Washington — A group of Black women central to NASA’s success during the space race and known as the “Hidden Figures” were honored Wednesday in a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony on Capitol Hill. “This has been a long time coming,” House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, said at the ceremony. “At a time in America
Inflation is consistently a top issue ahead of the 2024 presidential election — in CBS News’ polling in mid-August, 76% of registered voters said it was a major factor in their choice for president — and they want to know how nominees Donald Trump and Kamala Harris would address it. Inflation — the rate of an
A false claim that Vice President Kamala Harris was involved in a June 2011 hit-and-run incident that left a 13-year-old girl paralyzed was created by a Russian troll farm, according to a report released Tuesday by Microsoft. The report by Microsoft’s Threat Analysis Center said the fabricated story was created by a Kremlin-aligned group, dubbed
A false claim that Vice President Kamala Harris was involved in a June 2011 hit-and-run incident that left a 13-year-old girl paralyzed was created by a Russian troll farm, according to a report released Tuesday by Microsoft. The report by Microsoft’s Threat Analysis Center said the fabricated story was created by a Kremlin-aligned group, dubbed
The State Department announced Wednesday that Americans can now renew their adult passports online, fully rolling out a system that bypasses the traditional method that required printing out a form and mailing a check. “By offering this online alternative to the traditional paper application process, the Department is embracing digital transformation to offer the most efficient
Washington — The House is set to vote Wednesday on a measure to keep the government funded with less than two weeks before a possible government shutdown. But the measure, paired with what Democrats see as a poison pill on noncitizen voting, faces headwinds in the lower chamber. And even among Republicans, support may fall
Washington — The House rejected Speaker Mike Johnson’s plan to keep the government funded on Wednesday, with a small group of Republicans joining Democrats to oppose the measure and sending lawmakers scrambling for a backup plan with less than two weeks until a possible government shutdown. The legislation, which would fund the government through March