According to officials, the attack on the U.S. embassy in Baghdad this week, while highly visible, was not what instigated the plan to kill Qassem Soleimani, CBS News national security correspondent David Martin reports. The operation against him was set in motion after an American defense contractor was killed last week in Kirkuk in a rocket attack on an Iraqi military base, Martin reported.
The House Judiciary Committee faced off against the Justice Department in a pair of cases that stem from former special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.
The notoriously private couple said they are "overjoyed to share this news."
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, in a speech on the Senate floor Friday, called on Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to allow the introduction of witnesses and documents in the impeachment trial of President Trump. He accused McConnell of using "finger-pointing and name-calling" to avoid answering questions about whether witnesses should be called. McConnell, who spoke on the floor before Schumer, said he'd prefer not to vote on calling witnesses until after the trial is underway.
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell praised the U.S. operation that killed top Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani and called on senators to wait to hear from the Trump administration before "passing much public judgment on this operation and its potential consequences." McConnell spoke on the Senate floor Friday.
Widening food recall over listeria contamination fears has affected dozens of products sold nationwide.
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U.S. troops are on high alert after President Trump ordered "decisive defensive action to protect U.S. personnel."
The U.S. is telling American citizens to get out of Iraq. The warning comes as Iran promises revenge for an American airstrike that killed a top Iranian commander, General Qassem Soleimani, in Baghdad. CBS News national security correspondent David Martin joined CBSN to discuss the latest.
A video shows Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison appearing to force a pregnant woman to shake his hand – then ignore her plea for help during the deadly wildfires. "He walked away as I asked for help," she said in an interview after the incident.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is defending President Trump's decision to kill Iran's top military commander in Iraq. The administration said General Qassem Soleimani was actively planning attacks against American troops in the Middle East. Margaret Brennan, moderator of "Face the Nation" and CBS News' senior foreign affairs correspondent, joined CBSN to discuss.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell lambasted House Democrats over their impeachment of President Trump and indicated during a Senate floor speech that he and Democrats have made no progress in agreeing on rules for the Senate impeachment trial. He said that the House's "turn is over," but asserted that the Senate "can't hold a trial without the articles" of impeachment. The articles have not yet been sent to the Senate by the House.
Oil company lambasted on social media for cheery New Year's greeting amid deadly blazes worsened by climate change.
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"I was in the Bund on New Years Eve right in that time and nothing happened," one reveler tweeted.
McConnell said on the Senate floor that House Democrats have "done enough damage," and their turn is over, but he added that the Senate "can't hold a trial without the articles" of impeachment.
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The apocalyptic fires are wreaking havoc on Australia's wildlife.
Iran is promising revenge for the death of its top military leader, General Qassem Soleimani. The U.S. killed the general in an overnight airstrike in Baghdad. Senator Lindsey Graham has said he heard about plans for the strike when he golfed with President Trump in Florida, but House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said top congressional leaders weren't given advance notice. CBS News political correspondent Ed O'Keefe joined CBSN to discuss.
The three-year drought in Australia is due in part to a typical weather pattern called the Indian Ocean Dipole.
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Joe Biden called the strike killing an Iranian military leader a "hugely escalatory move in an already dangerous region"
Authorities in Indiana and California say three people were killed in December while operating Tesla vehicles.
Oil company lambasted on social media for cheery New Year's greeting amid deadly blazes worsened by climate change.