Wisconsin doctor who sued to keep abortion legal enters congressional race

A doctor who performs abortions became the first Democratic candidate in Wisconsin’s 8th Congressional District on Thursday, entering the race for the seat opened up by the surprise retirement of Republican Rep. Mike Gallagher. Dr. Kristin Lyerly, an obstetrician and gynecologist, launched her candidacy two weeks before Gallagher’s expected departure date. Because of the timing

RFK Jr. campaign disavows its email calling Jan. 6 defendants “activists”

Washington — The campaign of independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. disowned language used in a fundraising email on Thursday that referred to those facing charges in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot as “activists” who have been “stripped of their Constitutional liberties.”  The email urged supporters to sign a petition calling for the

Emergency summit on bridge collapse set as tensions rise over federal funding

Maryland’s congressional delegation will meet with Gov. Wes Moore and the director of the U.S. Office of Management and Budget Tuesday to discuss emergency funding for Baltimore and its response to the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, multiple sources familiar with the planning told CBS News. The meeting will be held Tuesday at

Judge denies Trump’s motion to dismiss documents case

Trump motions to dismiss documents case Trump motions to dismiss classified documents case in Florida 03:29 Washington — A federal judge in Florida denied former President Donald Trump’s motion to dismiss the classified documents indictment against him, ruling the Presidential Records Act (PRA) does not shield Trump from charges that he unlawfully retained national defense

No Labels abandons plans for “unity” ticket in 2024 presidential race

Washington — No Labels, the centrist political group, is abandoning its effort to draft a third-party “unity” ticket to run in the 2024 presidential race, the organization announced Thursday.  The group, which has worked for months to gain ballot access in states across the country for potential candidates, said it only planned to pursue a

Judge says U.S. must relocate migrant kids from open-air sites in California

A federal judge in Los Angeles ordered U.S. border officials to quickly process and relocate migrant children from makeshift open-air sites in Southern California where advocates have documented squalid conditions. In a 12-page order issued Wednesday, Judge Dolly Gee of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California found that the children, who

Judge rejects effort to dismiss Trump Georgia case on First Amendment grounds

A Georgia judge on Thursday denied an effort by former President Donald Trump and 14 others to dismiss the 2020 election-related case in Fulton County, ruling that the First Amendment does not protect the defendants from prosecution. In a 14-page order, Judge Scott McAfee rejected the argument put forth by the defendants that the charges