Ben Nighthorse Campbell, former U.S. senator and Native American, dies at 92

Former Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell, a Northern Cheyenne tribal chief who became a prominent American politician, has died. He was 92. His daughter Shanan Campbell confirmed to CBS News that her father died Tuesday at his home on a ranch in southwestern Colorado surrounded by family members.   Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2003 Craig

Trump issues his first vetoes of this term

President Trump used his veto power this week for the first time since returning to the White House, rejecting a pair of bipartisan bills designed to make it easier to build a water pipeline in Colorado and give a Native American tribe more control over a portion of the Everglades. Mr. Trump vetoed the two

US Lifts Sanctions on Former CFO of Russia’s Sberbank

The logo of the Russian Sberbank Europe AG bank is seen on their headquarters in Vienna on Feb. 28, 2022. Leonhard Foeger/Reuters The United States has lifted sanctions on Alexandra Buriko, the former chief financial officer of Russia’s state-owned Sberbank, after her resignation in 2022 and demonstration that she no longer poses a threat as

HHS freezes all federal child care funding to Minnesota in wake of fraud claims

HHS freezes all federal child care funding to Minnesota in wake of fraud claims – CBS News Watch CBS News The Department of Health and Human Services said it has frozen federal child care funding for the state of Minnesota, citing viral fraud allegations. Jonah Kaplan has the latest. link.lazyload { position: absolute; } .content__meta-wrapper::before

Trump says U.S. launched strike on boat dock inside Venezuela

Trump says U.S. launched strike on boat dock inside Venezuela – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump says the U.S. “knocked out” a “big facility” last week linked to alleged drug boat operations. Ed O’Keefe has more. link.lazyload { position: absolute; } .content__meta-wrapper::before { width: 100%; } .device–type-mobile .content__meta-wrapper::before { width: calc(100vw – 40px);

HHS freezes all child care payments to Minnesota after viral fraud allegations

The Department of Health and Human Services said Tuesday it has frozen federal child care funding for the state of Minnesota, citing viral fraud allegations. Deputy HHS Secretary Jim O’Neill announced the move in a post on X, writing that “blatant fraud … appears to be rampant in Minnesota and across the country.”  “We have

HHS Pauses Funding for Child Care in Minnesota as Fraud Allegations Grow

The Department of Health and Human Services building in Washington on July 21, 2007. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images The Department of Health and Human Services announced Tuesday that it is halting all funding for child care to Minnesota as federal investigations into alleged systemwide fraud continue to grow this week. “We have frozen all