Lawmakers see video of boat strike, say admiral testified there was no kill order

Washington — Military officials showed lawmakers video of a second strike on an alleged Venezuelan drug boat behind closed doors on Capitol Hill on Thursday, and testified that there was no order from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to kill everyone on board, multiple lawmakers said.  Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and

FBI arrests suspect in 2021 D.C. pipe bomb case, authorities say

A northern Virginia man was arrested and accused of placing two pipe bombs outside the Democratic National Committee and Republican National Committee headquarters on the eve of the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, federal authorities announced Thursday. Attorney General Pam Bondi identified the suspect as Brian Cole Jr., a 30-year-old from Woodbridge, Virginia, located

Congressional watchdog opens probe into Trump housing finance head Bill Pulte

Washington — The Government Accountability Office is opening an investigation into Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte’s recent actions, the watchdog arm of Congress confirmed to CBS News.  The probe stems from a letter from top Senate Democrats, who wrote to GAO requesting an investigation of Pulte’s actions as head of the FHFA. They asked

Trump Presides Over Peace Signing Between Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda 

President Donald Trump participates in the signing ceremony of a peace deal with the President of Rwanda Paul Kagame (C) and the President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Felix Tshisekedi (R) at the United States Institute of Peace in Washington, DC, on Dec. 4, 2025. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump