Republican Rep. Tim Burchett said in an interview Wednesday that an admiral — whom he did not identify — had told him of an unidentified craft moving at incredible speeds in the sea. “They tell me something’s moving at hundreds of miles an hour underwater… as large as a football field, underwater,” the Tennessee congressman
Washington — As the Senate approaches its final confirmation of Pete Hegseth to be defense secretary, Democrats are continuing to raise their concerns about his character and fitness to lead the nation’s largest department. In a 51 to 49 vote Thursday, the Senate advanced Hegseth’s nomination, with two Republicans joining all Democrats in opposition. The
Among the flurry of executive orders since his Jan. 20 inauguration, President Donald Trump has taken aim at rooting out diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI, programs within the federal government. But his efforts go beyond DEI, with one recent order rescinding a Civil Rights-era rule that has helped protect millions of workers from discrimination.
CBS News Confirmed examines Gov. Newsom’s “fact checks” on California fires CBS News Confirmed examines Gov. Newsom’s “fact checks” on California fires 02:16 As California officials sought to tamp down false claims about the devastating wildfires, Gov. Gavin Newsom created “California Fire Facts,” a page on his website to counter what he called “lies” about
CBS News Confirmed examines Gov. Newsom’s “fact checks” on California fires – CBS News Watch CBS News California Gov. Gavin Newsom set up a fact-checking website to counter what he calls “lies” about the Los Angeles-area fires from President Trump and the conservative media — except, they’re not all lies. So we asked our CBS
Hegseth told senator he paid $50,000 to woman who accused him of sexual assault, sources say – CBS News Watch CBS News Pete Hegseth, President Trump’s pick for defense secretary, told Sen. Elizabeth Warren that he paid a woman $50,000 who had accused him of sexual assault in 2017, two sources confirmed to CBS News.
Trump again argues for tariffs on foreign goods – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump and his advisers are working on plans to put tariffs on foreign goods, arguing that doing so will boost manufacturing in the U.S. and balance trade with countries like China. However, critics warn that they could prompt retaliatory tariffs