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President Trump, along with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney participated in the FIFA Men's World Cup draw on Friday in Washington, D.C. The world soccer organization also awarded Mr. Trump with its inaugural peace prize.
The Justice Department and FBI announced the arrest of a man accused of planting pipe bombs in Washington, D.C., on the eve of the U.S. Capitol riots on January 6, 2021. Scott MacFarlane reports.
The Pentagon announced another strike on an alleged drug boat in the Pacific Ocean, hours after lawmakers received a classified briefing on a Sept. 2 attack. Charlie D'Agata reports.
President Trump pardoned Rep. Henry Cuellar before his trial even began. Cuellar, a Texas Democrat, and his wife will no longer face bribery and fraud charges. Scott MacFarlane reports.
Immigration operations targeting mostly Somali immigrants are underway in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area after President Trump lashed out at the community earlier this week. It comes as Minnesota is still reeling from a massive fraud scheme worth more than $1 billion involving dozens of Somalis.
Sources tell CBS News a new Pentagon inspector general's report found Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth could have endangered American service members when he shared details of an active bombing mission in Yemen in March in a Signal group chat with other top officials and also mistakenly included a journalist. Charlie D'Agata reports.
Republican Matt Van Epps won a special election in Tennessee in a closely watched race. The first-time GOP candidate only won by single digits over his Democratic competitor, Aftyn Behn. The results were much closer compared to a year ago, when President Trump won the area by a 22-point margin.
Michael and Susan Dell announced on Tuesday that they're donating $6.25 billion for Trump accounts, impacting millions of kids. Starting July 4, 2026, Trump accounts could take up to $5,000 in annual contributions from parents, their employers, grandparents, family friends or charities. Money in the tax-deferred accounts would be invested in low-cost equity index funds. Ed O'Keefe has more.
The Trump administration is rejecting accusations that at least one of its attacks on an alleged drug boat may amount to a war crime. The White House acknowledges a second strike on one boat did happen and claimed it was legal. Former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, who served under President George W. Bush, explains the latest on the attacks, if he thinks a war crime was committed and what happens next.
Voters will head to the polls in a special election to fill a congressional seat in the Nashville area in Tennessee on Tuesday. President Trump won the district a year ago by a wide margin, but this race is close after Democrats picked up momentum in last month's elections. Nicole Valdes reports.
