The U.S. Coast Guard’s elite surfmen are trusted to drive lifeboats on the most challenging rescue missions. They train in some of the worst weather and on the highest seas in America.
The U.S. military's early September strike on an alleged Venezuelan drug boat has drawn new scrutiny as the White House confirmed that the vessel was struck twice.
The White House said that a U.S. attack on an alleged drug boat in September included more than one strike on the vessel, seemingly confirming a Washington Post report that the U.S. targeted the boat for a second time to take out survivors of the initial attack. Former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta discussed the strikes with "CBS Evening News" co-anchor John Dickerson.
The Trump administration is looking into whether Minnesota tax money found its way to al Shabaab, an al Qaeda affiliate based in Somalia, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said.