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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was given notice by Senate Democrats Thursday that they intend to launch a probe over his alleged misuse of active-duty personnel.

The Democrats claim Hegseth installed loyalist inside Stars and Stripes, an independent news source that dates back to the Civil War, correspondent Scott McFarlane was among the first to report.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was presented a real head-scratcher on Thursday, he admitted at a press conference.

"We've got a spike in oil prices today that I don't really understand," Bessent said during a White House address.

Even if Democrats sweep the midterms, the country could be barreling toward a cascade of crises that no election can head off.

That's the warning from national security journalist Marcy Wheeler, the independent reporter behind the long-running blog emptywheel.

In yet another stab at making a bid to assume White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt's job, GOP strategist turned CNN pundit Scott Jennings is sending clips of himself to members of Donald Trump's inner circle.

According to a report from Politico Playbook, the controversial conservative gadfly has ramped up his bid for a new job by rushing to the defense of Trump aide Natalie Harp, and he is not shy about letting the White House know he has their back as reporting on Trump's constant younger companion has become a media obsession.

Michael Cohen, the former fixer who once vowed to "take a bullet" for Donald Trump before helping to convict him, has done the once-unthinkable: he sat down and interviewed the president.

Cohen spoke with Trump by phone for roughly 40 minutes Thursday morning, with portions set to air that evening on his 77WABC radio show, "When You Know, You Know," and the rest on Sunday. It is, Cohen said, "the first public conversation between the president and myself in eight years."

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's shock bond buyback plan unraveled Thursday as yields climbed back to their pre-announcement levels.

On Wednesday, Bessent announced the Treasury would at least double its buybacks of long-dated bonds — from $2 billion to at least $4 billion per operation, starting Sept. 9.

Wild horses couldn't keep President Donald Trump away from the chance of making a kill, according to a new report.

Under his administration, thousands of wild horses have been rounded up with helicopters, packed into metal trailers, trucked hundreds of miles, and sold off to be slaughtered, the New York Times reported Thursday.

As CBS News head Bari Weiss helps ready the next season of "60 Minutes," there are complaints that she has refused to understand how segments are produced.

In a deep dive by New York Magazine into the turmoil under the controversial Weiss, who has driven the CBS Evening News to horrific low ratings since she took over, there are worries she will also damage the venerable Sunday night newsmagazine.

A venture capitalist aligned with the Trump administration set off a debate online this week with a plea to senior officials: don't leave your young staffers behind.

The post landed amid a steady run of high-profile departures from Trump's orbit, from press secretary Karoline Leavitt's exit to deputy chief of staff Taylor Budowich and deputy press secretary Harrison Fields, who left for a K Street lobbying firm.

A company that won a $1.5 billion government contract with help from a lobbyist who channeled millions of dollars into a Trump cabinet member's reality show has done no work — except eating some doughnuts, according to a new report.

Virginia-based contractor Peraton has infuriated Federal Aviation Administration officials with its lack of progress in overhauling the nation's air traffic control system, three sources told Politico Thursday.

Former Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) reportedly had his phone seized by FBI agents at San Francisco's airport Saturday as the White House released old investigative files.

In a report on Thursday, the Daily Mail said FBI agents confronted Swalwell with a search warrant as he stepped off a plane at San Francisco International Airport on Saturday, the Daily Mail reported. He was cooperative, sources told the outlet.

North Korea fired a barrage of ballistic missiles into the sea Thursday, a day after Kim Jong Un's sister poured cold water on President Donald Trump's claim that the two leaders had recently been in contact.

The South Korean military detected roughly 10 short-range ballistic missiles launched from the Pyongyang area, according to CBS News. The launch followed a pointed statement from Kim Yo Jong, the North Korean leader's influential sister and closest political confidante, carried by state media late Wednesday.

The question of how controversial conservative gadfly Scott Jennings landed his high-paying gig on CNN may have been answered by one of his former students.

Jennings, who is reportedly being eyed by White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles to replace the equally controversial Karoline Leavitt, has become a flashpoint for the network due to his abrasive and condescending appearances, which have led some female guests to balk at appearing with him.