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Russia is benefitting financially from the U.S.-Israeli war with Irananalysts tell CBS News, as Tehran’s retaliatory strikes paralyze crude oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz and send global energy prices skyward. The U.S. Treasury issued a 30 day waiver last week on sanctions imposed on Russian energy sales over Moscow’s ongoing full-scale invasion of …
Top U.S. intelligence officials testified before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence about worldwide threats. Senators pressed Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard about intelligence assessment and what was shared with President Trump before U.S.-Israeli conducted strikes against Iran. CBS News’ Taurean Small has more.
Washington — House Democrats are attempting to force a vote on legislation to fund the Department of Homeland Security, but not federal immigration enforcement, as the partial government shutdown stretches into its second month. Democrats introduced a discharge petition Wednesday to try to circumvent Republican leaders and bring legislation to the floor to fund the …
Markwayne Mullin’s Senate confirmation hearing to replace Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem kicked off Wednesday with a tense exchange with Sen. Rand Paul. Lawmakers also questioned Mullin about his response to Border Patrol agents shooting in killing Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. CBS News’ Nicole Sganga has more.
Labor leader Dolores Huerta appeared to corroborate allegations of abuse against young women or minors by the late Cesar Chavez on Wednesday, writing in a statement that she had two non-consensual “sexual encounters” with him that ended in pregnancy. The allegations of abuse by Chavez, himself a union and civil rights leader, were first reported …
Markwayne Mullin’s confirmation hearing begins on contentious note with Sen. Rand Paul – CBS News Watch CBS News Sen. Markwayne Mullin’s Senate confirmation hearing to replace Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem began Wednesday with contentious remarks from Sen. Rand Paul. CBS News’ Nikole Killion has the latest.
CIA Director John Ratcliffe told GOP Sen. John Cornyn that he disagreed with Joe Kent, who resigned as the director of the National Counterterrorism Center over the Iran war. Ratcliffe said he believed Iran “has been a constant threat to the United States for an extended period of time and posed an immediate threat at …
Sen. Ron Wyden questioned Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard about the intelligence agencies’ assessment of Iran’s capability of striking neighboring countries and blocking the Strait of Hormuz before the U.S. and Israel attacked the country.
As TSA lines get longer and the situation at U.S. airports becomes more uncertain, there’s a method for flyers hoping to fast-pass security wait times. In addition to keeping tabs on TSA wait-time trackers, which are often available on individual airports’ websites, air travelers can also enroll in the TSA PreCheck Touchless ID program, a …
President Trump hasn’t made up his mind yet on whether he wants to send American forces into Iran and seize the country’s nuclear material, which would be a very dangerous operation, sources familiar with the matter told CBS News. In private conversations, he has told people close to him: “I have a lot of decisions …