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Hasan Minhaj's act often includes experiences he says he's faced as an Asian American and Muslim American, but the comedian tells the New Yorker many of those stories either didn't happen to him or were embellished. Clare Malone, the staff writer for the New Yorker who spoke with Minhaj, joined CBS News to discuss the situation.
Hasan Minhaj made a name for himself by offering his comedic take on a wide range of stories for his show “Patriot Act.” He often takes on heavy topics like drug pricing, censorship in China, and student loans. His work has earned him two Peabody Awards and a spot on Time 100's "Most Influential People of 2019" list. Hasan Minhaj joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss how comedy can help the country grapple with its problems
"Clearly, the best way to stop people from watching something is to ban it, make it trend online, and then leave it up on YouTube," he tweeted
In the new weekly Netflix series, the comedian explores complex issues through comedy, storytelling and by putting himself into the narrative
Microsoft is taking the federal government to court over its requests for customer data. Not only are those requests in secret, but Microsoft is also forbidden from telling its customers about the searches. CBS News Justice Dept. reporter Paula Reid joins CBSN with the latest details.
Apple has responded to a judge's order to unlock the iPhone of one of the San Bernardino shooters by filing a motion to vacate the order. CBS News justice reporter Paula Reid joins with the latest details.
While the director of the FBI testified on Capitol Hill, continuing to urge Apple to unlock the iPhone of the suspects in the San Bernardino shooting, Apple CEO Tim Cook defended his decision to fight the government on the privacy issue. Homeland Security and Justice correspondent Jeff Pegues lays out what's at stake on CBSN.
The former NSA contractor celebrates the end of the Patriot Act in a opinion piece in the New York Times
Even if Congress agrees to continue allowing the NSA to search and collect phone records, the intelligence gathering would quickly change form. Records would be held by phone companies, not the government, leaving debate over how investigations would work if authorities need quick access to data. Nancy Cordes reports.
The Kentucky Republican and presidential candidate temporarily prevented an extension of the government's spying authority on Sunday
Three important sections of the Patriot Act are no longer part of the anti-terror law. The Senate failed to pass a bill extending the government's authority to collect phone information, track lone-wolf threats and follow suspects who change their phones. Republican senator and presidential candidate Rand Paul blocked a final Senate vote during a very unusual Sunday session. Nancy Cordes is on Capitol Hill, where the Senate is now moving to plan B.
In a rare Sunday session, lawmakers looked poised to reform the program - but not before a midnight deadline
Senators rushed back from recess in order to seal a deal before midnight, when key provisions of the Patriot Act are set to expire. Several surveillance programs will end, including the NSA's bulk collection of phone records revealed by Edward Snowden. The Obama administration, along with many key Republicans, say national security is at stake. Juliana Goldman reports.
John Brennan tells "Face the Nation" what the U.S. knows about ISIS' strengths, and how to avoid "a lot of bloodshed" in their defeat
On Bob Schieffer's last show as "Face the Nation" host, the latest on the 2016 presidential race, the expiration of Patriot Act provisions, and foreign policy with former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, CIA director John Brennan, and others.
President's urging comes as deadline approaches to renew key provisions
Kentucky senator wants to run out the clock on bulk phone data collection program due to expire Monday
Obama administration pushes Senate to pass the USA Freedom Act, saying risk of terrorist attacks would increase if it fails
The Kentucky senator spoke to CBS This Morning about government surveillance and his new book
The Senate left town early Saturday morning without addressing the NSA's bulk phone data collection program
Unless senators can come up with a compromise in the coming days, the government could lose access to what the administration says is a key counterterrorism tool -- at least temporarily. Julianna Goldman reports.
Government surveillance programs set to expire at the end of the month unless Congress renews them
Senate Majority Leader McConnell dismisses a threat from Rand Paul to filibuster an extension of key Patriot Act provisions
A federal court ruled last week that the law, which expires June 1, does not justify the government's telephone surveillance program
Court rules the government's expansive collection of telephone data is not authorized by the Patriot Act, urges debate in Congress
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."
The hostages seen on the video were identified as Omri Miran and Keith Siegel by the campaign group the Hostages and Missing Families Forum.
There have been several injuries linked to tornadoes on Friday, but no fatalities have been reported.
Harvey Weinstein's 2020 conviction on felony sex crime charges was overturned by the State of New York Court of Appeals.
Hamas says it received the cease-fire proposal from Israel after a high-level Egyptian delegation wrapped up a visit to Israel.
The NFL draft has a new attendance record after more than 700,000 fans flooded downtown Detroit for the three-day event.
Another climbing party saw the pair fall and cared for the surviving climber until help arrived the next morning.
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.
Russia has launched a barrage of missiles against Ukraine directed at energy facilities.
Officials at Churchill Downs in Louisville held the drawing a week ahead of the 150th running of the 2024 Kentucky Derby.
The following is a transcript of an interview with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell that will air on April 28, 2024.
The union struck a four-year agreement with the German company on Friday evening, just before the expiration of the previous contract.
There have been several injuries linked to tornadoes on Friday, but no fatalities have been reported.
Another climbing party saw the pair fall and cared for the surviving climber until help arrived the next morning.
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.
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.
Border officers have broad authority to search travelers' electronic devices without a warrant or suspicion of a crime.
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 "America."
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."
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.
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.
A Bucharest court has ruled that a case against social media influencer Andrew Tate meets the required legal criteria and can go ahead, but there's no date set yet.
After Kristen Trickle died at her home in Kansas, her husband Colby Trickle received over $120,000 in life insurance benefits and spent nearly $2,000 on a sex doll supposedly to help him sleep.
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.
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.
Actress Marla Adams, who spent five decades playing Dina Abbott Mergeron on "The Young and the Restless," has died at the age of 85.
In a radio interview Friday, President Biden said he would be "happy to debate" former President Donald Trump. In response to Biden's comments, Trump indicated he would be willing to take part in a debate as well. Natalie Brand has more.