RFK Jr. files FEC complaint over June 27 presidential debate criteria

RFK Jr. is accusing CNN of differing standards for him versus former President Donald Trump and President Biden in the June 27 presidential debate criteria.

• May 29, 2024

Alito tells congressional Democrats he won't recuse over flags

Justice Samuel Alito has come under pressure from congressional Democrats to recuse himself from cases involving the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack and former President Donald Trump.

• May 29, 2024

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he opposed removal of Confederate monuments

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he had a "visceral reaction against" the destruction of monuments honoring southern leaders from the Civil War.

• May 29, 2024

Watch CBS Colorado's Congressional District 4 Republican primary debate

The candidates mostly saw eye-to-eye on former President Donald Trump, immigration, climate change and federal spending, but broke from one another on foreign policy.

• May 30, 2024

Ex-Trump campaign legal adviser has Colorado law license suspended for 3 years

Jenna Ellis, who served as a legal adviser to former President Trump during the 2020 election, cannot practice law in Colorado for three years.

• May 30, 2024

TikTok ban challenge set for September arguments

A U.S. appeals court fast tracked oral arguments over a challenge to a law that could lead to a ban on the widely popular social media app TikTok.

• May 29, 2024

Texas Rep. Tony Gonzales barely wins GOP runoff against gun-rights activist

Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas narrowly won his primary runoff against a gun-rights activist. Gonzales' backers had warned that a loss could open the door for Democrats to flip the district in November.

• May 29, 2024

Jury hears closing arguments at Trump "hush money" trial

Lawyers from both sides presented their final cases before the jury in former President Donald Trump's "hush money" trial in New York.

• May 28, 2024

NATO allies brace for possible Trump 2024 victory

U.S. NATO allies are preparing for the changing political realities that a Trump presidency could bring.

• May 28, 2024

3 shot to death in South Dakota town; former mayor, ex-law enforcement officer charged

Three people were shot to death in a small South Dakota town, and a former law officer who once served as the town's mayor is charged in the killings.

• May 28, 2024

Judge rules prosecutors in Menendez case can't use evidence they say is crucial

The decision could complicate prosecutors' case against New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez as it relates to Egypt and military aid.

• May 28, 2024

DNC plans to nominate Biden and Harris virtually before convention

The Democratic National Committee wants to nominate President Biden and Vice President Harris virtually before the scheduled convention to ensure meeting Ohio's Aug. 7 ballot certification deadline.

• May 28, 2024

David DePape apologizes for Paul Pelosi attack, resentenced to 30 years

The man convicted in the 2022 hammer attack on Paul Pelosi apologized and was again sentenced to 30 years in prison Tuesday, as the sentencing hearing in his case was reopened due to a court error.

• May 28, 2024

Mayorkas says some migrants "try to game" the U.S. asylum system

"The reality is that some people do indeed try to game the system," Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas told CBS News.

• May 28, 2024

Judge rejects special counsel request to limit Trump's speech in classified documents case

In an order issued Tuesday, Florida Judge Aileen Cannon​ rejected Special Counsel Jack Smith's motion to impose a gag order on certain public statements by former President Donald Trump.

• May 28, 2024

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