Washington — President Trump said Wednesday that he spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin by phone for over an hour, and Putin told him that he plans to respond to Ukraine’s drone strike on Russian air bases. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy responded hours later that “if the powerful do not …
Read More »Republican Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa defended herself Monday after drawing attention for telling a town hall attendee worried about proposed changes to Medicaid that “we all are going to die.” “I’m very compassionate, and you need to listen to the entire conversation,” Ernst told CBS News on Monday. Ernst’s …
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FBI analysts conducted improper searches on a U.S. senator and two state officials using a foreign intelligence database, according to a declassified court opinion released Friday, despite wide-ranging procedural and accountability reforms the bureau recently instituted to curb possible misuse. According to an April 2023 opinion of the Foreign …
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Washington — The Senate on Thursday passed legislation to suspend the debt ceiling and limit federal spending, sending the bill to President Biden’s desk to avoid a U.S. government default that would have caused economic chaos. The Senate adopted the bill, known as the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, by …
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Amid growing concerns of security risks to members of Congress, over 50 senators have been issued satellite phones for emergency communication, people familiar with the measures told CBS News. The devices are part of a series of new security measures being offered to senators by the Senate Sergeant at Arms, …
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Washington — The U.S. Secret Service is investigating how an intruder managed to enter the home of national security adviser Jake Sullivan in April without being detected by his security detail, the agency said Tuesday. The incident occurred in late April, when an unknown man, apparently intoxicated, walked into Sullivan’s …
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To improve the long-term health of military horses at Arlington National Cemetery, the Army is rolling out a rehab plan built on lessons learned about the horses’ care over the past year. The plan is being implemented during a 45-day pause on using horses at Arlington National Cemetery to pull …
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Montana state Rep. Zooey Zephyr asked a court Monday to allow for her return to the House floor after she was silenced and barred for chiding her Republican colleagues over legislation to restrict gender-affirming health care and for encouraging protesters. Attorneys for the first-term lawmaker sued in state district court …
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Washington — European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said Sunday that it is “not possible” that the United States would default on its debt as Congress faces a fast-approaching deadline to address the debt ceiling. “I just cannot believe that they would let such a major, major disaster happen of …
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A Democrat in the North Carolina state House switched to the Republican Party Wednesday, giving the GOP veto-proof control in both chambers of the legislature. It’s a setback for Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper as he tries to block hardline conservative policies in his final two years in office. The switch …
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