Washington — The FBI briefed members of the House Homeland Security Committee on the truck attack in New Orleans, in which authorities say a man intentionally drove a pickup truck into a crowd in the French Quarter on New Year’s Day. A committee aide said Assistant Director of the FBI’s Counterterrorism Division David Scott told committee members
Online encyclopedia has published ‘wildly inaccurate’ information about Jewish state (Emmanuel Dunand/AFP via Getty Images) Wikipedia editors quietly deleted an entry claiming that Hamas has won nearly every battle against Israel since Oct. 7, setting off a fiery debate about the online database’s bias and inability to accurately portray the war. In its article listing
A Tesla Cybertruck exploded outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas early Wednesday, killing one person, in an incident that is being investigated as a possible act of terrorism, according to law enforcement. Investigators do not believe there’s “any other danger to the community right now,” FBI agent Jeremy Schwartz said at a news
With the start of the 119th Congress just a day away, Johnson can only afford to lose one Republican vote in the speaker election. WASHINGTON—With the start of the 119th Congress just a day away, for some lawmakers, the impending speaker fight feels like deja vu. On Jan. 3, the newly-elected Congress will gather in
‘The country is better because of [the recipients’] dedication and sacrifice,’ the White House said. President Joe Biden has named 20 recipients for the Presidential Citizens Medal, including two leaders of the disbanded Jan. 6 congressional panel—former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) and Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.)—for “exemplary deeds of service for their country or their
CBS News Live CBS News 24/7 Live Washington — President Biden on Wednesday will mark the 235 judicial confirmations he secured during his single term in the White House, a figure that surpasses that of his predecessor, President-elect Donald Trump. Mr. Biden is set to deliver remarks from the White House highlighting the judges that
Wisconsin’s Ben Wikler ‘possesses all the qualities Democrats across the country are looking for in our next DNC Chair,’ Schumer said. As an increasingly crowded field of applicants vies to lead the Democratic National Committee (DNC), Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said on Jan. 2 that he would support Ben Wikler, chair of the