Bezos- and Gates-Backed KoBold Metals Launches Massive Lithium Exploration Push in Congo

Josh Goldman, President, KoBold Metals, speaks on stage during a presentation in the U.S.-Africa Business Forum Deal Room at Walter E. Washington Convention Centre in Washington on Dec. 14, 2022. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for Prosper Africa KoBold Metals, backed by billionaires Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates, has launched a massive lithium exploration campaign in the

House Rules Committee Advances FISA Section 702 Authorization After GOP Opposition Delays Bill

The U.S. Capitol building in Washington on April 13, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The House Rules Committee on April 14 advanced a bill to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), a power that has long drawn bipartisan criticism since its inception in 2008. A measure to reauthorize the controversial power

Prosecutors from Pirro’s office tried to access Fed headquarters, but were turned away

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

Bipartisan duo that pushed Swalwell, Gonzales to resign says other lawmakers may be next

Washington — A cross-party effort caused two House members to resign on Tuesday under threat of expulsion — and the two female lawmakers who helped lead that push say additional members of Congress could face pressure next. In an interview with CBS News, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna and Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández — a Republican