CBS News analysis: DOGE says it’s cutting costs but claims are exaggerated

The spotlight may have moved off the Department of Government Efficiency since the departure of Elon Musk, but the Trump administration’s DOGE continues to post about cost cutting on its so-called “wall of receipts.” And once again, some of its claims about savings appear to be significantly overstated, according to a CBS News review. The

EXCLUSIVE: Nine Absurdly ‘Palinesque’ Stories About Kamala Harris the Biden Team Is Poised To Leak if She Attacks Him in New Book

Some are hard to believe, but our fact-checkers confirmed they are 100% true (Getty Images) Kamala Harris has been warned. If her new book about the 2024 election mentions Joe Biden’s cognitive decline—an obvious reality she claims not to have noticed—or tries to blame him for her loss to Donald Trump, factions loyal to the

Supreme Court to Consider Use of Race in Drawing Louisiana Election Map

U.S. Supreme Court justices pose for their official portrait at the Supreme Court in Washington on Oct. 7, 2022. Alex Wong/Getty Images The Supreme Court has changed the focus of an upcoming redistricting case, ordering attorneys to present arguments about whether the creation of a second black-majority congressional district in Louisiana is constitutional. A ruling

Texas Gov. Abbott orders civil arrest of Democratic lawmakers who fled state

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday ordered the civil arrest of Democratic lawmakers who fled the state to block a vote on a Republican-backed congressional redistricting plan, escalating a standoff that has stalled the legislative session. The absence of the Democratic lawmakers broke quorum, which meant the House did not have enough members present to

Dem Rep Gabe Vasquez Denounced ‘Fancy Dinners’ While Spending Thousands in Campaign Cash at Swanky Restaurants

The vulnerable New Mexico congressman spent $1,300 at one steakhouse alone Rep. Gabe Vasquez (D., N.M.) Rep. Gabe Vasquez (D., N.M.) recently denounced “fancy dinners,” saying he instead prefers catching fish in D.C.’s Anacostia River. That claim seems to be at odds with the thousands of dollars he’s spent at swanky restaurants across the country