Trump orders Pentagon to restart nuclear weapons testing after 33-year halt

Washington — President Trump directed the Pentagon on Wednesday to resume testing of nuclear weapons “on an equal basis” with other countries’ tests, possibly ending a decades-long U.S. pause that stretches back to the end of the Cold War. The announcement came moments before Mr. Trump walked into a high-stakes meeting with Chinese President Xi

Justice Department puts 2 prosecutors on leave after describing Jan. 6 “mob”

The Justice Department placed two D.C.-based federal prosecutors on leave after they filed court papers calling the Jan. 6 Capitol siege a “riot” perpetrated by a “mob,” three sources familiar with the matter told CBS News on Wednesday. The papers were submitted Tuesday in the case of Taylor Taranto, who was pardoned by President Trump

DOJ puts 2 prosecutors on leave after they described Jan. 6 “mob”

The Justice Department placed two D.C.-based federal prosecutors on leave after they filed court papers calling the Jan. 6 Capitol siege a “riot” perpetrated by a “mob,” three sources familiar with the matter told CBS News on Wednesday. The papers were submitted Tuesday in the case of Taylor Taranto, who was pardoned by President Trump

Trump administration says it struck another alleged drug boat, killing 4

The U.S. military carried out another strike on an alleged “narco-trafficking vessel” in the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday, killing four people, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said — marking at least the 15th boat to be hit in the Trump administration’s two-month-long campaign of strikes that have killed more than 60 people.   Hegseth posted a