Washington — A fire broke out Tuesday on the USS Higgins, a guided-missile destroyer and a mainstay of the Navy’s forward presence in Asia, according to U.S. officials. The fire knocked out electricity and propulsion on the destroyer, one of the officials told CBS News, speaking under condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to…
2m ago King Charles jokes about White House ballroom King Charles III recognized the U.S. and U.K.’s shared history in a toast during the White House state dinner — and cracked a few 18th- and 19th-century jokes. At one point, he referenced the ballroom that President Trump is seeking to build on the White…
Cole Tomas Allen, the suspected gunman who tried to attack the White House Correspondents’ Dinner Saturday night, left behind what officials are calling a written “manifesto” in which he clearly stated he wanted to target officials in the Trump administration, a senior U.S. official told CBS News. The president and first lady Melania Trump were…
Washington — Days after the United States opened its military campaign against Iran, President Trump sought to project confidence in the nation’s war footing, declaring that America possessed a “virtually unlimited supply” of key munitions and could fight wars “forever” using them. The remark conveyed a familiar image of American military power, a projection of…
Watch CBS News Georgia streets reduced to ashes amid massive wildfires; Trump administration considers bailout for Spirit Airlines. Source link
Beginning on Monday, businesses were able to apply for refunds for President Trump’s tariffs that were later declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. Jo Ling Kent reports on some of the issues they’re running into. Source link
President Trump has been lobbing insults at Pope Leo XIV in response to his criticisms of the war in Iran and appeals for peace, marking an unusually pronounced rupture between the leaders of the world’s most powerful country and the world’s largest Christian denomination. But Leo criticized the Trump administration’s mass deportation efforts both before…
4/16: The Takeout with Major Garrett – CBS News Watch CBS News Ceasefire begins between Israel and Lebanon; U.S. blockade of Iranian ports continues for a fourth day. Source link
Washington — The House on Tuesday passed its version of an aviation safety bill, months after it rejected separate legislation that cleared the Senate with unanimous support and angered families of the victims of a deadly midair crash near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. In a 396 to 10 vote, the House approved the ALERT…
The Department of Homeland Security is looking into allegations that Rep. Eric Swalwell hired a nanny who was not legally authorized to work in the U.S., U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services said in a statement Sunday, adding another complication for one of the leading candidates for California governor. “USCIS has been collecting information on the…
