Democrats break GOP’s supermajority in Iowa after flipping state Senate seat
Iowa Democrat Catelin Drey defeated Republican Christopher Prosch for an open state Senate seat, breaking the GOP's supermajority in the upper chamber.
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House Democrats call on Rubio to allow injured children from Gaza into US following visa halt
More than 140 House Democrats wrote a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio urging the administration to allow children injured in Gaza to enter the U.S. to receive emergency medical care.
FEMA suspends employees who signed letter blasting Trump-era changes, sources say
The Federal Emergency Management Agency on Tuesday suspended more than 20 employees who signed an open letter arguing the Trump administration had undone years of post-Hurricane Katrina progress at the disaster relief agency, multiple sources told CBS News. Monday’s open letter to Congress — known as the “Katrina Declaration” — said it was signed by
DC launches ‘We the People’ campaign while National Guard patrols streets, picks up trash
National Guard troops picked up trash under Trump’s DC takeover while tourism officials promoted record visitation and a new “We the People DC" campaign.
US Energy Chief Vows to Issue More Emergency Orders to Keep Coal, Gas-Fired Plants Open
The smokestack at the former B.L. England coal and oil burning power plant in Upper Township, N.J., is toppled during a demolition on Oct. 26, 2023. AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey Energy Secretary Chris Wright vows that the Department of Energy (DOE) will continue to use its authority under the century-old Federal Power Act to stall the
Texas redistricting maps are racially biased, civil rights advocates claim in lawsuit
Civil rights advocates on Tuesday filed a lawsuit to overturn a redistricting map expected to favor Republicans in the 2026 midterm elections, saying it weakens the electoral influence of Black voters. The NAACP and the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law filed the lawsuit in Texas. They accuse Texas legislative leaders of engaging in gerrymandering
DOJ investigating whether ex-FBI officials mishandled Russia docs, source says
The Justice Department is investigating whether former senior FBI officials mishandled classified documents that were found in a “burn bag” at the bureau’s headquarters, a source familiar with the matter confirmed to CBS News. The documents in question are related to the FBI’s probe into whether Russia influenced the 2016 election in President Trump’s favor.