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The U.S. is grappling with a wide range of critical issues brought about by what it lacks, including workers, housing and clean energy infrastructure. A new book argues the U.S. can rectify its major problems by renewing a so-called "politics of abundance." One of its authors, The Atlantic's Derek Thompson, joins "America Decides" to explain.
Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell took a shot at the Trump administration for how it has handled the war in Ukraine. He said the president and his advisers are pursuing an "illusionary peace" and that we're headed toward "a headline that reads, 'Russia wins, America loses.'" Political strategists Chuck Rocha and Maura Gillespie join "America Decides" to discuss.
On Tuesday, Wisconsin voters will decide if their state's Supreme Court leans conservative or liberal. Billionaires Elon Musk and George Soros have donated to the race, which has seen more than $80 million in total spending. CBS News political reporter Hunter Woodall has the latest.
Vice President JD Vance will visit Greenland on Friday as President Trump seeks to acquire it. Plus, the president pulled Rep. Elise Stefanik's nomination as ambassador to the United Nations. NOTUS reporters Daniella Diaz and Evan McMorris-Santoro join "America Decides" to discuss.
President Trump withdrew New York Rep. Elise Stefanik's bid to be the next ambassador to the United Nations on Thursday, with Republicans' tight House majority likely to blame. Plus, the Dow Jones and some auto stocks dropped one day after the president announced a 25% tariff on imported cars. CBS News' Ed O'Keefe, Nikole Killion and Kelly O'Grady have the latest.
Many Republican lawmakers on Wednesday described the leaked Signal group chat with top Trump administration officials as a "mistake." Some also downplayed the sensitive details on the Houthi strikes shared in the chat. Republican Rep. Mike Lawler of New York joins "America Decides" with his perspective on the situation.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries called on President Trump to fire Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in a letter Tuesday over the Yemen war plans text leak. Stephanie Lai, White House correspondent for Bloomberg, and Reese Gorman, politics reporter for NOTUS, join "America Decides" with analysis.
A journalist mistakenly received Trump administration war plans in advance of an attack on Houthis in Yemen via the commercial messaging application Signal. This came after a February 2025 National Security Agency bulletin warned employees of vulnerabilities in using the app. CBS News' Fin Gómez, James LaPorta and Nikole Killion report.
Top U.S. officials accidentally leaked sensitive information in a group chat with an Atlantic reporter, according to the magazine. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has more on lawmakers' reactions.
The Supreme Court heard arguments Monday in a case that tests how much states can consider race when drawing congressional boundaries. The justices will decide whether to leave Louisiana's congressional map, which includes two majority-Black districts, in place. CBS News politics reporter Melissa Quinn has the details.
President Trump held another Cabinet meeting with Elon Musk in attendance on Monday. Mr. Trump touted Musk's work with the Department of Government Efficiency. Political strategists Hyma Moore and Lance Trover join "America Decides" with analysis.
President Trump's firing of two members of the Federal Trade Commission could be at odds with a 90-year-old Supreme Court ruling limiting executive power. The two fired Democratic commissioners argue that Mr. Trump violated the legal precedent "Humphrey's Executor." Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter joins "America Decides" to discuss.
It's been over four months since Election Day, and the race for a North Carolina Supreme Court seat is still unresolved as one candidate claims in a lawsuit that more than 65,000 ballots were illegally cast. After several recounts, incumbent North Carolina Supreme Court Associate Justice Allison Riggs, a Democrat, has a 734-vote lead over Republican State Court of Appeals Judge Jefferson Griffin. Riggs joins "America Decides" to discuss why her challenger is trying to get tens of thousands of ballots thrown out.
Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont told CBS News on Thursday that Democrats have "not been the kind of party" needed to represent the working class. Democratic strategists Liza Acevedo and Joel Payne join "America Decides" to discuss what their party needs to do to energize voters.
The Clinton administration's "Reinventing Government" initiative in the 1990s that reduced the size of the federal workforce might seem similar to what Elon Musk is up to with the Department of Government Efficiency. However, the administrator of the Clinton-era program tells CBS News that DOGE is going about it the wrong way. CBS News chief Washington analyst Robert Costa has the details.
A bill aimed to protect federal workers let go by the Department of Government Efficiency has some Republican backers. GOP Rep. Jeff Hurd of Colorado, who is on board with the legislation, joins "America Decides" to discuss his support.
Despite decades of cooperation, a report from NBC News finds President Trump is considering ending the U.S. practice of having a four-star general oversee NATO military operations. The Republican chairs of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees are calling on the Trump administration to not unilaterally make any strategic decisions. CBS News senior national security correspondent Charlie D'Agata has the details.
At the end of March, social security recipients will no longer be able to verify their identity over the phone and may need to visit a field office in person. The changes come as a federal judge temporarily blocked the Department of Government Efficiency from accessing sensitive records. Democratic Rep. Mike Levin of California joins "America Decides" to discuss how the new requirements could impact his constituents.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is joining Sen. Bernie Sanders for several stops on his "Fighting Oligarchy" tour as they look to energize voter discontent with the Trump administration. The rallies come as Republicans face backlash at town halls across the country. CBS News' Taurean Small and Nidia Cavazos have more.
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she still supports Chuck Schumer as Senate minority leader after he voted for a Republican bill to avert a government shutdown last week. But, she offered a sharp critique of him on Tuesday. Jaime Harrison, former chair of the Democratic National Committee, joins "America Decides" to assess his party's path forward.
In a focus group conducted by Axios in Michigan, some battleground state voters expressed second thoughts about supporting President Trump in the 2024 election. Political strategists Meghan Hays and Maura Gillespie join "America Decides" with analysis.
Despite criticism from within his party, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is defending his decision to vote for Republican legislation that averted a government shutdown last week. Tom LoBianco, founder and editor of 24sight News, and Jasmine Wright, reporter for NOTUS, join "America Decides" with analysis.
In a court filing Tuesday, the Trump administration stood firm behind the deportation flights of Venezuelan non-citizens. But how are the president's policies impacting communities across the U.S.? Maureen Porras, the Democratic-turned-Republican vice mayor of Doral, Florida, and former immigration attorney joins "America Decides" with her perspective.
A new survey released Monday by the nonpartisan think tank Future of Free Speech found a 3% drop in support for free speech in the U.S., which puts America's rank at number 9 out of the 33 countries surveyed. The survey tracks global attitudes toward allowing controversial speech, criticism of the government, media freedom and an open internet. Executive Director Jacob Mchangama joins CBS News to unpack his organization's findings.
Some House and Senate Democrats appear divided over Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's decision to help Republicans avoid a government shutdown. Nine other Democrats joined Sen. Schumer in advancing the stopgap measure Friday, which funds the government through September and President Trump signed. CBS News political reporter Hunter Woodall has more.
Israel said it has made a counter-proposal in "full coordination" with the United States.
Denmark's foreign minister posted a video scolding the Trump administration hours after Vice President JD Vance's visit to Greenland.
Zalmay Khalilzad, a former U.S. envoy to Kabul who is working on Taliban hostage releases, posted a picture of Faye Hall smiling with Qatar representatives ahead of her departure from Afghanistan on Saturday.
In an email to members, White House Correspondents Association President Eugene Daniels said that the WHCA board had "unanimously decided we are no longer featuring a comedic performance this year."
Protesters are trying to escalate a movement targeting Tesla dealerships and vehicles in opposition to Elon Musk's role in DOGE.
A small plane crashed into a home in a residential area of Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, Saturday afternoon. No one inside the home was hurt.
The nonprofit institute's mission is to promote conflict resolution and the prevention of conflicts across the globe.
A specialized U.S. Navy dive team and a group of Polish engineers have joined the recovery operation for the four U.S. soldiers who went missing in Lithuania.
Israel's strike on Beirut Friday came hours after two rockets were fired from Lebanon toward Israel. Hezbollah denied it had launched them.
A United flight from Houston appeared to have struck a kite while landing at Washington Reagan National Airport on Saturday.
White House Correspondents Association President Eugene Daniels said that the WHCA board had "unanimously decided we are no longer featuring a comedic performance this year."
David Pearce was convicted of first-degree murder for the deaths of Christy Giles and Hilda Marcela Cabrales after a night of partying in Los Angeles. He was also found guilty of raping seven other women who came forward to testify at his trial.
Protesters are trying to escalate a movement targeting Tesla dealerships and vehicles in opposition to Elon Musk's role in DOGE.
Zalmay Khalilzad, a former U.S. envoy to Kabul who is working on Taliban hostage releases, posted a picture of Faye Hall smiling with Qatar representatives ahead of her departure from Afghanistan on Saturday.
Protesters are trying to escalate a movement targeting Tesla dealerships and vehicles in opposition to Elon Musk's role in DOGE.
The average wait time for Social Security calls has doubled in the last six months to 104 minutes.
The companies are being combined in an all-stock deal that values xAI at $80 billion and X at $33 billion, factoring in the social network's $12 billion debt.
UAW president Shawn Fain said Trump's order to end collective bargaining for swath of federal workers would cost 700,000 people their union contracts.
A federal judge has blocked the mass firings of employees at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
White House Correspondents Association President Eugene Daniels said that the WHCA board had "unanimously decided we are no longer featuring a comedic performance this year."
Israel said it has made a counter-proposal in "full coordination" with the United States.
Israel's strike on Beirut Friday came hours after two rockets were fired from Lebanon toward Israel. Hezbollah denied it had launched them.
Protesters are trying to escalate a movement targeting Tesla dealerships and vehicles in opposition to Elon Musk's role in DOGE.
About 30 members of the Kansas City group Satanic Grotto rallied outside the Statehouse for the separation of church and state on Friday.
A Department of Health and Human Services official delivered an ultimatum to Dr. Peter Marks: either resign or be fired.
Much of the federal government's efforts to buoy lagging childhood vaccination rates have been run through the Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy.
Utah Gov. Spencer J. Cox signed a bill banning fluoride from public water supplies. The ban will take effect in May.
23 measles cases have been confirmed in Kansas, marking an outbreak for the state, according to local health officials. Ohio has reported 10 cases.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy will cut 3,500 jobs from the Food and Drug Administration and 2,400 from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
"No Other Land" co-director Hamdan Ballal, witnesses said, was beaten by Israeli settlers in the West Bank, and then detained by the Israeli military.
Israel said it has made a counter-proposal in "full coordination" with the United States.
Israel's strike on Beirut Friday came hours after two rockets were fired from Lebanon toward Israel. Hezbollah denied it had launched them.
Protesters are trying to escalate a movement targeting Tesla dealerships and vehicles in opposition to Elon Musk's role in DOGE.
A specialized U.S. Navy dive team and a group of Polish engineers have joined the recovery operation for the four U.S. soldiers who went missing in Lithuania.
"No Other Land" co-director Hamdan Ballal, witnesses said, was beaten by Israeli settlers in the West Bank, and then detained by the Israeli military.
White House Correspondents Association President Eugene Daniels said that the WHCA board had "unanimously decided we are no longer featuring a comedic performance this year."
Singer-songwriter Lucy Dacus is back with her first solo project in four years. "Forever Is A Feeling" follows Dacus' whirlwind, Grammy-winning success with the supergroup Boygenius. She wrote the songs on tour and was inspired by her romance with bandmate Julien Baker. Now, from "Forever Is A Feeling," here is Lucy Dacus with "For Keeps."
Singer-songwriter Lucy Dacus is back with her first solo project in four years. "Forever Is A Feeling" follows Dacus' whirlwind, Grammy-winning success with the supergroup Boygenius. She wrote the songs on tour and was inspired by her romance with bandmate Julien Baker. Now, from "Forever Is A Feeling," here is Lucy Dacus with "Big Deal."
Singer-songwriter Lucy Dacus is back with her first solo project in four years. "Forever Is A Feeling" follows Dacus' whirlwind, Grammy-winning success with the supergroup Boygenius. She wrote the songs on tour and was inspired by her romance with bandmate Julien Baker. Now, from "Forever Is A Feeling," here is Lucy Dacus with "Ankles."
As cryptocurrency and artificial intelligence advancements are made, U.S. demand for the energy needed to power massive mining and data centers grows. David Turk, former deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy, joins "The Daily Report" to discuss how much energy the U.S. needs and the potential environmental impacts.
White House chief of staff Susie Wiles was among the contacts listed in Waltz's Venmo account.
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.
Several newspapers have sued OpenAI and Microsoft, seeking to end the practice of using their stories to train artificial intelligence chatbots.
The Senate Intelligence Committee heard testimony on Tuesday from key players involved in a group chat on the messaging app Signal, in which the U.S.'s highly sensitive plans to bomb Houthi targets in Yemen were discussed inadvertently with a journalist. President Trump said that his administration would investigate the government's use of Signal. CBS News contributor and former CIA official Andrew Boyd has more on what it is and how it's used.
Carbon capture chemically removes CO2 from the air, to store or recycle into products. But is this technology – underwritten by the fossil fuel industry – an effective means to address climate change?
As a tool to address rising greenhouse gas emissions, carbon capture chemically removes carbon dioxide from the air, to store or recycle into products. The company behind a new plant to be opened this summer claims the facility will remove 500,000 tons of CO2 a year. But is this form of carbon capture – underwritten by the fossil fuel industry – an effective means to address climate change? Correspondent David Pogue looks at the technology behind this initiative, and the controversy it has raised.
Remains of five mammoths were found archaeologists from the Austrian Academy of Sciences said Thursday in a news statement.
Our planet's closest and brightest neighbor will pass approximately between the Earth and sun this week, in what's called an inferior conjunction.
The new findings come from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI), which sits on a telescope at the Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona.
David Pearce was convicted of first-degree murder for the deaths of Christy Giles and Hilda Marcela Cabrales after a night of partying in Los Angeles. He was also found guilty of raping seven other women who came forward to testify at his trial.
Utah is establishing legal protections for children who are social media influencers. This comes as cases of abuse emerge among parents with kids in the industry. Tiffany Li, a technology attorney, joins CBS News with more details.
A judge held a hearing in the case against a Connecticut woman accused of keeping her stepson captive for 20 years. This comes as the man's biological mother speaks out about the alleged abuse.
Mikal Mahdi, who pleaded guilty to murder for killing a police officer in 2004, is scheduled to be executed April 11.
Lawyers for convicted murderer Michael Tanzi say that his weight and health conditions could cause a lethal injection cocktail to fail.
Dr. Mae Jemison, the first woman of color in space, shares wisdom and encouragement with "CBS Mornings" co-host Gayle King ahead of King's upcoming Blue Origin launch.
Astronomy fans figuring out where and what time to see the March 29, 2025, partial solar eclipse can check out a map from NASA.
William Shatner, who became the oldest person to travel to space at age 90, is offering encouragement and practical advice to Gayle King and the all-female crew launching April 14.
Democratic members of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee are warning that Department of Government Efficiency cuts to the Office of Space Commerce at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration could harm American interests. CBS News' Natalie Brand reports.
Gayle King will step out of her comfort zone and into a space suit alongside Katy Perry, Lauren Sánchez, Aisha Bowe, Amanda Nguyen and Kerianne Flynn.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
A look into a grieving husband Jan Cilliers' investigative work after his wife Christy Giles and her friend Hilda Marcela Cabrales died after a night out.
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.
A man charged with murder for poisoning two women tells a friend, "dead girls don't talk." Brave survivors speak out on their behalf. "48 Hours" contributor Jonathan Vigliotti reports.
The beekeeping industry is in crisis over the shocking and unexplained deaths of hundreds of millions of bees over the last eight months. It could impact all of the U.S., as bees are responsible for pollinating over a third of the nation's crops. Janet Shamlian has the story.
Opportunity is the first step to being great at just about anything. Jericka Duncan reports on the Gymnastics Foundation in New York City, launched by Wendy Hilliard, to empower those in underserved communities to learn gymnastics.
For months, President Trump has said he wants to take control of Greenland as a U.S. territory and refused to rule out force. But Vice President JD Vance used a much more conciliatory tone than his boss during a visit there. Holly Williams has more.
President Trump's trade war is already being felt in the heartland. Americans feeling the crunch are concerned that tariffs could stretch thin budgets even thinner. Lana Zak reports.