U.S. investigating China-backed hack of telecom companies. Here’s what to know.

Washington — Federal authorities are urgently investigating a cyberattack linked to China-backed hackers that targeted major U.S. telecommunications companies and systems used for key government intelligence collection capabilities, a U.S. official familiar with the matter confirmed to CBS News. The hacking group known as “Salt Typhoon” hit numerous companies including Verizon, AT&T and Lumen Technologies.

Michigan’s US Senate Race Tightens as Rogers, Slotkin Woo Undecideds

With three weeks left in the campaign, both candidates are working on voter mobilization in a race that could shift control of the U.S. Senate. DETROIT—Republican nominee Mike Rogers has narrowed Michigan’s U.S. Senate race with Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) in a contest that could alter the balance of power in the next Congress. Rogers

Trump Vows to End Double Taxation for Overseas Americans

Former President Donald Trump has pledged to end double taxation for U.S. expatriates, while urging them to vote in the upcoming election. Former President Donald Trump said he would put an end to double taxation on U.S. citizens who live outside the country, if elected in November, with the promise marking the Republican presidential nominee’s

Bob Casey Says He Has No Plans To Introduce Fracking Constraints. He Did So 6 Times.

Casey repeatedly introduced the FRAC Act, which energy producers say would kill hundreds of thousands of jobs U.S. Sen. Bob Casey Jr. speaks at the 2024 DNC (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) Democratic Sen. Bob Casey, running for reelection in one of the most closely watched races in the country, recently said he opposes efforts to “constrain”

‘A Flannel Shirt Doesn’t Mean You Blend In’: Residents of Tim Walz’s Old Congressional District Blast ‘Chameleon’ Governor

Rural Minnesota voters from Tim Walz’s former congressional district slammed the Democratic vice presidential nominee for acting like a “chameleon,” adding that “a flannel shirt doesn’t mean you blend in in the country,” Politico reported Friday. Walz, a former public school teacher from the Midwest, struck a moderate tone in 2006 while running for Congress