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ATLANTA (AP) — U.S. Rep. David Scott, a Georgia Democrat who was seeking his 13th term in Congress despite challenges from within his party, has died. He was 80. Scott was Democrats’ ranking member on the House Agriculture Committee after having once served as the panel first Black chairman, despite most recently representing a metropolitan …
WASHINGTON, April 22 (Reuters) – U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told senators on Wednesday he saw no issue with sharing his ally David Geier’s Department of Health and Human Services contract with them by the end of the week. Geier, a longtime anti-vaccine activist, is employed as a contractor and reports to the …
Rep. David Scott, a Democrat from Georgia who served in the House for over two decades, haas died at 80 years old, a source told CBS News. CBS News congressional reporter Taurean Small has more.
THE HAGUE, April 22 (Reuters) – Prosecutors in the Netherlands on Wednesday demanded a 30-year prison sentence for a Syrian man accused of torturing and raping prisoners when he was a member of a militia that backed the government of former president Bashar al-Assad. Prosecutors have charged 58-year-old Rafik A., whose last name is withheld …
Calvin Duncan, who beat incumbent Darren Lombard in the Orleans Parish Criminal Court clerk race in November, was sworn into office on Tuesday (April 21) on the steps of the Orleans Parish Criminal District Court. Duncan is set to assume office on May 4, unless the Louisiana Legislature and Republican Gov. Jeff Landry eliminate the …
A new report on air quality across the United States offered a cloudy prognosis on the long-term health of about 156 million residents who live in areas that received an “F” in smog and soot pollution. The American Lung Association’s annual State of the Air report, which looked at the latest air quality data from …
Fact-checking Trump’s latest claims about the Supreme Court – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump said on social media that “Democrat justices stick together like glue” amid recent Supreme Court rulings. CBS News’ Jan Crawford has the latest on his claims.
U.S. Rep. David Scott, who represented Georgia’s 13th District for over two decades, has died at 80 years old, a source familiar has confirmed with CBS News. Scott’s death comes as the longtime Democrat was running for a 13th term in the May 19th primaries. His political career began in 1974 with a successful run …
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum told reporters on Wednesday that the Mexican military was unaware of the presence of U.S. agents who died in a car accident during an antidrug operation in the border state of Chihuahua. “Evidently, the military didn’t know there were people participating who weren’t Mexican citizens … that there were foreigners participating …
Congressional resignations disrupt House balance of power – CBS News Watch CBS News Florida Democratic Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick resigned Tuesday before an ethics hearing on her alleged misconduct, making her the third lawmaker to resign in the last week. CBS News’ Caitlin Huey-Burns has more.