Federal authorities made their first arrest Thursday in connection with two pipe bombs that were planted outside the Democratic National Committee and Republican National Committee headquarters on the eve of the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, according to sources familiar with the matter. Four law enforcement sources told CBS News the suspect is 30-year-old
Washington — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth jeopardized sensitive military information that could have endangered American service members when he shared certain details about U.S. military operations in Yemen in a private Signal group chat earlier this year, according to a report the Pentagon’s inspector general released Thursday morning. The report found the former Fox News host-turned-defense
Three months after her husband, Charlie Kirk, was assassinated, Erika Kirk will open up about life, loss, the state of political discourse and more in a one-hour town hall event moderated by Bari Weiss, CBS News’ editor-in-chief. The special will be broadcast on Saturday, Dec. 13, at 8 p.m. ET/PT on the CBS television network
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent attends a meeting during the 80th U.N. General Assembly, in New York City on Sept. 23, 2025. Al Drago/Reuters Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that if the Supreme Court rules against the Trump administration’s tariffs, the government still has the capacity to impose import taxes. The high court is currently
Rep. Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) speaks during a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Oct. 2, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times House Republicans said on Dec. 3 that they will pass several bills this week aimed at blocking Chinese Communist Party (CCP) influence in K–12 schools and ensuring federal funding goes only to institutions
Washington — Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer announced Thursday that Democrats will offer a clean three-year extension of enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits for a vote next week, when the issue that was at the center of the shutdown fight comes center stage. “This is the bill, a clean three-year extension of ACA tax
Washington — Military officials showed lawmakers video of a second strike on an alleged Venezuelan drug boat behind closed doors on Capitol Hill on Thursday, with one Democrat saying that “what I saw in that room one of the most troubling things I’ve seen in my time in public service.” “You have two individuals in clear