The U.S. received written assurance from Iran before the presidential election that its leadership was not actively trying to assassinate President-elect Donald Trump, CBS News confirmed, according to a source with direct knowledge of the correspondence. The message arrived after the White House in September affirmed that killing a former U.S. president or former U.S.
About 1.4 million ballots, out of more than 16 million cast statewide, still need processing. California elections officials are following new and established state laws and vote tallying processes that some say are extending the time it takes to complete the job of certifying the election. About 1.4 million ballots await counting in the Golden
A man who in 2021 was a member of the same National Guard unit as Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to be defense secretary, confirmed he sent a letter to his superiors warning that a tattoo Hegseth bears indicated that he was a potential “insider threat” ahead of President Biden’s inauguration. The Associated Press
Los Angeles — Bobby Djavaheri is trying to stock up his warehouse with appliances from overseas, while he can still afford it. “We’ve been preparing for the last six months — both our factories and us as importers — for Trump to win,” Djavaheri told CBS News. Djavaheri is president of Los Angeles-based Yedi Houseware Appliances,
Businesses brace for Trump’s proposed tariff hikes – CBS News Watch CBS News President-elect Donald Trump campaigned on raising tariffs — especially on products from China — as a way to boost manufacturing in the U.S. Carter Evans met a California business owner who’s worried about the impact the tariffs could have if enacted. View
Breaking down Trump’s cabinet picks to head defense and national intelligence – CBS News Watch CBS News Concern is growing on Capitol Hill as lawmakers react to some of President-elect Donald Trump’s prospective cabinet nominees. Margaret Brennan explains. View CBS News In Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events,
Trump’s defense secretary pick was once investigated for sexual assault – CBS News Watch CBS News Pete Hegseth, a combat veteran and former Fox News host who President-elect Donald Trump tapped to be defense secretary, is coming under scrutiny after it came to light he was investigated in connection with an alleged sexual assault in