Reflecting the partisan divide, a Democrat leader made a last-minute appeal to replace the Republican nominee who has faced intense scrutiny. After narrowly winning a Senate committee’s approval, President Donald Trump’s nominee for IRS director will advance to a full Senate vote. The Senate Finance Committee’s June 3 vote, 14–13 in favor of nominee Billy
Washington — The U.S. Navy plans to rename the USNS Harvey Milk, a fleet replenishment oiler named after the slain gay rights leader and Navy veteran, and is considering renaming multiple naval ships named after civil rights leaders and prominent American voices, CBS News has learned. Norfolk Va., (Sept. 24, 2024) — Civil Service Mariners (CIVMARS) aboard Military Sealift
Michigan officials charged Gao for casting an illegal vote after he approached a city clerk and tried to retract his ballot. Federal prosecutors filed a criminal complaint on June 3, charging Chinese student Haoxiang Gao with illegally voting in the 2024 presidential election. Michigan officials had charged Gao for casting an illegal vote last year,
The Trump administration is threatening California with steep fines and legal action days after a transgender athlete won two statewide high school track-and-field events, ramping up the legal threats aimed at the state over transgender issues. The student, AB Hernandez, a transgender 16-year-old, won both the high school girls’ high jump and triple jump at
Washington — The White House on Tuesday sent a formal request to Congress to claw back funding for NPR, PBS and international aid that lawmakers had previously approved. The package would cancel $9.4 billion appropriated by Congress, aiming to make permanent some of the Department of Government Efficiency’s spending cuts. It focuses on slashing foreign
The cuts proposed by President Donald Trump would codify several cuts put forward by DOGE. WASHINGTON—The White House on June 3 asked Congress to approve $9.4 billion in spending cuts that would primarily affect U.S. foreign aid and federally-funded media including PBS and NPR. The rescissions package proposed by President Donald Trump would codify several
Connolly, who died May 21, had endorsed his former chief of staff, James Walkinshaw, to succeed him in the heavily Democratic district. WASHINGTON—A special election will be held Sept. 9 for the U.S. House seat in Virginia vacated by the late Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.), who died last month at age 75. Connolly, who died