WASHINGTON — With a fragile ceasefire agreement between the U.S. and Iran holding for now, China is calculating its role in helping find a durable endgame to the war in the Middle East. After prodding China, which is more reliant on Persian Gulf oil than the U.S., to get involved in reopening the choked-off Strait … Read more
The acting new Attorney General must lead a Justice Department in turmoil while satisfying the president’s demands. Source link
EPA takes steps to regulate microplastics in drinking water – CBS News Watch CBS News The Environmental Protection Agency is adding microplastics to its priority list of pollutants. Dr. Celine Gounder explains the timeline of enforcing limits and the risks of microplastics. Source link
The Justice Department has requested House Intelligence Committee records related to former CIA Director John Brennan, a frequent target of President Donald Trump, according to two sources familiar with the request. The Intelligence Committee voted Tuesday night to send to the Justice Department several classified hearing transcripts related to Brennan, according to a source familiar … Read more
Officials with the National Transportation Safety Board gave an update Monday on the deadly ground collision between a passenger jet and a fire-rescue truck at LaGuardia Airport. CBS News’ Jarred Hill joined after the news conference with his takeaways. Source link
The World Central Kitchen initiative is feeding TSA officers in Baltimore, Maryland, amid a partial government shutdown impacting thousands of Americans. Naomie Germain, a distribution manager for World Central Kitchen, joins CBS News with more. Source link
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Department of Justice is turning to an appeals court for relief after a Biden-appointed federal judge blocked the Trump administration from deporting illegal immigrants to countries not designated in their paperwork, arguing the judge had already twice been overruled by the Supreme Court on the issue. … Read more
A leading molecular biologist who won the Nobel prize for his work studying how the human brain processes smells has stood down from a prestigious post at Columbia University over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein. Richard Axel said in a Tuesday statement that he will resign as co-director of the Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute … Read more
The principal deputy director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Ralph Abraham, abruptly stepped down from his position Monday, the agency announced, citing “unforeseen family obligations.” Abraham had been in the high-level position — second in command — for just three months. The departure is effective immediately, the CDC said. “It has … Read more