Congressional resignations disrupt House balance of power

Congressional resignations disrupt House balance of power – CBS News Watch CBS News Florida Democratic Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick resigned Tuesday before an ethics hearing on her alleged misconduct, making her the third lawmaker to resign in the last week. CBS News’ Caitlin Huey-Burns has more. Source link

Dem Senate candidate calls to ‘shut the White House down,’ impeach 2 Supreme Court justices

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Graham Platner, the front-runner for the Maine Senate Democratic primary, said he would push to subpoena a wide swath of White House officials and to impeach Supreme Court justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito during a recent interview with NBC News. “I want to shut the White … Read more

Georgia Rep. David Scott dies at 80

Rep. David Scott, D-Ga., has died at the age of 80, according to House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. “Congressman Scott’s passing is deeply sad,” Jeffries told reporters. “David Scott was a trailblazer who served the district that he represented admirably, … Read more

Man who swiped Noem’s purse in a DC restaurant is sentenced to 3 years in prison

WASHINGTON — A man who stole a purse from then-Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem while she dined at a restaurant under the protection of Secret Service agents was sentenced on Wednesday to three years in prison for a string of thefts in the nation’s capital. Mario Bustamante Leiva did not recognize Noem when he grabbed … Read more

GOP fractures over Virginia redistricting map handing Democrats 10–1 edge

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Republicans are divided over Virginia’s new redistricting map, which creates a 10-1 Democratic advantage, with party leaders calling it an ‘egregious power grab’ while others blame GOP messaging for their loss. Virginia’s new map, which gives Democrats the opportunity to pick up four additional seats, passed on … Read more

Rep. David Scott, longtime Georgia lawmaker, dead at 80

U.S. Rep. David Scott, who represented Georgia’s 13th District for over two decades, has died at 80 years old, a source familiar has confirmed with CBS News. Scott’s death comes as the longtime Democrat was running for a 13th term in the May 19th primaries. His political career began in 1974 with a successful run … Read more

Mexico’s military unaware of presence of CIA agents who died in crash following drug lab raid, president says

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum told reporters on Wednesday that the Mexican military was unaware of the presence of U.S. agents who died in a car accident during an antidrug operation in the border state of Chihuahua. “Evidently, the military didn’t know there were people participating who weren’t Mexican citizens … that there were foreigners participating in … Read more

WATCH: Chaos erupts as leftists interrupt conservative group’s UCLA event featuring DHS lawyer

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A chaotic situation unfolded on Tuesday night in Los Angeles as far-left activists and students disrupted and chastised a Department of Homeland Security attorney who was speaking to law students at a conservative group’s event at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). The incident took place … Read more