Washington — Federal authorities are urgently investigating a cyberattack linked to China-backed hackers that targeted major U.S. telecommunications companies and systems used for key government intelligence collection capabilities, a U.S. official familiar with the matter confirmed to CBS News. The hacking group known as “Salt Typhoon” hit numerous companies including Verizon, AT&T and Lumen Technologies.
Cards Against Humanity, the company behind the purposefully in-poor-taste party game, is offering to pay certain voters up to $100 to cast a ballot in November. Based in Chicago, Cards Against Humanity publishes an adult card game by the same name that has players fill in the blanks in a sentence with a word or
Obama campaigns for Harris while candidates hit swing states – CBS News Watch CBS News Former President Barack Obama hit the campaign trail Thursday in Pittsburgh for Vice President Kamala Harris. He made an impassioned plea, focusing his attention on Black men voters, a group Harris has struggled to gain support from. Meanwhile, Trump campaigned
Nogales, Arizona — The U.S. government is “absolutely not” diverting hurricane and disaster relief funds to subsidize the care of migrants crossing the southern border, the top Customs and Border Protection official told CBS News in an exclusive interview. Troy Miller, a longtime career official who has led CBP since 2022, strongly refuted false suggestions
With Election Day around the corner, political divides grow deeper and relationships with certain friends and family members may feel increasingly strained. It leaves some wondering whether to sever ties over fundamental differences in political views. While it’s been debated for a few elections cycles, experts say the question weighs even more heavily this year.
Las Vegas — Vice President Kamala Harris fielded questions about immigration, the economy and healthcare at a town hall with Univision Thursday. Polls suggest these issues are critical to the Latino voting bloc, and many of these questions were posed by people who had very personal, emotional stories to tell. Supports “Dreamers,” pins blame on Trump
Biden criticizes Trump for false claims about hurricane response – CBS News Watch CBS News President Biden has again called out former President Donald Trump for spreading false information about response efforts to hurricanes Helene and Milton, while Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said Thursday that some hurricane victims have heard false rumors that FEMA