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Washington — The House on Thursday unanimously approved a Senate-passed bill to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security, a move that will soon end the 76-day shutdown that has left many critical agencies struggling to maintain operations and pay employees. The bill was approved by voice vote, sending it to President Trump’s desk. …
Iran’s Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei issued a written statement on the war with the U.S., pledging to protect its “nuclear and missile capabilities.” CBS News Ramy Inocencio reports.
Washington — President Trump on Thursday said he is nominating Dr. Nicole B. Saphier to be the next U.S. surgeon general, replacing his nomination of Casey Meanswhose bid has stalled in the Senate. The president announced the shuffle in a pair of posts on Truth Social. In the first, he blamed Sen. Bill Cassidy for Means’ nomination …
King Charles’ address to Congress this week showed that “the bond between” the U.S. and the U.K. is “so much bigger than current politics,” CBS News contributor Tina Brown said on “CBS Mornings” Thursday. There’s been recent tension between the two nations over the Iran was. Brown said the king’s speech was aimed at “reconciliation …
Iran insists blockade is working as Iran’s supreme leader speaks out – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump appears defiant on the Iran war as Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei speaks out. CBS News’ Nancy Cordes and retired U.S. Navy Adm. Robert Murrett join with more.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, gave opening statements touting the Pentagon’s successes during a hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee. A protester briefly interrupted Hegseth’s statement.
WASHINGTON, April 30 (Reuters) – The head of the Federal Communications Commission on Thursday denied the White House pressured him to open an early license review of Disney’s eight ABC television stations. The highly unusual reviews were announced a day after President Donald Trump urged to fire ABC late night host Jimmy Kimmel. FCC Chair …
Curtis Allina came up with the idea of attaching colorful plastic heads to candy dispensers.
Washington — A major fire broke out earlier this week on the USS Higgins, a guided-missile destroyer and a mainstay of the Navy’s forward presence in Asia, according to U.S. officials. The fire knocked out electricity and propulsion on the destroyer, one of the officials told CBS News, speaking under condition of anonymity because they …
Mexico is seeking “irrefutable evidence” to back up U.S. drug trafficking charges against a state governor and other officials before proceeding with extradition requests, President Claudia Sheinbaum said Thursday. The U.S. Justice Department unveiled charges on Wednesday against Sinaloa Governor Ruben Rocha Moya and nine others, accusing them of working with the notorious Sinaloa poster …