Secret Service chief to testify Monday about Trump shooting

Washington — U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle will testify to the House Oversight Committee on Monday amid calls for her resignation or firing in wake of Saturday’s attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump.  “Americans demand answers from Director Kimberly Cheatle about the Secret Service’s historic security failures that led to the attempted assassination

Could parents of Trump rally shooter face legal consequences? Unclear, experts say

The 20-year-old Pennsylvania man who attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump conducted internet searches into a recent high-profile shooting that brought landmark convictions against both of that shooter’s parents for ignoring warning signs about their son, sources tell CBS News.  Gunman Thomas Crooks’s smartphone search focused on Michigan high school shooter Ethan Crumbley’s parents,

More Democrats representing key constituencies call on Biden to drop out

Washington — Four more House Democrats and one Democratic senator have joined the growing ranks of their colleagues urging President Biden to drop his reelection bid, as the pressure campaign against the president shows no sign of subsiding weeks after his disastrous performance in last month’s presidential debate. The four House members — Reps. Jared

At Trump’s GOP Convention, there’s little to be heard on health care

No talk of Obamacare. No Medicare. No abortion. At the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee this week, where delegates officially nominated Donald Trump as the party’s 2024 presidential candidate, health care issues received little attention from prime-time speakers. The silence is surprising, given health care makes up the largest chunk of the federal budget, nearly

Silicon shift? Major tech titans throw financial, political support to Trump

Milwaukee — Amid the pomp and partying at the Republican National Convention, one development is adding to the air of triumphalism in Milwaukee: A slew of major tech players have turned their political and financial support to former President Donald Trump and the Republican Party, signaling a possible realignment in support from traditionally liberal Silicon