FBI investigating attempts to hack Biden-Harris and Trump campaigns

CBS News Live CBS News 24/7 Live Washington — Federal investigators are looking into whether Iranian hackers targeted individuals associated with the Trump and Biden-Harris campaigns, three people familiar with the investigation confirmed to CBS News. The FBI launched the probes in the early summer, after both presidential campaigns experienced attempted phishing schemes targeting people on

As Trump Aims to Flip Minnesota, a Competitive GOP Senate Primary Is Underway

Populist candidate Royce White and establishment favorite Joe Fraser are running for the GOP nomination to take on Sen. Amy Klobuchar in a longshot race. MINNEAPOLIS—Minnesota is, ordinarily, a heavily Democratic Party state. No Republican currently holds state office, and the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party controls both houses of the state Legislature. It has provided a pipeline

Minnesota’s GOP Senate Primary is Suddenly Competitive

Populist candidate Royce White and establishment favorite Joe Fraser are running for the GOP nomination to take on Sen. Amy Klobuchar in a longshot race. MINNEAPOLIS—Minnesota is, ordinarily, a heavily Democratic Party state. No Republican currently holds state office, and the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party controls both houses of the state Legislature. It has provided a pipeline

U.S. troops suffer minor injuries from drone attack in Syria, Pentagon says

A number of U.S. service members suffered minor injuries from a one-way drone attack in Syria Friday, and a few have been transported for further evaluation, the Pentagon said Monday.  “Several U.S. and coalition personnel were treated for minor injuries, including smoke inhalation. Others are being examined for traumatic brain injuries out of an abundance

US Approves Military Aid for Israeli Unit Linked to Detainee’s Death

78-year-old Palestinian-American Omar Assad died after being detained, gagged, and bound by members of Israel’s Netzah Yehuda battalion. The U.S. government has cleared foreign military assistance to go to an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) unit that was implicated in the 2022 death of a Palestinian-American man. Deputy U.S. State Department spokesman Vedant Patel confirmed at

DOJ Challenges Texas Ruling That $1.7 Trillion Bill Passed Unconstitutionally Under COVID Proxy Rules

The Biden administration is appealing a Texas judge’s ruling that Congress unconstitutionally passed the 2022 $1.7 trillion omnibus bill using proxy voting. The Biden administration has mounted a legal challenge to a Texas judge’s ruling that Congress unconstitutionally passed a $1.7 trillion omnibus funding bill in 2022 because lawmakers cast votes without being physically present,