The White House on Friday slammed congressional Republicans for "hijacking" the annual defense policy bill and loading it up with conservative amendments related to abortion, transgender rights and other issues, arguing it will undermine national security. “Holding America’s military readiness - as well as service members and their families - hostage to an extreme, divisive...
The merger between Microsoft and gaming giant Activision Blizzard is likely to move forward after an appeals court denied an attempt by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to stop it on Friday. The FTC argued that the $68.7 billion deal would harm competition in the gaming market, giving Microsoft — owners of the Xbox console...
Russian mercenaries with the Wagner Group are in Belarus training the country’s military, the Belarusian Defense Ministry shared Friday. “The duty officers master the skills of moving on the battlefield and tactical shooting, gain knowledge of engineering and tactical training,” the ministry said on Telegram. “As instructors in a number of military disciplines were the...
Conservative commentator George Will criticized 2024 GOP primary favorites former President Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, in a column Friday, saying that both candidates will come out of the GOP primary weaker. “The 2024 Republican nomination question was supposed to be: Could anyone harpoon the Great Orange Whale? Who knew that he would harpoon...
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) acknowledged on Friday that he "had a lot of supporters who were averse to me" on the six-week abortion ban he signed into law earlier this year. "As President, I will be somebody who will use the bully pulpit to support governors like [Iowa Gov.] Kim Reynolds when she's got...
Updated requirements for the location that will house the FBI's new headquarters that prioritize cost to taxpayers and the social impact could provide a boost to Maryland's chances of being chosen. Following consultations with Virginia and Maryland delegations, The General Services Administration (GSA) announced that while the core elements of the site selection plan remain...
AAA will not renew home and car insurance for some of its policyholders in Florida, citing increased natural disaster risk that it says makes the policies not worth providing. "Unfortunately, Florida's insurance market has become challenging in recent years," the company said in a statement, reviewed by CBS. "Last year's catastrophic hurricane season contributed to...
Nearly every week features a familiar plotline for the House Republican conference: Right-flank pressure spurs last-minute scrambles that appear to put Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif) and GOP leaders in peril – before they squeak out a compromise or victory. In the latest episode, the House Freedom Caucus’s push to add culture war amendments to the...