Illinois man pleads not guilty to allegedly assaulting Rep. Nancy Mace on Capitol grounds

Illinois man charged with attacking U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace Illinois man charged with attacking U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace 00:25 Washington – An Illinois man who was charged with misdemeanor assault after allegedly shaking U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace’s hand in an “exaggerated, aggressive” manner has entered a not-guilty plea.  James McIntyre, 33, of Chicago, was charged

Time magazine names its 2024 Person of the Year

President-elect Donald Trump has been named Time magazine’s Person of the Year, the magazine announced Thursday, after he became only the second president in U.S. history to lose reelection and then reclaim the White House four years later.  “Trump’s political rebirth is unparalleled in American history,” Time said in the announcement. The magazine spoke to

Trump is Time’s Person of the Year for 2024

President-elect Donald Trump has been named Time magazine’s Person of the Year, the magazine announced Thursday, after he became only the second president in U.S. history to lose reelection and then reclaim the White House four years later.  “Trump’s political rebirth is unparalleled in American history,” Time said in the announcement. The magazine spoke to

Biden commutes about 1,500 sentences, most ever in single day

President Joe Biden is commuting the sentences of nearly 1,500 people who were released from prison and placed on home confinement during the coronavirus pandemic and is pardoning 39 Americans convicted of nonviolent crimes. It’s the largest single-day act of clemency in modern history. The commutations announced Thursday are for people who have served out

Meta donates $1 million to Trump’s inaugural fund

Trump’s Cabinet picks court Senate votes President-elect Trump’s Cabinet selections court Senate votes 02:26 Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has donated $1 million to President-elect Donald Trump’s inaugural fund, a spokesperson for the social media giant confirmed to CBS News Wednesday night. The news was first reported by the Wall Street Journal.

Trump chooses Kari Lake as director for Voice of America

President-elect Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he has tapped Kari Lake as director of the government-funded Voice of America, the nation’s largest international broadcaster. The move comes after the 55-year-old Lake lost her Arizona Senate bid to Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego in November. “She will be appointed by, and work closely with, our next head