Rep. Burgess Owens (R-Utah) speaks during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on voting rights on Capitol Hill on April 20, 2021. Bill Clark/AFP via Getty Images Utah Republicans announced that they have collected enough signatures to qualify an initiative for the November ballot to ask voters whether to repeal the state’s independent redistricting committee and
Golfers play as trucks unload debris and soil from the demolition of the White House’s East Wing at East Potomac Golf Course in Washington on Oct. 24, 2025. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images Two Washington-area golfers and a preservation group have filed suit against the Trump administration over its takeover and planned overhaul of a historic public
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D.) gave shifting and evasive answers—or doubled down on dubious claims—when asked about misrepresentations and falsehoods in his biography during a CBS “town hall” Sunday evening, where the rising Democratic star was the main attraction. Moore, who’s seen as a likely presidential contender, was the subject of two document-based investigations by
For decades, California lawmakers requested state audits, Californians have paid for those audits, and the State Auditor provided detailed recommendations on how to fix waste, fraud, and oversight failures across state government. In most cases, CBS News California found lawmakers did not act on those recommendations. CLICK TO EXPLORE: California Lawmaker Audit Accountability Tracker When they
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (L) and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz meet at the 2026 Munich Security Conference to discuss California’s and Germany’s strategic partnership. Courtesy of Gov. Newsom’s Press Office Several Democrats with possible 2028 presidential ambitions used this past week’s Munich Security Conference to build foreign policy credentials and counter President Donald Trump and
The Federal Reserve in Washington on Jan. 6, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The Federal Reserve is poised to release an updated and revised Basel III Endgame framework for the banking system soon. One change could be new mortgage capital requirements for U.S. banks. Fed Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman has said the central
The future of the Hudson Tunnel Project is still in jeopardy. President Donald Trump detailed his plans for the project. The Trump administration is planning to transform how the U.S. sells weapons to its allies. NTD has the details on how the “America First Arms Transfer Strategy” will work. NBC anchor Savannah Guthrie put ou…