Plumes of smoke rise over the skyline following explosions in Tehran, Iran, on March 1, 2026. Majid Saeedi/Getty Images ARLINGTON, Va.—U.S. and Israeli forces are continuing to expand their reach into Iranian airspace and expect the skies to be completely uncontested in a matter of days, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced on March 4.
Washington — The Senate is voting Wednesday on whether to block President Trump from using further military force against Iran, amid shifting messaging from the administration about the strikes and warnings about more American casualties to come. It’s the second time in less than a year that Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia has forced
North Carolina Democratic Senate candidate former Gov. Roy Cooper speaks at a primary election night watch party in Raleigh, N.C., on March 3, 2026. Matt Ramey/AP Photo Democratic voters outnumbered Republicans in Tuesday’s U.S. Senate primaries in both Texas and North Carolina, according to unofficial returns. This is a reversal from recent cycles. In Texas,
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei told investors on Tuesday that his company is still in talks with the Pentagon “to try to deescalate the situation” following a clash over AI guardrails in the military. CBS News exclusively obtained audio of Amodei’s remarks at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media and Telecom Conference in San Francisco. He told
Washington — The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee voted Wednesday to subpoena Attorney General Pam Bondi for testimony as part of its investigation into the federal government’s handling of the case against convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The panel approved a motion from Rep. Nancy Mace, a Republican from South Carolina, to subpoena Bondi,
A longtime Justice Department employee has been arrested and charged in a child pornography case, according to multiple sources who spoke with CBS News. Timothy Parsons, a legal staffer at the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Washington, D.C., is facing federal criminal charges in Maryland, where he lives, three sources said. According to a court filing
Various reports in the press have alleged that Noem and top adviser Corey Lewandowski are engaged in a romantic relationship. Both are married and have denied the accusation, which has appeared in The Atlantic and the Wall Street Journal in recent weeks. Democratic Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove of California raised the issue during the hearing. “Secretary