Matt Bell, 52, has been farming for more than half his life in central North Carolina. He grows soybeans, corn and wheat and raises beef cattle on more than 1,000 acres. But Bell, who voted for President Trump, says soaring prices for fuel, fertilizer, and equipment are hurting his farm and leading some of his…
The Supreme Court on Thursday declined a request from Alabama to move forward with a scheduled execution using nitrogen hypoxia. Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and Neil Gorsuch dissented from the decision. The Alabama Attorney General’s Office had petitioned the high court to reverse a federal judge’s decision to permanently ban the state from putting…
Washington — One Senate Democrat on Thursday scuttled a Republican-led effort to pass legislation aimed at shielding Americans from energy costs attributed to data centers, despite the bill securing widespread bipartisan support in the House a day earlier. The measure, titled the Ratepayer Protection Act, seeks to force tech companies to pay for the costs…
Washington — The White House has withdrawn President Trump’s nomination of Richard Schroyer to run Immigration and Customs Enforcement, after Schroyer’s nomination failed to advance in the Senate. Schroyer was serving as senior adviser to DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin when Mr. Trump nominated him in June to run ICE as an assistant DHS secretary. Republican…
Washington — Iranian forces in recent days have brought down at least two American MQ-1 unmanned aircraft, according to U.S. officials familiar with the matter who spoke to CBS News on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly. It is unclear where in the region the remotely piloted aircraft were brought…
Washington — Republican Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar of Florida warned President Trump in a new campaign ad that some of his immigration enforcement campaigns have “gone too far” and said that Hispanic voters who propelled him to the White House in 2024 “feel betrayed.” Salazar, who is Cuban-American, has been critical of the president’s deportation efforts…
U.S. Coast Guard personnel and FBI agents boarded two Texas-bound energy tankers last month after cyberattacks struck the vessels while they were traveling toward the United States, according to U.S. officials. One of the vessels was the VL Prosperity, a 1,093-foot Liberian-flagged crude oil tanker headed to Galveston, Texas. Iranian state media identified the ship…
Washington — House Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday canceled votes in the chamber that were planned for Thursday, cutting the work week short and sending members home until after the November midterm elections. Lawmakers will be away from Washington for more than six weeks, avoiding potentially controversial votes and intraparty fighting before voters head to…
White House chief of staff Susie Wiles posted on X Wednesday that a medical procedure revealed that she is cancer-free. She was diagnosed with breast cancer in March. CBS News was first to report that she had undergone a procedure at the Mayo Clinic earlier this week. Pathology results from a biopsy Monday came back clear,…
The Trump administration spent $9.5 billion on employee administrative leave costs in 2025, a sixfold increase from 2023 that was spurred by the administration’s push to cut down the federal workforce. According to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report published Tuesday, the use of paid administrative leave increased by 435% from 2023 to 2025. They…
