GOP senator joins police in ejecting protester from Capitol Hill hearing

Republican Sen. Tim Sheehy of Montana assisted several police officers in physically ejecting a man who interrupted a Capitol Hill hearing on Wednesday to object to the U.S. and Israel’s war with Iran. The protester — Brian McGinnis, who describes himself as a Marine veteran running as a Green Party candidate in North Carolina’s Senate

Man arrested in Virginia is latest Jan. 6 defendant to face new charges

Jonathan Munafo is the latest pardoned U.S. Capitol riot defendant to again run afoul of the law.  Court records reviewed by CBS News said Munafo was arrested Tuesday in Richmond, Virginia, where he was found allegedly violating supervised release conditions in a federal threat case.   In a court filing Wednesday, the Justice Department said

Senate rejects attempt to rein in Trump’s power to wage war on Iran

Washington — The Senate defeated a war powers resolution that sought to block President Trump from using further military force against Iran, rejecting a Democratic push to rebuke the president amid the administration’s shifting justifications for the war and warnings about more American casualties to come.  In a 47 to 53 vote, the resolution fell

Senate voting on reining in Trump’s war powers amid Iran campaign

Washington — The Senate is voting Wednesday on whether to block President Trump from using further military force against Iran, amid shifting messaging from the administration about the strikes and warnings about more American casualties to come.  It’s the second time in less than a year that Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia has forced

Anthropic CEO: We’re trying to “deescalate” Pentagon AI standoff to reach agreement

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei told investors on Tuesday that his company is still in talks with the Pentagon “to try to deescalate the situation” following a clash over AI guardrails in the military. CBS News exclusively obtained audio of Amodei’s remarks at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media and Telecom Conference in San Francisco. He told