Washington — A military appeals court ruled Monday that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin could not withdraw plea agreements for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the accused mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks, and two other defendants, a U.S. official confirmed to CBS News. Mohammed could plead guilty as early as next week at Guantanamo Bay,
Washington — The Biden administration imposed new sanctions on Russian and Iranian entities over their attempts to interfere in the 2024 election, the Treasury and State Departments announced Tuesday. Specifically, the Treasury Department is imposing fresh sanctions on a subsidiary of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps known as the Cognitive Design Production Center, as well
President-elect Donald Trump endorses Mike Johnson to remain House speaker – CBS News Watch CBS News President-elect Donald Trump endorsed Mike Johnson on Monday to continue as House speaker. Johnson will have a narrow GOP majority in the House and will face a vote to confirm his role. View CBS News In Be the first
Washington — As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to begin his second term in the White House in just a few weeks, he has suggested that he will use recess appointments to circumvent the Senate confirmation process and quickly install his picks to key positions across the federal government. The demand has been met with pushback
Nation remembers former President Jimmy Carter – CBS News Watch CBS News Former President Jimmy Carter, who died Sunday at the age of 100, is being remembered as a peacemaker and a humble man of faith and integrity who was tirelessly dedicated to the causes of democracy and helping others. Mark Strassmann has more. View
Living presidents pay tribute to Jimmy Carter – CBS News Watch CBS News Tributes to former President Jimmy Carter are pouring in from all over the world, including from his five living successors. Ed O’Keefe has more. View CBS News In Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and
Chinese hackers remotely accessed several U.S. Treasury Department workstations and unclassified documents after compromising a third-party software service provider, the agency said Monday. The department did not provide details on how many workstations had been accessed or what sort of documents the hackers may have obtained, but it said in a letter to lawmakers revealing