A sign of the National Institutes of Health stands near an entrance to its campus in Bethesda, Maryland, on February 10, 2025. Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images The Supreme Court voted 5–4 on Aug. 21 to allow the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to cancel hundreds of millions of dollars in research grants linked to
U.S. Vice President JD Vance speaks during an event at ALTA Refrigeration to highlight the One Big Beautiful Bill Act tax-and-spending legislation in Peachtree City, Ga., on Aug. 21, 2025. Elijah Nouvelage/AFP via Getty Images Vice President JD Vance highlighted the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and President Donald Trump and the Republican Party’s spending
Washington — A federal judge ruled Thursday that President Trump’s former personal lawyer Alina Habba is serving illegally as the U.S. attorney for New Jersey. The judge’s decision came after three men facing criminal charges in the state challenged her appointment, arguing that Habba’s appointment last month as acting U.S. Attorney in the District of
California’s contentious new congressional maps, championed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, easily advanced in the state Assembly on Thursday, setting up for final passage in the Senate before landing on Newsom’s desk. The new map would shift five of California’s Republican U.S. House seats to be more favorable to Democrats in the 2026 midterm elections. The
Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) speaks as California Gov. Gavin Newsom (L) looks on at a press conference in Los Angeles on Aug. 14, 2025. Mario Tama/Getty Images Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif) has created a legal defense fund as he faces renewed scrutiny under the Trump administration, his office confirmed this week. The fund, formally registered
Washington — As Russia’s war in Ukraine rages on despite high-level meetings to discuss a possible path to peace, CBS News has learned that Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, issued a directive weeks ago to the U.S. intelligence community ordering that all information regarding the Russia-Ukraine peace negotiations not be shared with U.S.-allied
A South Texas woman who was arrested on murder charges in 2022 after using medication to terminate her pregnancy has alleged new details about her case against a local sheriff and prosecutors, claiming they violated her constitutional rights. Her Aug. 12 court filing comes as the debate over medicated abortion is heating up in Texas,