Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick resigns House seat instead of facing punishment from colleagues – CBS News Watch CBS News Democratic Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida became the latest U.S. lawmaker to step down amid allegations of ethics violations. It happened minutes before a vote to decide whether she should be forced out. Nikole Killion reports. link.lazyload {
The largest U.S. military presence in the Middle East since the invasion of Iraq has gotten even larger in recent weeks with the deployment of additional forces and a third aircraft carrier. Charlie D’Agata reports on the president’s 21st-century “gunboat diplomacy.” Original CBS News Link
4/21: CBS Evening News – CBS News Watch CBS News Slow-moving monster storm hammers Michigan; President Trump extends ceasefire with Iran. link.lazyload { position: absolute; } .content__meta-wrapper::before { width: 100%; } .device–type-mobile .content__meta-wrapper::before { width: calc(100vw – 40px); } View CBS News In Original CBS News Link
Washington — A newly revealed agreement between the White House, the National Park Service and the nonprofit Trust for the National Mall shows the inner workings of how President Trump and his allies are financing a $400 million overhaul of the White House East Wing. The 14-page document, which was obtained by the left-leaning advocacy
Washington — A federal grand jury in Alabama indicted the Southern Poverty Law Center on 11 counts of wire and bank fraud-related charges on Tuesday, the Justice Department announced, accusing the group of paying members of extremist groups as part of its efforts to investigate them without disclosing the practice to donors or banks. The
Lawmakers are demanding answers and looking for recommendations on how to crack down on hospice fraud, a problem costing taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars. At a hearing on Capitol Hill Tuesday, representatives on both sides of the aisle agreed they need more accountability to protect the Medicare hospice programs, which have been raided by
Washington — The Senate advanced a budget resolution on Tuesday in the first step toward funding immigration agencies under the Department of Homeland Security without help from Democrats. In a 52 to 46 vote along party lines, Republicans approved a motion to proceed to the measure, which was released earlier in the day. The vote