Senate passes FISA surveillance tool renewal minutes after midnight deadline
The Senate passed FISA Section 702 renewal on Friday night with just minutes until the critical national security provision's deadline.
Maine Passes Gun Control Legislation Following Lewiston Mass Shooting
Gov. Janet Mills is expected to sign into law a bill aimed at strengthening the yellow flag law and background checks on private sales, among others. The Maine Legislature passed sweeping gun control legislation, including background checks on private gun sales, waiting periods for gun purchases, and criminalizing gun sales to prohibited people on Thursday.
Online threats against pro-Palestinian protesters rise after Cotton’s comments
Online threats and hateful rhetoric against pro-Palestinian protesters have accelerated since Republican Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas encouraged people affected by the mass protests to “take matters into your own hands,” according to a report obtained by CBS News. Advance Democracy, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that conducts public interest research, says it found that there
NY AG Letitia James asks judge to void Trump’s $175M bond in civil fraud case
The New York Attorney General’s office asked a judge to void a $175 million bond posted by former President Donald Trump claiming the fraud bond isn't properly backed.
Chinese hackers preparing to ‘physically wreak havoc’ on US critical infrastructure: FBI director
Chinese hackers who have gained access to critical American infrastructure systems plan to "wreak havoc" on them with the intention of inducing "panic," the FBI director said this week.
U.S. agrees to withdraw troops from Niger
4/19: CBS Morning News 4/19: CBS Morning News 20:00 The U.S. has agreed to withdraw its forces from the West African nation of Niger, an official confirmed to CBS News Friday. A state department official told CBS News in a statement that in a meeting Friday, Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell and Nigerian Prime
Rep. Ilhan Omar ‘proud’ of daughter after NYC arrest at anti-Israel protest
U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., said she was proud of her daughter, Isra Hirsi, after the college student was arrested while talking part in an anti-Israel protest.