WASHINGTON, March 18 (Reuters) – The United States hosted representatives from the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda in Washington on Tuesday and Wednesday, with talks centering on the stalled peace process in eastern Congo. It marked the first encounter between the parties since the U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned the Rwanda Defence Force and four …
WASHINGTON, March 18 (Reuters) – Joe Kent, the top U.S. security official who resigned over the war in Iran, is under an FBI investigation for allegedly leaking classified information, Semafor reported on Wednesday citing three sources. The investigation pre-dates his departure as the head of the National Counterterrorism Center on Tuesday, Semafor added. The FBI …
Jeffrey Epstein was the subject of a previously undisclosed U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration investigation — a five-year-plus probe targeting him and 14 other individuals for suspicious money transfers possibly linked to illegal narcotics, a newly uncovered document in the Department of Justice’s Epstein files reveals. “DEA reporting indicates the above individuals are involved in illegitimate wire …
A federal judge has denied the asylum claim for the family of Liam Rabbit Ramosa 5-year-old Minnesota boy whose arrest by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in January gained national attention. According to a statement from Columbia Heights Public School District, where Ramos attends school, an immigration judge “ended the asylum claims of the …
A Haitian-born man has been stripped of his U.S. citizenship after a federal judge in Florida found he defrauded COVID-19 relief programs out of millions of dollars and lied during the naturalization process, the Justice Department announced Tuesday. U.S. District Judge Rodney Smith ordered the revocation of citizenship for Joff Stenn Wroy Philossaint, 25, of …
Key moments from Gabbard and Ratcliffe’s Senate hearing on worldwide threats – CBS News Watch CBS News The Senate Intelligence Committee questioned Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and CIA Director John Ratcliffe about the worldwide intelligence information provided to President Trump amid the war in Iran.
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Power is being restored to Cuba after a total blackout hit the island earlier in the week. Democratic Rep. Jim McGovern of Massachusetts, who recently introduced a bill to repeal the embargo on Cuba, joins “The Takeout” with his perspective on the Trump administration’s approach to the island nation.
GOP Rep. Marlin Stutzman says it’s “too soon” to imagine scenario of U.S. boots on ground in Iran – CBS News Watch CBS News Sources tell CBS News that President Trump has yet to decide on sending U.S. ground troops into Iran. Republican Rep. Marlin Stutzman of Indiana joins “The Takeout” to discuss.
The matchup is set for November’s general election to replace longtime Sen. Dick Durbin in Illinois. CBS News projects that Lieutenant Gov. Juliana Stratton will come out on top in the Democratic Party’s primary election. She will face off against former Republican State Party Chair Don Tracy. CBS News’ Aaron Navarro reports.