Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin testifies before Congress about his hospitalization

Austin testifies about hospitalization Lloyd Austin testifies about hospitalization: “I did not handle it right” 05:48 Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is squaring off with the House Armed Services Committee Thursday about why it took so long to notify the president, Congress and the public about his hospitalization and stay in the intensive care unit after

House to vote on short-term funding bill to avert shutdown

Washington — The House plans to vote Thursday on a temporary government funding patch as lawmakers bump up against another deadline to avert a partial shutdown.  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat, said the Senate could vote as soon as Thursday night.  The short-term extension would fund some government agencies for another

Watch Live: Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin testifies before Congress about his hospitalization

CBS News Live CBS News Live 2 Live Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is squaring off with the House Armed Services Committee Thursday about why it took so long to notify the president, Congress, and the public about his hospitalization and stay in the intensive care unit after complications from prostate cancer surgery. Although a review

‘We Can’t Wait’: Speaker Johnson Demands Action on Border During ‘Intense’ Meeting

‘I reminded the president, and all involved, that the number one issue in America is that open border,’ Mr. Johnson said. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has described reports that he was confronted by congressional leaders during an “intense” meeting over government funding and aid to Ukraine at the White House on Feb. 27 as

This Green Group Wants To Penalize You for Using Natural Gas—and Obtain Your Private Data To Do So

Renewable Energy Alaska Project demands local utility provider fork over consumer data to help form green plan High-voltage electric transmission lines pass through a wind farm in Spearville, Kansas (AP) A green energy advocacy group in Alaska is demanding a local utility provider fork over its consumers’ private energy consumption data. The group wants to

Columbia University Hospital DEI Chief Is Serial Plagiarist, Complaint Alleges

The chief diversity, equity, and inclusion officer of Columbia University’s medical school, Alade McKen, plagiarized extensively in his doctoral dissertation, lifting entire pages of material, without attribution, from sources that include Wikipedia, according to a complaint submitted to the university on Wednesday. The allegations implicate approximately a fifth of McKen’s 163-page dissertation, “‘UBUNTU’ I am

Trump Says Democrats Spreading ‘Disinformation’ After Biden Remarks

President Trump stressed that he had been addressing Mercedes Schlapp, not his wife Melania, during the CPAC. Former President Donald Trump has accused Democrats of spreading “disinformation” about him after President Biden claimed the businessman forgot the name of his wife, Melania Trump. In a video posted to Truth Social on Feb. 28, President Trump