Democrat Xavier Becerra will become California’s next governor, CBS News projects, defeating Republican challenger Steve Hilton in a race that centered on the state’s high cost of living, housing affordability, energy policy and relations with the federal government. Becerra, a former California attorney general who served as Health and Human Services secretary under the Biden…
Washington — In an address to some members of the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division in October, Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward made an unusual pitch. He wanted to entice the lawyers there to leave their roles and accept temporary stints to help out the National Fraud Enforcement Division, created earlier this year, according to multiple…
Councilmember Nithya Raman will be Los Angeles’ next mayor after defeating incumbent Karen Bass in the November general election, CBS News projects. Raman’s win comes after resounding victories for Democrats across the country on Election Day. Raman released a video statement on Thursday afternoon saying she is deeply honored to be the next mayor…
Washington — A federal judge on Tuesday found that billionaire Elon Musk and former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, as well as other senior Trump administration officials, engaged in a coordinated campaign to spread false information about a former FEMA official and impugn her integrity. U.S. Magistrate Judge William Fitzpatrick condemned the Trump administration for…
Candidates Xavier Becerra and Steve Hilton faced off in their first one-on-one debate ahead of the November election for California governor. The pair vied to win over the 47.4% of voters who supported their opponents in the primary during the debate, which aired on CNN. Moderators opened the debate with a question about affordability in California,…
Washington — Democratic Sen. Elissa Slotkin is urging President Trump to press Chinese President Xi Jinping on evidence that the Iranians used satellite images from Chinese entities to carry out the July attack on a military base in Jordan that killed three U.S. service members and wounded four others. In a letter sent to the…
Berlin — German leader Friedrich Merz’s position is under threat as the far-right surges in popularity and support for his own center-right party tanks. The situation is so serious that he canceled a planned trip to New York next week to represent his country at the United Nations General Assembly. Merz, a conservative, is facing tremendous…
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…
In the thick of his competitive reelection race in Michigan, Republican Rep. Tom Barrett joined Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at a sprawling 400-acre apple orchard, farm, and winery. They touted Trump administration efforts to improve the American diet, including the removal of some artificial dyes from processed foods. “We had…
Iran’s parliament passed a resolution early this week that would increase punishments for Iranians who interact in any way with foreign media outlets, organizations or individuals. If the legislation is approved by higher authorities as expected, any contact with U.S. media entities, foreign embassies or institutions — whether it takes place inside or outside Iran…
