Washington — Sebastian Gorka, a national security aide to President Trump, has signaled interest in becoming the next director of the National Counterterrorism Center, according to two U.S. officials who spoke to CBS News. File: FBI Director Kash Patel (2nd L) and Assistant to the President for Counterterrorism Sebastian Gorka (C) at the State Department
Washington — House Democrats unveiled articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday, making serious allegations about his handling of the war in Iran and his leadership more broadly. The resolution, led by Rep. Yassamin Ansari of Arizona, lists six impeachment articles: Unauthorized war against Iran and reckless endangerment of U.S. service members;
Washington — The man accused of planting pipe bombs outside of the Republican and Democratic National Committee headquarters on the eve of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot now faces two additional felony charges, according to a superseding indictment made public Wednesday. Brian Cole Jr. was arrested and charged in December with transporting and planting the
Dr. Erica Schwartz has emerged as the White House’s top pick to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to current and former officials. Schwartz, a Coast Guard rear admiral, served as deputy Surgeon General in the first Trump administration. Schwartz spent 24 years in the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. She
Washington — A key surveillance authority, the spy tool known as Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, faces major obstacles in the House ahead of its expiration next Monday. Proponents of its renewal stress that it’s imperative that the surveillance tool not be allowed to lapse as the war with Iran continues. National
Millions of people who apply for Medicaid in the coming years will have to prove they’ve been working, going to school, or volunteering for at least one month before they can gain or retain health insurance through the government program. But Republican lawmakers in some states think the new rules — part of the GOP’s
Prosecutors from U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro’s office visited the Federal Reserve’s headquarters unannounced Tuesday and attempted to gain access to the building’s ongoing renovations, which are the subject of a months-long active criminal investigation, according to a source familiar with the matter and a letter reviewed by CBS News. The two prosecutors and an investigator