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Tuesday will see more hearings in Donald Trump's classified documents case after a Monday hearing that saw a tense exchange between Judge Aileen Cannon and a prosecutor in the case. Attorney and CBS News campaign reporter Katrina Kaufman has more.
Former President Donald Trump's lawyers returned to a Florida courtroom Monday, hoping to persuade the judge to dismiss the classified documents case. CBS News campaign reporter and attorney Katrina Kaufman looks at the day's arguments.
U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon resumed a hearing Monday over special counsel Jack Smith's involvement in former President Donald Trump's classified documents case. She is also hearing arguments on whether to issue a limited gag order against Trump in the case. CBS News campaign reporter Katrina Kaufman reports.
The judge in Donald Trump's classified documents case is hearing arguments Monday over whether a gag order should be placed on the former president after he falsely claimed the FBI agents who searched his Mar-a-Lago home were out to kill him and his family. Attorney and CBS News campaign reporter Katrina Kaufman has more.
Should special counsel Jack Smith be removed from former President Donald Trump's classified documents case? That question was at the center of a pretrial hearing in Florida on Friday. CBS News campaign reporter and attorney Katrina Kaufman was inside the courtroom and has the details.
U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon is weighing if special counsel Jack Smith was correctly appointed to serve in the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump. CBS News campaign reporter and attorney Katrina Kaufman has more.
Donald Trump's legal team is arguing that special counsel Jack Smith was unlawfully appointed by Attorney General Merrick Garland in the former president's classified documents case. A judge will hear arguments Friday about whether Smith should be removed. Attorney and CBS News campaign reporter Katrina Kaufman has more.
Federal Judge Aileen Cannon heard from outside groups about whether Jack Smith should be allowed to prosecute Trump.
For more than two decades, the U.S. position has been that al Qaeda acted alone on September 11th, but a newly public video has raised questions about whether the Saudi government provided crucial assistance to the hijackers during the 9/11 terror attacks. Cecilia Vega reports.
The judge overseeing former President Donald Trump's classified documents case will hear arguments Friday about whether special counsel Jack Smith should be removed from the prosecution. CBS News campaign reporter and attorney Katrina Kaufman joins "America Decides" with a preview of the hearing.
The Justice Department announced Friday that it will not prosecute Attorney General Merrick Garland after the House of Representatives voted to hold him in contempt of Congress for refusing to comply with subpoenas for recordings of President Biden's interview from special counsel Robert Hur's classified documents investigation. CBS News' Nikole Killion has the latest.
House lawmakers have voted to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress. Wednesday's vote came after two Republican-led committees voted in May to recommend Garland be held in contempt for defying a congressional subpoena. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion reports.
The resolution to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt passed by a vote of 216 to 207, with all but one Republican voting in favor.
The Justice Department has defied subpoenas to turn over audio recordings of President Biden's interview with special counsel Robert Hur.
President Biden's reelection campaign held a news conference Tuesday outside the lower Manhattan courthouse where former President Donald Trump is on trial. Robert De Niro and former Capitol Hill police officer Harry Dunn spoke at the event. Robert Costa, Joel Payne and Matt Gorman join to discuss.
Former President Donald Trump was defiant ahead of closing arguments in his criminal "hush money" trial on Tuesday. Speaking at the courthouse, he blamed President Biden for his legal troubles in New York. Semafor politics reporter Shelby Talcott and The Guardian political investigations reporter Hugo Lowell join "America Decides" with analysis.
Trump falsely claimed last week that FBI agents who searched Mar-a-Lago in August 2022 were "authorized to shoot me."
The request follows a false claim by Trump earlier this week that the FBI agents who searched his Mar-a-Lago estate in August 2022 were "authorized to shoot me" and were "locked & loaded ready to take me out & put my family in danger."
Former President Donald Trump is accusing, without foundation, FBI agents of being "locked and loaded" as they seized classified documents from his estate. The agency issued a rare rebuke to the claims, saying it followed normal, standard protocol as it does for all search warrants, and that no one ordered additional steps be taken. CBS News chief election and campaign correspondent Robert Costa has more.
The FBI is speaking out on former President Donald Trump's claims that the Department of Justice approved the use of deadly force during a raid of his Mar-a-Lago estate in search of classified documents. CBS News Justice Department reporter Robert Legare has more.
Newly unsealed court records show that four additional documents with classified markings were found in a closet in former President Donald Trump's bedroom at Mar-a-Lago, four months after the FBI searched the resort. CBS News legal contributor Rebecca Roiphe has more.
Former President Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to all charges related to his alleged mishandling of sensitive government documents after leaving office.
President Biden is asserting executive privilege over recordings of his interview with special counsel Robert Hur, according to letters sent from the White House and Justice Department to two GOP-led House committees. Congressional Republicans sought the recordings as part of their impeachment probe into the president and are now considering holding Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt for denying their request. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane has more.
Attorney General Merrick Garland took questions from reporters Thursday as two Republican-led House committees consider a contempt of Congress resolution against him. Garland has defied the committees' requests for audio recordings of former special counsel Robert Hur's interview with President Biden in a classified documents investigation.
Stormy Daniels' testimony in former President Donald Trump's New York criminal trial came to an end Thursday. Tom Dupree Jr., former deputy assistant attorney general, and Robert Costa, CBS News chief election and campaign correspondent, join "America Decides" to unpack the proceedings.
A massive wildfire burning in Los Angeles has forced tens of thousands of people to evacuate.
Former President Jimmy Carter is being remembered in six days of state funeral events.
Greenland's government says Donald Trump Jr. is visiting in a private capacity, so it won't discuss his presence as his father vows to make it part of the U.S.
Thousands of people fled their homes as a brush fire in the Pacific Palisades quickly spread to 1,260 acres Tuesday, a blaze which authorities said could grow further as even stronger winds are expected through the night.
The Justice Dept filed a motion to stop plea deals from moving forward in the war court in Guantanamo Bay, days before Khalid Sheikh Mohammed was set to plead guilty.
Las Vegas police say the man who exploded a Tesla Cybertruck outside a Trump hotel used ChatGPT to help plan the bombing.
Authorities say the New Orleans truck attacker placed two IEDs in the French Quarter. The photo shows rolls of nails and what appears to be a radio receiver inside a cooler.
The bodies were found during a routine inspection after the plane landed.
A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Justice Department from releasing a report prepared by special counsel Jack Smith.
A massive wildfire burning in Los Angeles has forced tens of thousands of people to evacuate.
Prosecutors said the gunman expressed white supremacist and antisemitic views before the shooting at Yellowstone National Park.
Las Vegas police say the man who exploded a Tesla Cybertruck outside a Trump hotel used ChatGPT to help plan the bombing.
Authorities say the New Orleans truck attacker placed two IEDs in the French Quarter. The photo shows rolls of nails and what appears to be a radio receiver inside a cooler.
Resident Nicolas Libonati said he saw a lot of abandoned cars on the road, and people running toward the coast. "It was kind of a surreal scene," he said.
President Joe Biden designated Thursday, Jan. 9, as a national day of mourning for former President Jimmy Carter.
After reaching a tentative deal that suspended a short strike in October, unionized dockworkers and port operators face another crucial test.
Verizon customers reported receiving settlement payments well below the minimum of $15, as stipulated in agreement.
Experian accused of violating Fair Credit Reporting Act by reinserting disputed information back into credit reports.
Washington seeks to restrict sharing of advanced technology, deeming it a threat to national security.
The Justice Dept filed a motion to stop plea deals from moving forward in the war court in Guantanamo Bay, days before Khalid Sheikh Mohammed was set to plead guilty.
President Joe Biden designated Thursday, Jan. 9, as a national day of mourning for former President Jimmy Carter.
The government will issue refunds to tens of thousands of unauthorized immigrants married to American citizens who applied for a program that was struck down in court.
President-elect Donald Trump said renaming the gulf is "appropriate," blasting Mexico for the migrants crossing the southern border.
John Irving, a former federal prosecutor who now represents several Trump-world figures, is under consideration to be named the U.S. attorney in Washington, D.C.
Officials in India have confirmed the country's first seven cases of human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, which is reportedly surging in neighboring China.
For the first time, bird flu has claimed a human life in the U.S. Louisiana's health department says the patient was over the age of 65 and reportedly had underlying health problems.
The human metapneumovirus is reportedly surging in China, but should Americans be concerned? Here's what to know about HMPV symptoms and more.
The Louisiana patient was hospitalized with a severe case of bird flu in the first death in the U.S. caused by the H5N1 virus.
But consumer advocates say the Food and Drug Administration's new guidance on lead limit in baby food doesn't go far enough.
David Ezequiel Pereyra, 21, surrendered Monday to police in Barracas, south of Buenos Aires.
Video of the incident showed a woman in a hat being struck by the racquet as the crowd gasped.
The U.S. government has determined that Sudan's RSF paramilitary force and its allies have committed genocide in the country's raging civil war.
Washington seeks to restrict sharing of advanced technology, deeming it a threat to national security.
Human rights groups accuse Iran's leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei of using capital punishment as a tool following nationwide protests.
David Ezequiel Pereyra, 21, surrendered Monday to police in Barracas, south of Buenos Aires.
Peter Yarrow was a singer-songwriter and a social activist, but he was best known as one-third of the folk-music group Peter, Paul and Mary.
Former "Today" anchor Meredith Vieira's husband, journalist Richard Cohen, died on Christmas Eve at 76, the talk show's current hosts said Tuesday.
Grammy-nominated artist Chlöe Bailey and NAACP President Derrick Johnson join "CBS Mornings" to announce nominees for the 56th NAACP Image Awards. The awards honor the achievements and performances of people of color across various fields.
The actor Aubrey Plaza has spoken out for the first time since her husband Jeff Baena's death last week. He was 47.
The 2025 Consumer Electronics Show was underway in Las Vegas on Tuesday. The annual trade conference spotlights some of the newest technological innovations from companies across the globe. Jason Hiner, editor-in-chief for tech news site ZDNET joins "The Daily Report" to discuss.
Meta, parent company of Facebook and Instagram, announced Tuesday that its platforms will eliminate their third-party fact-checking systems. NPR correspondent Shannon Bond joins "The Daily Report" to discuss what that could mean for users moving forward.
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.
Mark Zuckerberg announced Tuesday that Meta is ending its fact-checking program for its platforms, which include Instagram and Facebook. President-elect Donald Trump said Tuesday he believed the change might be due to political threats he has made against Zuckerberg and his company in the past. Kelly O'Grady reports.
Washington seeks to restrict sharing of advanced technology, deeming it a threat to national security.
As the U.S. Capitol prepares to honor former President Jimmy Carter, Rolling Stone climate reporter Jeff Goodell looks back on his environmental legacy.
It is hoped the discovery will provide clues about how dinosaurs interacted, as well as their size and the speeds at which they moved.
It may sound spooky, but a black moon is nothing ominous.
Solar storms may bring northern lights to several states in the northern U.S. just in time for New Year's Eve, but cloud cover may put a damper on festivities.
Hundreds of new species across the globe were identified by scientists in 2024.
Prosecutors said the gunman expressed white supremacist and antisemitic views before the shooting at Yellowstone National Park.
Authorities say the New Orleans truck attacker placed two IEDs in the French Quarter. The photo shows rolls of nails and what appears to be a radio receiver inside a cooler.
Ovidio Guzmán López and Joaquin Guzmán López didn't appear at the hearing in Chicago on Tuesday where prosecutors said they needed more time.
Seven people — including Tyrin Truong, mayor of Bogalusa, Louisiana — are facing charges issued in connection with a drug trafficking investigation.
Sebastian Zapeta, the man accused of setting a woman on fire on the NYC subway, pleads not guilty in the death of Debrina Kawam.
NASA hopes a revised plan will get Mars samples back to Earth faster and cost less than the agency's original plan.
A phenomenon called gravitational lensing turned a galaxy into a "hall of mirrors of cosmic proportions," allowing for the discovery.
NASA said scientists began receiving more detailed telemetry — or "housekeeping data" — from the spacecraft on New Year's Day.
The first meteor shower of 2025 is about to peak. Here's how to watch and where you can see the Quadrantids.
Officials said they were investigating fragments of metal, believed to be from a rocket, that crashed into a village in the country's south.
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.
See some of convicted serial killer Rodney Alcala's photographs that were discovered by detectives in a Seattle storage locker.
One day after Congress certified the 2024 election, and less than two weeks from his inauguration, President-elect Donald Trump addressed reporters on Tuesday in a wide-ranging 75-minute news conference at Mar-a-Lago. CBS News' Aaron Navarro reports.
The 2025 Consumer Electronics Show was underway in Las Vegas on Tuesday. The annual trade conference spotlights some of the newest technological innovations from companies across the globe. Jason Hiner, editor-in-chief for tech news site ZDNET joins "The Daily Report" to discuss.
The Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles is facing a wildfire fueled by high winds. CBS News Los Angeles' Jasmine Viel reports that the Palisades Charter High School is surrounded by flames. Viel was hit with some embers, but she is OK.
Two people were found dead in the landing gear compartment of a JetBlue plane in Florida on Monday night. CBS News' Cristian Benavides has more details.
Southern California is facing a life-threatening windstorm as a brush fire in the Pacific Palisades region of Los Angeles burns hundreds of acres. Thousands have evacuated amid the fast-moving flames. CBS News Los Angeles' Jasmine Viel, Alys Martinez and Tom Wait reports from the ground.