and confessed to his father. He said Robinson’s father had recognized his son as the subject of photos released by law enforcement, and urged him to turn himself in. Two law enforcement sources said Robinson’s father reported his son to clergy, who took the tip to the U.S. Marshals Service. Robinson was taken into custody late Thursday night, FBI Director Kash Patel…

Boston — A U.S. appeals court panel on Thursday allowed President Donald Trump’s administration to block Medicaid funds to Planned Parenthood while legal challenges continue.A federal judge in July ruled Planned Parenthood clinics nationwide must continue to be reimbursed with Medicaid funding as the nation’s largest abortion provider fights the administration’s efforts to defund the organization in his signature tax legislation. Medicaid is a government health care program that serves millions of low-income and disabled Americans. Nearly half of Planned Parenthood’s patients rely on Medicaid. A provision in Mr. Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” instructed the federal government to…

In this file photo from Sept. 2023, a police car in Memphis is shown on the scene of a reported carjacking. On Sept. 12, President Trump announced in an interview on “Fox & Friends” Memphis will be the next site of federal action to combat crime, following intervention in the nation’s capital, Washington, D.C. Brad Vest/Getty Images/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Brad Vest/Getty Images/Getty Images North America President Trump is expanding his campaign to intervene in U.S. cities to combat what he says is out of control crime and illegal immigration to Memphis, Tennessee. Trump announced Memphis…

Washington — More than 300 lawsuits challenging many of President Trump’s second-term plans and his administration’s actions have been winding through the federal courts over the past few months. But a handful now may be poised for review by the Supreme Court, or are getting close to it.The cases involve major policies enacted by Mr. Trump in the months since he returned to the White House, and several of them have already been before the high court, though during earlier stages in the proceedings.In those instances, the Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to grant it emergency relief, allowing it…

Politics / StudentNation / September 10, 2025 Changes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program could deem organizations and governments “ineligible employers” if they don’t align themselves with the president’s agenda. Ad Policy President Trump poses with Secretary of Education Linda McMahon after signing an executive order aimed at closing the Education Department.(Jabin Botsford / Getty) This story was produced for StudentNation, a program of the Nation Fund for Independent Journalism, which is dedicated to highlighting the best of student journalism. For more Student Nation, check out our archive or learn more about the program here. StudentNation is made possible through generous funding…

The Trump administration asked a federal appeals court Thursday to lift a ruling that blocked President Trump from firing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, in time for a crucial meeting next week when Fed officials will decide whether to lower interest rates.Mr. Trump moved to fire Cook from the Federal Reserve’s powerful Board of Governors last month, accusing her of falsely claiming two different homes as her principal residence in mortgage documents. U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb blocked the firing on Tuesday, concluding that the president “has not stated a legally permissible cause for Cook’s removal.” Under federal law, Fed…

9/11: CBS Evening News Plus – CBS News Watch CBS News Breaking down the scope of the Charlie Kirk assassination investigation; Reporter’s Notebook: Rushing for narrative control Source link

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., speaks to the media following a Senate policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday. Senate Republicans have voted to change the chamber’s rules in order to speed confirmation of President Trump’s nominees. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Senate Republicans have voted to change the rules to make it easier to confirm President Trump’s nominees, allowing the chamber to confirm certain nominees in groups rather than by individual vote. The vote Thursday comes after months of Republican lawmakers criticizing their Democratic counterparts for dragging out the confirmation process, one…

A panel of Brazilian Supreme Court justices sentenced former President Jair Bolsonaro to 27 years and three months in prison Thursday after convicting him of attempting a coup to remain in office despite his 2022 electoral defeat.Bolsonaro, who has always denied any wrongdoing, is currently under house arrest in Brasilia. He can appeal the ruling. Four of the five justices reviewing the case in the panel found the far-right politician guilty on five counts, in a ruling that will deepen political divisions and was expected to prompt a backlash from the U.S. government. It makes Bolsonaro is the first former…