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

Federal appeals court rebuffs claims of D.C. jury bias in Jan. 6 case

A unanimous three-judge panel for the U.S. appeals court in Washington, D.C., upheld the conviction and sentence of a Jan. 6 defendant who claimed he couldn't get an impartial jury in the nation's capital.

• May 28, 2024

Jan. 6 officers to campaign for Biden in battleground states

The Biden campaign says the men will meet with locals to "raise the alarm" about a second Trump term.

• May 28, 2024

Biden makes pitch to Black voters in Philadelphia as polls show declining support

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris made a campaign stop at Girard College in Fairmount to launch their "Black Voters for Biden-Harris" initiative on Wednesday.

• May 29, 2024

Supreme Court won't review conviction of disgraced attorney Michael Avenatti

Michael Avenatti was convicted for attempting to extort nearly $25 million from sporting goods giant Nike.

• May 28, 2024

Trump responds to special counsel's effort to limit his remarks about FBI

Trump falsely claimed last week that FBI agents who searched Mar-a-Lago in August 2022 were "authorized to shoot me."

• May 27, 2024

Libertarians pick Chase Oliver as presidential nominee, rejecting Trump, RFK Jr.

The Libertarian Party nominated party activist Chase Oliver for president, rejecting Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s bid for the nomination.

• May 27, 2024

Biden honors fallen U.S. troops on Memorial Day

President Joe Biden laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and is delivering his annual Memorial Day address.

• May 27, 2024

Congress fails to install promised plaque to honor Jan. 6 police officers

Several House Democrats are wondering why a plaque to honor police officers who saved the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, wasn't installed by the deadline required by law.

• May 28, 2024

Texas' Tony Gonzales tries to fight off YouTube personality in runoff election

Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas faces YouTube personality Brandon Herrera, known as "The AK Guy," in runoff on Tuesday.

• May 28, 2024

What happens if Trump is convicted in New York? No one can really say

Trump was tried in New York state court, where judges have broad authority to determine when sentences are handed down after convictions, says a former prosecutor.

• May 30, 2024

Full transcript of "Face the Nation," May 26, 2024

On this "Face the Nation" broadcast, Rep. Tony Gonzales and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg join Margaret Brennan.

• May 26, 2024

Transcript: Rep. Tony Gonzales on "Face the Nation," May 26, 2024

The following is a transcript of an interview with Rep. Tony Gonzales, Republican of Texas, on "Face the Nation" that aired on May 26, 2024.

• May 26, 2024

Transcript: Sen. Chris Murphy on "Face the Nation," May 26, 2024

The following is a transcript of an interview with Sen. Chris Murphy, Democrat of Connecticut, on "Face the Nation" that aired on May 26, 2024.

• May 26, 2024

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