Former Democratic Rep. Tom Suozzi and Republican Nassau County legislator Mazi Pilip are facing off Tuesday in the special election to finish the term of former GOP Rep. George Santos, who has been indicted on charges including credit card fraud and aggravated identity theft and was expelled from Congress in December. Who’s running in the
Washington — Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he spoke with Paul Whelan, an American businessman the U.S. considers to be wrongfully detained in Russia, on Monday. “Yesterday, as it happens, I spoke on the phone with Paul Whelan,” Blinken said Tuesday at an event on hostage diplomacy at the Wilson Center in Washington. “Our
Senate passes $95 billion foreign aid package Senate passes $95 billion foreign aid package, large hurdles remain in House 02:57 Washington — President Biden urged House Republicans to “immediately” take up a $95 billion foreign aid bill that includes assistance to Ukraine and Israel after the Senate passed the measure early Tuesday, saying that “there’s
CBS News Live CBS News Live Live Washington — President Biden is set to deliver remarks Tuesday on a $95 billion foreign aid bill that passed the Senate early in the morning but is now at risk of stalling in the GOP-controlled House. The Senate approved the major foreign aid package early Tuesday after
Washington — The Justice Department and House leaders are negotiating a time for special counsel Robert Hur to testify publicly before Congress about the federal probe into President Biden’s handling of classified records, according to three people familiar with the discussions. Officials are currently targeting late February or early March for Hur’s testimony before the
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Special election underway in New York to replace former Republican Congressman George Santos – CBS News Watch CBS News Voters in a suburban district on the outskirts of New York City head to the polls in a special election to fill the vacancy left by former Republican Congressman George Santos. View CBS News In Be