Congress notified of planned $8 billion weapons sale to Israel

The State Department has informally notified Congress of a planned $8 billion weapons sale to support Israel’s long-term security by resupplying stocks of critical munitions and air defense capabilities, a U.S. official familiar with the details confirmed to CBS News on Saturday. President Biden has made it clear that Israel has the right to defend

Blinken Heads to South Korea, Japan, France in Final Visit as Top US Diplomat

The announcement was made a day after the State Department approved a potential foreign military sale to Japan. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit South Korea, Japan, and France on what is likely to be his final diplomatic trip before the incoming Trump administration takes office later this month. The State Department announced

Carter Motorcade Travels From Americus Through His Hometown of Plains to Atlanta

A motorcade carrying former U.S. President Jimmy Carter’s remains travels on Jan. 4 from the Phoebe Sumter Medical Center through his hometown of Plains and then to the Carter Presidential Center in Atlanta, Georgia, where he will lie in repose for mourners to pay their respects until Jan. 7. Before arriving at the Carter Presi…