SSA chief data officer resigns after filing whistleblower complaint

Charles Borges, the chief data officer at the Social Security Administration, resigned Friday — days after filing a whistleblower complaint about Department of Government Efficiency employees at the SSA.  He said in the complaint that the DOGE employees had uploaded a copy of the entire country’s Social Security information to a “vulnerable cloud environment.” Borges’ resignation from

Illinois Gov. Pritzker says sending troops to Chicago would be an “invasion”

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker told CBS News the Trump administration has not communicated with his state on a reported plan to send military forces to Chicago, calling the idea an “invasion” and arguing President Trump has “other aims” aside from cracking down on crime. Asked about a possible military deployment to America’s third-largest city, which

Pentagon mulls speeding process to reinstate troops discharged over Covid vaccine

The Pentagon is considering speeding up the process to bring back ex-service members discharged for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine, sources familiar with the matter told CBS News.  Less than two dozen service members have been reinstated, though hundreds have applied. Sources say Defense Department officials are weighing whether to grant honorable discharges to some people

Missouri’s Republican governor calls special session on redistricting

Republican Gov. Mike Kehoe said Friday that he is calling Missouri lawmakers into a special session to redraw the state’s U.S. House districts as part of a growing national battle between Republicans and Democrats seeking an edge in next year’s congressional elections.  Kehoe made the announcement just hours after Texas GOP Gov. Greg Abbott signed

Feds charge man who burned U.S. flag outside White House

Federal prosecutors in D.C. filed criminal charges against a man who burned an American flag outside of the White House earlier this week, after President Trump signed an executive order ordering the Justice Department to investigate flag burning. Jan Carey, 54, of North Carolina, is facing two misdemeanor criminal counts in Washington, D.C., federal court.