Ohio backs off proposed restrictions on adult gender-affirming care

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine’s administration on Wednesday backed off its plans to impose rules that advocates feared would have restricted gender-affirming medical treatment for adults in a way no other state has. The rules proposed by two state departments would have required psychiatrists, endocrinologists and medical ethicists to have roles in creating gender-affirming care plans

Special counsel has completed report on Biden handling of classified documents

CBS News Live CBS News Live Live Special counsel Robert Hur has completed his report on President Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents, Attorney General Merrick Garland wrote to congressional leaders Wednesday. Garland says he found no instances of any inappropriate conduct on Hur’s behalf, and Hur gave the attorney general the report earlier this

Senate fails to advance border deal, with separate vote expected on foreign aid

Washington — The Senate failed to advance a national security bill that included sweeping border security reforms on Wednesday, with GOP senators and a handful of Democrats rejecting a deal crafted after months of bipartisan talks. The bill also included tens of billions of dollars in foreign aid to Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan and other national

FBI contractor charged with stealing car with gun magazine from FBI headquarters

Washington —  A federal contractor working for the FBI has been arrested after allegedly stealing an FBI vehicle from bureau headquarters Tuesday afternoon.  Later, a handgun magazine belonging to the agent who drove the car was found inside the vehicle, charging documents filed Wednesday revealed. John Worrell, of Virginia, worked for an outside government contracting

Senate fails to advance border deal, with foreign aid set for separate vote

Washington — The Senate failed to advance a national security bill that included sweeping border security reforms on Wednesday, with GOP senators and a handful of Democrats rejecting the result of months of bipartisan talks. The bill also included tens of billions of dollars in foreign aid to Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan and other national security