Washington — Democrats released a counteroffer Wednesday night to fund the government and avert a possible shutdown next month. But Republicans are forging ahead with their plan, advancing the legislation in a key House vote earlier in the evening. House GOP leaders on Tuesday announced a plan to keep the government funded until Nov. 21,
Susan Monarez, who was ousted from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., testified before the Senate committee focused on health that she faced pressure from the secretary to change the childhood vaccine schedule. Caitlin Huey-Burns has details. Original CBS News Link</a
On the same day that Tyler Robinson was formally charged with the murder of Charlie Kirk, a suspect was taken into custody for allegedly making a threat of terrorism against Utah Valley University, where Kirk was killed, according to local authorities. “There were clear and specific threats of violence and Utah Valley University was specifically
The Pentagon has been looking through dozens of social media posts that appear to come from U.S. service members in the wake of conservative political activist Charlie Kirk’s assassination, brought to the military’s attention through various means. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has publicly warned against any commentary mocking or praising his killing. In a post
Patel has repeatedly said that the FBI and Justice Department have released all “credible” information in the Epstein case file. Some lawmakers have questioned why the FBI’s summaries of interviews with victims, in which they apparently name others who they say victimized them, have not been released, given that framework. Rep. Pramila Jayapal, a Democrat
Houry, who resigned after Monarez was removed, said that she made the decision to leave her post because “CDC leaders were reduced to rubber stamps, supporting policies not based on science and putting American lives at risk.” She criticized Kennedy’s leadership as head of Health and Human Services and accused him of censoring CDC science,
Former President Barack Obama addressed political violence in the United States on Tuesday night, telling a group in Pennsylvania that the country is “at an inflection point.” The former president addressed the recent assassination of Charlie Kirk and the attacks on two Minnesota Democratic lawmakers that left speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives Melissa