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Trump speaks at national law enforcement conference in Kansas City
President Trump is speaking in Kansas City after announcing major staff shakeups Friday morning
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President Trump is speaking in Kansas City after announcing major staff shakeups Friday morning
Democratic House and Senate leaders want an in-person briefing with the Department of Justice's chief ethics officer
CBS News has learned that Barr is a leading contender in a White House nominee shortlist for Attorney General, a position he previously held
An immigration advocate says the "deeply troubling" decision could have sweeping, negative impacts for Central American asylum seekers
Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker erroneously said a terrorist who set off bombs in New York City had two co-conspirators overseas
President Trump said in an interview with Fox News that he "would not get involved" if acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker moves to restrict Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation. CBS News chief White House correspondent Major Garrett discusses what could come next as Democrats object to Whitaker's appointment.
President also says his written answers to Robert Mueller's questions will probably be all he will provide him
Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Chuck Grassley is leaving to become chair of the Finance Committee
Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker told Sen. Graham in meeting that Mueller investigation will proceed, according to an AP source
President Trump renewed his attacks against special counsel Robert Mueller Thursday amid reports the president is working with lawyers to draft answers to the special counsel's questions. Franco Ordoñez, White House correspondent for McClatchy News, joins CBSN to discuss the latest in the Mueller probe.
The bill would protect Special Counsel Robert Mueller from being fired by Trump
Democrats poised to take over critical House committees are going to investigate Whitaker’s involvement with World Patent Marketing
Critics of the Trump administration are already suing over Matt Whitaker's appointment
Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh filed a motion arguing that Whitaker's appointment is illegal and unconstitutional
The president's selection of Matt Whitaker to serve as acting attorney general has sparked controversy
Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker is discussing with ethics officials whether he needs to recuse himself from any cases at the Department of Justice. CBS News Washington correspondent Paula Reid discusses whether Whitaker is likely to step aside from overseeing Robert Mueller's Russia probe.
President Trump is blaming the stock market's performance Monday on House Democrats, as they gear up to take back the chamber come January. Kevin Cirilli, Bloomberg's chief Washington correspondent, joins CBSN's Brook Silva-Braga to discuss the impending probes and potential cooperation we'll see once the Democrats take back the House.
Former Justice Department official Bob Litt and Rebecca Roiphe, a former assistant attorney for New York County, joined "Red and Blue" to discuss what may come next in the Mueller investigation and what Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker can do to gain public trust.
As Democrats prepare to flex oversight in the House, some are calling for the new Acting Attorney General, Matthew Whitaker, to recuse himself from the Mueller probe. The Hill reporter Julia Manchester joins CBSN with more.
Chuck Schumer says he would seek to tied bill to protect Robert Mueller to must-pass legislation if acting attorney general Matthew Whitaker doesn't recuse himself from oversight of the probe
President Trump has spent the past few days trying to distance himself from his new acting attorney general while also praising him. Dan Balz, chief correspondent for the Washington Post, joins CBSN to discuss Matthew Whitaker's appointment.
President Trump put some distance between himself and Matt Whitaker during an impromptu press conference
Matthew Whitaker tied to shuttered Florida advisory firm fined $26 million for allegedly stiffing would-be inventors
On the South Lawn of the White House Friday, President Trump made brief remarks about Matthew Whitaker, his new acting attorney general. What could his appointment mean for the Russia investigation? CBSN spoke with attorney Jesse Weber about the implications.
The hearing regarded an appeal brought by lawyers for Andrew Miller, an aide to Roger Stone
President Biden is the first sitting president to drop out of running for reelection since Lyndon B. Johnson in 1968 — leaving the race against Donald Trump in turmoil.
President Biden announced Sunday he is dropping his reelection bid in the 2024 presidential race and endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris.
Former President Barack Obama did not endorse Vice President Kamala Harris, saying the Democratic Party "will be navigating uncharted waters in the days ahead,
President Biden endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to be the Democratic presidential nominee.
Here's how Republican Senators and members of Congress are reacting to the president's decision to leave the race just weeks before the Democratic Convention.
"The crews of the Russian fighters identified the aerial target as a pair of U.S. Air Force B-52H strategic bombers," Moscow's defense ministry wrote.
Utah State cornerback and former Belleville High School football star Andre Seldon Jr. died Saturday in an apparent drowning at a Utah reservoir, the school announced.
Detectives are currently talking to the man as the investigation continues.
It was the third vehicle crash into a state police cruiser within 48 hours, according to police reports.
Vice President Kamala Harris said in a statement that it is her "intention is to earn and win" the Democratic presidential nomination.
President Biden announced Sunday he is dropping his reelection bid in the 2024 presidential race and endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris.
Former President Barack Obama did not endorse Vice President Kamala Harris, saying the Democratic Party "will be navigating uncharted waters in the days ahead,
Former President Barack Obama released a statement about President Biden's decision to drop out of the 2024 presidential race. Notably, Obama did not name or endorse Vice President Kamala Harris.
On this "Face the Nation" broadcast, Sen. Joe Manchin and Biden campaign co-chair Cedric Richmond join Margaret Brennan.
The German-based sportswear company drew criticism from Israel for including supermodel Bella Hadid in the advertising for the SL72 shoes.
The authorization does not mean a strike will happen immediately and both sides could reach a deal. If a strike does happen, it would be the first at Disneyland in 40 years.
Novo Nordisk and Lilly can't keep up with demand for their weight loss drugs such as Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro. But they object to specialty pharmacies making their own cheaper versions to fill the gap — providing as much as 30% of those drugs sold in the U.S.
Investors are sizing up which industries could benefit under a second Trump administration. But Wall Street preach caution, saying it's easy to get burned.
Starbuck's mobile order ahead and pay features are down. Here's what the company is doing to restore them.
Bill and Hillary Clinton were among the Democrats who endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris after President Biden ended his reelection bid Sunday.
Vice President Kamala Harris said in a statement that it is her "intention is to earn and win" the Democratic presidential nomination.
After President Biden announced Sunday he would not continue to seek reelection, leaders from across the globe shared their responses to his decision.
President Biden announced Sunday he is dropping his reelection bid in the 2024 presidential race and endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris.
Former President Barack Obama did not endorse Vice President Kamala Harris, saying the Democratic Party "will be navigating uncharted waters in the days ahead,
AI bots like Google AI have given incorrect information, with the results ranging from humorous to potentially dangerous.
Novo Nordisk and Lilly can't keep up with demand for their weight loss drugs such as Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro. But they object to specialty pharmacies making their own cheaper versions to fill the gap — providing as much as 30% of those drugs sold in the U.S.
A warning of a Listeria monocytogenes outbreak affecting 12 states, including Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York, was issued by the CDC Friday afternoon linking infections to sliced meat at deli counters.
Researchers have published more than 24,000 papers on long COVID — a constellation of health effects such as shortness of breath, fatigue, brain fog and heart failure that last months or years after the initial infection.
Mr. Biden indicated earlier Friday he could be back on the campaign trail within days.
After President Biden announced Sunday he would not continue to seek reelection, leaders from across the globe shared their responses to his decision.
The Israeli airstrikes were the first time Israel is known to have responded to repeated Houthi attacks throughout its nine-month war against Hamas.
"The crews of the Russian fighters identified the aerial target as a pair of U.S. Air Force B-52H strategic bombers," Moscow's defense ministry wrote.
The Pope stressed that sport also has "a great social power, capable of peacefully uniting people from different cultures."
Doctors and aid workers describe desperate conditions in the Gaza Strip since Israel responded to Hamas' attack last October, and their efforts to rescue children, the most vulnerable victims of violence.
An album of dark songs recorded in a bedroom at his rented farmhouse in 1982, reflecting the upheaval in his life in-between "The River" and "Born in the U.S.A.," helped solidify Springsteen's status as one of music's most soulful voices.
In-between his chart-topping album "The River" and his classic "Born in the U.S.A.," Bruce Springsteen recorded a collection of songs on a 4-track cassette recorder in a bedroom at his rented farmhouse – dark, mournful, and rough-hewn songs that reflected the upheaval in his life at a time of rising success. The resulting album, 1982's "Nebraska," would be one of his most personal, and helped solidify his status as one of music's most soulful voices. Springsteen talks with correspondent Jim Axelrod about how "Nebraska" spoke to his evolution as a songwriter. Axelrod also talks with Warren Zanes, author of the new book, "Deliver Me from Nowhere: The Making of Bruce Springsteen's 'Nebraska'." (This story was originally broadcast on April 30, 2023.)
Bob Newhart, whose observational humor and deadpan delivery were featured in classic standup comedy albums and two hit TV sitcoms, died on July 18, 2024, at the age of 94. Correspondent Mo Rocca looks back at the career of a comedy legend.
Thirty-seven-year-old sculptor Jacopo Cardillo, better known in his native Italy as Jago, has earned a following with his contemporary approach to this classical art form, exposing on social media his process of shaping marble. When he embraced a group of teens who'd defaced one of his works, Jago won a new fan touched by his humanity: Whoopi Goldberg. Correspondent Seth Doane talked with the artist about his most ambitious project yet: creating what will be a 6-ton sculpture more than 16 feet tall.
Birdwatching might seem like an antiquated activity - but thanks to young fans and TikTok, it's having a moment in the spotlight. Actor Ian Harding detailed his love for the hobby in a new memoir, "Odd Birds."
Travelers at airports across the globe were still facing long lines and flight cancellations as airlines Saturday struggled to recover from the CrowdStrike software meltdown. Elise Preston reports.
Saturday marks 55 years since the crew of Apollo 11 landed on the moon. Buzz Aldrin, the only surviving member of that crew, remembered the historic moment by writing, "I am still inspired by what we all saw and did, the best of America and the best of humanity."
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.
With medical providers facing rising levels of burnout, software designers are testing specialized AI-powered chatbots that they hope provide preventative care advice to patients. However, CBS News Confirmed found that the summaries given from existing AI bots like ChatGPT aren't always accurate.
A flaw in a software update from CrowdStrike, a firm that provides cybersecurity services through Microsoft for half of the Fortune 1000 companies, has caused a major worldwide tech outage. Carter Evans examines exactly what caused the glitch and how it is being fixed.
There is a lot we're still learning about the magnificent elephant, a creature that became a political animal after satirist Thomas Nast used it in cartoons in the 1870s. Correspondent Faith Salie visits the exhibition "The Secret World of Elephants," at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, and checks out the pachyderms at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., to uncover some of the elephant's secrets, from its means of communication, to its trunk, "the Swiss army knife of organs."
This summer millions of people have experienced the fact that climate change is making our days hotter, but new research shows it is also making them longer. CBS News' Lana Zak explains.
The full moon, also known as the Thunder Moon, will last three days, peaking on Sunday morning.
Experts say the surging demand for energy in the U.S. is forecast to hit record-highs both this year and next year, straining the country's aging power grid and creating more planet-warming emissions. Part of the demand is from a growing number of data centers across the nation and the rise of artificial intelligence.
The melting of glaciers and polar ice sheets causes water to move closer to the equator, fattening the planet and slowing its rotation, according to a recent study.
Three people died and several others were injured in a shooting at a large gathering early Sunday morning in the Carroll Park section of West Philadelphia, police said.
A popular doctor's brutal murder baffles investigators until digital clues lead to three unusual suspects.
Sandra Hemme, whose murder conviction was overturned after she served 43 years in prison, is now free — despite objections from Missouri's attorney general.
"It was just a horrific scene that even seasoned officers told me it is the worst thing they've ever seen," the sheriff said.
The drug ring would appeal to a witchdoctor "to receive his blessing and for the success of its cocaine transportation," police said.
The cosmos is providing a full moon for the 55th anniversary of the first lunar landing this weekend, and plenty of other events honor Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin's giant leap.
This weekend marks 55 years since the historic Apollo 11 moon landing. Retired NASA astronaut Leroy Chiao joins CBS News to look back on the small step for man and giant leap for mankind.
The full moon, also known as the Thunder Moon, will last three days, peaking on Sunday morning.
NASA says the Deorbit Vehicle will drive the lab to a controlled re-entry and breakup in 2030 to close out three decades of operation.
Rain already falls on Venus, but it took more than 14 minutes for Missy Elliott's The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" to reach the planet.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
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.
A teenager's murder in Lowell, Massachusetts, goes unsolved for more than 40 years -- were the clues there all along?
The actor, recipient of a lifetime achievement Academy Award, was renowned for such films as "MASH," "Klute," "Don't Look Now," "Ordinary People," and "The Hunger Games."
The Illinois mom wrote, "If something ever happens to me, please make sure the number one person of interest is Tim." Take a look at the evidence that led to Tim Bliefnick's arrest.
Sen. Chris Coons, who serves President Biden's home state of Delaware, got choked up while speaking about the president's connection to the state. Coons called Biden, "The greatest Delawarian in our history."
Sen. Chris Coons, from President Biden's home state of Delaware, joined CBS News to react to President Biden's historic decision to end his reelection campaign.
Potential running mates for Kamala Harris are already popping up after President Biden announced he would end his reelection bid and throw his support behind his vice president. CBS News' Norah O'Donnell, Ed O'Keefe, Robert Costa and Margaret Brennan have more.
President Biden announced Sunday he's ending his 2024 reelection run and endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris for the White House. CBS News' Robert Costa, Ed O'Keefe and Margaret Brennan have more on what the road ahead looks like for Harris and Democrats.
President Biden has announced he's ending his reelection campaign and endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination. CBS News' Margaret Brennan, Robert Costa, Willie James Inman and Nancy Cordes have more on the decision and the idea that Harris could face challengers from within her party.