DOJ settles with former FBI officials over release of anti-Trump texts
The Department of Justice settled with former FBI officials Peter Strzok and Lisa Page for a combined $2 million over the alleged violation of their privacy.
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Harris campaign chief signals she would keep Biden’s border crackdown
Tucson — Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign chief has signaled that Harris, if elected in November, would continue President Biden’s asylum crackdown, which U.S. officials have credited for a steep drop in migrant crossings along the southern border. In an exclusive interview with CBS News, Harris’ campaign manager, Julie Chávez Rodríguez, was asked if the
Trump says he will continue outdoor rallies with more Secret Service protection
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Saturday said he will continue to hold outdoor rallies just two weeks after a bullet grazed his ear during an assassination attempt in Pennsylvania. In a post on his social media platform Truth Social, the former president said: “I WILL CONTINUE TO DO OUTDOOR RALLIES, AND SECRET SERVICE HAS AGREED TO
Harris has begun “thorough” process to pick VP, campaign manager says
Tucson — Vice President Kamala Harris has started a “thorough” process of selecting a running mate in her bid to become America’s 47th president, her campaign manager confirmed to CBS News in an exclusive interview in Arizona on Friday. “The vice president has begun a process that is probably one of the most important processes
Measles cases surge to triple last year’s — with 5 months to go
Measles infections are more than triple the rate of 2023 with five months still to go, according to statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
As Alaska’s House Primary Nears, Ranked-Choice Voting Still a GOP Quandary
Republicans struggle with party discipline as they vie to replace a Democrat from the Last Frontier. Republicans are preparing to contest Rep. Mary Peltola (D-Alaska) in the nonpartisan primary for Alaska’s only seat in the House. Four years after voters approved it, the heavily Republican state’s ranked-choice voting system continues to vex and divide GOP
Pentagon invests in Asian partners as China flexes with Russia
Tokyo – The Pentagon is expected to announce investments in Asia this week that play into the long-game positioning to deter China, just days after Chinese bombers for the first time ever encroached in the international airspace off Alaska. Despite ongoing wars in Ukraine and Gaza that still threaten to expand, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is