Washington — Sen. Dianne Feinstein is facing pressure from within her own party to resign amid a lengthy absence due to her health. Rep. Ro Khanna of California called on the longtime California senator to step down on Wednesday as she recovers from shingles. “We need to put country ahead …
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Washington – Patients may soon be able to obtain addiction treatments and medications through telehealth visits — without having to see a doctor in person. The Biden administration unveiled new regulations aimed at increasing patient access to certain medications and addiction treatments, and the proposed rules from the Drug Enforcement …
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Washington — Lawmakers return to the Capitol this week confronted with a new round of appeals for police reform following the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols by Memphis police. Five officers have been fired and charged with murder after video showed them repeatedly punching and kicking the 29-year-old while he was …
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Washington — The White House is moving forward with a proposal that would lower student debt payments for millions of Americans now and in the future, offering a new route to repay federal loans under far more generous terms. President Biden announced the repayment plan in August but it was …
Read More »Washington — The White House is reacting sharply to comments made over the weekend by Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and how the insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021, might have gone if she had indeed been its ringleader. The Georgia Republican spoke Saturday at a dinner hosted by the New …
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President Biden welcomed the 2022 Kennedy Center honorees at the White House on Sunday as he highlighted the importance of protecting democracy. This year’s Kennedy Center honorees are George Clooney, Amy Grant, Gladys Knight, composer Tania Leon, and U2. The Kennedy Center Honors will be broadcast on CBS on Dec. …
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A federal judge in Texas on Thursday blocked President Joe Biden’s student-loan forgiveness plan, which was already on hold after the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals issued a temporary stay last month. A conservative group called the Job Creators Network Foundation filed a lawsuit in federal court in Fort Worth in October, …
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U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont was hospitalized Thursday after “not feeling well” at his McLean, Virginia, home, his office said. As a precaution Leahy, 82, was taken to a Washington-area hospital for tests. At the recommendation of his doctors, he was expected to remain in the hospital overnight for …
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Washington — The U.S. Secret Service handed over the cellphones of two dozen agents involved in the agency’s response to the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol to the inspector general of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) over the summer, according to three sources familiar with the matter. The …
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After Tuesday’s inflation numbers came in higher than economists had expected, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen conceded Wednesday that the high prices plaguing the nation still present a challenge. “Inflation remains a problem, and obviously is of tremendous concern to Americans,” she told CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes …
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