Emmer, 64, was speaking on the MAGA-friendly radio show and podcast Hot Talk With the Ox. He did confirm that government employees furloughed during the shutdown “are going to come back to work and they will be paid. They will get their back pay... to the 40 days.”

A poll released Wednesday by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found that 32% of Republicans disapprove of the way Trump is managing the government, up from 19% in March. His approval rating among independents fell from 38% to 25%, and among Democrats from 9% to 5%.

Nearly all available products would have to be removed from shelves, including edibles, beverages, and smokable forms of hemp, under the ban.

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer refused to say Wednesday whether he would urge U.S. President Donald Trump to drop his threat to sue the BBC for a billion dollars over the broadcaster’s edit of a speech he made after losing the 2020 presidential election.

Detroit Lions receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown apologized for his Trump dance celebration after scoring against Washington, saying he meant no offense to anyone.