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President Biden announced he is commuting the sentences of 37 of the nation's 40 federal death row inmates to life without the possibility of parole. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe has the latest.
President-elect Donald Trump made the promise of mass deportations a pillar of his re-election bid. He's pledged to deport millions of immigrants — including some who are living in the United States legally. In Springfield, Ohio, the city whose Haitian immigrant community became the epicenter of hateful rhetoric and misinformation during the campaign, many fear what this could mean for them.
A government shutdown was averted at the eleventh hour. Congress approved a hastily revised short-term government funding bill after a previous attempt failed to pass the House this week. The earlier bill was upended by President-elect Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk. The new bill funds federal operations and disaster aid, but does not address Trump's demands to raise or abolish the debt ceiling. President Biden is expected to sign the bill today.
In a phone interview with Robert Costa, President-elect Donald Trump outlines his key demands as the shutdown deadline looms.
With hours left to avert a shutdown, a plan backed by President-elect Donald Trump was killed after dozens of Republicans joined Democrats to vote against it. This is House Speaker Mike Johnson's second attempt at a deal.
Reality TV star Paris Hilton celebrated a legislative victory in Washington as lawmakers approved a bill to regulate youth treatment facilities. Hilton, who says she was abused as a teenager in such a center, has championed this cause for years.
A bipartisan plan to prevent a government shutdown collapsed after President-elect Trump came out against the plan after Elon Musk denounced it. The setback casts doubt on House Speaker Mike Johnson's leadership. Scott MacFarlane is on Capitol Hill with more.
President-elect Donald Trump held his first news conference since the election on Monday, answering questions on a variety of topics from his Cabinet picks to the economy and foreign policy. CBS News' Caitlin Huey-Burns has the latest.
President-elect Donald Trump, who was named Time magazine 2024 Person of the Year, said in an interview with the magazine that it may be difficult to lower grocery prices, a cornerstone of his campaign. Trump also said one of his first official acts as president will be to pardon most of the Jan. 6 rioters.
Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Department of Defense, met with Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski, who is expected to be a more centrist voice in the next Senate. He is also meeting with moderate Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine Wednesday. Other Trump Cabinet nominees, including Pam Bondi, Kash Patel, Kristi Noem and Tulsi Gabbard, are making rounds on Capitol Hill for Senate support. Meanwhile, Trump announced Kimberly Guilfoyle is his pick to be U.S. ambassador to Greece.
