Washington — The Senate is expected to vote late Tuesday or early Wednesday on Tulsi Gabbard’s confirmation for director of national intelligence, after her nomination survived a crucial committee vote last week and cleared a key procedural hurdle Monday. Gabbard, 43, is a former Democratic congresswoman who represented Hawaii in the House from 2013 to 2021,
Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina, in a nearly hour-long speech on the U.S. House floor Monday, accused her ex-fiancé of physically abusing her, recording sex acts with her and others without their consent, and conspiring with business associates in acts of rape and sexual misconduct. Mace said she was speaking out because her home
The Gulf of Mexico is now called the Gulf of America for Google Maps users in the United States, keeping with the terms of President Trump’s controversial executive order to rename the body of water. Google made the change starting Monday. It followed an updated site listing for the Gulf in the Geographic Names Information System,
Boston — A federal judge in Boston on Monday heard arguments over whether to extend a nationwide pause in the Trump administration’s bid to offer “deferred resignations” to federal workers who voluntarily leave government service. Judge George O’Toole of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts initially paused the deadline for workers to
The Pentagon is changing the name of the military base Fort Liberty back to Fort Bragg, reversing a decision made by a congressionally mandated commission to rename bases that honor Confederate generals. The Army base will be renamed Fort Bragg, but it will honor a different Bragg than its original namesake, Gen. Braxton Bragg, who
President Trump issued an ultimatum to Hamas, saying that if all Israeli hostages are not released from Gaza by noon Saturday, then “all hell is going to break loose.” Asked by reporters for details on what that meant, Mr. Trump initially responded, “You’ll find out, and they’ll find out too. Hamas will find out what
Breaking down the judicial branch’s role in curbing executive power – CBS News Watch CBS News Presidents and the judicial branch have tangled before, but what is new, is the gusto with which President Trump and his team have asserted the scope of executive power. Jessica Levinson breaks it all down. View CBS News In