Lawmakers urge leaders to call Congress back to address racist attacks
Dozens of representatives have signed onto a letter by Reps. Veronica Escobar and Tom Malinowski calling for Congress to return
Dozens of representatives have signed onto a letter by Reps. Veronica Escobar and Tom Malinowski calling for Congress to return
"They said 'send her back' but Speaker Pelosi didn't just make arrangements to send me back, she went back with me"
Rep. Will Hurd, the only African American Republican in the House of Representatives, says he's done with Congress. Danny Weiss, the former chief of staff to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and a senior fellow at the Century Foundation, and Leslie Sanchez, a CBS News political contributor and Republican strategist join CBSN to discuss.
The deal increases spending by $320 billion, pushing a contentious budget battle off until after the 2020 election
Democrats have all but claimed victory with this year's budget deal as it appears short on actual cuts
President Trump is escalating his feud with one of the most prominent black members of Congress, Maryland Democrat Elijah Cummings. Over the weekend, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called the president's attacks against Cummings "racist." But Mr. Trump said there was nothing racist in his words, and that Cummings is actually the racist. Nancy Cordes reports.
President Trump is under fire after an attack on another prominent African American member of Congress. This time, the president lashed out at House Democrat Elijah Cummings. It's the latest in a series of verbal assaults on congressional leaders. Paula Reid reports.
The Supreme Court cleared the way for Trump to tap Pentagon funds to build sections of a border wall with Mexico Friday
"The congresswoman is a very gracious member of Congress, so we had a very positive conversation about our districts and how we represent them," Speaker Nancy Pelosi told reporters after her meeting with freshman New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
Asked by Nancy Cordes if she buried the hatchet with Ocasio-Cortez despite her past comments, Pelosi replied: "There wasn't any hatchet"
The House approved the deal between Democratic leaders and President Trump despite significant opposition from conservatives
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said her position on impeachment wasn't changed by special counsel Robert Mueller's testimony before two House committees on Wednesday. She and the chairmen of several committees investigating the president spoke to reporters on Capitol Hill about the hearings.
"The American people now realize more fully the crimes that were committed against our Constitution," Pelosi said of Robert Mueller's testimony
In a six-page memo distributed to House Democrats ahead of Mueller's testimony, Pelosi's office cites key conclusions from Mueller's report
"This was a real compromise in order to give another big victory to our Great Military and Vets!" the president tweeted
The House will vote on articles of impeachment today brought forth by Texas Democratic Rep. Al Green. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has not indicated support for Green's resolution. CBS News political correspondent Ed O'Keefe joined CBSN to explain Pelosi's options ahead of the vote.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the House resolution condemning President Trump's tweets about four progressive congresswomen was "as gentle as it could be considering the inappropriateness and the disgusting nature of what the president said." Pelosi spoke at her weekly press conference on Capitol Hill on Wednesday.
The House passed a resolution Tuesday condemning President Trump's inflammatory tweets from over the weekend
The president’s racist tweets continue to spark bitter, partisan fighting in Washington. Yesterday, the House voted mostly along party lines to condemn the president’s comments. In their only joint interview, the four freshmen congresswomen targeted by the president sat down with Gayle King to discuss their relationship with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and what it's like to spar with the president.
In an interview with "CBS This Morning" co-host Gayle King on Tuesday, Democratic Reps. Alexia Ocasio-Cortez and Rashida Tlaib spoke about recent tensions with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Ocasio-Cortez said she would "absolutely" meet with her.
They've been in Congress for less than a year, but have already attracted more controversy than many lawmakers see in a lifetime
Trump tweeted Sunday that a group of Democratic congresswomen of color should "go back" to their own countries
President Trump is facing backlash for a racist tweet about four members of Congress
President Trump is defending telling four Democratic congresswomen, all of whom are people of color, to go back and fix the "crime infested places" they came from. CBSN political contributor and Democratic strategist Antjuan Seawright and Republican strategist Matt Gorman spoke to CBSN's Tanya Rivero about the uproar caused by the president's remarks.
"Let me be clear, our Caucus will continue to forcefully respond to these disgusting attacks," Pelosi urged
Helene has left at least 116 people dead, CBS News has confirmed, and caused widespread destruction and knocked out power to several million people.
Israel said it killed Nabil Kaouk, the deputy head of Hezbollah's Central County, in an airstrike Saturday. President Biden said a regional conflict "has to be avoided."
Basketball fans are packing the stands and tuning in as interest in the WNBA grows.
Sen. JD Vance and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will face off on Tuesday in the first and only vice presidential debate of the cycle.
A family expected a large insurance payout after Hurricane Ian devastated their Florida home. Then the check came, and questions about allegedly shortchanged homeowners came with it.
Kris Kristofferson, a songwriter who became a country star and A-list actor, died at his home on Maui surrounded by family on Saturday, a spokesperson said in an statement.
FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell called the storm "a true multi-state event" that's had "significant impacts" across five states.
After some initial confusion, Vance was permitted to enter and encouraged people to support a small business.
A SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft caught up with the International Space Station and moved in for docking Sunday.
Helene has left at least 116 people dead, CBS News has confirmed, and caused widespread destruction and knocked out power to several million people.
Kris Kristofferson, a songwriter who became a country star and A-list actor, died at his home on Maui surrounded by family on Saturday, a spokesperson said in an statement.
A SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft caught up with the International Space Station and moved in for docking Sunday.
People in the northern part of Rockdale County were ordered to evacuate and others were told to shelter in place with windows and doors closed.
Sen. JD Vance and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will face off on Tuesday in the first and only vice presidential debate of the cycle.
More than 40,000 people reported outages with the music platform on downdetector.com.
Bigger bins and premium-priced seating with added legroom are just some of the changes the carrier is betting will win over customers.
Rising Florida home insurance rates, which surged 45% from 2017 to 2022, are likely to keep climbing along with the mercury, experts say.
Loophole in law means potentially deadly furniture is still being sold by major retailers, advocacy group cautions.
Grocery costs barely rose last month, according to Friday's report, and energy costs dropped 0.8%, led by cheaper gasoline.
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday vetoed a landmark bill aimed at establishing first-in-the-nation safety measures for large artificial intelligence models.
Sen. JD Vance and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will face off on Tuesday in the first and only vice presidential debate of the cycle.
On this "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" broadcast, FEMA administrator Deanne Criswell and former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan join Robert Costa.
The popular Republican governor, who served from 2015 to 2023, has Trump's endorsement. But Hogan said he won't be voting for the former president.
The following is a transcript of an interview with Larry Hogan, former Maryland governor, on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that aired on Sept. 29, 2024.
The Senate approved a resolution on Wednesday that was intended to hold Ralph de la Torre in criminal contempt for failing to testify before a committee.
Tyler Theroux was born with a brachial plexus injury that would eventually leave him depressed and in extreme pain. A complex surgery finally provided relief.
Loophole in law means potentially deadly furniture is still being sold by major retailers, advocacy group cautions.
Officials claim the changes "had no bearing" on Boar's Head's now-shuttered plant.
Many Americans are unaware of the connection between drinking and cancer risk, despite growing research that points to the negative health impacts of alcohol.
Hamas' leader in Lebanon is the latest Palestinian militant group commander killed there by Israeli airstrikes in recent days, including Hezbollah's longtime chief, Hassan Nasrallah.
Israel said it killed Nabil Kaouk, the deputy head of Hezbollah's Central County, in an airstrike Saturday. President Biden said a regional conflict "has to be avoided."
A projection for ORF public television, based on counting of more than half the votes, put support for the Freedom Party at 29.2% and Chancellor Karl Nehammer's Austrian People's Party at 26.3%.
Pope Francis, who didn't mention Israel by name and said he was speaking in general terms, said that "the defense must always be proportional to that attack."
The record was broken in deafening fashion at Eden Park rugby stadium in Auckland.
Kris Kristofferson, a songwriter who became a country star and A-list actor, died at his home on Maui surrounded by family on Saturday, a spokesperson said in an statement.
Throughout his 50-year career in show business, John Ashton appeared in nearly 100 movies.
Bestselling author Malcolm Gladwell's latest, "Revenge of the Tipping Point," builds on a familiar idea from his books: You may think you know how the world works, but you're wrong! The provocative Gladwell talks with correspondent David Pogue about why he's refused to change his approach, his work ethic, or his contrarianism.
During a stop on their "Music of the Spheres" global tour, which Billboard calls "the biggest rock tour of all time," Chris Martin, Will Champion, Guy Berryman and Jonny Buckland talk about their new album, the songwriting process, and their future playing together.
Twenty-five years after their first hit record, Coldplay's current world tour, which Billboard calls "the biggest rock tour of all time," has earned more than a billion dollars and sold more than 10 million tickets. During a stop in Dublin, correspondent Anthony Mason catches up with Chris Martin, Will Champion, Guy Berryman and Jonny Buckland to talk about "Moon Music" (the band's tenth studio album), the songwriting process, and their future playing together.
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday vetoed a landmark bill aimed at establishing first-in-the-nation safety measures for large artificial intelligence models.
Being able to identify hoaxes, avoid scams, and debunk propaganda is a civic skill required in today's information society. That's why the curriculum of students in Finland includes media literacy lessons, aimed at safeguarding a precious resource: the truth. Correspondent Chris Livesay reports.
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.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Saturday with a NASA astronaut and a Russian cosmonaut aboard a Crew Dragon capsule that normally carries four. That is because the Crew Dragon's two empty seats will be used to give two Boeing Starliner astronauts a ride back to Earth next February. Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams were part of Boeing's first crewed test flight of its Starliner, and though it got them to the International Space Station back in June, problems with its propulsion system prompted NASA to look for another ride. Manuel Bojorquez reports.
Top U.S. artificial intelligence startup OpenAI took a hit Thursday after three of its top executives exited the company. The departures come as CEO Sam Altman is reportedly preparing to turn OpenAI into a traditional for-profit company. Connie Guglielmo, senior vice president focused on AI edit strategy for CNET, joins CBS News to examine the future of the startup.
In this episode of "Climate Watch: Protecting the Planet," CBS News senior environmental correspondent Ben Tracy speaks to scientists and experts about the growing number of critically endangered plants and animals and how humans can help.
The author revisits his 2000 bestseller "The Tipping Point," to examine the flip side of that earlier book's lessons about studying social change. Among the topics he covers: Cheetah reproduction.
The Viking burial ground, used during the 9th and 10th centuries, was discovered on the southern outskirts of the village of Åsum.
Nine years after it was negotiated, the Paris Climate Agreement continues to serve as a blueprint for global environmental goals. Todd Stern, the top U.S. negotiator for the deal, outlines the years-long process it took to reach the landmark agreement in his new book, "Landing the Paris Climate Agreement: How It Happened, Why It Matters and What Comes Next." Stern joins CBS News to look back at the talks.
Florida is bracing for the wrath of Hurricane Helene. A common question that scientists face during natural disasters like this is: Has climate change impacted their severity? CBS News Miami investigative reporter Jim Defede and CBS News Texas investigative reporter Brian New break down how lawmakers and residents in their states view climate change amid natural disasters.
Kendy Howard, a 48-year-old wife and mother, was found dead in her bathtub with a gunshot wound to the head. Evidence at the scene led investigators to take a hard look at her husband, a former Idaho state trooper. Did he have the know-how to get away with murder?
Lyle Menendez tells "48 Hours" contributor Natalie Morales, "There's just never been a case of guilt or innocence. It was always about why it happened."
Kendy Howard was found dead in her bathtub. While dispatched as a suicide, clues at the scene made Kootenai County authorities suspicious.
Darien Urban, 21, and Shalene Ehlers, 20, the baby's parents were arrested after they allegedly tried to sell their 2-month-old baby because having three dogs and an infant was "not working."
A search was underway for the suspects, national police spokesperson Brig. Athlenda Mathe said in a statement regarding the two mass shootings in South Africa.
A SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft caught up with the International Space Station and moved in for docking Sunday.
Crew Dragon's two astronauts will join two Starliner fliers for a five-month tour of duty aboard the International Space Station.
Later today, the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft is set to launch a crewed mission to the International Space Station. The craft is also set to bring back the two astronauts who have been waiting for a ride home since June.
A NASA astronaut and a Russian cosmonaut will join the Starliner astronauts for a normal tour of duty
The Soyuz landing in Kazakhstan sets the stage for launch of a SpaceX Crew Dragon flight to the space station Thursday.
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.
The seesaw marriage between the former ballerina and her much older husband only lasted four years, until she shot him on Sept. 27, 2020.
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.
A teenager's murder in Lowell, Massachusetts, goes unsolved for more than 40 years -- were the clues there all along?
Rep. Debbie Dingell, a Michigan Democrat, talks with Major Garrett about voter enthusiasm in her state, how the Israel-Hamas war is affecting her district and the politics of a potential government shutdown on this week's episode of "The Takeout."
Vice President Kamala Harris held a rally in Nevada after a fundraiser in Los Angeles. Former President Donald Trump campaigned in Pennsylvania as his rethoric and insults draw new scrutiny and backlash, including from some Republicans. Caitlin Huey-Burns has more from Eirie, Pennsylvania.
Israel's military said Sunday that it struck Houthi targets in Yemen in response to recent attacks on Israel. The strikes came after Israel confirmed the assassination of a seventh senior leader of Hezbollah in Lebanon. Imtiaz Tiab has the latest from Beirut.
Thousands of dockworkers at major ports in the East and Gulf coasts are girding to strike as early as Tuesday. The move could snarl commercial shipping on a massive scale and disrupt the national supply chain. Tim McNicholas has more.
President Biden said Sunday he would speak with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, adding that he believes that an all-out war in the Middle East must be avoided. Natalie Brand reports from the White House.