Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle on Monday faced blistering criticism as she directly addressed lawmakers’ questions for the first time about the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump earlier this month. A key concern in wake of the shooting: How did a federal agency whose annual budget has swelled to $3 billion fail to stop an
Actor George Clooney, a major Democratic fundraiser, threw his support behind Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday as she seeks the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination. Clooney told CNN in a statement that President Biden’s decision to drop out of the 2024 race showed “true leadership.” “He’s saving democracy once again,” Clooney said, according to CNN anchor
CBS News Live CBS News 24/7 Live Washington — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries are endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris for president on Tuesday afternoon at a news conference on Capitol Hill. After President Biden ended his reelection campaign on Sunday, much of the Democratic Party quickly coalesced around Harris,
Schumer, Jeffries endorse Harris Schumer, Jeffries endorse Harris for Democratic nomination 08:37 Washington — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president on Tuesday, saying they held off until now because they didn’t want to make it appear as a coronation. “When I spoke with her Sunday,
How the 1968 presidential campaign compares to now President Biden’s departure from the race evokes memories of 1968 03:38 President Biden announced that he would speak Wednesday evening from the Oval Office about his plans in his first remarks since he announced Sunday he was dropping out of the 2024 presidential race. “Tomorrow evening at 8
President Biden announced he will speak Wednesday evening from the Oval Office about his plans in his first remarks since he announced Sunday he was dropping out of the 2024 presidential race. “Tomorrow evening at 8 PM ET, I will address the nation from the Oval Office on what lies ahead, and how I will finish
Kimberly Cheatle resigned from her position as director of the U.S. Secret Service after facing pressure from lawmakers who called for her to step down in the wake of the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. Cheatle announced her plans to leave her position in a letter to agency staff on Tuesday. “As I’ve