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The Senate is debating whether to pass a set of bills that would release additional funds for U.S. allies Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion is following from Capitol Hill.
The people who constructed gallows on the west front of the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, have never been identified. CBS News obtained new video showing people moving pieces into place before dawn. Scott MacFarlane has more.
Just before midnight Thursday, the House advanced several stand-alone measures on foreign aid and U.S. border security thanks to the support of four Democrats, but the bills may cost Speaker Mike Johnson his job. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has more.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore met with lawmakers on Capitol Hill on Tuesday to discuss plans to rebuild the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. Officials hope to remove the debris from the collapsed bridge to resume shipping by the end of May. CBS News' Scott MacFarlane reports.
Lawmakers returned to Capitol Hill on Monday after a two-week-long break with several priorities left to address, including aid to Ukraine. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion unpacks the number of issues Congress hopes to tackle.
Lawmakers are returning to Capitol Hill after a two-week recess. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion reports on if Congress will move forward with aid for Ukraine and funding for Baltimore following the deadly bridge collapse.
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are mourning the loss of Joe Lieberman, 82, a longtime senator from Connecticut who was once the Democratic Party's nominee for vice president in 2000. He died Wednesday in New York City from complications from a fall, according to a statement from his family.
A congresswoman punched in her apartment complex, a Senate staffer stabbed outside a restaurant, House staffers nearly attacked during a coffee break on Capitol Hill — recent assaults on Congress members and their staff have been causing concern, Scott MacFarlane reports, and U.S. Capitol Police Chief Thomas Manger testified about what measures are being taken to improve safety.
Appointed as special counsel, former U.S. Attorney Robert Hur, who previously described President Biden as an "elderly man with a poor memory," is set to be questioned today about his investigation into the president's handling of classified materials.
In an unprecedented move, TikTok's call to action against potential legislation for its nationwide ban has overwhelmed lawmakers with complaints, igniting a contentious debate on Capitol Hill.
President Biden will meet with congressional leaders Tuesday as another partial shutdown looms if no deal to fund the government takes shape. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane reports from Capitol Hill.
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill will be busy next week with eyes mostly on Speaker Mike Johnson who's being urged to bring a foreign aid bill that includes money for Ukraine to the House floor for a vote. On top of that, a government shutdown is looming and Republicans have decisions to make about their impeachment proceedings against President Biden and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has more.
Critics say the government is failing to enforce a law that could protect ticket buyers. National consumer correspondent Ash-har Quraishi follows Taylor Swift fans as they fight to change the ticketing industry.
The Senate on Wednesday voted against advancing a bipartisan border policy and foreign aid bill after weeks of negotiations. Steven Smith, professor of political science at Arizona State University, joins CBS News to discuss what the failure says about the inner workings of Capitol Hill -- and what it will take to get anything passed in an election year.
A procedural vote to begin debate on a national security bill that included border security measures and foreign aid was 49 in favor to 50 against, falling short of the 60-vote threshold needed to advance in the Senate. CBS News' Nikole Killion reports from Capitol Hill.
After weeks of threatening to oust Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over the border crisis, an impeachment vote brought by House Republicans failed Tuesday night. In the Senate, a bipartisan bill to address the crisis that includes measures Republicans had demanded looks doomed largely because of a lack of GOP support. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has more.
FBI Director Christopher Wray issued a serious warning on Capitol Hill about potential Chinese government hacking attacks that could target and damage U.S. infrastructure. CBS News' Nicole Sganga reports.
A committee vote along party lines on Tuesday advanced a Republican effort to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the full House, with the GOP accusing him of failing to limit immigration at the southern border. The vote came after Republican House leaders suggested they would block an immigration measure being negotiated in the Senate. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane reports on what will continue to be a busy week on Capitol Hill.
Executives of the some of nation's top social media companies are set to testify Wednesday on Capitol Hill. Senators will hear from the leaders of Meta, TikTok, X, Snapchat and Discord on measures being taken to protect minors. CBS News senior business and tech correspondent Jo Ling Kent has more.
A Proud Boys member who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 was sentenced to six years in prison on Wednesday after he told the judge "you could give me 100 years."
Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun is on Capitol Hill Wednesday to meet with senators who have questions about the latest mechanical issues and incidents involving Boeing planes. CBS News senior transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave has more.
For this edition of "The Takeout," Major Garrett speaks to Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey. A member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Casey discusses the importance of transparency on Capitol Hill among lawmakers and the funding fight for Ukraine and Israel aid.
Funding talks continue on Capitol Hill with the deadline to avert a partial government shutdown nearly a week away, but disagreements remain over border policy and aid for Ukraine. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has more.
The House Oversight and Judiciary Committees advanced Wednesday resolutions recommending Hunter Biden be held in criminal contempt of Congress for his refusal to comply with congressional subpoenas for closed-door testimony. The vote came after he made an unexpected appearance in the hearing room. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has more.
The Republican-led House Homeland Security Committee held its first hearing Wednesday on the potential impeachment of Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. CBS News homeland security and justice reporter Nicole Sganga is following the testimony by various state attorneys general at the hearing.
The hostages seen on the video were identified as Omri Miran and Keith Siegel by the campaign group the Hostages and Missing Families Forum.
Protesters nationwide are demanding that their schools divest from companies they say are enabling the Israel-Hamas war as officials say outside agitators "spew hate and antisemitism."
Hamas says it received the cease-fire proposal from Israel after a high-level Egyptian delegation wrapped up a visit to Israel.
Harvey Weinstein's 2020 conviction on felony sex crime charges was overturned by the State of New York Court of Appeals.
Mr. Biden, like most of his predecessors, used the glitzy annual White House Correspondents' Association banquet to jab at his rival, former President Donald Trump.
There have been several injuries linked to tornadoes on Friday, but no fatalities have been reported.
Gabby Douglas qualified in multiple events for the U.S. Championships in Fort Worth, Texas, next month.
After a traditional autopsy, a coroner ruled Kristen Trickle died by suicide. But prosecutors in Kansas questioned if she could have fired the large-caliber revolver that killed her and ordered an autopsy of her mind.
Regulators have closed Republic First Bank's 32 branches in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York and they will be taken over by Fulton Bank.
Mr. Biden, like most of his predecessors, used the glitzy annual White House Correspondents' Association banquet to jab at his rival, former President Donald Trump.
After a traditional autopsy, a coroner ruled Kristen Trickle died by suicide. But prosecutors in Kansas questioned if she could have fired the large-caliber revolver that killed her and ordered an autopsy of her mind.
Viktoria Nasyrova attempted to murder a woman with cheesecake. As one private investigator would find out, she had a list of alleged victims — including her ex-boyfriend's dog.
Bernhard Langer admitted that his injury came from playing pickleball.
Gabby Douglas qualified in multiple events for the U.S. Championships in Fort Worth, Texas, next month.
The union struck a four-year agreement with the German company on Friday evening, just before the expiration of the previous contract.
Intimacy coordination is a relatively new and growing field with movie and television productions required to make a good-faith effort to hire one if needed on set.
Under the new law signed this week, ByteDance has nine to 12 months to sell the platform to an American owner, or TikTok faces being banned in the U.S.
The income needed to join your state's top earners can vary considerably, from a low of $329,620 annually in West Virginia to $719,253 in Washington D.C.
About 7 in 10 retirees stop working before they turned 65. For many of them, it was for reasons beyond their control.
Mr. Biden, like most of his predecessors, used the glitzy annual White House Correspondents' Association banquet to jab at his rival, former President Donald Trump.
The following is a transcript of an interview with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell that will air on April 28, 2024.
Regulators have closed Republic First Bank's 32 branches in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York and they will be taken over by Fulton Bank.
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem — a potential running mate for presumptive Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump — is getting attention again.
Prosecutors in former President Donald Trump's criminal trial in New York called two new witnesses to the stand on Friday, rounding out the first week of testimony.
Around 1 in 5 retail milk samples had tested positive for the bird flu virus, but further tests show it was not infectious.
The White House had been due to decide on the menthol cigarette rule in March.
The discovery of drug-resistant bacteria in two dogs prompted a probe by the CDC and New Jersey health authorities.
First known HIV cases from a nonsterile injection for cosmetic reasons highlights the risk of unlicensed providers.
Are you using your smartwatch to the fullest? Here are 4 metrics doctors say can be useful to track beyond your daily step count.
The hostages seen on the video were identified as Omri Miran and Keith Siegel by the campaign group the Hostages and Missing Families Forum.
Iraqi authorities are investigating the killing of a well-known social media influencer Um Fahad who was shot by an armed motorcyclist in front of her home in central Baghdad.
Hamas says it received the cease-fire proposal from Israel after a high-level Egyptian delegation wrapped up a visit to Israel.
A Moscow court has detained another suspect as an accomplice in the attack by gunmen on a suburban Moscow concert hall in March.
Russia has launched a barrage of missiles against Ukraine directed at energy facilities.
Actress Marla Adams, who spent five decades playing Dina Abbott Mergeron on "The Young and the Restless," has died at the age of 85.
Intimacy coordination is a relatively new and growing field with movie and television productions required to make a good-faith effort to hire one if needed on set.
A descendent of American folk hero Davey Crockett, Charley Crockett was raised in a Texas trailer park. He bought his first guitar in a pawn shop and taught himself how to play it. In 2015, he started releasing records independently. Fourteen albums later, Crockett has established himself as one of the leaders in traditional country music's revival. From his new album "$10 Cowboy," here is Charley Crockett with "Solitary Road."
A descendent of American folk hero Davey Crockett, Charley Crockett was raised in a Texas trailer park. He bought his first guitar in a pawn shop and taught himself how to play it. In 2015, he started releasing records independently. Fourteen albums later, Crockett has established himself as one of the leaders in traditional country music's revival. With the title track from his new album, here is Charley Crockett with "$10 Cowboy."
A descendent of American folk hero Davey Crockett, Charley Crockett was raised in a Texas trailer park. He bought his first guitar in a pawn shop and taught himself how to play it. In 2015, he started releasing records independently. Fourteen albums later, Crockett has established himself as one of the leaders in traditional country music's revival. From his new album "$10 Cowboy," here is Charley Crockett with "America."
NYU Langone Health and Meta have developed a new type of MRI that dramatically reduces the time needed to complete scans through artificial intelligence. CBS News correspondent Anne-Marie Green reports.
The Federal Communications Commission voted to adopt net neutrality regulations, a reversal from the policy adopted during former President Donald Trump's administration. Christopher Sprigman, a professor at the New York University School of Law, joins CBS News with more on the vote.
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.
Are you using your smartwatch to the fullest? Here are 4 metrics doctors say can be useful to track beyond your daily step count.
Local and federal authorities face challenges in investigating and prosecuting romance scammers because the scammers are often based overseas. Jim Axelrod explains.
Bats have often been called scary and spooky but experts say they play an important role in our daily lives. CBS News' Danya Bacchus explains why the mammals are so vital to our ecosystem and the threats they're facing.
Pediatrician Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, whose work has spurred official action on the Flint water crisis, told CBS News that it's stunning that "we continue to use the bodies of our kids as detectors of environmental contamination." She discusses ways to support victims of the water crisis, the ongoing work of replacing the city's pipes and more in this extended interview.
Ten years ago, a water crisis began when Flint, Michigan, switched to the Flint River for its municipal water supply. The more corrosive water was not treated properly, allowing lead from pipes to leach into many homes. CBS News correspondent Ash-har Quraishi spoke with residents about what the past decade has been like.
According to the University of California, Davis, residential energy use is responsible for 20% of total greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. However, one company is helping residential buildings reduce their impact and putting carbon to use. CBS News' Bradley Blackburn shows how the process works.
Emerging cicadas are so loud in one South Carolina county that residents are calling the sheriff's office asking why they can hear a "noise in the air that sounds like a siren, or a whine, or a roar." CBS News' John Dickerson has details.
After a traditional autopsy, a coroner ruled Kristen Trickle died by suicide. But prosecutors in Kansas questioned if she could have fired the large-caliber revolver that killed her and ordered an autopsy of her mind.
Viktoria Nasyrova attempted to murder a woman with cheesecake. As one private investigator would find out, she had a list of alleged victims — including her ex-boyfriend's dog.
Angel Gabriel Cuz-Choc was found hiding in a wooded area after his girlfriend and her 4-year-old daughter were found dead in Florida.
Dramatic bodycam footage shows the moment Florida deputies and K-9 dogs close in on a double murder suspect hiding in a thickly wooded area.
A new "48 Hours" investigation is looking into the death of a Kansas woman after she was found dying from a gunshot wound in 2019. The coroner initially ruled Kristen Trickle's death a suicide, but the local prosecutor said evidence on the scene didn't add up. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty has the story.
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.
In November 2023, NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft stopped sending "readable science and engineering data."
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.
A Kansas woman is found dying from a gunshot wound. Evidence at the scene doesn’t add up, so a prosecutor gets creative. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports.
Viktoria Nasyrova is accused of using cheesecake as a murder weapon. Her motive was to steal the identity of Olga, who looks a lot like her. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports.
Over the decades, the annual White House Correspondents Dinner has allowed presidents to go into a more informal setting, let their hair down a bit, and poke fun at themselves. But some critics say the dinner is proof of a cozy relationship between the White House and the media. Mark Strassmann has more.
For several dozen Vietnam War veterans from Texas, a journey to visit memorials in Washington, D.C., saw five decades of emotion slowly begin to surface. Doug Dunbar has more.
The United Auto Workers union reached a last-second labor agreement Friday night with Daimler Truck just ahead of a midnight deadline, averting a possible strike that would have impacted 7,000 workers.