BOSTON — Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell has joined a new multistate lawsuit against the Trump administration seeking to recoup more than $7.2 billion in frozen energy and…
Read more AGs sue to claw back clean energy grantsBOSTON — Doctored photos and video footage coupled with ads twisting candidates’ words have been used for decades in political campaigns, but the rise of artificial intelligence has…
Read more Beacon Hill targets AI in political advertisingSeveral Democratic members of the House Oversight Committee held a hearing in Fairfax County, Virginia, on Thursday, taking a broad look at the impact DOGE had on the…
Read more Congressional hearing in Northern Virginia spotlights impact of deep government cuts – WTOP NewsDemocratic members of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee are asking the Justice Department for immediate arrangements to view the full Jeffrey Epstein case files. In a formal inquiry…
Read more Amid allegations of cover-up, House Judiciary Committee members seek access to full Epstein case filesESSEX — For Maureen Flatley , there is possibly no task greater than protecting children. Flatley, who has lived in Essex since 2002, was recently named president of…
Read more Essex resident heading up Stop Child PredatorsMinnesota U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar said she is doing OK one day after a man sprayed her with what sources say was apple cider vinegar at a Minneapolis town hall…
Read more Congresswoman Ilhan Omar on syringe attack:A man approached Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar and sprayed her with a liquid from a syringe at a town hall in Minneapolis on Tuesday night. Police say 55-year-old…
Read more Justice Department expected to file charges against Rep. Ilhan Omar’s attackerLondon — A CBS News investigation has found that the Grok AI tool on Elon Musk’s X platform is still allowing users to digitally undress people without their consent. …
Read more X, Grok AI still allow users to digitally undress people without consent, as EU announces investigationWhen Kassidy Hooter learned in December how much her health insurance costs were going to rise this year, she went into panic mode. The Shreveport, Louisiana, resident and…
Read more Some Americans say they’ll go without health insurance as ACA rates spikeBOSTON — Massachusetts’ two U.S. senators have joined other Democrats and a handful of Republicans in passing a war powers resolution to limit President Donald Trump’s military action…
Read more U.S. Senate moves to limit Trump’s war powersDemocratic Rep. Steny Hoyer of Maryland will not seek reelection next year, a source familiar with his plans confirmed to CBS News — ending a career in Congress…
Read more Maryland Rep. Steny Hoyer to retire after nearly 50 years in Congress and decades in Democratic leadershipWASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s invasion of Venezuela and the kidnapping of its president and his wife drew swift and harsh rebukes from area members of Congress, who…
Read more Region’s lawmakers slam Trump’s invasion of VenezuelaWashington — The FBI has opened an inquiry into six Democratic members of Congress whom President Trump accused of “seditious behavior,” according to several lawmakers. The group appeared…
Read more FBI opens inquiry into 6 Democrats appearing in video that urged defying illegal orders, lawmakers sayWashington — The FBI has opened an inquiry into six Democratic members of Congress whom President Trump accused of “seditious behavior,” according to several lawmakers. The group appeared…
Read more FBI opens inquiry into 6 Democrats appearing in video that urged defying illegal orders, lawmakers sayRepublican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia announced on X Friday she will resign from Congress early next year, after a weekslong falling-out with President Trump and much…
Read more Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene says she’s resigning from CongressA new Marist poll shows Democrats favored over Republicans for the 2026 midterm elections. Meanwhile, a federal judge blocked Texas from using its new congressional map in the…
Read more What early polls are projecting as politicians look ahead to 2026 midterm electionsRep. Grijalva says delay of her swearing in was “strategic” to prevent release of Epstein files – CBS News Watch CBS News Arizona Congresswoman Adelita Grijalva said it…
Read more Rep. Grijalva says delay of her swearing in wasRep. Grijalva says delay of her swearing in was “strategic” to prevent release of Epstein files – CBS News Watch CBS News Arizona Congresswoman Adelita Grijalva said it…
Read more Rep. Grijalva says delay of her swearing in wasHouse passes bill to fund government and end shutdown – CBS News Watch CBS News The House passed a funding bill to end the government shutdown on Wednesday…
Read more House passes bill to fund government and end shutdownFormer House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who has wielded enormous power in Congress and in the Democratic Party for decades, announced on Thursday that she will not seek reelection…
Read more Nancy Pelosi, former House speaker, to retire from Congress after this term