Takeaways from Texas’ primary runoffs: Trump’s power, the shifting Latino vote, the redistricting wars and more
The November ballot in Texas is now set, after a four-term Republican senator lost to a Trump-endorsed challenger in Tuesday's primary runoffs. Meanwhile, Texas Democrats are angling to win their…
Trump visited soldiers at Walter Reed — but not the 14 injured in the Iran war
More than a dozen soldiers injured in Operation Epic Fury are still recovering at the military hospital.
Top FEMA official Bob Fenton says “we’re ready for hurricane season”
FEMA says it's ready for hurricane season, though it's still racing to recover from months of shutdown disruptions, delayed grants and a depleted Disaster Relief Fund.
Jill Biden says she was “frightened” by Joe Biden’s 2024 debate performance, thought he was having a stroke
Former first lady Jill Biden said she thought her husband, Joe Biden, was having a stroke during the 2024 debate against Donald Trump.
Conservative tech critic seen as leading candidate to oversee DOJ’s antitrust division, sources say
The former assistant attorney general for the Justice Department Antitrust Division, Gail Slater, was abruptly terminated in February after clashes with Pam Bondi and Todd Blanche.
Justice Department to start fast-tracking benefits fraud enforcement
The U.S. Department of Justice tells CBS News it will speed up review of certain whistleblower complaints dealing with fraud against benefits programs like Medicare.
Texas Republicans pick controversial outsider Bo French over incumbent in primary for railroad commissioner
The three-member Railroad Commission regulates the oil and natural gas industry in Texas. Despite its name, it no longer oversees the railroad industry.
Zelenskyy urges U.S. to expand deliveries of Patriot missile systems to defend against Russian attacks
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged the U.S. to expand deliveries of Patriot missile systems, warning that Russia is preparing a broader campaign of ballistic missile attacks.
U.S. setting up Ebola quarantine facility in Kenya, officials say
The U.S. is in the process of setting up a quarantine facility in Kenya for Americans who were exposed to Ebola or infected with the deadly illness.
Alabama Republicans ask Supreme Court to allow congressional map found racially discriminatory by lower court
Alabama Republicans asked the Supreme Court to allow the state to use a congressional map that would give the GOP an edge in the midterm elections.