Joe Lieberman, longtime senator and 2000 vice presidential pick, dies at 82

Former Senator Joe Lieberman on “The Takeout” Former Senator Joe Lieberman on “The Takeout” — 1/29/2021 46:35 Washington — Joe Lieberman, a longtime senator from Connecticut who was the Democratic Party’s nominee for vice president in 2000, died Wednesday in New York City. He was 82. Lieberman, who served in the upper chamber from 1989

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg addresses economic toll of Baltimore bridge collapse

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg addresses economic toll of Baltimore bridge collapse – CBS News Watch CBS News In the aftermath of the catastrophic collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg talks about the significant repercussions on national supply chains. View CBS News In Be the first to know

Guatemala’s president says U.S. should invest more to deter migration

Washington — Nearly three years ago, Vice President Kamala Harris stood alongside the then-president of Guatemala in his palace and delivered a message to would-be migrants: “Do not come” to the United States.  Her pleas didn’t work. Since June 2021, when Harris made those remarks, U.S. officials have tallied 709,305 encounters with migrants from Guatemala

Jeffrey Clark’s actions related to 2020 election amount to “coup attempt,” panel says

Former Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark‘s efforts to help then-President Donald Trump overturn the 2020 election were characterized Tuesday as a coup attempt by Washington, D.C., Office of Disciplinary Counsel at a hearing to determine if Clark should be sanctioned. Clark is accused of attempting to engage in dishonest conduct during his role in aftermath

Democrat who campaigned on reproductive rights wins special election in Alabama

Washington — Democrat Marilyn Lands won a special election for an Alabama state House seat late Tuesday, flipping a Republican-held seat in the deep-red state in the aftermath of a court ruling in the state that threw access to fertility treatments into question. Lands, a mental health counselor, made reproductive rights central to her campaign.