Sen. Elizabeth Warren is asking Secretary of State Marco Rubio for information on the Trump administration’s contingency plans if billionaire Elon Musk breaches his companies’ current contracts with the U.S. amid the ongoing public fallout between him and President Trump. In a letter to Rubio as acting national security adviser …
Read More »Trump and Elon Musk trade insults and accusations as public feud reaches new heights
Washington — The relationship between President Trump and Elon Musk broke down in dramatic and public fashion on Thursday, with the president threatening to cancel Musk’s lucrative government contracts and Musk claiming that Mr. Trump could not have won the presidency without him, fueling a feud that erupted over Musk’s …
Read More »When Sen. Jeanne Shaheen’s husband landed on a travel watchlist, a phone call had him removed
A U.S. senator’s spouse was placed on a government watchlist in 2023 after a surveillance program flagged his travel profile, but he was removed after the senator back-channeled with administration officials, sources familiar with the situation told CBS News. Shortly after New Hampshire Democrat Jeanne Shaheen spoke with the Transportation …
Read More »Vice President Kamala Harris matches record set by John C. Calhoun for breaking most tie votes in Senate
Kamala Harris, who made history as the first woman or person of color to serve as vice president, made history again Wednesday as she matched the record for most tiebreaking votes in the U.S. Senate. The vote, her 31st, advanced the nomination of Kalpana Kotagal to the Equal Employment Opportunity …
Read More »Yusef Salaam, exonerated member of Central Park Five, declares victory in New York City Council race
Yusef Salaam, one of the five teenagers who were wrongfully convicted of raping a woman in Central Park and later exonerated, is leading in a race for New York City Council after Tuesday’s Democratic primary. Salaam declared victory on Tuesday night, although the official results may take several days to be …
Read More »Hunter Biden to appear in court in Delaware in July
Hunter Biden, President Joe Biden’s son, will appear at the U.S. District Court in Wilmington, Delaware, on July 26, after reaching a tentative deal with the U.S. attorney in Delaware to enter guilty pleas to two misdemeanor tax charges and admitting to felony gun possession, according to a Justice Department filing. …
Read More »Aide Walt Nauta also indicted in documents case against Trump
Walt Nauta, an aide to former President Trump, has been indicted along with the former president, according to the federal indictment unsealed Friday. The 38th count in the indictment against Trump alleges Nauta made false statements and representations during a voluntary interview with the FBI on May 26, 2022. Specifically, …
Read More »Prolonged carrier maintenance in shipyards leads to greater suicide risk for sailors: Navy report
Sailors assigned to ships undergoing years-long maintenance periods appear to be at a heightened risk of death by suicide due to inadequate living conditions, a Navy report found. The chances of a sailor aboard an aircraft carrier committing suicide are approximately two times higher in the shipyard than at sea, …
Read More »Fugees star Pras Michel testifies in multimillion
Washington — Hip-hop star and Fugees member Pras Michel picked up a different kind of microphone as he took the witness stand in Washington, D.C.’s federal courthouse to defend himself in a multimillion-dollar international fraud trial. “Mic check 1, 2. Mic check 1, 2,” he aptly said at the start …
Read More »Civil penalties and reduced pensions proposed for future presidents who mishandle classified materials
Amid a series of investigations into allegedly mishandled classified documents, two members of Congress are proposing a series of new, large civil penalties against people in power who fail to properly handle classified records. Top officials, including U.S. presidents, could have their pensions garnished, their security clearances stripped and face …
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