Marc Short, top aide to former Vice President Mike Pence, called former President Trump’s assertion that presidents can declassify documents just by thinking about it “absurd.” Short made the comments in an interview with CBS News senior investigative correspondent Catherine Herridge, after Trump told Fox News host Sean Hannity this …
Read More »Biden administration works to avert costly railroad strike — here’s what to know
The Biden administration has been working to avert a possible railroad work stoppage that could begin late Friday and cost the U.S. economy at least $2 billion daily in lost productivity, potentially sparking yet another supply chain crisis. President Joe Biden has personally talked with two of the railroad unions …
Read More »Dr. Oz bought Palm Beach mega
Among Pennsylvania U.S. Senate candidate Mehmet Oz’s 18 known real estate investments, none is larger or more valuable than Louwana, a 10-bedroom historic beachfront mansion in Palm Beach, Florida. The 18,559-square-foot estate has been valued at more than $36 million, according to local appraisal records. In an interview with Boca …
Read More »More than 1,100 soldiers at Fort Bragg living in mold
About 1,100 soldiers will move out of more than a dozen mold-infested barracks at Fort Bragg in the coming weeks, but several current and former soldiers told CBS News those are not the only barracks with mold — and not all soldiers are getting the chance to move out of …
Read More »U.S. conducts missile launch after postponing due to China tensions
The Pentagon conducted an intercontinental ballistic missile launch less than two weeks after postponing the planned test due to tensions with China over House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan. The Air Force said Tuesday it had launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile with a re-entry vehicle from …
Read More »Former Vice President Dick Cheney calls Donald Trump a “coward” in latest campaign ad for daughter Liz
Former Vice President Dick Cheney blasted former President Donald Trump, calling him a “coward” and labeling him a “threat” to the country in a new campaign ad for his daughter U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney. “In our nation’s 246-year history, there has never been an individual that was a greater threat …
Read More »Law enforcement officers’ death by firearms rising this year, compared to 2021
Thirty-three law enforcement officers died in the line of duty as a result of shootings in the first half of this year, representing an 18% increase in firearms-related fatalities, compared with the first six months of 2021, according to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund. Yet, so far in …
Read More »Rudy Giuliani slapped while campaigning for son at Staten Island supermarket
Police say former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani was slapped inside a supermarket in the New York City borough of Staten Island Sunday while campaigning for his son, Andrew, CBS New York reports. Giuliani told the station that the man, a store employee, was angry over the Supreme Court’s …
Read More »Biden administration proposes overhaul to campus sexual assault rules, replacing Trump
The Biden administration proposed a dramatic overhaul of campus sexual assault rules on Thursday, acting to expand protections for LGBTQ students, bolster the rights of victims and widen colleges’ responsibilities in addressing sexual misconduct. The proposal, announced on the 50th anniversary of the Title IX women’s rights law, is intended …
Read More »Barack Obama catches up with the boy who asked to touch his hair in Pete Souza’s iconic Oval Office photo
Former President Barack Obama has had a virtual reunion with a young man whose innocent question in the Oval Office yielded a photo that hung for years in the White House, and for many, touched the heart of the American dream. “Is that Jacob? It’s Barack Obama. Do you remember …
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