California Senate Insurance Committee remains without chair amid corruption probe – CBS News Watch CBS News Democratic Sen. Susan Rubio was the Senate Insurance Committee chair for the past six years. As of Wednesday, that committee is the only committee in the entire legislature without a chair. View CBS News In Be the first to
Ali Alfarajalla, a Baghdad-born realtor in Dearborn, Michigan, normally votes for Democrats, but this election was a different story. “If 50,000 Palestinians dead under the rubble isn’t enough to sway me from Democratic Party, I don’t know what is,” Afarajalla said. More than half the population in Dearborn is Middle Eastern or North African. In
President Donald Trump on Wednesday named Sean Curran as his pick to serve as director of the U.S. Secret Service. In a post to his Truth Social platform, Mr. Trump said Curran is “a Great Patriot, who has protected my family over the past few years, and that is why I trust him to lead
All federal DEI employees placed on leave – CBS News Watch CBS News All federal employees who hold roles in diversity, equity and inclusion programs have been placed on paid leave as President Trump, immediately after taking office this week, signed executive orders seeking to end DEI programs within the federal government. Weijia Jiang examines
Concern, criticism grows over pardon of Jan. 6 defendants – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump’s pardon of about 1,500 defendants convicted in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack has been lambasted by several police organizations and prompted fears that the move could lead to more violence. Scott MacFarlane reports. View CBS News In Be
Operation underway to send hundreds of troops to U.S. southern border – CBS News Watch CBS News An operation to deploy 1,000 Army personnel and 500 Marines to the U.S.-Mexico border is underway, according to senior military officials. The troops will assist with immigration enforcement in El Paso, Texas, and San Diego, California. U.S. border
Howard Lutnick, the billionaire financial executive named by President Trump to head the Commerce Department, has agreed to divest his holdings in a range of business interests, including stepping down from his longstanding position as head of the brokerage and investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald. Lutnick also agreed to step down from his position with the