Biden looks to capitalize on campaigning as Trump trial continues

Biden looks to capitalize on campaigning as Trump trial continues – CBS News Watch CBS News There are two very different schedules for the presumptive presidential nominees. President Biden spent time in the critical swing state of Pennsylvania Tuesday, while former President Trump campaigned in heavily Democratic New York City after jury selection wrapped up

DHS Secretary Mayorkas talks campaign to keep kids safe online

DHS Secretary Mayorkas talks campaign to keep kids safe online – CBS News Watch CBS News Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Meta’s Global Head of Safety Antigone Davis discuss the “Know 2 Protect” campaign. It aims to provide parents and young people with information about how to prevent exploitation and abuse, how

House Republicans unveil foreign aid bills as Johnson pushes forward

Washington — House Republican leadership on Wednesday unveiled the legislative text for three bills that are part of a complicated plan by Speaker Mike Johnson to get aid to U.S. allies while addressing concerns from conservatives. The three bills would provide $26.4 billion to support Israel, $60.8 billion to bolster Ukraine and $8.1 billion to

Biden to ask U.S. trade rep to consider tripling tariffs on Chinese steel

Speaking at the U.S. Steelworkers headquarters in Pittsburgh Wednesday, President Joe Biden said he’d ask the U.S. trade representative to consider tripling of tariffs on Chinese steel and aluminum imports and other protections for the U.S. steel and aluminum industry.  The Pennsylvania-born president, noting the importance of the swing state in the November elections, said

Senate rejects Mayorkas impeachment charges at trial, ending GOP bid to oust him

Washington — The Senate quickly dispensed with the two impeachment charges against Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, convening a short-lived trial Wednesday that brought an end to a months-long effort to punish the secretary for his handling of the southern border. The Senate’s 51-member Democratic majority voted to dismiss both charges as unconstitutional

DHS announces campaign against online child exploitation

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas announced Wednesday a public awareness campaign to address online child exploitation and abuse that he called an “unimaginable horror.”  “We just have to raise awareness and teach children, and everyone around them, how to recognize the predators, when they are about to be victimized, how to protect themselves