Justice Department upgrades Russia review to criminal investigation

The move would allow the U.S. attorney the power to subpoena witnesses and documents and impanel a grand jury that could bring criminal charges

• Oct 25, 2019

U.S. plans to send troops to northern Syria to defend oil

A combat unit armed with tanks would be sent in to help about 200 lightly armed troops who are staying in Syria to protect the oil fields

• Oct 24, 2019

Which voters are changing their minds in fluid Democratic race?

Four in 10 Democratic likely voters have switched candidates since July. CBS News polling analysis shows which voters have switched, and which candidates are losing support

• Oct 24, 2019

Buttigieg calls Facebook's ad policy a "mistake"

The Democratic presidential candidate said the breakup of big tech companies is "a remedy that should be on the table"

• Oct 24, 2019

DOJ watchdog says FISA report "nearing completion"

"The goal from my standpoint is to make as much of our report public as possible," Inspector General Michael Horowitz wrote to lawmakers

• Oct 24, 2019

1,500 more families were separated under Trump than previously known

"Those are 1,600 hundred families we'll now have to find and search all over the world for," Lee Gelernt, an ACLU attorney, told CBS News

• Oct 25, 2019

2020 Daily Trail Markers: Some Dems call Trump's trip to HBCU "disrespectful"

President Trump is going to Benedict College, in Columbia, South Carolina, to take part in a criminal justice forum

• Oct 24, 2019

Joe Biden says his children won't "have offices in the White House"

Biden spoke to Norah O'Donnell for "60 Minutes"

• Oct 24, 2019

Senators want TikTok investigated for "national security risks"

The senators say TikTok "is a potential counterintelligence threat we cannot ignore"

• Oct 24, 2019

Trump says he'll go to the World Series if it goes to Game 5

The president said he wasn't sure if he would throw out the ceremonial first pitch: "I don't know, they got to dress me up in a lot of heavy armor"

• Oct 24, 2019

Mike Pence blasts the NBA for "acting like a wholly owned subsidiary" of China

"A progressive corporate culture that willfully ignores the abuse of human rights is not progressive, it is repressive," he said

• Oct 24, 2019

Senate Republicans back resolution condemning impeachment inquiry

The resolution calls on Democrats in the House to hold a formal vote to initiate an impeachment inquiry

• Oct 24, 2019

Springsteen: Trump "doesn't have a grasp" on what it means to be American

Legendary singer and songwriter says he isn't surprised the president is trash-talking him

• Oct 24, 2019

Trump directs agencies to end NYT and Washington Post subscriptions

President Trump frequently accuses the newspapers of being "fake news"

• Oct 24, 2019

Where U.S. cyber warriors are working to protect against election threats

CBS goes inside new NSA facility in Maryland where U.S. personnel work to head off election threats 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year

• Oct 24, 2019

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