The IRS auditors assigned to former President Donald Trump’s taxes grappled with a tactic that is used frequently by Trump’s legal team — delay — according to a congressional report released Tuesday. The House Ways and Means Committee revealed in a report this week that although the IRS has a …
Read More »Biden signs short
President Biden on Friday signed legislation extending government funding for one week, averting a partial government shutdown. The Senate passed the measure, known as a continuing resolution, Thursday night, and a similar measure passed the House earlier this week. The short-term funding bill will now fund government operations through Dec. 23, giving …
Read More »U.S. unveils new nuclear stealth bomber, the B
America’s newest nuclear stealth bomber made its debut Friday after years of secret development, and as part of the Pentagon’s answer to rising concerns over a future conflict with China. The B-21 Raider is the first new American bomber aircraft in more than 30 years. Almost every aspect of the …
Read More »Obama wields popularity in bid to boost Democrats in battleground states
Washington — Former President Barack Obama, who famously grappled with his own party’s “shellacking” in the 2010 midterm elections during his first term, is harnessing his status as a popular former president to boost Democrats in battleground states, making a slew of appearances in the final weeks of the midterm …
Read More »Steve Bannon faces New York state indictment, will turn himself in, sources say
Steve Bannon, one of former President Donald Trump’s advisers, faces an indictment on state charges in New York and will turn himself in, two sources close to Bannon confirmed to CBS News late Tuesday night. The details of the charges were not immediately clear. The New York District Attorney’s Office …
Read More »Not a “simple mistake”: Previous cases of missing documents at the National Archives
The FBI search of a former president’s residence and the National Archives request for the Justice Department to investigate the removal of records to Mar-a-Lago are unprecedented. But a review by CBS News reveals a long — and, at times daring — history of the theft or disappearance of records …
Read More »Feds charge ex
Washington — Former Rep. TJ Cox, a Democrat from California, is facing more than two dozen federal charges stemming from what federal prosecutors said were multiple fraud schemes and campaign contribution fraud, the Justice Department announced Tuesday. A 28-count indictment against Cox, who served one term, was unsealed in federal district …
Read More »Judge says prosecutor can’t question fake elector in Georgia 2020 election investigation
The prosecutor who’s investigating whether former President Donald Trump and his allies illegally tried to interfere in the 2020 election in Georgia cannot question a lawmaker who signed a certificate falsely stating that Trump won the state, a judge ruled Monday. Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney agreed with Republican state …
Read More »Nicholas Roske charged with attempting to murder Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh
Washington — A California man who was allegedly armed with a gun, knife and various tools when he was arrested in the early morning near Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s house in Maryland has been charged with attempted murder, federal officials said in court papers filed Wednesday. The man was detained around …
Read More »U.S. Air Force conducts successful hypersonic weapon test
The U.S. Air Force announced Monday it had successfully conducted a hypersonic weapon test. In a release, the Air Force said a B-52H Stratofortress launched an Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) off the coast of Southern California Saturday. After separating from the aircraft, the weapon’s booster ignited and burned for …
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