Biden sets new climate goal for slashing U.S. greenhouse gas emissions

In the final days of his administration, President Biden has set a new climate goal for slashing U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. However, it comes as his successor, President-elect Donald Trump, has signaled he is not interested in global climate negotiations. The U.S. formally submitted its new goal Thursday to the United Nations. It calls for

O’Malley in bid for DNC chair says Democrats need to learn from “very bad loss”

File: Former Gov. Martin O’Malley (D-MD), President Biden’s nominee to be the next Commissioner of Social Security, testifies during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Finance Committee at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on November 02, 2023 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch / Getty Images Martin O’Malley has the kind of experience that would typically

Last-minute government funding bill in limbo after opposition from Trump, others

Last-minute government funding bill in limbo after opposition from Trump, others – CBS News Watch CBS News A bipartisan House deal on a short-term funding measure that would avoid a potential shutdown and keep the government operational through March appeared to have been scrapped Wednesday after President-elect Donald Trump, Vice President-elect JD Vance and some

Failed bill included disaster relief and other key funding measures

Washington — Congressional leaders unveiled a stopgap measure late Tuesday to keep the government funded for three months. It survived less than 24 hours after it faced growing Republican opposition, including from President-elect Donald Trump.  The 1,500 page measure, known as a continuing resolution, would have done more than keep the government funded at current

Teen victim of deepfake pornography urges Congress to pass ‘Take It Down Act’

Anna McAdams has always kept a close eye on her 15-year-old daughter Elliston Berry’s life online. So it was hard to come to terms with what happened 15 months ago on the Monday morning after Homecoming in Aledo, Texas. A classmate took a picture from Elliston’s Instagram, ran it through an artificial intelligence program that