POLITICS

Wes Moore Shirked His Military Obligations for Years, Investigation Finds, Barely Showing Up Despite Army Paying Tuition: Democrat’s Service Record Again Under Fire

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Moore didn’t report to basic officer training for nearly seven years, local Maryland news outlets report Wes Moore (Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images for ESSENCE) Maryland governor Wes Moore’s (D.) military service record has once again come under scrutiny, with a coalition of local news outlets reporting a slew of gaps and discrepancies in his

2 U.S. Navy destroyers transit Strait of Hormuz after dodging Iranian onslaught

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Washington — Two U.S. Navy destroyers transited the Strait of Hormuz and entered the Persian Gulf after navigating an Iranian barrage, according to defense officials who spoke to CBS News under condition of anonymity to discuss national security matters.   The USS Truxtun and USS Mason, supported by Apache helicopters and other aircraft, faced a

Denver Leaders Reject Justice Department’s Demand That City Repeal ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban

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A Colt AR-15 on the counter of a gun store. Thomas Cooper/Getty Images Denver is refusing to repeal its 37-year-old ban on certain types of firearms known as “assault weapons.” Harmeet Dhillon, assistant attorney general for the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, sent a demand letter on April 28 to Denver Mayor Mike Johnston and

NOAA OKs First Deep-Sea Mining Plan for Critical Minerals in Pacific Ocean

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The surface production vessel Hidden Gem during successful test mining in the Clarion Clipperton Zone of the Pacific Ocean in 2022. The Metals Company The Trump administration approved on May 1 its first deep-sea critical minerals exploration application, submitted by North Carolina-based deep-sea mining explorer The Metals Company USA (TMC). The company expects to find millions of tons of nickel, copper, cobalt,

What to know as Supreme Court temporarily restores access to mifepristone by mail

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What to know as Supreme Court temporarily restores access to mifepristone by mail – CBS News Watch CBS News The Supreme Court on Monday temporarily restored access by mail to the abortion pill mifepristone. Nancy Cordes has the details. link.lazyload { position: absolute; } .content__meta-wrapper::before { width: 100%; } .device–type-mobile .content__meta-wrapper::before { width: calc(100vw –

Philadelphia Museum Marks America’s 250th By Dwelling on Its Faults

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The Philadelphia Museum of Art—in the city where the Declaration of Independence was drafted and signed—is marking the 250th anniversary of the founding of America with an exhibit that harps on our country’s flaws so obsessively that the wall labels read more like an indictment than a celebration. Slavery and brutal treatment of Native Americans