Service Members Who Died at Abbey Gate Awarded Congressional Gold Medals

Thirteen service members killed in the 2021 Kabul bombing posthumously received Congressional Gold Medals in a ceremony. The decisions that led to the chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal in August 2021 are being investigated by Congress and debated in contentious campaigns, but for one day—or one morning, anyway—Capitol Hill paused to praise and honor 13 young Americans

Fact checking debate claims from Trump and Harris’ 2024 presidential face-off

Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are facing off in their first presidential debate, and challenging each other over their plans for the nation and the economy. The 90-minute debate is being hosted by ABC News at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia and began at 9 p.m. ET.  CBS News’ Confirmed team

Cuomo Defends Directing Nursing Homes to Admit COVID-Positive Patients

The former New York governor said the Trump administration was to blame for the state’s excess deaths. Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo appeared before Congress on Sept. 10 to defend his decision-making in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic when he governed the state. The governor’s March 2020 directive requiring nursing homes to