President Biden pardoned LGBTQ+ service members who were convicted of a crime under military law based on their sexual orientation on Wednesday, a move that is expected to affect thousands of service members who were convicted over the six decades that military law formally banned consensual homosexual conduct. “Today, I am righting an historic wrong
Washington — The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a bid from a group of social media users and two states to curtail the Biden administration’s efforts to pressure social media companies to remove content that officials said was misinformation. The court determined that the users and the states, Louisiana and Missouri, did not have the
Washington — Former Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger on Wednesday endorsed President Biden’s reelection campaign, saying that the presumptive GOP nominee, former President Donald Trump, “poses a direct threat to every fundamental American value.” “As a proud conservative, I’ve always put democracy and our Constitution above all else,” Kinzinger said in a video endorsement posted on
New York incumbent Jamaal Bowman loses fierce congressional primary race – CBS News Watch CBS News Incumbent Jamaal Bowman lost to fellow Democrat George Latimer in a highly contested race in New York. It was the most expensive congressional primary in U.S. history. View CBS News In Be the first to know Get browser notifications
Biden, Trump to face off in first presidential debate ahead of November election – CBS News Watch CBS News The first presidential debate between President Biden and former President Donald Trump will be held Thursday in Atlanta. It’s set to be a 90-minute debate with no audience. View CBS News In Be the first to
More information has emerged about eight Tajikistani men arrested earlier this month by federal law enforcement for suspected ties to ISIS. Federal law enforcement had acquired intelligence information indicating the eight men were inside the U.S. and had possible ties to ISIS, according to two sources familiar with the information. The FBI Joint Terrorism Task
Washington — When federal agents apprehended eight men from Tajikistan — a Central Asian nation that borders Afghanistan — they were concerned the men could have been plotting a possible terrorist attack on U.S. soil, multiple sources familiar with the investigation told CBS News. The eight men residing in Los Angeles, New York, and Philadelphia