U.S.-Mexico border crossings dip in March
In a surprising trend, migrant crossings at the U.S.-Mexico border fell in March, with officials crediting Mexico for the decrease. CBS News immigration and politics reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez explains.
In a surprising trend, migrant crossings at the U.S.-Mexico border fell in March, with officials crediting Mexico for the decrease. CBS News immigration and politics reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez explains.
Lawyers for Texas and the Biden administration squared off during a court hearing Wednesday about the state's controversial SB4 immigration law. CBS News immigration and politics reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez joins "America Decides" to unpack the oral arguments.
As Texas has become more hostile to migrants, the number of people crossing in Arizona has soared. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez has the details. Then, Andrew Schoenholtz, professor from practice at Georgetown University Law Center, joins CBS News to discuss the Lone Star State's border crackdown.
For the third consecutive year, Border Patrol is on track to record two million apprehensions at the U.S. southern border.
A federal appeals court heard arguments Wednesday over whether or not to allow Texas to enforce its controversial immigration law known as SB4. The measure remains blocked hours after the Supreme Court let it go into effect. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson breaks down the judicial back-and-forth.
Just hours after the Supreme Court gave temporary permission for SB4 to go into effect — a controversial Texas law that would allow the state to arrest migrants — a federal appeals court Tuesday night issued a ruling that again put the law on hold. Judges on the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals heard the case Wednesday morning. Omar Villafranca has the latest on the legal rollercoaster.
Congress has until the end of Friday to reach a deal to avoid a partial government shutdown. If lawmakers fail to do so, funding for several departments, including Homeland Security and the IRS, will run out. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane has the latest on where talks stand.
On Monday, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito indefinitely extended a stay on a controversial immigration enforcement law in Texas. The law, SB4, would allow state officials to arrest migrants accused of crossing into the U.S. illegally. A federal appeals court is set to hear arguments about the case in April.
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito has extended an order that prevents a controversial Texas immigration law from taking effect. CBS News immigration and politics reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez has the latest.
Border Patrol agents recorded 140,000 migrant apprehensions in February, 16,000 more than the previous month, a U.S. official told CBS News. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez has the latest.
Challenging the authority of the Biden administration, Texas has deployed state police, national guard soldiers, barriers and controversial policies to deter illegal crossings.
President Biden and former President Donald Trump both made trips to the southern border Thursday. The visits come as Americans increasingly point to immigration as a top issue ahead of the November election. CBS News' Ed O'Keefe and Camilo Montoya-Galvez report.
President Biden spoke near Brownsville, Texas, on Thursday during his trip to the southern border. Mr. Biden called on Congress to hold a vote on a bipartisan border security bill in the House.
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are in Texas to discuss immigration fixes at the U.S.-Mexico border. Mr. Biden is touring the border with federal agents while Trump visits Shelby Park, a patch of federal land that has become a point of dispute between Texas and the Biden administration. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe reports.
President Biden and former President Donald Trump are set to visit the Texas border in separate events on Thursday. Mr. Biden will be in Brownsville to meet with border patrol officials while Trump visits Eagle Pass, a town a little more than 300 miles away. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes reports.
Undeterred by border walls, violent Mexican cartels and treacherous terrain, hundreds of migrants are crossing the Arizona desert each day. Camilo Montoya-Galvez has more.
President Biden is considering cracking down on asylum claims at the southern border and could cite the same law former President Donald Trump used when he enforced a travel ban on predominantly Muslim countries, three people familiar with the plans tell CBS News. Immigration and politics reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez explains how the law works.
Migrants in Mexico have moved on to another border crossing after Mexico's government set up a checkpoint near a fence gap known as the San Judas Break.
A landmark, bipartisan plan to tighten the southern border and help pay for the war in Ukraine has collapsed. Scott MacFarlane reports on the 72-hour fallout on Capitol Hill.
After months of closed-door negotiations, Senate leaders finally unveiled a bipartisan $188 billion border security and foreign aid package. CBS News' Camilo Montoya-Galvez and Scott MacFarlane have the latest.
A growing number of Chinese nationals, trying to escape repressive politics and a bleak economy, are headed to the U.S. They're turning to a gap at the southern border with Mexico as a way to get in.
Migrants determined to escape China's increasingly repressive political climate and sluggish economy are now the fastest growing group trying to cross into the U.S. from Mexico.
A group of protesters are making their way to the southern border town of Eagle Pass, Texas, to show solidarity with the state's efforts to curb illegal crossings. Border Patrol has moved migrants away from the area as a precautionary measure. CBS News Texas reporter Jason Allen has more.
House Republicans are moving forward with articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, saying he bears responsibility for the situation at the U.S. southern border. Democrats, however, say they have no evidence of high crimes or misdemeanors. Nikole Killion has the latest.
The state of Texas and the Biden administration continue to be involved in an extraordinary showdown over federal access to a public park in the border town of Eagle Pass. Texas says it need to block access to deter illegal crossings, and more than two dozen Republican governors support the state's actions. Camilo Montoya-Galvez has the latest.
The Fed is keeping its benchmark interest rate in a range of 5.25% to 5.5%, the level it's held since July 2023.
Police ended protesters' occupation of a Columbia University building but violence erupted at UCLA and the University of Arizona as schools stepped up efforts to end demonstrations.
A similar repeal of Arizona's 1864 abortion ban passed the GOP-controlled House last week, and Gov. Katie Hobbs has said she'd sign the measure.
Columbia University called in the NYPD and cleared protesters from campus, ending a pro-Palestinian encampment on the school's main lawn.
Prosecutors asked for a September retrial for Harvey Weinstein.
Rep. Marjorie Tyalor Greene has dangled the threat of dethroning Johnson since late March after he relied on Democrats to push through a $1.2 trillion spending bill to avert a government shutdown.
An Oklahoma couple is in the ICU with broken backs and necks after a tornado tossed their truck into trees.
CBS News medical contributor Dr. Céline Gounder explains why experts hope more aggressive screening guidelines will help address some concerning breast cancer trends.
A famous white orca called "Frosty" was seen this week by a whale-watching tour group off the coast of Newport Beach in California.
Prosecutors asked for a September retrial for Harvey Weinstein.
The Fed is leaving its benchmark interest rate unchanged, noting a lack of progress in curbing inflation.
Plaintiffs have three months to vote on whether to approve a proposed legal settlement that would resolve nearly all talc lawsuits.
"It's like trying to send a rocket to the moon in 1910 when the Wright Brothers were still working on their planes," one expert said.
A similar repeal of Arizona's 1864 abortion ban passed the GOP-controlled House last week, and Gov. Katie Hobbs has said she'd sign the measure.
The Fed is leaving its benchmark interest rate unchanged, noting a lack of progress in curbing inflation.
Plaintiffs have three months to vote on whether to approve a proposed legal settlement that would resolve nearly all talc lawsuits.
"It's like trying to send a rocket to the moon in 1910 when the Wright Brothers were still working on their planes," one expert said.
Witty said he himself made the decision that UnitedHealth would pay a ransom to the hackers who caused the massive data breach.
The Biden administration said it's erasing debt for people who attended the for-profit Art Institutes, which shut down in September.
A similar repeal of Arizona's 1864 abortion ban passed the GOP-controlled House last week, and Gov. Katie Hobbs has said she'd sign the measure.
The Biden administration said it's erasing debt for people who attended the for-profit Art Institutes, which shut down in September.
Rep. Marjorie Tyalor Greene has dangled the threat of dethroning Johnson since late March after he relied on Democrats to push through a $1.2 trillion spending bill to avert a government shutdown.
Democratic state Sen. Timothy Kennedy won a special election for the New York congressional seat left vacant by Democrat Brian Higgins' departure from Congress.
The FBI's searches, some of which were deemed to be improper in the past, were a flashpoint in a months-long fight in Congress over the reauthorization of Section 702 of FISA.
Plaintiffs have three months to vote on whether to approve a proposed legal settlement that would resolve nearly all talc lawsuits.
CBS News medical contributor Dr. Céline Gounder explains why experts hope more aggressive screening guidelines will help address some concerning breast cancer trends.
Recall involves shelled walnuts distributed in 19 states and sold in bulk bins at natural food and co-op stores.
Cat deaths and neurological disease are "widely reported" around farms where the H5N1 bird flu virus was detected, health officials say.
Methylene chloride, a toxic chemical, is linked to at least 88 deaths since 1980, federal regulators say.
It marks the first time in recent memory that anyone claimed to have found such a body disposal site in the capital.
Kenya's Red Cross says it helped rescue dozens of people from the Maasai Mara game park as deadly floods spreads across the region.
Blue holes are considered an "oasis" for marine life – but the Taam Ja' Blue Hole off the coast of Mexico remains largely mysterious.
Britain's government is claiming a "major milestone" in its controversial plan to fly anyone arriving in the U.K. without permission to Rwanda.
State media reported that a long section of a highway collapsed Wednesday in southern China, killing dozens.
Prosecutors asked for a September retrial for Harvey Weinstein.
Judi Dench has tackled nearly every female role in William Shakespeare's plays, from Juliet to Cleopatra.
In her seven-decade career, Dame Judi Dench has played nearly every female character in William Shakespeare's plays, from Juliet to Cleopatra. Dench and her late husband even used to refer to Shakespeare as "the man who pays the rent." That's also the title of her new book, written with her friend Brendan O'Hea. First on "CBS Mornings", she shares stories from a lifetime of iconic Shakespearean roles and much more with Anthony Mason.
See who's nominated for the 77th annual Tony Awards. The Tonys will air live on CBS and Paramount+ on Sunday, June 16.
Only on CBS Mornings, Tony Award-winning actors Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Renée Elise Goldsberry announced the nominations in six key categories for the 77th Annual Tony Awards.
Pollen counters are turning to artificial intelligence as seasonal allergies worsen due to climate change. CBS News national correspondent Dave Malkoff explains how technology is changing the long and tedious process of pollen counting.
Artificial intelligence assistants may soon be able to do much more than play your favorite music or call your mom, but some Google researchers warn about possible ethical dilemmas. CBS News reporter Erica Brown has more.
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 newly-filed lawsuit targets two of the biggest generative AI platforms in the world, Open AI, the creators of ChatGPT and Microsoft's Copilot AI program.
If you think allergies are worse this year, you aren't imagining it. CBS News correspondent Dave Malkoff shows us how a hyperlocal pollen count could help people manage symptoms better.
The group of nations in the G7 have announced an agreement to phase out coal power plants by 2035. CBS News senior national and environmental correspondent Ben Tracy reports.
Blue holes are considered an "oasis" for marine life – but the Taam Ja' Blue Hole off the coast of Mexico remains largely mysterious.
Pollen counters are turning to artificial intelligence as seasonal allergies worsen due to climate change. CBS News national correspondent Dave Malkoff explains how technology is changing the long and tedious process of pollen counting.
The bugs emit a loud, droning buzzing sound when they emerge — signaling they are ready to mate.
Officials from the National Weather Service and the CDC are already warning Americans about record-high temperatures in the coming months thanks to seasonal changes in the La Niña climate pattern. With these rising temperatures, there's also a higher risk of wildfires and droughts. Scott Dance, a climate reporter for The Washington Post, joined CBS News to discuss the forecast.
It marks the first time in recent memory that anyone claimed to have found such a body disposal site in the capital.
MS-13 members targeted random civilians so they could increase their status within the gang, prosecutors said.
At least four law enforcement officers were killed during an operation in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Monday. Johnny Jennings, chief of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, joins CBS News to discuss the case.
Four officers were killed Monday while trying to serve a warrant in Charlotte, North Carolina. The suspect, who was also killed, opened fire from the top floor of a house as the officers approached. Dave Malkoff has more on the slain officers.
Four law enforcement officers were killed and another four injured during a U.S. Marshals Service fugitive task force operation in Charlotte, North Carolina, Monday. A suspect was killed during the standoff, according to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg police chief. CBS News' Manuel Bojorquez has the latest confirmed information.
The Horsehead Nebula, which NASA has called "one of the most distinctive objects in our skies," is located in the constellation Orion.
Astronauts Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams say they have complete confidence in the Starliner despite questions about Boeing's safety culture.
In 1961, Ed Dwight was selected by President John F. Kennedy to enter an Air Force training program known as the path to NASA's Astronaut Corps. But he ultimately never made it to space.
The creepy patterns were observed by the European Space Agency's ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter.
The Shenzhou 18 crew will replace three taikonauts aboard the Chinese space station who are wrapping up a six-month stay.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed early Tuesday, March 26 after a column was struck by a container ship that reportedly lost power, sending vehicles and people into the Patapsco River.
When Tiffiney Crawford was found dead inside her van, authorities believed she might have taken her own life. But could she shoot herself twice in the head with her non-dominant hand?
We look back at the life and career of the longtime host of "Sunday Morning," and "one of the most enduring and most endearing" people in broadcasting.
Cayley Mandadi's mother and stepfather go to extreme lengths to prove her death was no accident.
Protesters are returning to manifest outside Columbia University Wednesday after a tense night of violence and arrests in New York City. CBS News correspondent Lilia Luciano has more.
The group of nations in the G7 have announced an agreement to phase out coal power plants by 2035. CBS News senior national and environmental correspondent Ben Tracy reports.
The Federal Reserve will keep its benchmark rate steady, a sign that inflation has not yet come down to the targeted rate. CBS News' Jill Schlesinger and Jo Ling Kent look ahead to what this means for Americans.
U.S. officials are considering allowing some Palestinians from the war-torn Gaza Strip to enter the country as refugees, according to internal documents. CBS News immigration and politics reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez reports.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Republican from Georgia, says she still plans to force a vote to vacate Mike Johnson from the House speakership. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion is following the latest from Capitol Hill.