Washington — The Justice Department is set to invest nearly $80 million in additional funding to support community violence intervention programs across the country as part of the federal government’s multifaceted strategy to continue stemming what had been rising crime rates, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Wednesday. At the same time, Garland said federal law
Biden and Trump win primaries, but some results show some voters still prefer another candidate – CBS News Watch CBS News President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump won their respective primaries in four states Tuesday, but the results showed some voters still preferred another candidate. The political protest vote against Biden’s handling of
Sen. Bernie Sanders and President Biden joined forces Wednesday at the White House, championing the progress they’ve made on lowering the cost of inhalers and other expenses for Americans with asthma. Mr. Biden and Sanders also called on Congress and pharmaceutical companies to do more to curb prices. “Bernie, you and I have been fighting
Over five months after telling Congress a proposed regulation to strengthen vehicle seats to make them safer would be published “in the coming months,” the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has yet to meet a congressional deadline it missed last November. In the infrastructure law signed in November 2021, Congress gave the National Highway
Sen. John Fetterman, a Pennsylvania Democrat, said a year after he received treatment for depression that at the time, he thought his career could be over. “When I decided to check myself in I thought this could be the end of my career,” Fetterman said Wednesday on “CBS Mornings.” The interview was conducted with the
Washington — Last year, President Biden hadn’t even spoken a word at the White House celebration of Ramadan before someone shouted out “we love you.” Hundreds of Muslims were there to mark the end of the holy month that requires fasting from sunrise to sunset. There are no such joyous scenes during this Ramadan. With
Enid, Oklahoma — Voters in the northwest Oklahoma city of Enid ousted a City Council member who has ties to white nationalism, according to unofficial results posted Tuesday on the Oklahoma Election Board website. With all four precincts reporting in Enid’s Ward 1, results show voters chose to recall 42-year-old Judd Blevins. They instead selected Cheryl