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Delaware State Sen. Sarah McBride launches bid to become first openly trans member of Congress

26Jun

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Delaware State Sen. Sarah McBride launches bid to become first openly trans member of Congress

Democratic Delaware State Sen. Sarah McBride announced a Congressional bid on Monday that would make her the first openly trans member of U.S. Congress. McBride made history with her historic state Senate win in 2020, when she became the first openly trans state senator — and the highest-ranking elected trans official in American history."In Delaware, we've proven that small states can do BIG things. It's time to do it again," McBride said on Twitter alongside a campaign video announcing her run. I’m excited to share that I'm running for Congress!In Delaware, we’ve proven that small states can do BIG things. It’s time to do it again. 🧵Become a founding donor » pic.twitter.com/UD1DkxBaNy— Sen. Sarah McBride (@SarahEMcBride) June 26, 2023 In a Twitter thread, McBride touted ...

10Mar

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Democrats come around on TikTok ban, reflecting willingness to challenge China

Washington — More Democrats in Congress have been vocally supportive of banning Chinese-backed TikTok in the U.S. in recent months, reflecting what experts say is an increased willingness to challenge Beijing and crack down on the massively popular video app.The growing number of Democrats backing a TikTok ban has coincided with rising tensions with China and renewed national security concerns about the vast trove of data TikTok collects on its millions of American users, information that officials warn could be accessed by the ruling Chinese Communist Party. (ByteDance, TikTok's Beijing-based parent company, has said that the company protects user data and does not share information with the Chinese government.)The showdown over a Chinese surveillance balloon that drifted over the...

6Feb

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How to watch Biden’s 2023 State of the Union address

President Biden is set to deliver his State of the Union address in front of a joint session of Congress on Tuesday, where he will lay out his agenda for the coming year before a Republican-controlled House that is determined to thwart it.CBS News will air the State of the Union as a special report, anchored by "CBS Evening News" anchor and managing editor Norah O'Donnell. The speech begins at 9 p.m. ET and will be streamed online on the CBS News streaming network.Over the weekend, top Biden aides descended on Camp David to sharpen Mr. Biden's address. The president tweeted a photo Monday morning showing a draft of the speech. Getting ready. pic.twitter.com/UhERyDuxTO— President Biden (@POTUS) February 6, 2023 The State of the Union address comes amid heightened tensions with Chin...

31Jan

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TikTok CEO to testify before Congress in March

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew will testify before the House Energy and Commerce Committee in March about the social media platform's consumer privacy and data security practices, its impact on kids and its relationship with the Chinese Communist Party, the committee announced in a news release Monday."Americans deserve to know how these actions impact their privacy and data security, as well as what actions TikTok is taking to keep our kids safe from online and offline harms," the committee said its release. "We've made our concerns clear with TikTok. It is now time to continue the committee's efforts to hold Big Tech accountable by bringing TikTok before the committee to provide complete and honest answers for people." FILE: Shou Zi Chew, CEO of TikTok Inc., speaks duri...

26Dec

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West Point begins removing Confederate symbols, including Robert E. Lee portrait, from campus display

The U.S. Military Academy at West Point is starting to remove Confederate statues and symbols from its campus, in compliance with a federal order formally set in motion by the Department of Defense this past October. Over the holiday break, which began on Dec. 18, the country's oldest service academy launched what its superintendent described as a "multi-phased process" to either take down or modify displays that memorialize the Confederacy, including an immediate plan to move a portrait of Robert E. Lee wearing a Confederate uniform into storage.Lee, once a U.S. military general who was ultimately appointed commander of the Confederate army toward the end of the Civil War, was a graduate and superintendent of West Point and lingered as a significant presence on the academy's New Y...

6Dec

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Family of fallen Capitol Police officer refuses to shake hands with McCarthy, McConnell at medal ceremony

The family of Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick — his mother, father and brother —refused to shake hands with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy at a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony honoring the police departments that worked to save the U.S. Capitol during the riot on Jan. 6, 2021. At a Capitol ceremony to honor the police response on Jan. 6, 2021, Sen. Minority Leader Mitch McConnell holds out his hand for handshake with Charles Sicknick, father of Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick, who died after the events of Jan. 6. / Getty Images Over 140 officers were injured protecting the Capitol, including Sicknick, who was sp...

30Nov

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House approves bill to prevent rail workers strike in bipartisan vote

Washington — Congress is moving swiftly to prevent a looming U.S. rail workers strike, reluctantly intervening in a labor dispute to stop what would surely be a devastating blow to the nation's economy if the transportation of fuel, food and other critical goods were disrupted. The House on Wednesday approved a bill that would impose a compromise labor agreement that was brokered by the Biden administration but rejected by four of 12 rail unions. The unions have threatened to strike if an agreement can't be reached before a Dec. 9 deadline. President Biden had urged Congress to intervene. The House vote to impose the contract was 290 to 137, with 79 Republicans joining 211 Democrats in voting to approve the measure. Eight Democrats and 129 Republicans voted against the legislation....

Democrat Adam Frisch concedes to Rep. Lauren Boebert in Colorado House race

21Nov

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Democrat Adam Frisch concedes to Rep. Lauren Boebert in Colorado House race

After a tight U.S. House race that was likely headed to a recount, Adam Frisch conceded to Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert on Friday. The Democratic businessman from the ritzy ski town of Aspen led a surprisingly difficult challenge against the renowned conservative firebrand whose combative style helped define the new right. "America is tired of the circus, tired of the lack of respect for our institutions and democracy, and tired of the lack of civility in our discourse," Frisch said in a video. Election update by Adam Frisch on YouTube CBS News had characterized the race as "lean Republican," but on Friday, Boebert was leading Frisch by just 551 votes, or 0.16 points, out of 326,965 votes counted. Frisch said...

Investigation finds women detained by ICE underwent “unnecessary gynecological procedures” at Georgia facility

15Nov

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Investigation finds women detained by ICE underwent “unnecessary gynecological procedures” at Georgia facility

Washington — A congressional investigation into medical abuse allegations that garnered national attention in 2020 found that some immigrant women held by U.S. immigration officials at a Georgia detention center likely underwent "unnecessary" invasive gynecological procedures, according to a report released Tuesday.The 18-month bipartisan investigation by the Senate's Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations reviewed allegations that women detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at the Irwin County Detention Center in Ocilla, Georgia had endured medical neglect, lax coronavirus mitigation policies and questionable procedures, including hysterectomies. The allegations first surfaced in an explosive Sept. 2020 whistleblower complaint by Dawn Wooten, who worked as a...

After campaign filled with hundreds of election deniers, newly elected House members face uncertain Capitol landscape

12Nov

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After campaign filled with hundreds of election deniers, newly elected House members face uncertain Capitol landscape

The multi-billion-dollar midterm elections were punctuated by vicious campaign ads, personal attacks and hundreds of candidates who had made baseless claims of fraud about former President Donald Trump's defeat in 2020. But in the ashes of the political firestorm, some of those projected to win their races and become first-time House members are striking a conciliatory tone and pledging to work across party lines. Those include some of those projected to win tough fights in battleground districts.Based on the latest CBS News projections, the incoming class of dozens of new members of Congress is expected to include an openly gay Republican from the New York City area; a Democratic immigration rights advocate from West Michigan who flipped a red district to blue; an upstate New Y...