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Donald Trump's former lawyer and self-described "fixer" Michael Cohen took the stand Monday in the former president's criminal "hush money" trial. CBS News legal analyst Rikki Klieman, who was in the courtroom, joins to break down the testimony.
Former President Donald Trump's New York criminal trial is nearing the home stretch. Nearly one month after the trial started, the assistant Manhattan district attorney told the courtroom Friday that the prosecution may rest its case by the end of next week. CBS News campaign reporter and attorney Katrina Kaufman unpacks the proceedings.
Adult film actor Stormy Daniels on Thursday wrapped two days of testimony in Donald Trump's New York criminal trial. Trump's lawyers tried to poke holes in her story about an alleged sexual encounter with the former president. CBS News campaign reporter and attorney Katrina Kaufman has the latest.
Adult film actor Stormy Daniels took the stand in former President Donald Trump's criminal trial on Tuesday. The judge denied Trump's request for a mistrial based on her testimony. CBS News national correspondent Errol Barnett reports.
The adult film star at the center of former President Donald Trump's New York criminal trial took the stand Tuesday. Stormy Daniels described her alleged sexual encounter with Trump in 2006, and why she accepted a $130,000 "hush money" payment. CBS News legal analyst Rikki Klieman joins to unpack the proceedings.
Judge Juan Merchan found former President Donald Trump in contempt of court Monday for violating a gag order for the 10th time. CBS News campaign reporter and attorney Katrina Kaufman breaks down the proceedings.
Former President Donald Trump has been held in contempt again for violating the gag order for the 10th time in his New York criminal trial. Judge Juan Merchan has warned further violations could bring jail time. CBS News campaign reporter Katrina Kaufman has details.
Hope Hicks, longtime former aide of former President Donald Trump, was on the witness stand Friday afternoon as the second week of Trump's New York criminal trial wrapped up. CBS News campaign reporter and attorney Katrina Kaufman breaks down Hicks' testimony.
The judge overseeing former President Donald Trump's New York criminal trial ordered Trump to pay $9,000 for violating a gag order. The order bars Trump from publicly commenting on witnesses, jurors and others connected to the case. CBS News campaign reporter and attorney Katrina Kaufman breaks down the proceedings.
Former President Donald Trump has been fined $9,000 for violating a gag order in his New York criminal trial. The judge warned that the former president could be jailed if he violates the order again. CBS News national correspondent Errol Barnett reports.
More witnesses took the stand Friday in former President Donald Trump's New York criminal trial, including Trump's former executive assistant of more than 30 years and a banker involved in Michael Cohen's payment to Stormy Daniels. CBS News' Bradley Blackburn, Errol Barnett and Katrina Kaufman have more from the court.
Testimony is expected to resume Thursday in former President Donald Trump's New York criminal trial. CBS News legal analyst Rikki Klieman joins with more.
Prosecutors argued Tuesday that former President Donald Trump has repeatedly broken a gag order in his New York criminal trial that forbids him from talking about witnesses and jurors, among others. Trump and his legal team say he's just responding to others' attacks. CBS News campaign reporter and attorney Katrina Kaufman unpacks the day's proceedings.
Tuesday marked day six of the historic New York criminal trial of former President Donald Trump. Daniel Horwitz, a former Manhattan assistant district attorney, joins "America Decides" to examine the case.
Former President Donald Trump once again sat in a Manhattan courtroom Tuesday for testimony from former tabloid executive David Pecker and a gag order hearing. CBS News chief election and campaign correspondent Robert Costa reports.
The prosecution and defense presented their opening statements Monday in former President Donald Trump's New York criminal trial. CBS News campaign reporter Katrina Kaufman and legal analyst Rikki Klieman join to unpack the proceedings.
Lawyers presented their opening statements and the first witness took the stand Monday in former President Donald Trump's New York criminal trial. CBS News chief election and campaign correspondent Robert Costa has more.
Jurors in former President Donald Trump's "hush money" trial heard opening statements Monday. After the jury was introduced to the case, the prosecution called David Pecker, a former CEO of American Media Inc., to the stand. CBS News national correspondent Errol Barnett and CBS News legal contributor Rebecca Roiphe have the latest.
David Pecker, the former CEO of American Media Inc., the parent company of the National Enquirer, testified Monday in Donald Trump's criminal "hush money" trial. CBS News legal contributor Rebecca Roiphe breaks down the significance of Pecker's testimony.
Jurors in former President Donald Trump's criminal trial in New York got their first glimpse of the arguments both sides plan to make.
A full jury, including six alternates, has finally been seated for the New York criminal trial against former President Donald Trump. Meanwhile, outside the courthouse, a man was rushed to the hospital after setting himself on fire. CBS News' Jericka Duncan and Robert Costa have the latest.
Twelve jurors have been selected in former President Donald Trump's "hush money" criminal case. CBS News chief election and campaign correspondent Robert Costa explains what happens next.
The full jury and one alternate have been selected for former President Donald Trump's "hush money" trial. CBS News chief election and campaign correspondent Robert Costa reports.
Two jurors selected to serve in the criminal trial against former President Donald Trump in New York were excused Thursday. CBS News chief campaign election and campaign correspondent Robert Costa discusses why they are no longer serving on the jury.
A juror selected for former President Donald Trump's "hush money" criminal trial has been dismissed after expressing concerns about being identified and her ability to remain impartial during the trial. CBS News' Graham Kates is following the latest in the jury selection process.
Gisèle Pelicot said she had no regrets, but hope for the future after a judge sentenced her ex-husband to 20 years in prison for drugging and raping her for years.
President-elect Donald Trump was charged in a sprawling racketeering case related to the 2020 election.
House Speaker Mike Johnson is facing a revolt from fellow Republicans over a last-minute measure to keep the government funded and avoid a shutdown.
A California judge issued a restraining order against a 20-year-old man who told FBI agents he'd been messaging with the Wisconsin shooter, authorities and court documents say.
Teamsters union says Amazon workers at seven warehouses will walk off the job Thursday morning in multiple states.
An attorney for Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, says he will waive extradition at his hearing on Thursday.
Drones have been banned from flying over nearly two dozen New Jersey towns until Jan. 17, the FAA says.
Oklahoma is preparing to execute Kevin Underwood, who killed a 10-year-old girl during a cannibalistic fantasy. It would be the 25th and last scheduled U.S. execution this year.
Senators advance bill that would expand Social Security benefits to millions of Americans, including teachers, firefighters and others with public pensions.
President-elect Donald Trump was charged in a sprawling racketeering case related to the 2020 election.
Oklahoma is preparing to execute Kevin Underwood, who killed a 10-year-old girl during a cannibalistic fantasy. It would be the 25th and last scheduled U.S. execution this year.
Democrats elect a new party chair on Feb. 1, following the loss of the presidency and the Senate and the narrow failure to win the House in 2024.
A California judge issued a restraining order Tuesday against a 20-year-old man who told FBI agents that he had been messaging with the Wisconsin shooter.
Erin West, 42, and Rubi Vergara, 14, were fatally shot Monday morning at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin.
Teamsters union says Amazon workers at seven warehouses plan to walk off the job Thursday morning in multiple states.
The stock market is down sharply today after the Federal Reserve forecast fewer interest rate cuts in 2025 than expected.
It's the last year the American Women Quarters Program will put historical female figures on reverse side of coins.
TP-Link routers could be banned in the U.S. over national security concerns, according to a report.
Senators advance bill that would expand Social Security benefits to millions of Americans with public pensions.
President-elect Donald Trump was charged in a sprawling racketeering case related to the 2020 election.
The new goal is part of the Paris Agreement, under which member nations must update their emission cut targets every five years.
Democrats elect a new party chair on Feb. 1, following the loss of the presidency and the Senate and the narrow failure to win the House in 2024.
Elliston Berry's life was turned upside down after a photo she posted on Instagram was digitally altered online to be pornographic.
Senators advance bill that would expand Social Security benefits to millions of Americans with public pensions.
Advocates say it is discrimination and are arguing for "insurance fairness" on the grounds that people who have joints surgically replaced typically don't face the same kinds of coverage challenges.
Seed oils are making headlines, prompting fears around whether they can have negative effects on your health. Here's what to know.
A person in Louisiana has the first severe illness caused by bird flu in the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Wednesday.
"The mystery has finally been solved," Congo's health ministry says, after an unidentified disease outbreak started killing mainly women and children in a remote region.
The sisters share a special bond of getting a second chance at life, which they both received at the age of 38 years old.
Russia's Vladimir Putin, in his annual marathon news conference, laments "serious blunders" by his security forces and says he'll meet Trump "any time" about Ukraine.
Two highway crashes in southeastern Afghanistan killed a combined total of 50 people and injured 76, a government spokesman says.
"Mayotte is demolished," an airport security agent told President Emmanuel Macron as he arrived in the remote French territory five days after Cyclone Chido.
Officers arrested a woman who was the missing male's partner and another man who was her ex-partner, police said.
The incident happened one day after a blast caused by another improvised landmine killed two Mexican soldiers and wounded five others.
The three surviving core members of the Grateful Dead, Bobby Weir, Bill Kreutzmann, and Mickey Hart, talk to Anthony Mason about becoming Kennedy Center honorees, the band's legacy and loyal fans, and the magic of music and songwriting.
Surviving members of the Grateful Dead, Bobby Weir, Bill Kreutzmann, and Mickey Hart, revisit the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco.
Ben Schwartz and James Marsden join "CBS Mornings" to discuss their roles in the highly anticipated sequel "Sonic the Hedgehog 3," distributed by Paramount Pictures.
Dave Matthews, Leon Bridges and Derek Trucks led a star-studded tribute to the Grateful Dead at this year's Kennedy Center Honors. Anthony Mason spoke with the band's three surviving core members about their journey to becoming one of the most influential bands in American history.
Tory Lanaz, who is serving a 10-year prison sentence for shooting Megan Thee Stallion in the feet, is harassing her from prison through surrogates, the petition alleges.
The Supreme Court said Wednesday it will hear an appeal from TikTok over a federal law that would ban the social media giant if it is not sold by its Chinese parent company. Jan Crawford has more.
Elliston Berry's life was turned upside down after a photo she posted on Instagram was digitally altered online to be pornographic.
From labor shortages to environmental impacts, farmers are looking to AI to help revolutionize the agriculture industry. One California startup, Farm-ng, is tapping into the power of AI and robotics to perform a wide range of tasks, including seeding, weeding and harvesting.
The Supreme Court plans to hear arguments in January on a challenge to a new law that could lead to the popular social media app TikTok being banned in the U.S. The Biden administration and lawmakers say the Chinese government's ability to collect data from TikTok poses a significant national security risk, while the app and its Chinese parent company ByteDance argue that the law is unconstitutional. CBS News Supreme Court producer Catherine Cole has more.
FAA data shows that lithium battery fires on U.S. flights have risen 388% since 2015, now occurring nearly twice a week.
Giant hornets, dubbed "murder hornets," have been eradicated in the U.S., five years after the invasive species was first detected in Washington state.
World coal use is set to reach an all-time high in 2024, the International Energy Agency says, in a year all but certain to be the hottest in recorded history.
From record-breaking temperatures to devastating disasters, 2024 brought the world closer to the reality of what climate change looks and feels like. CBS News national environmental correspondent David Schechter reports.
Researchers determined that dozens of men, women and children were violently killed and cannibalized in Bronze Age-era England.
In this episode of “ClimateWatch,” CBS national environmental correspondent David Schechter looks back at the devastating hurricanes, landslides, flooding and more that impacted the U.S. this year.
Luigi Mangione's lawyer says the suspect in the UnitedHealthcare CEO killing is expected to waive extradition back to New York from Pennsylvania. CBS News' Nicole Valdes reports.
Officers arrested a woman who was the missing male's partner and another man who was her ex-partner, police said.
The incident happened one day after a blast caused by another improvised landmine killed two Mexican soldiers and wounded five others.
Oklahoma is preparing to execute Kevin Underwood, who killed a 10-year-old girl during a cannibalistic fantasy. It would be the 25th and last scheduled U.S. execution this year.
Gisèle Pelicot said she had no regrets, but hope for the future after a judge sentenced her ex-husband to 20 years in prison for drugging and raping her for years.
Here's why NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are stuck, but not stranded, at the International Space Station after launching into space in June.
NASA has delayed the return date for Boeing's Starliner astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams. CBS News' Manuel Bojorquez reports on the decision to keep the two in space.
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson says he's optimistic the Trump administration will support the space agency's agenda.
Two astronauts who have been stuck in space since June will have to wait until at least the end of March to come home after NASA on Wednesday again pushed back their return date. Derrick Pitts, chief astronomer for the Franklin Institute, joined CBS News to discuss what's causing the delays.
Two astronauts who have been stuck aboard the International Space Station for months will have to wait even longer to come home. Their planned returned was delayed once again on Tuesday, pushing their earliest return trip back to late March. Manuel Bojorquez has more.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
Peterson's death sentence for the murder of his pregnant wife Laci has been overturned. Now his supporters are pushing for a complete retrial.
The seesaw marriage between the former ballerina and her much older husband only lasted four years, until she shot him on Sept. 27, 2020.
Cayley Mandadi's mother and stepfather go to extreme lengths to prove her death was no accident.
Live performances are in full swing this summer. Scroll through our concert gallery, featuring pictures by CBS News photojournalist Jake Barlow and photographers Ed Spinelli and Kirstine Walton.
New details reveal the Madison school shooter was talking to a man who was allegedly also planning an attack. Also, Republicans torpedo a bill to keep the government funded under pressure from Elon Musk. All that and all that matters in today's Eye Opener.
Russian President Vladimir Putin held his annual press conference where he discussed the state of the economy and the war against Ukraine. Putin also said he has not yet met Syria's ousted leader Bashar al-Assad and added he is prepared to speak to Donald Trump in the future. Mary Ilyushina, a foreign news reporter for The Washington Post, joins CBS News with more headlines.
Gisèle Pelicot, the French woman who found out that her husband was drugging her and allowing dozens of strangers to sexually abuse her, spoke out after a guilty verdict was read in her case. CBS News' Leigh Kiniry reports.
Amazon workers in multiple cities are on a strike led by the Teamsters union. This comes during the Christmas holiday rush on package deliveries. Paul Clark, a labor and employment relations professor at Penn State University, joins CBS News with more details.
Luigi Mangione's lawyer says the suspect in the UnitedHealthcare CEO killing is expected to waive extradition back to New York from Pennsylvania. CBS News' Nicole Valdes reports.