Sec. Mattis on Russia
Gen. James Mattis, Secretary of Defense admits that engaging diplomatically with Russia while confronting them on issues of cyber and borders presents "a strategically uncomfortable position."
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Mattis on North Korea
Secretary of Defense James Mattis says North Korea is a direct threat to the United States. Gen. Mattis says he will not put forth a timeline, but adds, "we don't have to wait until they have an intercontinental ballistic missile."
Mattis on war on terror
Secretary of Defense James Mattis says the military knows "ISIS is going to go down" but notes other large confrontations are brewing in the Middle East. "We cannot be blind to those," Mattis adds.
Mattis says fight against ISIS has "accelerated"
"We have already shifted from attrition tactics where we shove them from one position to another in Iraq and Syria, to annihilation tactics where we surround them," the defense secretary says
Face the Nation, May 28
This week on "Face the Nation," host John Dickerson sits down with Secretary of Defense James Mattis, plus a report from the frontlines of Iraq and preview of filmmaker Ken Burns' latest documentary.
Mattis: War with North Korea would be "catastrophic"
A conflict in North Korea "would be probably the worst kind of fighting in most people's lifetimes," says Defense Secretary James Mattis
Transcript: Defense Secretary James Mattis on "Face the Nation"
"Face the Nation" sat down with U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis for his first television interview since he assumed his Cabinet position
U.S. defense secretary on Russia: "NATO is not a threat and they know it"
What do the Russians want? "Beats me," says Secretary of Defense James Mattis
Mattis says Trump “wide open” on Paris climate accord
The secretary of defense tells “Face the Nation” the president is still considering whether the U.S. should remain in the climate change pact
Mattis: Trump’s message on NATO "consistent" with past presidents
Secretary of defense tells "Face the Nation" it isn't out of the ordinary for the president to urge NATO members to pay their fair share
Mattis weighs in on Trump, NATO
The defense secretary spoke with "Face the Nation" in a wide-ranging interview on May 27, 2017.
Mattis on climate change, Paris accord
The defense secretary spoke with "Face the Nation" in a wide-ranging interview on May 27, 2017.
Secretary Gates on how to tell the president he's wrong
In an interview with CBS News' "Face the Nation," Gates says that Trump's cabinet would let him know if he's "heading down the wrong path"
General suggests Russia supplying Taliban with weapons
Gen. John Nicholson, who commands U.S. forces in Afghanistan, comments on allegations as country descends further into chaos
Defense Secretary James Mattis warns Syria still has chemical weapons
His comments come after the latest chemical attack and Russia was supposed to help rid Syria of its stockpile as part of a 2013 deal
Mattis explains: Where the USS Vinson carrier group is going
Amid tensions with North Korea, U.S. officials including the president had said that the Vinson was headed toward the Korean peninsula
Saudi Arabia suffers deadly incident in Yemen
Crash marked one of the deadliest incidents for the kingdom’s troops since the war began
Pence says still "a chance" diplomacy can stop North Korea
Trump ambiguous as vice president and defense chief stress political pressure from China as key to resolving standoff
Mattis press conference
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis spoke at the Pentagon on Tuesday to say the U.S. wouldn't "passively stand by" about the Syrian regime's chemical attack and to defeat ISIS as it "represents a clear and present danger."
U.S. appears to be on the verge of Syria missile strike
Military strike would be in response to nerve gas attack that killed scores of civilians
After two months, Mattis is only Trump pick at the Pentagon
Defense secretary's deputy, among others, still holdovers from Obama era
How Russian oil-giant Rosneft could claim U.S. oil
Its loan to the Venezuelan company behind Citgo could trigger a claim on U.S. pipelines that only the White House could stop
Al Qaeda in Syria
CBS News National Security Correspondent David Martin discusses why an al Qaeda leader was in Syria and what we know about Secretary of Defense James Mattis' "preliminary plan" to defeat ISIS.
More than 100 generals sign letter warning against budget cuts
The 120 generals say it is important to keep funding for non-military foreign policy initiatives
Pence, Mattis reassure allies rattled by Trump's rhetoric
Senior admin. officials' remarks underscore challenge they face trying balance need for cohesive U.S. message with a boss who speaks off the cuff
Man convicted of murder of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley
Jose Ibarra was found guilty in the murder of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley.
U.S. warns of possible Russian retaliation for Ukrainian missile strike
The U.S. embassy in Ukraine says Russia could launch a "significant air attack" on Kyiv after U.S.-made missiles were fired into Russia's Bryansk region.
Bomb cyclone in Northwest causes vast power outages, kills at least 1
A major storm swept across the northwestern U.S., battering the region with strong winds and rain, causing widespread power outages and downing trees that killed at least one person.
One Direction stars attend Liam Payne's funeral in England
Family and friends of One Direction star Liam Payne, who died after falling from a Buenos Aires hotel room, have gathered for his funeral in England.
Susan Smith seeking freedom 30 years after drowning her 2 young sons
Susan Smith, the South Carolina mother convicted of killing her two sons by rolling her car into a lake in 1994 with the boys strapped in their seats inside, is asking a parole board to free her.
Trump picks Linda McMahon for education secretary
Linda McMahon is a co-chair of President-elect Donald Trump's transition team and was the Small Business Administrator in his first term.
Woman linked to 14 poisoning murders is sentenced to death
Sararat Rangsiwuthaporn, 36, is accused of swindling thousands of dollars from her victims before killing them with cyanide.
Personal bankruptcies are up. When does it make sense to file?
Americans struggling to stay financially afloat should consider debt relief before tapping into retirement accounts, experts say.
DeSantis' Canadian drug import plan goes nowhere after FDA approval
Florida sued the FDA over what it said was a "reckless delay" in approving its drug importation plan. Now, nearly a year after the FDA gave the state the green light, the program has yet to begin.
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Man convicted of murder of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley
Jose Ibarra was found guilty in the murder of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley.
Personal bankruptcies are up. When does it make sense to file?
Americans struggling to stay financially afloat should consider debt relief before tapping into retirement accounts, experts say.
Target tumbles 20% after its earnings fall short. Here's what happened.
Target stock tumbled almost 20% in pre-market trading after reporting earnings that fell short of forecasts. Here what's going on.
Bomb cyclone in Northwest causes vast power outages, kills at least 1
A major storm swept across the northwestern U.S., battering the region with strong winds and rain, causing widespread power outages and downing trees that killed at least one person.
Carcass of massive endangered whale washes ashore in Alaska
The carcass was comparable to the width of a college basketball court and female, according to biologists.
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Personal bankruptcies are up. When does it make sense to file?
Americans struggling to stay financially afloat should consider debt relief before tapping into retirement accounts, experts say.
Target tumbles 20% after its earnings fall short. Here's what happened.
Target stock tumbled almost 20% in pre-market trading after reporting earnings that fell short of forecasts. Here what's going on.
Frontier Airlines is adding 16 new routes. Here's where they are.
Frontier is expanding service across 21 airports in the U.S. and Caribbean. Here are the new routes the carrier will service.
Here's what Trump's FCC pick, Brendan Carr, wrote in Project 2025
Brendan Carr wrote Project 2025's chapter on overhauling the Federal Communications Commission. Here's what to know.
H&R Block, Intuit drop on report that Musk's DOGE may develop a tax app
H&R Block, Intuit stock dropped amid a report that Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency may develop a tax filing app.
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U.S. to provide anti-personnel mines to Ukraine, official says
Ukraine has been one of the most mined countries in the world since Russia's invasion in 2022, and Ukraine is inundated with anti-personnel mines.
As he retires, Ohio lawmaker recalls 2017 shooting at House GOP baseball practice
As he gets ready to retire, GOP Rep. Brad Wenstrup often thinks about the day Rep. Steve Scalise, one of the House Republican leaders, was shot during a baseball practice.
Pentagon solves 1 UFO mystery but still probing case of "large orange orb"
Director of Pentagon office probing UFOs showed Congress 3 cases it's resolved, but also discussed 3 — out of nearly two dozen — still under active investigation.
Trump picks Linda McMahon for education secretary
Linda McMahon is a co-chair of President-elect Donald Trump's transition team and was the Small Business Administrator in his first term.
As Biden nears Trump's number of judicial confirmations, GOP may slow the process
The Senate has confirmed 217 of Mr. Biden's selections to serve on the federal bench and are aiming to approve more before Republicans take control.
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Florida Gov. DeSantis' Canadian drug import plan goes nowhere after FDA approval
Florida sued the FDA over what it said was a "reckless delay" in approving its drug importation plan. Now, nearly a year after the FDA gave the state the green light, the program has yet to begin.
As "walking pneumonia" spreads, ER visits surge for sick babies
CDC data shows rates of Mycoplasma pneumoniae have surged in babies.
Trump taps Dr. Mehmet Oz to lead key Medicare and Medicaid agency
Dr. Mehmet Oz unsuccessfully ran for Senate in 2022. Now he's Trump's choice to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Here's what to know about bacteria in Tom's of Maine's toothpaste
The FDA sent a warning letter flagging "significant violations" of manufacturing regulations for Tom's of Maine toothpaste.
Canada's internal battle over medically assisted dying for mental illness
Canada legalized medically assisted dying in 2016. It was set to expand to patients suffering solely from mental illness last year, but it hasn't — yet.
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China admits spy plane violated Japanese airspace, Tokyo says
China said the airspace violation occurred when the plane's pilot took emergency measures due to turbulence, Japan's Foreign Ministry said.
One Direction stars attend Liam Payne's funeral in England
Family and friends of One Direction star Liam Payne, who died after falling from a Buenos Aires hotel room, have gathered for his funeral in England.
What Russia's new nuclear weapons policy means
Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved changes formally lowering the threshold at which his country can consider a nuclear attack.
Man arrested 57 years after woman raped, killed in her home
The case remained cold for 57 years until 92-year-old Ryland Headley was arrested and subsequently charged.
Woman linked to 14 poisoning murders is sentenced to death
Sararat Rangsiwuthaporn, 36, is accused of swindling thousands of dollars from her victims before killing them with cyanide.
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Paul Simon says group's steps toward hearing loss cure gives him hope
CBS News' Anthony Mason joins Paul Simon on a trip to the Stanford Initiative to Cure Hearing Loss, to explore how researchers are getting closer to finding answers about repairing and preventing hearing loss.
Chiefs team up with Hallmark Channel
The Kansas City Chiefs make history as the first NFL team featured in a Hallmark holiday movie, "Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story," blending football and festive romance. Chiefs president Mark Donovan and marketing officer Lara Krug discuss the team's role in the film.
One Direction stars attend Liam Payne's funeral in England
Family and friends of One Direction star Liam Payne, who died after falling from a Buenos Aires hotel room, have gathered for his funeral in England.
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Katt Williams says he passed Marine boot camp, but there's no record of it
For years, actor and comedian Katt Williams has claimed he lied about his age as a teenager to join the Marines and passed boot camp before being drummed out. The Marines have no record of him ever serving.
"Gladiator II" actors talk sequel, preparations and more
Actors Pedro Pascal, Joseph Quinn and Fred Hechinger talk about the upcoming release of "Gladiators II," 25 years after the original "Gladiator" movie, and what it was like working with director Ridley Scott.
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SpaceX successfully tests Starship
SpaceX successfully launched its Super Heavy-Starship rocket from Texas for its sixth test flight Tuesday with its CEO Elon Musk and President-elect Donald Trump looking on. CBS News correspondent Jason Allen has more on the launch.
Here's what Trump's FCC pick, Brendan Carr, wrote in Project 2025
Brendan Carr wrote Project 2025's chapter on overhauling the Federal Communications Commission. Here's what to know.
How AI powered robots are helping small farms
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.
Google's Chrome browser could be sold
The Justice Department is reportedly asking a judge to force Google's parent company to sell its Chrome browser following a ruling that declared the company's search engine practices an illegal monopoly.
How this new car runs without gas or electricity
As climate change intensifies, the race for a more eco-friendly car has revved up. Itay Hod reports on the newest twist on travel.
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Energy Secretary Granholm on Trump presidency
Former leaders and climate experts have issued a letter calling the U.N.'s annual climate meeting "no longer fit for purpose." Recently, CBS News spoke with U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm about the summit and what the incoming Trump presidency means for clean energy and climate change. The conversation took place before the president-elect made his pick for energy secretary.
Parts of Great Barrier Reef dying at record rate, alarmed researchers say
Parts of the Great Barrer Reef have suffered the highest coral mortality on record, Australian researchers say, and they fear the rest of it has suffered a similar fate.
Long-term effects of Trump plans for oil, gas
President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to "drill, baby, drill" on Day 1 in office. CBS News national environmental correspondent David Schechter joins to take a closer look at the environmental impact of some of Trump's potential energy and climate policies.
How climate change impacts the economy
2024 is on pace to be the hottest year on record worldwide. CBS News Los Angeles meteorologist and climatologist Marina Jurica reports that extreme weather events cost the global economy over $2 trillion in the last 10 years.
Scientists say biggest coral in the world discovered in the Pacific
Scientists say they've discovered a "mega coral" three times bigger than the previous record holder - so huge they initially thought it was a shipwreck.
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Man convicted of murder of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley
Jose Ibarra was found guilty in the murder of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley.
Man arrested 57 years after woman raped, killed in her home
The case remained cold for 57 years until 92-year-old Ryland Headley was arrested and subsequently charged.
Woman linked to 14 poisoning murders is sentenced to death
Sararat Rangsiwuthaporn, 36, is accused of swindling thousands of dollars from her victims before killing them with cyanide.
Susan Smith seeking her freedom 30 years after drowning her 2 young sons
Susan Smith, the South Carolina mother convicted of killing her two sons by rolling her car into a lake in 1994 with the boys strapped in their seats inside, is asking a parole board to free her.
Court sees texts from Laken Riley's mother
Video of the last moments Laken Riley was seen alive and the final texts between her and her mother were shown in court Tuesday. Jose Ibarra, an undocumented Venezuelan immigrant, is on trial for the murder of the 22-year-old nursing student. Manuel Bojorquez has the latest.
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Space
Trump, Musk attend SpaceX launch
President-elect Donald Trump attended SpaceX's sixth flight test of its Super Heavy-Starship on Tuesday with CEO Elon Musk. The burgeoning friendship between the two men played a key role in Trump's reelection, with Musk now set to run a government efficiency agency in the coming months. CBS News political reporter Jake Rosen and Politico aviation reporter Oriana Pawlyk join "America Decides" with more.
SpaceX launches Super Heavy-Starship, with Trump there to watch
President-elect Donald Trump was on hand with Elon Musk for the sixth test flight of SpaceX's huge Super Heavy-Starship rocket.
Far side of the moon once had erupting volcanoes, lunar soil shows
Researchers analyzed lunar soil brought back by China's Chang'e-6, the first spacecraft to return with a haul of rocks and dirt from the little-explored far side.
When you can see the Beaver Moon, 2024's final supermoon
November's full moon, known as the Beaver Moon, is the last supermoon of 2024. Here's when it peaks and why it's called the Beaver Moon.
Astronauts decline to answer questions about post-flight medical issue
Medical issues aside, the astronauts described a water leak in June that triggered a blizzard in the International Space Station's airlock.
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Notable Deaths in 2024
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
Serial killer Rodney Alcala's secret photos
See some of convicted serial killer Rodney Alcala's photographs that were discovered by detectives in a Seattle storage locker.
The troubled marriage of Ashley and Doug Benefield
The seesaw marriage between the former ballerina and her much older husband only lasted four years, until she shot him on Sept. 27, 2020.
Evidence in "The Dexter Killer" case
A look at the evidence in "The Dexter Killer" case; plus, newly revealed letters from the man police say wanted to be like fictional serial killer Dexter Morgan.
Summer music heats up 2024
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.
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1 dead as bomb cyclone hits Pacific Northwest
One person has already been killed and hundreds of thousands of customers are without power after a powerful bomb cyclone slammed the Pacific Northwest with hurricane-force winds and heavy rain. CBS News Bay Area reporter Veronica Macias has more on the conditions there and CBS News Philadelphia meteorologist Grant Gilmore has a look at the forecast.
Paul Simon on adjusting to hearing loss
Legendary musician Paul Simon gives Anthony Mason an inside look at the Stanford Initiative to Cure Hearing Loss, where scientists are working to help the nearly half a billion people disabled by the condition.
Chiefs team up with Hallmark Channel
The Kansas City Chiefs make history as the first NFL team featured in a Hallmark holiday movie, "Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story," blending football and festive romance. Chiefs president Mark Donovan and marketing officer Lara Krug discuss the team's role in the film.
The TV factor with Trump's Cabinet picks
President-elect Donald Trump is expected to make the final picks for his Cabinet by Thanksgiving. So far, loyalty and television presence have seemed to be the biggest influences on Trump's choices. CBS News political correspondent Caitlin Huey-Burns has more on how the Cabinet for Trump's second presidency is being assembled and his latest choice of Linda McMahon for education secretary.
Gaetz meeting with senators about AG job
Matt Gaetz is on Capitol Hill Wednesday meeting with senators as he tries to shore up support for his bid to be attorney general. President-elect Donald Trump says he's not reconsidering his choice of Gaetz for AG even as pressure grows for the House Ethics Committee to release its findings on claims of misconduct by the former Florida congressman. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane has more.