[ad_1] U.S. deploying fighter jets to Puerto Rico U.S. deploying 10 fighter jets to Puerto Rico in drug cartel crackdown 06:51 The U.S. is sending 10 F-35 fighter jets to the Caribbean for operations targeting drug cartels, a source familiar with the plans confirmed Friday. Tensions with Venezuela have been rising over the drug trade…
[ad_1] The Department of Homeland Security asked the Pentagon to accommodate roughly 250 federal agents and 140 vehicles at a military base in Illinois ahead of an expected increase in immigration roundups in the Chicago area, according to an internal government memo obtained by CBS News. In a request for assistance to the Department of…
[ad_1] Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee are launching an investigation Friday into the firings of Justice Department attorneys and employees who investigated President Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election and his handling of classified records. In a letter obtained by CBS News, the panel’s Democrats are asking Attorney General Pam Bondi to hand…
[ad_1] Savannah, Ga. — U.S. immigration authorities on Thursday raided the sprawling site where Hyundai manufactures electric vehicles in southeast Georgia, conducting a search that shut down construction on an adjacent factory being built to produce EV batteries. In a post on X, the Atlanta office of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives…
[ad_1] For over three hours on Capitol Hill, lawmakers from both parties grilled Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — much of it over his agency’s approach to vaccines. Caitlin Huey-Burns reports and Dr. Jon LaPook has analysis. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] In her first television interview since joining the Supreme Court in October 2020, Justice Amy Coney Barrett told CBS News senior correspondent Norah O’Donnell that she wants Americans to “understand the law,” which she said is “not just an opinion poll” based on the views of the court’s nine justices. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] How lawmakers from both parties challenged RFK Jr. on vaccines – CBS News Watch CBS News Lawmakers grilled Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. about changes he has made since taking office. Unlike the usual partisan show, the pointed questioning came from both parties. Caitlin Huey-Burns has more. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Trump suggests National Guard could be sent to New Orleans next – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump suggested New Orleans could be the next city to which he deploys National Guard troops. Kati Weis has details. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Washington — Former President Joe Biden recently underwent skin cancer surgery, a spokeswoman confirmed to CBS News. The spokeswoman said Biden “recently had Mohs surgery.” She didn’t immediately provide any other details. The procedure involves cutting away thin layers of skin until only cancer-free tissue remains in the treated area. Biden was spotted with…
[ad_1] U.S. warships head to Venezuela U.S. warships head to Venezuela to combat drug cartel threats 03:35 Two armed Venezuelan F-16 fighter jets flew over the USS Jason Dunham on Thursday, according to multiple Defense Department officials who described the action as a “show of force.” The Dunham, an Aegis guided-missile destroyer, is among a…
