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Sens. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and John McCain, R-Ariz., discuss what to do about the flood of undocumented children at the U.S.-Mexico border.
President Obama is vowing to fix the immigration system even if it means he has to do it alone. Bill Plante reports from the White House where the president is blaming House Republicans for inaction.
Seung Min Kim, Congressional Reporter for POLITICO, explains what the President is hoping to get from Congress and reaction from lawmakers over the surge of undocumented children crossing into the country alone.
The sudden influx of children has left the U.S. government scrambling to come up with possible housing options. With broader immigration reform stalled until after the mid-term elections, President Obama will now ask Congress to take emergency actions. Mark Albert reports.
In his confirmation hearing, Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas promised "to elevate the level of public engagement, so that we are a transparent agency."
Texas Gov. Rick Perry authorized spending an extra $1.3 million on border security. Local law enforcement officials along the border say they are overwhelmed. Anna Werner reports.
Reporters were finally allowed into a border patrol facility that has been inundated with migrant children who've crossed the U.S.-Mexico border. They will remain in custody until they are reunited with a parent or scheduled for an immigration hearing. Vicente Arenas reports.
Homeland Security claims nearly 90,000 illegal immigrant children will be picked up crossing the border into the U.S. this year. Vicente Arenas spoke to three boys who made the journey from Honduras to escape gangs and violence and are now waiting for a deportation hearing to be scheduled.
A detention facility in Nogales, Arizona, is struggling to meet the needs of housing unaccompanied children who crossed illegally into Texas. Many more are being flown in while the government is scrambling to find solutions to contain this problem. Vicente Arenas reports.
More than 5,000 of the unaccompanied migrant children in U.S. custody were stranded in Border Patrol facilities not designed for long-term custody.
The $86.9 million contract comes as the Biden administration moves away from the long-term detention of migrant families.
The House passed two immigration bills on Thursday with bipartisan support, but their prospects in the Senate are uncertain.
The bills may represent Democrats' best chance of getting immigration legislation through the evenly divided Senate
The former president spoke at SXSW as the Democrat-controlled House passed two bills that would legalize subsets of the estimated 11 million immigrants living in the U.S. without legal permission.
Biden is facing a daunting challenge with acute humanitarian implications that could overshadow successes in other areas.
The DHS chief testified before the House Homeland Security Committee on the challenges at the southern border.
The U.S. is on pace to receive more migrants crossing the border than in the last 20 years, DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said.
Some migrant children in U.S. Border Patrol custody have told lawyers they are being held in overcrowded conditions.
"What we're seeing is less than 6% positive right now, coming across the border," Acting Administrator Robert Fenton told lawmakers.
CBS News has confirmed that a record 7,300 unaccompanied migrant kids were transferred into a network of shelters run by the U.S. refugee agency in February.
CBS News Poll: Biden's approval on immigration is lower than his job rating overall.
Migrant children have reported sleeping in overcrowded conditions and having limited access to showers while in Border Patrol custody.
"Some of the boys said that conditions were so overcrowded that they had to take turns sleeping on the floor," a lawyer who interviewed the children told CBS News.
The U.S. took into custody more than 9,400 unaccompanied minors along the southern border in February — a 21-month high.
The Trump administration's "public charge" rule gave U.S. officials more power to deny green card applications from low-income immigrants.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine are appearing in back-to-back hearings before the House and Senate Appropriations subcommittees that oversee defense spending.
Iran warns any new U.S. attacks will bring a "bad result," as President Trump acknowledges the ceasefire is faltering and violence flares in Lebanon.
Greater protections for endangered emperor penguins and how to manage growing tourism are topping the agenda at talks on Antarctica in Japan.
A deal is taking shape for the U.S. and Ukraine to jointly develop and build weapons that have been at the forefront of the wars in both Ukraine and Iran.
The head of the World Health Organization says "our work is not over" to contain hantavirus after evacuations from a cruise ship hit by a deadly outbreak of the illness.
Since the start of the war, Iran has ramped up executions, particularly in cases involving alleged espionage or security-related charges.
Trade, Taiwan and tensions with Iran are surefire topics for President Trump's meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
American climber Shelley Johannesen died in an avalanche on Mount Makalu, officials said Tuesday, as fatalities mount early in Nepal's busy spring climbing season.
Jay Bhattacharya, the acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, told CBS News that the hantavirus outbreak should be treated differently from COVID.
A hacking group named ShinyHunters claimed responsibility for the Canvas breach and threatened to leak data involving 275 million individuals if schools did not pay a ransom.
The operator of the Dali, a container ship that lost power and slammed into Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge in 2024, killing six people, is facing federal charges.
A Texas couple is filing a lawsuit accusing the AI company of guiding their teenage son in using drugs, resulting in a fatal overdose.
U.S. consumer prices rose in April, fueled by a spike in energy prices caused by the Iran war.
GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen had argued that his company's retail locations would help eBay build a "national network."
A Texas couple is filing a lawsuit accusing the AI company of guiding their teenage son in using drugs, resulting in a fatal overdose.
U.S. consumer prices rose in April, fueled by a spike in energy prices caused by the Iran war.
GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen had argued that his company's retail locations would help eBay build a "national network."
Greater protections for endangered emperor penguins and how to manage growing tourism are topping the agenda at talks on Antarctica in Japan.
Suspending the federal gas tax would have a modest impact on fuel prices, while also requiring congressional approval.
The operator of the Dali, a container ship that lost power and slammed into Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge in 2024, killing six people, is facing federal charges.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine are appearing in back-to-back hearings before the House and Senate Appropriations subcommittees that oversee defense spending.
Voters are going to the polls in Nebraska and West Virginia on Tuesday, with Democrats vying for the chance to run in an open seat in Nebraska that the party has long been eyeing.
Trade, Taiwan and tensions with Iran are surefire topics for President Trump's meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
The Supreme Court set aside lower court decisions that had blocked the state from using a congressional map drawn by Republicans in 2023 that contained one majority-Black district.
A recent survey by the Alzheimer's Association found most adults think maintaining brain health is very important, but they don't know what steps to take. (Sponsored by the Alzheimer's Association.)
Daily physical activity is one of the important steps to building healthy habits to lower the risk of dementia. As part of a three-part series, "Brain Health: From Awareness to Action," Alzheimer's Association President and CEO Joanne Pike joins "CBS Mornings" with tips on incorporating exercise into your routine as part of their "(re)think your brain" initiative. Learn more about their "6-Step Challenge" at rethinkyourbrain.org (Sponsored by the Alzheimer's Association)
A Texas couple is filing a lawsuit accusing the AI company of guiding their teenage son in using drugs, resulting in a fatal overdose.
The head of the World Health Organization says "our work is not over" to contain hantavirus after evacuations from a cruise ship hit by a deadly outbreak of the illness.
The 18 Americans who were aboard a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship have returned to the U.S. and are now in quarantine. One remains in the biocontainment unit at the University of Nebraska Medical Center after testing positive. Ian Lee has more.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine are appearing in back-to-back hearings before the House and Senate Appropriations subcommittees that oversee defense spending.
Iran warns any new U.S. attacks will bring a "bad result," as President Trump acknowledges the ceasefire is faltering and violence flares in Lebanon.
Greater protections for endangered emperor penguins and how to manage growing tourism are topping the agenda at talks on Antarctica in Japan.
A deal is taking shape for the U.S. and Ukraine to jointly develop and build weapons that have been at the forefront of the wars in both Ukraine and Iran.
The head of the World Health Organization says "our work is not over" to contain hantavirus after evacuations from a cruise ship hit by a deadly outbreak of the illness.
Kelly Reilly and Cole Hauser, the stars and executive producers of "Dutton Ranch," sit down with "CBS Mornings" to talk about reprising their "Yellowstone" roles for the series spinoff. The series premieres May 15 on Paramount+.
Pop singer accuses electronics manufacturer Samsung of using a copyrighted image of her face to sell TVs.
Annette Bening talks about starring in the "Yellowstone" spinoff "Dutton Ranch," why she wanted to play her character and learning to ride a horse for the role.
Inspired by a true story, Netflix's "The Rip," starring Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, follows two Miami-Dade police officers as they discover more than $20 million of cartel cash during a drug raid and reveals corruption within the department. But now the real-life officers involved in the raid are suing Damon and Affleck through their production company. Carter Evans reports.
Hosted by Jane Pauley. Featured: The Supreme Court ushers in a new era of gerrymandering; the legacy of CBS News Radio; motherless daughters; comedian Martin Short; rebuilding L.A.; remembering Ted Turner; and Martha Stewart prepares a Mother's Day breakfast.
A hacking group named ShinyHunters claimed responsibility for the Canvas breach and threatened to leak data involving 275 million individuals if schools did not pay a ransom.
CBS News contributor Arthur Brooks offers advice on navigating hate from internet trolls and provides more details on what prompts negative discourse online.
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.
GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen had argued that his company's retail locations would help eBay build a "national network."
The online learning platform Canvas, which is used by 30 million students around the world, was hacked Thursday in a massive cyberattack. The platform is used by thousands of schools, including major universities. Jo Ling Kent reports.
Greater protections for endangered emperor penguins and how to manage growing tourism are topping the agenda at talks on Antarctica in Japan.
The Pentagon released UFO documents on Friday, with President Trump telling the public to "have fun" deciding for itself what is going on. Carter Evans reports.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said it's time for the American people see it for themselves, as the Pentagon started releasing previously classified documents related to UFOs and UAPs. CBS News Pentagon reporter Eleanor Watson has more.
The Pentagon on Friday released and declassified numerous files on UFOs, including eyewitness testimony, photos and reports. Government knowledge of non-human intelligent life was the subject of the documentary "The Age of Disclosure," released in February. Its director and producer, Dan Farah, joins CBS News to discuss.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in a statement that the documents "have long fueled justified speculation — and it's time the American people see it for themselves."
The search for Nancy Guthrie has spanned 100 days, and key evidence in the case is still under analysis. CBS News' Anna Schecter reports.
A suspect is in custody after appearing to be shooting at random near three college campuses in Massachusetts. CBS News' Lilia Luciano reports.
Two people are in critical condition after a gunman in Cambridge, Massachusetts, began randomly firing at cars on a busy street, officials say. Lilia Luciano has the latest.
A strand of DNA. An eerie doorbell video. The investigation into Nancy Guthrie's disappearance reaches 100th day with no sign of a breakthrough.
Years after USA Gymnastics was rocked by the scandal of Larry Nassar, the disgraced doctor who pleaded guilty to molesting multiple young gymnasts, a gymnast alleges another coach abused her as a child because warnings went unheeded. CBS News chief investigative correspondent Jim Axelrod has the details.
NASA's Apollo 17 crew reported seeing three mysterious dots and sparks that resembled fireworks, according to new files released by the Pentagon.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in a statement that the documents "have long fueled justified speculation — and it's time the American people see it for themselves."
If confirmed, the rock would become just the second world past Neptune in our solar system to host an atmosphere.
The Artemis II team gained a new member, and the crew made sure their youngest teammate had the right stuff for space.
The Artemis II astronauts said they actually really enjoyed the space food, but it was a familiar candy they enjoyed after splashing down in the Pacific Ocean.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
Does the evidence show a cover-up, or was Todd Kendhammer wrongfully convicted for the murder of his wife?
Christy Salters-Martin dominated in the boxing ring but faced her toughest challenger at home.
Family seeks answers in death of newlywed who disappeared in 2005 while on Mediterranean honeymoon cruise.
Meet the tattooed beauty charged in the death of Google executive Forrest Hayes.
The search for Nancy Guthrie has spanned 100 days, and key evidence in the case is still under analysis. CBS News' Anna Schecter reports.
Kelly Reilly and Cole Hauser, the stars and executive producers of "Dutton Ranch," sit down with "CBS Mornings" to talk about reprising their "Yellowstone" roles for the series spinoff. The series premieres May 15 on Paramount+.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing calls from lawmakers for his resignation after devastating local election losses for the Labour Party. Chris Livesay reports.
New inflation data shows a concerning trend in April as the Iran war impacts Americans' wallets. CBS News' Kelly O'Grady reports.
Jonathan Vigliotti joins "CBS Mornings" to discuss his new book, "Torched," where he uncovers how the Los Angeles wildfires were preventable and how the city is rushing to rebuild ahead of the 2028 Olympics.