Senate Democrats block House-passed data center bill aimed at addressing energy costs
CBS Newsby Kaia Hubbard·12d ago
Washington — Senate Democrats on Wednesday blocked a GOP-led effort to advance a bill aimed at shielding Americans from energy costs attributed to data centers, despite the bill securing widespread...
Trump administration begins sending $500 ACA refund checks to nearly 1 million Americans
CBS Newsby Mary Cunningham; Aimee Picchi·12d ago
The Trump administration said it will start sending refund checks on Wednesday to Affordable Care Act enrollees across the U.S. who it says were "overcharged" by the Biden administration.
Justice Department files judicial misconduct complaint against federal judges in Minnesota
CBS Newsby Sarah N Lynch; Melissa Quinn·12d ago
Washington — The Justice Department took the unusual step on Wednesday of filing a judicial misconduct complaint against all but one of the federal district judges in Minnesota, after most of them...
Fed watchdog finds no laws broken in $2.5 billion Fed renovations Trump has called "disgraceful"
CBS Newsby Richard Escobedo·12d ago
Washington — The Federal Reserve's inspector general announced Wednesday that the multibillion-dollar renovations of the Fed's headquarters criticized by President Trump as "" did not violate...
Flydubai passengers recount terrifying ordeal as pilot allegedly attempted to hijack and crash flight to Israel
CBS Newsby Steve Frank; Dov Lieber·12d ago
Passenger accounts paint a chaotic and terrifying picture of the on Wednesday. The flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv was forced to make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia, and Israeli Prime Minister...
Senate Democrats block bill to limit lawmakers' stock trades, citing voter ID provision
CBS Newsby Kaia Hubbard·12d ago
Washington — A Republican-led effort to approve a House-passed stock trading bill fell short in the Senate on Wednesday, with Democrats arguing the restrictions don't go far enough while pushing...
Millions of Americans are losing SNAP benefits: "It feels as though people are being punished"
CBS Newsby Aimee Picchi; Mary Cunningham; Alain Sherter·12d ago
Lori Covelli, 53, an unemployed social worker in Kenosha, Wisconsin, who last year was collecting $760 per month in food stamps, recently lost all her benefits after failing to find a job and...
U.K. believes Iran "played a part" in incident near RAF Fairford base used by U.S. forces, prime minister says
CBS Newsby Tucker Reals; Frank Andrews·12d ago
London — The British government believes Iran "played a part" in the incident over the weekend at the RAF Fairford air base in England, which has been used by U.S.
FTC investigating Anthropic, OpenAI and other companies over potential AI risks
CBS Newsby Mary Cunningham; Alain Sherter·12d ago
The Federal Trade Commission confirmed Wednesday that it has launched an investigation into Anthropic, OpenAI and other artificial intelligence companies over the potential risk their technology...
$67 billion NextEra-Dominion merger could raise U.S. electricity prices, lawmakers say
CBS Newsby Mary Cunningham; Alain Sherter·12d ago
Democratic lawmakers are warning that the proposed $67 billion merger between could reduce competition and raise electricity prices for consumers.
Russian strikes on Ukraine are likely about to get worse as Kremlin stockpiles weapons, analyst says
CBS Newsby Aidan Stretch·12d ago
Kyiv — A daytime Russian attack on Ukraine Monday damaged civilian buildings and wounded more than 100 people across the country, according to local authorities.
Van Gogh, Cézanne paintings not seen in decades could fetch $300 million total at auction
CBS News·12d ago
A dozen Impressionist and post-Impressionist artworks collectively valued at almost half a billion dollars are going up for auction after sitting unseen for decades in a fabled private collection...
Senate committee advances Nicole Saphier's nomination for surgeon general
CBS Newsby Kaia Hubbard·12d ago
Washington — The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee advanced President Trump's pick for the next surgeon general on Wednesday, sending Nicole Saphier's nomination to the full...
DA in Cornell University case says he never saw transcript of campus police interview with alleged rape victim
CBS Newsby Mahsa Saeidi·12d ago
Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten says he never saw a transcript of a conversation between an victim and investigators showing what she told Cornell University campus police...
New details on Cornell fraternity rape case raise questions about what police knew
CBS News·12d ago
CBS News' Lilia Luciano has the latest details on a rape investigation at Cornell University as questions loom about what campus police communicated to the district attorney's office.
Hegseth to announce a 20% cut to generals and admirals
CBS Newsby Eleanor Watson; Joe Walsh·12d ago
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is expected to call for a 20% cut in the number of generals and admirals across the U.S. military on Wednesday, a Pentagon official told CBS News.
Trump Accounts will automatically be created for up to 60 million kids, Treasury says
CBS Newsby Megan Cerullo·12d ago
The Treasury Department will automatically create up to 60 million Trump Accounts for eligible children in the U.S., according to guidance published in the Federal Register on Wednesday.
Too many women face a "diagnostic odyssey" at the doctor's office. This $20 billion plan could change things.
CBS Newsby Norah O'Donnell·12d ago
Women live longer than men, but they also spend more time being sick. Why is that? One reason is that women's health has long been under-researched and underfunded.
U.S. military declares end of anti-ISIS Operation Inherent Resolve in Iraq
CBS Newsby Eleanor Watson·12d ago
The U.S. military declared an end to its Iraq-based anti-ISIS operation Wednesday, saying all U.S.-led coalition forces and equipment had been withdrawn from a key base in the north of the country...
Sen. Josh Hawley introduces bill aimed at stopping abuse of Flock cameras and similar AI technology
CBS Newsby Nikole Killion·12d ago
Sen. Josh Hawley is unveiling legislation Wednesday to establish guardrails for , CBS News has learned.
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