Washington — President Biden awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal to Rep. Bennie Thompson and former Rep. Liz Cheney, the two lawmakers who led the House select committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol. Mr. Biden presented the awards to Thompson, Cheney and more than a dozen other recipients during a
President Biden plans to add another national monument, this one near Joshua Tree National Park, and is making plans to travel to California in the coming days to dedicate the Chuckwalla National Monument, according to people familiar with the matter. Some Native American tribes, environmentalists and members of Congress have been pushing Mr. Biden to
Washington — House Speaker Mike Johnson on Thursday met with members of the conservative House Freedom Caucus as his bid for the speakership in the next Congress hangs in the balance. House members will vote Friday on reelecting the Louisiana Republican as speaker, but it’s unclear whether Johnson will have the votes, though no other
Washington — President Biden on Wednesday is marking the 235 judicial confirmations he secured during his single term in the White House, a figure that surpasses that of his predecessor, President-elect Donald Trump. Joined by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin, Mr. Biden is delivering remarks from the White House
Washington — The FBI briefed members of the House Homeland Security Committee on the truck attack in New Orleans, in which authorities say a man intentionally drove a pickup truck into a crowd in the French Quarter on New Year’s Day. A committee aide said Assistant Director of the FBI’s Counterterrorism Division David Scott told committee members
A Tesla Cybertruck exploded outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas early Wednesday, killing one person, in an incident that is being investigated as a possible act of terrorism, according to law enforcement. Investigators do not believe there’s “any other danger to the community right now,” FBI agent Jeremy Schwartz said at a news
CBS News Live CBS News 24/7 Live Washington — President Biden on Wednesday will mark the 235 judicial confirmations he secured during his single term in the White House, a figure that surpasses that of his predecessor, President-elect Donald Trump. Mr. Biden is set to deliver remarks from the White House highlighting the judges that