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Trump showing ‘no interest’ in negotiating to end shutdown, Jeffries says

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Geoff Bennett: Well, keeping our focus on the shutdown, yesterday, we heard from Republican Senate Majority Leader John Thune.And, today, for a Democratic view, I spoke earlier with House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries.Leader Jeffries, welcome back to the "News Hour." Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY): Thanks for having me on. Geoff Bennett: When you were on this program nine days ago, you said there'd been no communication from either the White House or Republican leaders in the House or the Senate about ending this shutdown. It doesn't appear that that's changed. Has it? Rep. Hakeem Jeffries: It has not changed, unfortunately.This…

Candidates in Virginia governor’s debate clash over government shutdown, violent rhetoric

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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia gubernatorial candidates Republican Winsome Earle-Sears and Democrat Abigail Spanberger faced off Thursday for the first and only time on the debate stage in a fiery affair that was combative from the very first answer. Earle-Sears, perceived by operatives in both parties to be trailing, went on the offensive throughout the hourlong clash, interrupting almost every one of Spanberger’s answers and referring to the congresswoman only by her first name. Spanberger, who largely avoided addressing her Republican opponent directly, set a more sterile and bipartisan tone. The personal clashes overshadowed the policy fights at times, which focused on violent rhetoric,…

WATCH: Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s attorneys discuss ICE’s continued efforts to deport him to Africa

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GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — The Trump administration is pushing again to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man who was mistakenly sent to El Salvador, and hasn’t given up on moving him to Eswatini or Ghana even though both have rejected the idea, an immigration official told a judge Friday. Abrego Garcia has challenged efforts to re-deport him to a third country after the government admitted that a previous order prevents his deportation to his home country of El Salvador. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said recently that it plans to deport him to the southern African country of Eswatini. WATCH: Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s attorney discusses his…

WATCH LIVE: Trump expected to make announcement on pharmaceutical drug prices

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The White House budget office said Friday that mass firings of federal workers have started in an attempt to exert more pressure on Democratic lawmakers as the government shutdown continues. President Donald Trump is scheduled to speak at 5 p.m. Watch in the player above. Russ Vought, the director of the Office of Management and Budget, said on the social media site X that the “RIFs have begun,” referring to reduction-in-force plans aimed at reducing the size of the federal government. The White House previewed that it would pursue the aggressive layoff tactic shortly before the government shutdown began on…

MIT president rejects proposal to adopt Trump priorities for funding benefits

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology said Friday she “cannot support” a White House proposal that asks MIT and eight other universities to adopt President Donald Trump’s political agenda in exchange for favorable access to federal funding. READ MORE: Trump asks 9 colleges to commit to his political agenda for better access to federal money MIT is among the first to express forceful views either in favor of or against an agreement the White House billed as providing “multiple positive benefits,” including “substantial and meaningful federal grants.” Leaders of the University of Texas system said they were…

Who is Adelita Grijalva and why hasn’t she been sworn in to Congress yet?

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are ramping up the pressure on House Speaker Mike Johnson to swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva, an Arizona Democrat who won a special election last month to succeed her late father. The delay has attracted mounting attention this week, with Johnson challenged by lawmakers, reporters and even C-SPAN viewers about why Grijalva hasn’t been given the oath of office. Johnson has said repeatedly that she will be sworn in when the House returns to session. He blames the government shutdown for the delay. READ MORE: Most Americans want the Epstein files released, poll finds Here’s a…

WATCH LIVE: Bondi holds news briefing amid criticism she is prosecuting Trump’s enemies

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WASHINGTON (AP) — New York Attorney General Letitia James was indicted Thursday in a mortgage fraud case that President Donald Trump urged his Justice Department to bring after vowing retribution against some of his biggest political enemies. Attorney General Pam Bondi is scheduled to hold a news briefing at 11:30 a.m. ET. Watch in the player above. James, a Democrat who infuriated Trump after his first term with a lawsuit alleging that he built his business empire on lies about his wealth, was charged with bank fraud and making false statements to a financial institution in connection with a home…

What to watch for as Virginia’s gubernatorial candidates Spanberger and Earle-Sears debate

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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Republican Winsome Earle-Sears and Democrat Abigail Spanberger are slated to debate their competing visions for Virginia on Thursday in the state’s gubernatorial race. And each woman arguably has the same goal: to blame her opponent for backing the chaos in Washington. Virginia is one of two states choosing governors this November, and its election is often seen as a bellwether for the party in power across the Potomac River ahead of midterm elections next year. READ MORE: Virginia Rep. Abigail Spanberger is running for governor in 2025 instead of seeking reelection to the House Washington politics…

Fact-checking Hawley’s claims that the FBI ‘tapped’ his and other senators’ phones

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This article originally appeared on PolitiFact. U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., said the Biden administration’s FBI tapped several Republican senators’ phones while investigating 2020 election interference. “Yesterday we learned that the FBI tapped my phone … tapped Lindsey Graham’s phone, tapped Marsha Blackburn’s phone, tapped five other phones of United States senators,” Hawley said Oct. 7 during a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing of the Justice Department with Attorney General Pam Bondi. READ MORE: 3 takeaways from Bondi’s combative DOJ oversight hearing Hawley repeated the statement the same day on Fox News’ “Jesse Watters Primetime” show. Wiretapping refers to the…

New York Attorney General Letitia James indicted on fraud charge, AP source says

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WASHINGTON (AP) — New York Attorney General Letitia James was charged Thursday as part of a mortgage fraud investigation aggressively pushed by the Trump administration, becoming the latest foe of the president to be prosecuted by his Justice Department. James, who infuriated President Donald Trump by suing him and his company for fraud in a case that played out as he was running for office, was indicted on charges of bank fraud and false statements to a financial institution following a presentation to a grand jury in Virginia by a prosecutor who was hastily appointed last month amid Trump administration…