U.S. government employee charged in leak of Israel’s plans to attack Iran

Will Iran respond to Israel’s attack? Will Iran respond to Israel’s attack? 02:28 A U.S. government employee faces charges over an online leak of classified documents about Israel’s potential plans for a retaliatory strike against Iran. Federal prosecutors charged Asif Rahman, a one-time employee of the U.S. government who held one of the highest levels

Jack Smith plans to leave Justice Department by the time Trump takes office

Washington — Special counsel Jack Smith is expected to have departed the Justice Department by the time President-elect Donald Trump takes office in late January, two sources familiar with his plans told CBS News, as he and his team make plans to wind down the two federal prosecutions against the incoming president. By leaving before

House GOP moves ahead with leadership elections as majority yet to be decided

Washington — House Republicans are moving forward with their leadership elections Wednesday, though majority control still hangs in the balance as a number of key races have yet to be determined.  Still, Republicans are operating as if they’ve secured control of the lower chamber for another two years. CBS News has characterized control of the

Senate Republicans to elect new leader as Trump looms over contest

Washington — Senate Republicans are meeting Wednesday to elect a new leader to represent the conference after Minority Leader Mitch McConnell — the longest serving leader in the Senate history — opted to step down from the post.  Meeting behind closed doors on Wednesday morning, the Republican senators are casting secret ballots to elect their new leadership,

Here’s what to know about Trump and the future of student loan relief

President Joe Biden made student loan forgiveness a central issue to his administration, rolling out efforts to forgive debt as well as to lower repayments for millions of borrowers. But with President-elect Donald Trump returning to the White House in January, the future of those efforts is now in question.  During the presidential debate with

Trump names Kristi Noem as his pick for Homeland Security secretary

Washington — President-elect Donald Trump named South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem as his nominee for secretary of Homeland Security. “Kristi has been very strong on Border Security,” Trump said in a statement Tuesday. “She was the first Governor to send National Guard Soldiers to help Texas fight the Biden Border Crisis, and they were sent