Новости за 15.01.2024

Emergency responders in Washington on Monday were dispatched to a false alarm at the White House after a 911 caller claimed there was a structure fire in the building. Noah Gray, the chief communications officer for D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services, said its units were dispatched to the White House just after 7 a.m....

President Biden on Monday joined volunteers at a food bank in Philadelphia in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the third consecutive year he has marked the holiday at the organization. Biden volunteered at Philabundance, a hunger relief organization in South Philadelphia. Biden chatted with volunteers and stuffed boxes of food. “Where do you...

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has been released from the hospital following surgery related to prostate cancer, which led to controversy when he failed to inform the Biden administration of his whereabouts and condition. Austin was released on Monday from Walter Reed National Medical Center in Bethesda, Md. Austin is expected to work from home as...

White House national security spokesperson John Kirby said Sunday that it is the “right time” for Israel to scale back its war in Gaza. CBS’s Margaret Brennan asked Kirby on “Face the Nation” if the U.S. is pushing Israel to move toward lower-intensity fighting as the war hit its 100th day on Sunday. Israel has...

Iowa Republicans are caucusing Monday to decide their state's GOP presidential nominee, officially kick-starting the 2024 election. The Iowa caucuses will be the first test of former President Trump's strength within the party, and whether his rivals — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley — can build enough momentum to...

Only one organization lacks a COO to oversee the smooth running of a government that employs nearly 3 million non-defense workers: The White House.

A former speechwriter for the late Martin Luther King Jr. on Sunday said that the civil rights leader would describe former President Trump as a "moral fraud." "I think he would go back to basics and say that he didn't believe that any sinner was beyond redemption. And that would include Donald Trump," Clarence Jones...

Former President Trump is attacking GOP challenger Vivek Ramaswamy ahead of the start of the Iowa caucuses on Monday, saying votes for the entrepreneur would be wasted. Ramaswamy has largely avoided the former president’s attacks until the days leading up to the Iowa caucuses, but Trump and his campaign have changed the tune in recent days....

The three top GOP presidential candidates are all leading President Biden in a hypothetical general election matchup, according to a new poll. The CBS News/YouGov poll found that former President Trump, former U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis each edge out Biden in a head-to-head matchup. While Trump remains the clear favorite in the...

Only by working together can rising generations revive and expand the American dream. The best person to provide inspiration and wisdom for that task is the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.

We will see in the long primary election season that begins in Iowa today how much the American people care.

The majority of registered voters planning to attend Republican Iowa caucuses said that they would still support former President Trump if he was convicted in one of his four criminal cases, according to a recent poll. The latest NBC News/Des Moines Register/Mediacom poll of Iowa found that 61 percent of likely GOP caucus-goers said their...

Welcome to the 2024 primary season. Today marks caucus day in Iowa, officially kicking off the nominating contests for November’s presidential election. IT’S LOOKING TO BE A SNOWY ONE. Iowa has been hit with the Arctic blast and ensuing blizzard pummeling much of the Midwest. The Hawkeye State is expected to have its coldest caucuses ever,...

Republican senators expect former President Trump to win the Iowa caucuses by a large margin, giving him plenty of momentum to take the New Hampshire primary and cruise to the presidential nomination. GOP lawmakers, including those who support Trump and those who want the party to find another standard-bearer in 2024, view Trump as the...

DES MOINES, Iowa — It’s finally decision day in Iowa. The big question is whether the voters of the Hawkeye State can deliver a major surprise, confounding all the polls and prognostications. The big wildcard is the weather, with snow blanketing the state and temperatures in Des Moines forecast to range from a low of...

As U.S. oil production booms, President Biden finds himself on a tightrope between courting moderate voters and maintaining enthusiasm among progressives. Domestic oil production is projected to hit record highs this year. That fact could be used to parry Republican attacks on the administration’s energy agenda as Biden seeks reelection, but putting too much emphasis on...

All eyes are turning to the Hawkeye State on Monday as it holds the first early nominating contest in the Republican presidential primary. Former President Trump is anticipated to handily win Iowa, though Republicans will be watching to see how well Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley perform — and whether it offers either...

A U.S. fighter aircraft on Sunday shot down a missile fired from a Houthi-controlled area of Yemen, amid the ongoing tensions between the U.S. and the rebel group, according to the U.S. military. The anti-ship cruise missile was fired from Yemen towards the USS Laboon in the southern Red Sea before it was shot down...

Des Moines, Iowa–Concerns about the flow of migrants over the southern border are becoming a major focal point for candidates and caucus-goers in the final days before the Iowa Caucuses. Despite living thousands of miles from the southern border, GOP caucusgoers say they feel the effects of the situation at the southern border through the...

Likely voters across the political aisle diverge on whether having a strong economy or functioning democracy is a bigger concern over the next few years, according to a new CBS/YouGov poll. Fifty percent of the total likely voters polled said having a strong economy is the higher concern, while the other half of respondents said...

The House Freedom Caucus railed against the latest short-term government funding bill, suggesting it is a "surrender" to the left as lawmakers seek to avert a government shutdown by the looming Friday deadline. "The @HouseGOP is planning to pass a short-term spending bill continuing Pelosi levels with Biden policies, to buy time to pass longer-term...

Congressional leaders rolled out a two-step plan to stave off a partial government shutdown this week, kicking the funding threat into early March to buy more time for spending talks. The legislation, unveiled Sunday evening, would fund some areas of the federal government through March 1, while extending funding for the remaining agencies through March 8. It would...

Republican presidential contenders are banking on enthusiasm ahead of Monday’s Iowa caucuses as final poll numbers show former President Trump looks to be a runaway candidate. The final Des Moines Register/NBC News/Mediacom poll released Saturday showed Trump leading the presidential primary pack followed by former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. However,...

Former President Trump encouraged his Iowa supporters to caucus for him at any cost, joking that due to extreme winter weather, “even if you vote and then pass away, it’s worth it.” Meteorologists warned of “life-threatening” conditions in Iowa for the weekend as the state prepares to caucus. Trump canceled three of his four in-person...

Nicaragua’s government on Sunday confirmed it released two Catholic bishops and 17 other imprisoned clergy members after negotiations with Vatican authorities, The Associated Press reported. Bishop Rolando Álvarez and the other clergy were imprisoned more than a year ago as part of President Daniel Ortega's crackdown on and opposition to the Catholic Church. Ortega accused...