Biden heads to Florida and Georgia to continue surveying hurricane damage

President Biden is heading to Florida and Georgia Thursday to survey the widespread damage from Hurricane Helene and receive updates on the federal, state and local response to the storm.  The trip is the president’s second consecutive day viewing hurricane damage in the Southeast. He visited the Carolinas on Wednesday, surveying the flood damage from

Biden heads to Florida, Georgia to survey Helene damage as death toll hits 200

President Biden is heading to Florida and Georgia Thursday to survey the widespread damage from Hurricane Helene and receive updates on the federal, state and local response to the storm.  The trip is the president’s second consecutive day viewing hurricane damage in the Southeast. He visited the Carolinas on Wednesday, surveying the flood damage from

Biden surveys storm damage in Georgia and Florida as death toll passes 200

President Biden visited Florida and Georgia on Thursday to survey the widespread damage from Hurricane Helene and receive updates on the federal, state and local response to the storm, saying Congress has an “obligation” to make sure the southeastern states have the resources they need.  The president took an aerial tour of Florida’s Big Bend,

Melania Trump voices support for “essential right all women possess”

Washington — Melania Trump posted a video on social media on Thursday seeming to confirm a report that she voiced support for abortion rights in her new memoir, putting her odds with her husband who has taken credit for the Supreme Court’s decision that ended the constitutional right to abortion.  “Individual freedom is a principle

VP debate ratings show how many people watched the Walz-Vance showdown

Washington — Sen. JD Vance and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz faced off this week in the sole vice presidential debate of the cycle, where the two sparred over policy — while remaining notably cordial.  Voters overwhelmingly characterized the debate as positive in tone, according to a CBS News poll conducted immediately following the match up. 

One-year mark of Oct. 7 attack prompts bulletin warning of violent extremism

A joint federal intelligence bulletin obtained by CBS News warns of potential violent extremism and hate crimes committed in response to the one-year mark of the Oct. 7 attack on Israel by the militant group Hamas and the resulting conflict in Gaza. The bulletin, authored by FBI, Department of Homeland Security and National Counterterrorism Center,