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Two Internal Revenue Service whistleblowers who accused the Justice Department of providing Hunter Biden with special treatment are getting new jobs at the Treasury Department. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says they will now "investigate the wrongdoing that's going on at the IRS." CBS News investigative producer Michael Kaplan joins "America Decides" to discuss.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is trying to reassure the public about the state of the economy amid recent market struggles following President Trump's tariff threats. David Wessel, Brookings senior fellow in economic studies, and Sarah McGregor, Bloomberg News national desk managing editor, join CBS News with analysis.
Leaders from the cryptocurrency industry gathered at the White House on Friday for its first-ever "digital assets" summit. Victoria Guida, economics correspondent for Politico, joins "America Decides" to examine why President Trump is focusing on bolstering Bitcoin.
A federal judge has temporarily barred Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency from retrieving sensitive Treasury Department records. Attorneys general in 19 Democratic-led states sought the block, accusing the Trump administration of violating federal law. New Jersey Attorney General Matt Platkin joins "America Decides" to unpack the legal action.
A federal judge extended the temporary restraining order barring Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, known as DOGE, from accessing Treasury Department records containing the personal data of millions of Americans. CBS News political reporter and attorney Katrina Kaufman has more.
Collectors said the value of certain pennies could rise if the U.S. Treasury stopped manufacturing the coin.
Elon Musk's access to the Treasury's payment system is raising concerns about federal funding and personal data. Major Garrett speaks to a former Treasury employee about the role of the agency and the sensitive data it handles.
The U.S. Mint reported losing $85.3 million in the 2024 fiscal year that ended in September on the nearly 3.2 billion pennies it produced.
A tech-focused media outlet has become a premiere source for breaking news on Elon Musk, his inner circle and their efforts to reshape the federal government. Katie Drummond, global editorial director of Wired, joins "America Decides" to unpack the reporting.
President Trump has placed the Department of Government Efficiency in charge of cutting the size and spending of the federal government. However, the group's reach is prompting concerns over the access it has received to some of the most confidential information for millions of Americans. CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett spoke with a former Treasury Department official about the scope of the information DOGE can now access.
A federal judge on Thursday implemented a short-term delay in the deadline for federal workers to take a deferred resignation. Plus, Democrats led a filibuster on the Senate floor against Russell Vought, President Trump's nominee to lead the Office of Management and Budget. Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland joins "America Decides" to discuss.
A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked a deadline for federal employees to accept the Trump administration's "deferred resignation" offer. Plus, several state attorneys general announced a lawsuit against the White House over the Department of Government Efficiency. CBS News' Caitlin Huey-Burns and Ed O'Keefe have the latest.
New York Attorney General Letitia James said "this level of access for unauthorized individuals is unlawful, unprecedented, and unacceptable."
Arab nations are rejecting President Trump's plan for the U.S. to take over Gaza and turn it into a "riviera," but the president is reiterating his position. Plus, Democrats are raising concerns over Elon Musk's DOGE reviewing the Treasury's payment systems. CBS News' Ed O'Keefe and Caitlin Huey-Burns report.
Democratic lawmakers have expressed concern that access to the system could allow DOGE, which disburses nearly 90% of all federal payments, to restrict disbursement of federal funds.
Mastercard and Visa allegedly failed to halt payments linked to child abuse material and sex trafficking on OnlyFans, Reuters reports.
On Thursday, Senators heard from President-elect Donald Trump's picks for secretary of the Interior, secretary of the Treasury, Environmental Protection Agency administrator and Housing and Urban Development secretary. CBS News political reporter Taurean Small has more and political reporter Aaron Navarro reports on Trump's latest moves.
President-elect Donald Trump's picks for the Treasury, Housing and Urban Development and Interior departments, along with the Environmental Protection Agency, went before lawmakers on Thursday. Among them included former presidential candidate Doug Burgum and billionaire Trump donor Scott Bessent. CBS News' Nancy Cordes and Taurean Small have more.
Federal authorities are warning of the potential for copycat incidents after the deadly New Year's Day truck attack in New Orleans. CBS News national security contributor Sam Vinograd has more about the threat environment. She also discusses the Treasury Department's revelation that Chinese hackers accessed its unclassified documents.
Officials say cybercriminals backed by the Chinese state government hacked the U.S. Treasury Department system, accessing federal workstations and some unclassified documents. CBS News homeland security and justice reporter Nicole Sganga has the latest.
The U.S. Treasury Department says it was hacked by cybercriminals backed by the Chinese government. A Treasury official said the attackers breached federal work stations, but did not provide details on what sort of unclassified documents they may have obtained. CBS News' Nicole Sganga has the latest.
The Corporate Transparency Act, or CTA, requires some businesses to register with FINCEN next month, or face fines. Here's what to know.
Othman El Ballouti, who was sanctioned by the U.S. last year, was held over an international arrest warrant issued by Belgian authorities.
According to a new survey from financial service company Empower, Gen Z Americans believe it takes a salary of $588,000 to be considered financially successful. That's more than double the figure from other generations. CBS News MoneyWatch correspondent Kelly O'Grady joins to unpack the findings.
President-elect Donald Trump selected hedge fund CEO Scott Bessent as treasury secretary, Oregon Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer as labor secretary, former Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought to the same role, and Dr. Janette Nesheiwat as surgeon general. CBS News reporter Jake Rosen has more on the picks.
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and CIA Director John Ratcliffe are back on Capitol Hill to testify before the House Intelligence Committee.
Trump has signed an executive order requiring documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal elections and mandating that all ballots be received by Election Day.
The Supreme Court was considering a challenge to a 2022 regulation that sought to regulate ghost guns.
A Tufts University international graduate student was taken into custody by federal authorities Tuesday, according to the school.
The federal government could be unable to pay its bills as soon as August if Congress doesn't act, the Congressional Budget Office estimated.
Dollar Tree is selling Family Dollar to two private equity firms after the discount chain failed to gain traction with shoppers.
The head of Pope Francis' medical team says there was a crisis during the pontiff's battle with pneumonia so dire, they considered "whether to stop and let him go."
Prince Harry and his Sentebale co-founder Prince Seeiso of Lesotho say they stepped down as relations between trustees and the chair "broke down beyond repair."
A pilot and his two young daughters survived on the wing of a plane for about 12 hours after it crashed and was partially submerged in an icy Alaska lake before being rescued.
The federal government could be unable to pay its bills as soon as August if Congress doesn't act, the Congressional Budget Office estimated.
The Supreme Court was considering a challenge to a 2022 regulation that sought to regulate ghost guns.
Utah is moving to protect the children of online content creators following the child abuse conviction of family vlogger Ruby Franke.
Dollar Tree is selling Family Dollar to two private equity firms after the discount chain failed to gain traction with shoppers.
A pilot and his two young daughters survived on the wing of a plane for about 12 hours after it crashed and was partially submerged in an icy Alaska lake before being rescued.
The federal government could be unable to pay its bills as soon as August if Congress doesn't act, the Congressional Budget Office estimated.
Dollar Tree is selling Family Dollar to two private equity firms after the discount chain failed to gain traction with shoppers.
Consumer confidence continues to wane as Americans worry about the economy, jobs and their income.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and other Trump officials allegedly used Signal for a group chat to discuss a highly sensitive operation.
Disability rights advocates say income and asset caps for Medicaid buy-in programs are a "poverty trap" for millions of Americans.
The federal government could be unable to pay its bills as soon as August if Congress doesn't act, the Congressional Budget Office estimated.
The Supreme Court was considering a challenge to a 2022 regulation that sought to regulate ghost guns.
The Trump administration continues to insist it didn't defy a federal judge's order when it failed to turn around planes carrying Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador.
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and CIA Director John Ratcliffe are back on Capitol Hill to testify before the House Intelligence Committee.
The Trump administration is moving to end the "Housing First" approach despite warnings from providers and homelessness experts that the shift won't work.
The Trump administration is moving to end the "Housing First" approach despite warnings from providers and homelessness experts that the shift won't work.
Both agencies are part of the Department of Health and Human Services, which like much of the federal government, has seen mass layoffs as part of the Trump administration's ongoing efforts to implement budget cuts.
The latest departures from the CDC mean close to a third of the agency's top management is leaving or left recently.
Health officials in Washington, D.C., are investigating after an Amtrak passenger who rode the train into Union Station was confirmed to have measles.
Disability rights advocates say income and asset caps for Medicaid buy-in programs are a "poverty trap" for millions of Americans.
The head of Pope Francis' medical team says there was a crisis during the pontiff's battle with pneumonia so dire, they considered "whether to stop and let him go."
Prince Harry and his Sentebale co-founder Prince Seeiso of Lesotho say they stepped down as relations between trustees and the chair "broke down beyond repair."
The Trump administration continues to insist it didn't defy a federal judge's order when it failed to turn around planes carrying Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador.
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and CIA Director John Ratcliffe are back on Capitol Hill to testify before the House Intelligence Committee.
Vice President JD Vance said he "didn't want her to have all that fun by herself."
Prince Harry and his Sentebale co-founder Prince Seeiso of Lesotho say they stepped down as relations between trustees and the chair "broke down beyond repair."
Hamdan Ballal said Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank beat him in front of his home while filming the assault.
Israeli settlers have beaten up one of the Palestinian co-directors of the Oscar-winning documentary film "No Other Land."
"American Idol" contestant Freddie McClendon shared the devastating story of his late father Davis McClendon through a powerful original song, leaving all three judges in awe.
Comedian Conan O'Brien accepted this year's Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on Sunday at the Kennedy Center. Some comics took jabs at the night's honoree and President Trump, who took over as chair of the Kennedy Center in January.
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.
The National Security Agency sent a bulletin in February warning of Russian hackers trying to access encrypted conversations on Signal.
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.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and other Trump officials allegedly used Signal for a group chat to discuss a highly sensitive operation.
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Gary Rivlin dives into the fierce competition between tech giants in his new book "AI Valley," exploring how companies like Microsoft and Google are battling for control over the future of artificial intelligence. He joins "CBS Mornings Plus" to talk about how AI is already reshaping everyday life—and where it's headed next.
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.
Utah is moving to protect the children of online content creators following the child abuse conviction of family vlogger Ruby Franke.
The gunman who killed 23 people in a racist attack at an El Paso Walmart in 2019 in one of the the deadliest mass shootings in U.S. history has been offered a plea deal to avoid the death penalty.
A former UPMC doctor was arrested after police in Hawaii say he tried to push his wife off a hiking trail and hit her in the head with a rock.
An investigation into the death of David Clary, who was killed in 1986, remains ongoing, police said.
Luigi Mangione is asking for a laptop in jail to view material as he awaits trial in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
Data on dark energy weakening over time may signal that if the trend continues it could eventually cause the universe to collapse, according to a new study. Mustapha Ishak-Boushaki, a physics professor and Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) researcher, joins CBS News with more.
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 Moonwalkers: A Journey with Tom Hanks" tells the story of the Apollo missions.
The new findings come from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI), which sits on a telescope at the Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona.
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost Mission 1 lander marked the first successful commercial moon landing.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
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.
See some of convicted serial killer Rodney Alcala's photographs that were discovered by detectives in a Seattle storage locker.
The Trump administration does damage control after national security officials included a journalist in a group chat about air strikes. Also, new details in the tragic death of the teenage son of former New York Yankees player Brett Gardner. All that and all that matters in today's Eye Opener.
Online gaming platforms topped the list for suspected digital fraud in the U.S. in 2023, with TransUnion flagging nearly 11% of transactions. After years of gaming online, Ricardo Rivera was hoping to cash in big to pay for his mother's cancer treatment. Instead, he became a victim of fraud.
Palestinians in Gaza appear to be protesting the Hamas militant group and its influence over the enclave as more violence erupts with Israel. Emir Nader with BBC News, a CBS News partner, has more.
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President Trump signed an executive order on voter requirements to take part in federal elections, but the move will likely end up in the courts. This comes as more details emerge about the texting group controversy surrounding an Atlantic report, and as Vice President JD Vance prepares to visit Greenland. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe reports.