After more than 200 hearings failed to enact any of the 415 proposed bills, it will be up to the next Congress to put words into action on critical minerals. The nation’s reliance on imported critical minerals and rare earth elements from China was discussed in 245 committee meetings and mentioned in 95 reports during
A powerful government panel on Monday failed to reach consensus on the possible national security risks of a nearly $15 billion proposed deal for Nippon Steel of Japan to purchase U.S. Steel, leaving a decision to President Joe Biden, a longtime opponent of the deal. The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, known
Biden commutes sentences of 37 death row inmates – CBS News Watch CBS News With less than a month to go in his term, President Biden granted executive clemency to 37 of the country’s 40 federal death row inmates. The move reduces their sentences to life without the possibility of parole and makes them immune
House ethics report finds Matt Gaetz paid for sex with minor, used drugs – CBS News Watch CBS News Just before leaving Washington, D.C., for the holidays, the House Ethics Committee released a long-awaited and damning report on the conduct of former Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz. Scott MacFarlane has the latest from Capitol Hill. View
Ryan Routh previously requested delaying the trial until at least December of 2025. Florida Judge Aileen Cannon has delayed trial for Ryan Routh, the man suspected of attempting to assassinate President-elect Donald Trump, from February to September of 2025. In an order issued on Dec. 23, Cannon cited “substantial discovery” or the amount of evidence
The 42nd president is in ’testing and observation’ after the fever. Former President Bill Clinton was checked into a Washington hospital on Monday after developing a fever, said his aide in a statement. “President Clinton was admitted to Georgetown University Medical Center this afternoon for testing and observation after developing a fever,” Angel Urena, Clinton’s
Former President Bill Clinton checked into a Washington, D.C., hospital Monday afternoon for “testing and observation after developing a fever,” an aide said in a statement. “President Clinton was admitted to Georgetown University Medical Center this afternoon for testing and observation after developing a fever,” Angel Ureña, Clinton’s deputy chief of staff, wrote on X.