Politics

The 2018 prosecution of Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens played a pivotal role in his eventual resignation. Now, questions about St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner’s handling of the case jeopardize her career, even as Greitens tries to make a political comeback. Gardner faces a hearing Monday before the Missouri Office …

The White House has signaled it is open to looking at an unusual way to help bring Americans relief at the pump: a gas tax holiday. The move would be the latest in a series of efforts to help Americans struggling with rising inflation, just as coronavirus cases have been …

Hours after Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer announced his impending retirement at the end of the term, his colleagues on the bench, both current and former, released their statements about him. Liberal or conservative, his fellow justices appear to have developed a warm friendship with Breyer over the past months, …

WASHINGTON — A U.S. judge in Texas issued a nationwide injunction on Friday barring the federal government from enforcing President Joe Biden’s requirement that federal workers without qualifying medical or religious exemptions be vaccinated for COVID-19. Judge Jeffrey Brown, who was appointed to the District Court for the Southern District of …

Washington — The death of former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole at 98 brought condolences and tributes from elected officials across the political spectrum, who praised the late senator for a life committed to public service. Dole, who was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer in February, died in his …

Washington – After protracted negotiations between congressional Democrats and President Biden over the details of his domestic policy agenda, the White House on Thursday rolled out a revamped framework that aims to expand the nation’s social safety net and combat climate change. The cost of the package has been whittled …

The White House’s announcement on Thursday that many businesses will be required to enforce COVID vaccines or testing was met with immediate backlash from several Republican officials. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has joined several other state officials in announcing plans to sue the administration over the new order.  The emergency …

A Navy investigation into the fire that destroyed the USS Bonhomme Richard concluded that although the July 2020 fire is believed to be arson, “the ship was lost due to an inability to extinguish the fire.” The findings, reviewed by CBS News on Tuesday, found that 36 individuals —including the …

Washington — The House on Thursday approved a bill providing $1 billion for Israel’s Iron Dome defense system, two days after the funding was stripped from a short-term government spending bill amid objections from progressive lawmakers. The measure cleared the House in a bipartisan vote of 420 to 9. Eight …

The Justice Department announced Friday that it’s charging 138 people for their involvement in telemedicine schemes and other health care fraud across the country that may have incurred over $1.4 billion in losses. Telemedicine, opioid prescriptions, patient information, federally-allocated provider reliefs funds and sober home initiatives were abused and used …