The palpable anxiety about the closeness of the U.S. presidential election materialized in an unexpected location this year: Lincoln, Nebraska. After months of action inside the Nebraska State Capitol and a surge of last-minute politicking from national Republican Party figures, on Sept. 24, Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen announced he will not call a special session
Biden criticizes Trump for false claims about hurricane response – CBS News Watch CBS News President Biden has again called out former President Donald Trump for spreading false information about response efforts to hurricanes Helene and Milton, while Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said Thursday that some hurricane victims have heard false rumors that FEMA
A court has rejected a request by voting rights groups to extend Florida’s voter registration deadlines in response to a lawsuit that cited hurricane impacts. A federal judge has denied an emergency petition to extend Florida’s voter registration deadlines that was filed by a coalition of voting rights groups, who argued that disruptions from Hurricanes
In a debate Thursday between the nominees in the U.S. Senate race in Maryland, Democrat Angela Alsobrooks pointed to former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan’s actions in office as evidence he fell short on standing up for abortion rights as he now claims he would. Hogan said she was mischaracterizing his position. Alsobrooks, in the hourlong
He said FEMA have the resources to respond to “the immediate needs of individuals” impacted by the storms but will need more funding ’very rapidly.’ Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas confirmed Thursday that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will need more funding as soon as possible following hurricanes Milton and Helene. Helene dealt widespread
‘It shames Harvard and makes you wonder what is being taught, and what is being learned, in its classrooms today,’ Middle East scholar Elliott Abrams says Anti-Israel Harvard protest in Oct. 2023 (Reuters/Brian Snyder) A timeline of Israel’s history sitting in the center of Harvard University’s campus is riddled with factual inaccuracies, falsely accusing the
At a speech in Detroit, the former president unveiled new policies in his presidential campaign targeting auto manufacturing. DETROIT—Former President Donald Trump announced new tax incentives aimed at revitalizing auto manufacturing, including new credits for research and development, expanded claims of equipment costs for small businesses, and consumer tax deductions for car loan interest, as