Kevin McCarthy, the first speaker to be ousted from the post, was honored at the Capitol at the unveiling of his official portrait.
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The mail system took on new prominence during the Civil War by enabling soldiers to vote from afar. On Monday, the Supreme Court blocked President Trump’s effort to give it a new role in elections.
Four illegal votes were apparently counted in error out of 11,388,670 votes placed in 2024 general election in Texas Sign up for US Breaking News emails Kash Patel , the FBI director, is now testifying before lawmakers on the Senate judiciary committee. A reminder that the last time he appeared ...
After a federal judge ruled once again that the Kennedy Center could not also bear the name of President Trump, unless Congress directed it, the president's hand-picked board voted to shut the whole thing down. Ed O'Keefe reports from the White House.
The Senate on Tuesday failed to advance a sweeping cryptocurrency bill called the Clarity Act, amid opposition from Democrats and some Republicans. Nikhilesh De, managing editor for global policy and regulations at CoinDesk, joins CBS News to discuss.
Senate takes first step to advance legislation to drastically overhaul college sports system as we know it, passing a procedural vote for a full Senate vote, 74-24.
The bipartisan legislation would create a regulatory framework states could adopt to prevent data center-related energy costs from being passed on to consumers.