Moscow — President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Russia would prefer to see President Joe Biden win a second term, describing him as more experienced than Donald Trump Speaking in an interview with a correspondent from Russian state television, Putin declared that he will work with any U.S. leader who is elected, but noted that
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks on inflation, the U.S. economic outlook – CBS News Watch CBS News Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen sat down with Jo Ling Kent in the battleground state of Michigan for an exclusive interview about the concerns many Americans continue to have about high prices. This comes after inflation rose again in
President Biden on Wednesday issued an executive order instructing federal immigration officials to refrain from deporting most Palestinian immigrants in the U.S., saying the months-long war in the Gaza Strip between Israel and Hamas has made it too dangerous to send deportees there. The move, which Democratic lawmakers in Congress had demanded last year, is
Washington — Special counsel Jack Smith urged the Supreme Court on Wednesday to allow a lower court decision rejecting former President Donald Trump’s claim he is immune from federal prosecution to take effect, clearing the way for his trial in the case involving the 2020 presidential election to proceed. In a 40-page filing with the
Washington — A former top U.S. diplomat who is accused of spying for Cuba for decades pleaded not guilty on Wednesday. Victor Manuel Rocha, the former U.S. ambassador to Bolivia, was indicted by a federal grand jury on Dec. 5 on charges that he allegedly spied for Cuba’s intelligence agency for four decades. In a court
Rep. Jim Clyburn on Biden reelection strategy Rep. Jim Clyburn on Biden’s reelection strategy 06:57 Washington — Rep. Jim Clyburn of South Carolina announced Wednesday that he will step down from House Democratic leadership. Clyburn has served as assistant House Democratic leader for a little more than a year. He stepped down from his role
Washington — Federal investigators responded to over 400 threats to federal judges across the country in 2023, nearly 300 more than in 2019, according to statistics compiled by the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) and obtained by CBS News. There were 457 incidents targeting federal judges that were investigated last year, up from just 300 in