Sen. Cotton Asks Pentagon Why Airman Who Self-Immolated Was Allowed to Serve

Senator said Aaron Bushnell’s actions showed he ‘obviously harbored extreme, anti-American views.’ Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) has questioned why the Pentagon allowed an active-duty airman, who set himself on fire in front of the Israeli embassy in Washington on Feb. 25, to serve in the U.S. Air Force. In a letter to Secretary of Defense

From the Sidewalk to Prison, the Story of Pro-life Activists Outside Abortion Clinics

LEITCHFIELD, Ky.—Heather Idoni picked up a phone receiver and punched in her inmate number on a keypad to activate it through the visitation window at Grayson County Detention Center. She has 15 minutes to talk before the sound is cut off without warning and her guests are told to leave. In prison, every move an

Americans Face Decades in Prison for Convincing Women Not to Have Abortions

LEITCHFIELD, Ky.—Heather Idoni picked up a phone receiver and punched in her inmate number on a keypad to activate it through the visitation window at Grayson County Detention Center. She had 15 minutes to talk before the sound was cut off without warning and her guests were told to leave. In prison, every move an

House plans to vote on short-term funding bill to avert shutdown

Washington — The House plans to vote Thursday on a temporary government funding patch as lawmakers bump up against another deadline to avert a partial shutdown.  The short-term extension would fund some government agencies for another week, through March 8, and the remaining agencies until March 22.  Congressional leaders announced the deal Wednesday evening, saying

Watch Live: Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin testifies before Congress about his hospitalization

CBS News Live CBS News Live 2 Live Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is squaring off with the House Armed Services Committee Thursday about why it took so long to notify the president, Congress, and the public about his hospitalization and stay in the intensive care unit after complications from prostate cancer surgery. Although a review