Hegseth makes case for massive $1.5 trillion Pentagon budget proposal – CBS News Watch CBS News Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine are testifying before the House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday. CBS News’ Nikole Killion has more.
Washington — With hurricane season just weeks away, FEMA has officially entered a financial danger zone — forcing the agency to limit spending to only the most urgent, life-saving needs amid the partial government shutdown. The move, known as Imminent Needs Funding, is triggered when FEMA’s Disaster Relief Fund drops below $3 billion. And the …
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, are testifying before the House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday. CBS News contributor Elliot Ackerman has the latest.
A gunshot fired during the Secret Service encounter with Cole Allen at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday may have hit an officer’s cellphone placed in a bulletproof vest pocket, two sources tell CBS News’ Nicole Sganga.
Latest news on Iran war as Strait of Hormuz standoff continues – CBS News Watch CBS News Iran and the U.S. are still at odds over Tehran’s grip on the Strait of Hormuz and the American blockade of Iranian ports. CBS News’ Charlie D’Agata reports.
A triple-core SpaceX Falcon Heavy, the company’s most powerful operational rocket, blasted off from Florida Wednesday, boosting a ViaSat internet satellite into space, the company’s third in a globe-spanning fleet of high-speed broadband relay stations. Along with putting the ViaSat-3 satellite into its planned preliminary orbit, the rocket’s two side boosters, heralded by competing sonic …
London — Some 500 British police officers conducted raids on facilities linked to the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light (AROPL) group Wednesday morning, arresting nine people on suspicion of various offenses including modern slavery, forced marriage and sexual assault. Police from across the northwest of England executed warrants at three addresses, including AROPL’s headquarters …
Motorsports trailblazer Susie Wolff made history in 2014 as the first woman in 22 years to participate in an official Formula 1 race weekend. She reflects on her groundbreaking career, when she realized her passion and what she would tell the next generation.
The Florida House on Wednesday approved a new congressional map proposed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis that aims to give Republicans four more seats as the party seeks to maintain control of Congress in the 2026 midterm elections. The map will now go to the Florida Senate, where the Republicans also have a two-thirds majority. …
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