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As fighting in the Middle East intensifies, sources tell CBS News that President Trump has yet to decide on having troops on the ground in Iran. CBS News White House reporter Aaron Navarro has the latest.
Dow closes more than 700 points down after Fed holds rates steady – CBS News Watch CBS News The stock market responded negatively on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve left its benchmark interest rate unchanged for a second straight policy meeting. CBS News MoneyWatch correspondent Kelly O’Grady has more.
GOP Sen. Jerry Moran of Kansas asked about the impact of Iran’s war on support for Ukraine’s war against Russia. “Is U.S. support maintained or diminished for Ukraine as a result of [Operation] Epic Fury?” Moran asked Lt. Gen. James Adams, head of the Defense Intelligence Agency.
Illinois’ Democratic primary elections on Tuesday received a lot of attention, and not always for the candidates on the ballot. The primary for the open seat left by retiring Sen. Dick Durbinhad served as a test for Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker’s political clout ahead of a potential 2028 presidential run. And outside spending from pro-Israel …
Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky accused Homeland Security secretary nominee Markwayne Mullin of being “a man with anger issues” at a confirmation hearing on Wednesday. The conflict appears to stem from alleged comments Mullin made about a 2017 attack against Paul. Watch some of the tense exchanges.
Michigan should invest in primary care doctors to ease a severe shortage of physicians that has led to long wait times, higher costs and missed care, a new report says. A 14-point plan released Tuesday by the Michigan State Medical Society, calls for vastly expanding pay and reimbursements. Overall, 5% of total medical expenditures go …
After nearly seven decades of failed U.S. attempts to impose what amounts to regime change in Cuba, are we finally about to see the island transform? President Donald Trump certainly appears to think so. And Havana’s current weakened state makes it harder to resist. “I do believe I will be having the honor of taking …
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard told Sen. Jon Ossoff that the intelligence community assessed Iran’s nuclear enrichment program was “obliterated” in the 2025 strikes. Ossoff pressed Gabbard about whether Iran posed as an “imminent nuclear threat.”
Sen. Gary Peters, a Michigan Democrat, questioned Sen. Markwayne Mullin about international trips he’s conducted while he was in Congress. Mullin, who is appearing for his Senate confirmation hearing to be the next DHS secretary, also said he regretted calling Alex Pretti a “deranged individual” after the Minneapolis resident was shot and killed by a …
A University of Alabama student from the Chicago suburbs was reported missing while on a trip to Barcelona, Spain. James “Jimmy” Gracey, 20, from Elmhurst, Illinois, was visiting friends studying abroad during his spring break. His family said he disappeared early Tuesday morning after visiting Shoko Barcelona, a club in the Villa Olimpica area on …