Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is now on a short list being floated by some Trump allies to serve as the next head of the Department of Health and Human Services, multiple people close to the president-elect’s campaign say. Hopes among Kennedy’s backers that he could be nominated to lead the department have risen in recent
Latino voters on why they supported Trump – CBS News Watch CBS News While a majority of Latinos voted for Vice President Kamala Harris, President-elect Donald Trump was backed by a record 46% of Latino voters, even gaining support in Democratic strongholds like New York City. Lilia Luciano spoke with some voters who were behind
Report: Musk took part in call between Trump, Zelenskyy – CBS News Watch CBS News A new Axios report says that billionaire Elon Musk was on a phone call between President-elect Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, underscoring that Musk has a seat at the table as Trump navigates his return to power. Robert
Charges filed in Iranian murder-for-hire plot against Trump – CBS News Watch CBS News Two men are in federal custody and a third is wanted in connection with what authorities are calling an Iranian murder-for-hire plot against President-elect Donald Trump. Prosecutors allege one of the suspects, Farhad Shakeri, was an operative for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary
By the time the polls opened on Election Day, baseless claims of voter fraud had been building on social media for months, fueling doubts about the integrity of the election. Posts proliferated on X and other platforms pointing to hiccups like technical issues with voting machines, power outages and spelling errors on ballots as examples
CHICAGO (CBS) — A federal judge in downstate Illinois has ruled the state’s ban on assault weapons is unconstitutional, but will hold off on prohibiting the state from enforcing it for one month to allow for a likely appeal. U.S. District Judge Stephen McGlynn, who sits on the federal court in East Saint Louis, wrote in
While the 2024 presidential election was among the closest in recent memory — with President-elect Donald Trump ahead by about 3 percentage points over Vice President Kamala Harris — Trump’s vote share grew in a diverse array of regions across the country and across different demographic groups. It’s the first time in Trump’s three campaigns