The Jefferson County, Pa., Coroner's Office on Sunday said a 40-year-old woman died from complications with measles, the state's third measles-related death this year. Coroner Greg Furlong wrote on Facebook that the woman, a Jefferson County resident, died on Saturday. He added that his office was working with the Pennsylvania Department of Health on this...
A new poll shows that Democratic voters are more driven to cast their ballots in the November midterms elections out of their opposition to President Trump more so than the party's platform. The CBS News/YouGov poll released Sunday found that 54 percent of Democratic voters said they will vote for their Democratic candidate to Congress...
Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed on Sunday pushed back on questions about far-left streamer Hasan Piker, who he previously campaigned with. “There are Jewish voters in your state who are concerned about your relationship with Piker. You have condemned antisemitism but not called out his rhetoric directly. Why not?” CBS News’s Weijia Jiang asked...
The Phoenix, Ariz., Police Department on Sunday said a statue of conservative activist Charlie Kirk outside the headquarters of his organization, Turning Point USA (TPUSA), was vandalized days after the one-year anniversary of his death. Police told The Hill's sister network NewsNation that they received calls about vandalism to a memorial in the area of...
A verdict in one of the most divisive criminal trials of recent times is imminent. A jury in New York is deliberating after closing arguments concluded on Tuesday in the case of Daniel Penny, the ex-Marine on trial for second-degree manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide. Penny, who is white, killed Jordan Neely, a homeless and...
Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump's embattled pick for Defense secretary, faced growing scrutiny from Republican senators Tuesday after a new set of revelations over the weekend involving allegations of alcohol abuse and sexual misconduct in his past. “I think some of these articles are very disturbing,” Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) told CBS News. “He obviously has...
The U.S. Department of Labor announced Tuesday that it has plans to phase out certificates that allow employers to give disabled workers subminimum wages. Under the current rule, certain employers can apply for a certificate that allows them to pay employees with a disability less than the federal minimum wage, which is currently $7.25 an...
Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) encouraged the new "Department of Government Efficiency" (DOGE) to create a year-round standard time in a Wednesday post on the social platform X. His goal is to have the department, led by X owner Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, replace daylight saving time. “The outdated practice of changing our clocks twice...
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said that allegations against Pete Hegseth of sexual assault and other misconduct, some stemming from his time atop two veterans groups, are “very disturbing” and are making his path to becoming the next Defense secretary more arduous. The South Carolina Republican said on Tuesday that it remains to be seen if...
Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) launched a bid Tuesday to become the top Democrat on the powerful House Oversight and Accountability Committee in the next Congress, a high-profile seat that will be on the front lines of the polarized fight over President-elect Trump and his promised second-term agenda. The position is soon to be vacated by...
President Biden’s decision to give his son a full and unconditional pardon represented a stunning reversal for the outgoing commander in chief, who previously had insisted he would do no such thing while extolling the importance of respecting the rule of law. Biden and his aides had emphatically insisted for more than a year that...
President-elect Trump’s transition team announced Tuesday it had signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Justice Department, which will allow the FBI to conduct background checks for certain individuals chosen for the incoming administration. The transition said the agreement with the DOJ allows Trump’s team to “submit names for background checks and security clearances.”...
Low-income Californians would have an easier time purchasing hormonal birth control pills at their local pharmacy under a new bill. The bill, which was recently introduced to the California State Assembly, would remove a self-screening requirement for recipients of Medi-Cal, the state's Medicaid program, trying to access daily hormonal birth control pills without a prescription....
President-elect Trump’s attorneys laid out their arguments for why his criminal conviction in New York should be dismissed entirely in a new court filing made public Tuesday in which they cited Hunter Biden’s pardon earlier this week. Since he won the election, Trump has pushed for tossing the jury’s 34-count guilty verdict that stems from...
House Republicans are calling for an investigation into Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) employees, alleging they avoided homes with Trump campaign yard signs in multiple states when they were assisting communities hit by recent hurricanes. Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chair Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.) and subcommittee Chair Scott Perry (R-Pa.) asked for the Department of...
