Washington — Most of the Republican senators whose phone records were obtained by investigators as part of special counsel Jack Smith’s 2020 election probe said they won’t seek damages under a new law that allows senators to sue for $500,000 if their data is unknowingly seized. The provision was tucked into an appropriations bill that
Washington — A Trump administration official has referred California Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell to the Justice Department over alleged tax and mortgage fraud, sources told CBS News. The official, Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte, has leveled similar accusations against several other officials, including Democrats New York Attorney General Letitia James and California Sen.
Washington — With the government shutdown finally in the rearview mirror, the focus in the Senate is turning to an upcoming fight over health care, with Democrats hoping to regroup after splintering in the final stages of the showdown. Eight Senate Democrats broke ranks to reach a deal with Republicans to end the shutdown, dashing
Washington — Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced Thursday that TSA agents with “exemplary service” during the government shutdown will receive a $10,000 bonus check. Noem said the bonus checks, on top of their back pay, are “for stepping up, taking on extra shifts, for showing up each and every day.” She announced the bonuses at
Senior military officials on Wednesday presented President Trump with updated options for potential operations in Venezuela, including strikes on land, according to multiple sources familiar with the meetings at the White House. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine and other senior officials briefed the president on military
The U.S. military conducted another strike on an alleged drug-trafficking boat on Tuesday, a Pentagon official confirmed to CBS News. The attack targeted a vessel in the Caribbean Sea and killed four people on board. Since September, U.S. forces have destroyed at least 20 vessels in international waters, killing at least 80 people. The Trump
Washington — The longest government shutdown in history came to an end on Wednesday after 43 days and more than a dozen attempts to reopen the government. Here’s how the shutdown started, and eventually came to an end: A Senate standoff The standoff began in late September as lawmakers faced a deadline to fund the