Why is Mayorkas being impeached? What to know about the House’s push

Washington — The House is expected to vote in the coming days on whether to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for the Biden administration’s handling of the situation along the U.S.-Mexico border.  If successful, it would mark just the second impeachment of a Cabinet secretary in U.S. history, and the first in nearly 150

2/1: Prime Time with John Dickerson

2/1: Prime Time with John Dickerson – CBS News Watch CBS News John Dickerson reports on an atmospheric river bringing heavy rain to California, how a U.S. plan to sanction Venezuela could affect deportations, and how much the White House can do to tame housing costs. View CBS News In Be the first to know

Austin apologizes for keeping hospitalization secret

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin apologized for keeping his recent hospitalization hidden from the White House and the American people. “We did not handle this right. I did not handle this right,” he told reporters Thursday in his first news conference since his secret hospitalization and since the deadly drone attack in Jordan that killed three American soldiers.  He

Trump PACs spent nearly $50 million on legal bills in 2023

Washington — Former President Donald Trump’s political apparatus spent more than it raised last year, thanks in part to about $50 million in legal bills spent for his numerous ongoing legal defenses across 2023, campaign finance reports filed Wednesday with the Federal Election Commission show. As Trump’s legal and political calendars have collided in recent