President Biden’s first year was a busy and difficult one, in which he faced a continuing global pandemic, rising inflation, the end of the country’s longest war in Afghanistan, the passage of historic infrastructure legislation and the stalling of his broader social and voting agenda, among many other challenges. Another …
Read More »Investigator in Republicans’ Wisconsin 2020 election review sought to overturn Biden’s victory
The man leading a review of the 2020 election on behalf of Wisconsin Assembly Republicans, Michael Gableman, says he’s not trying to overturn the election results, but he revealed Wednesday that one of the investigators he has hired did, in fact, file a lawsuit that sought to overturn the 2020 …
Read More »Exclusive: No. 2 in U.S. military reveals new details about China’s hypersonic weapons test
In an exclusive interview with CBS News, General John Hyten, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the No. 2 person in the U.S. military, revealed new details of last summer’s Chinese hypersonic weapons test, which sent a missile around the world at more than five times the …
Read More »Russian analyst who worked on Steele dossier pleads not guilty to federal charges
Washington — A Russian analyst who was indicted last week on federal charges of lying to the FBI during its investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election pleaded not guilty to all five counts on Wednesday. Igor Danchenko, a 43-year-old Russian national, was arraigned in federal district court …
Read More »New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy wins close reelection race, CBS News projects
CBS News has projected that New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy will win a second term. He is the first Democratic governor to win reelection since 1977, but Murphy’s thin margin of victory, currently about one point, in what was considered a safe blue state is raising red flags for Democrats …
Read More »Debt ceiling clock starts ticking: The U.S. could run out of money to pay its bills as early as mid
The country will most likely no longer be able to meet all of its debt obligations and hit the so-called X date between mid-December and mid-February, according to a new estimate from the Bipartisan Policy Center. If lawmakers don’t address the debt ceiling, the U.S. would go into default for …
Read More »Justice Department tells Supreme Court that Guantanamo detainee can testify about torture at CIA site
Washington — A Guantanamo Bay detainee working to learn more about his torture at an alleged CIA “black site” can testify to authorities in Poland about his treatment, the Biden administration told the Supreme Court last week. After fielding questions from several of the justices during this month’s oral arguments …
Read More »Texas gubernatorial hopeful Allen West tweets about his COVID
Texas GOP candidate for governor Allen West, hospitalized with COVID-19, has been tweeting criticism of vaccine mandates and the government’s response to the pandemic, as he recovers in the hospital. West, who is not vaccinated, has been undergoing monoclonal antibody therapy, as well as taking hydroxychloroquine and Ivermectin, which are …
Read More »Capitol Police arrest driver of suspicious vehicle outside Supreme Court
Washington — The U.S. Capitol Police took a Michigan man into custody Tuesday after responding to a suspicious vehicle in front of the Supreme Court, the agency said. Jason Bell, the deputy chief of the Capitol Police’s Operational Services Bureau, said the incident began around 9:30 a.m., when the man, …
Read More »House passes stopgap measure to suspend debt ceiling and avert government shutdown
Washington — The House on Tuesday passed a short-term government funding bill that includes a provision to suspend the debt limit and directs billions of dollars to efforts to relocate Afghan refugees and for disaster relief following recent hurricanes and wildfires. The measure, the text of which was released earlier …
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