Sean Plankey, the Department of Homeland Security senior adviser and Trump nominee to lead the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, was escorted out of the U.S. Coast Guard headquarters late Monday and had his access badge removed, according to sources familiar with the matter. The nominee to lead the cyber defense agency has left his
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and the state’s Attorney General Keith Ellison faced questions from the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday, in a hearing that focused on the state’s massive fraud scandal and the Trump administration’s recent immigration surge. The questions largely fell along party lines. Republicans asked about the fraud scandal, while Democrats focused on
Democratic Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker sent a letter Wednesday to Secretary of State Marco Rubio calling for more action from the State Department to help Americans evacuate the Middle East. In the letter sent to Rubio and Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs Nora Namdar, and first obtained by CBS News, Pritzker said that
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison are testifying Wednesday morning at a House Oversight Committee hearing on fraud and the “misuse” of federal funds in the state. Lawmakers will also hear from a clergy member about the impact of Operation Metro Surge. The hearing comes after Republicans launched an investigation into how
As concerns over the global oil supply intensify, President Trump has pledged that a little-known U.S. government agency will step in to insure ships sailing through the Persian Gulf, a move he said will maintain the “free flow of energy” as the Iran war continues. The Trump administration has tapped the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation,
In a race that pitted two incumbents against each other, Democratic Reps. Al Green and Christian Menefee will advance to a runoff in the race for Texas 18th Congressional District, CBS News projects. Menefee was elected to represent the 18th Congressional District in a January special election to replace Rep. Sylvester Turner, who died last
The House Ethics Committee announced Wednesday that it is launching an investigation into allegations that GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas had an affair with an aide who later died by suicide. The announcement came a day after the Texas primaries. Gonzales was forced into a May runoff against Brandon Herrera. Herrera has also called on