Washington — Congress is aiming to withhold part of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s travel budget until the Pentagon hands over footage of the strikes on alleged drug-smuggling boats near Venezuela. The provision was tucked into a compromise version of the National Defense Authorization Act, an annual defense policy bill that has passed every year for more than
Washington — President Trump lambasted former ally Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on Truth Social Monday morning, after the Georgia Republican told CBS News’ “60 Minutes” the president has forsaken his base. Once one of Mr. Trump’s staunchest allies in Congress, Greene has become one of the few Republicans willing to speak out against him in
In July 2019, Minnesota state officials spotted early signs of fraud that would eventually siphon away more than $1 billion in taxpayer money, but they quickly faced pressure from leaders of the charitable group Feeding Our Future to stop asking questions, according to multiple former employees at the Minnesota Department of Education. The scandal, which
Rep. Jasmine Crockett on Monday filed paperwork to run for Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Texas, a source tells CBS News Texas, hours ahead of a planned news conference where she is set to announce her plans. The announcement is set to be held 90 minutes before the state’s 6 p.m. CT deadline for
Washington — Congress is aiming to withhold part of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s travel budget until the Pentagon hands over footage of the strikes on alleged drug-smuggling boats near Venezuela. The provision was tucked into a compromise version of the National Defense Authorization Act, an annual defense policy bill that has passed every year for more six
In a federal civil lawsuit filed in Washington Monday, a dozen former FBI agents are seeking to get their jobs back, claiming they were fired during the second Trump administration for their efforts in 2020 to head off a riot in the wake of the killing of George Floyd. The former agents say they
In a last-minute shake-up, Democrat Colin Allred announced Monday morning he is dropping out of the U.S. Senate race in Texas, as Rep. Jasmine Crockett is set to enter the Democratic primary for the race. Instead, Allred said he is going to file paperwork to run for a newly drawn Congressional seat in Dallas County,