Hunter Biden declines GOP invitation to testify publicly at House hearing

Washington — Hunter Biden, President Biden’s son, will not testify publicly before the House Oversight and Accountability Committee at a hearing scheduled for next week, his lawyer informed the panel’s GOP chairman in a letter Wednesday. GOP Rep. James Comer of Kentucky, head of the Oversight Committee, announced last week that he invited Hunter Biden and

RFK Jr. teases VP speculation amid push to be on more states’ ballots

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is considering NFL quarterback Aaron Rodgers and former professional wrestler turned-Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura as potential running mates for his independent campaign for president, Kennedy’s campaign confirmed to CBS News.  Kennedy, who is running as an independent and polling nationally in double digits against President Biden and former President Trump, has secured

House passes bill that could lead to TikTok ban in broad bipartisan vote

Washington — The House on Wednesday passed legislation that could ban TikTok in the U.S. if its Beijing-based parent company ByteDance doesn’t sell its stake in the massively popular social media platform. The vote was 352 in favor and 65 opposed, underscoring its broad bipartisan support, with 197 Republicans and 155 Democrats voting to approve it.

Watch Live: House voting on TikTok bill that could lead to ban

Washington — The House is voting Wednesday on legislation that could ban TikTok in the U.S. if Beijing-based ByteDance doesn’t sell its stake in the social media platform, a bill that has attracted bipartisan support in just a week. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, a Louisiana Republican, was confident the bill would pass. TikTok has repeatedly