Among the recipients are musician Bono, actor Michael J. Fox, basketball star Magic Johnson, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and George Soros. President Joe Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 19 individuals in a ceremony at the White House on Jan. 4, with list of recipients including famous actors, musicians, athletes, scientists,
America’s final salute for former President Jimmy Carter began Saturday with a solemn tribute to the 39th president outside his family’s farm as the old farm bell rang 39 times in his honor. Carter died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100. He served in the U.S. Navy for seven years before working on the family
Congress will gather on Jan. 6 for a constitutionally mandated session to certify President-elect Donald Trump’s Electoral College victory. Congress will hold a joint session on Jan. 6 to count the Electoral College votes, marking the official certification of President-elect Donald Trump’s victory and formalizing his return to the White House for a second term.
Twin Metals’ $1.7 billion project near a wilderness area will likely advance, but may take more than issuing a directive after Trump’s inauguration. A fiercely contested Minnesota copper-nickel mining proposal is among stymied mineral and energy development projects President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to quickly reanimate after he is sworn into a second Oval Office
From the archives: Speaker Nancy Pelosi on “Face the Nation”, January 2007 – CBS News Watch CBS News Seventeen years ago today, Nancy Pelosi became the first female Speaker of the House. That Sunday, she sat down with Face the Nation Moderator Bob Schieffer to talk about her goals for the 110th Congress and what
The documentary, “The Eastman Dilemma: Lawfare or Justice,” premieres on Jan. 4 at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort. WEST PALM BEACH—In a new documentary, constitutional scholar John Eastman argues that in recent years, the United States has seen the rise of a “two-tiered justice system” in which the legal system has unfairly targeted lawyers representing conservative clients.
The State Department has informally notified Congress of a planned $8 billion weapons sale to support Israel’s long-term security by resupplying stocks of critical munitions and air defense capabilities, a U.S. official familiar with the details confirmed to CBS News on Saturday. President Biden has made it clear that Israel has the right to defend