NORAD F-16 fighter jet intercepted plane in airspace near Biden speech in California
The incident occurred over Santa Ana last week, about 12 miles from the community college where Biden was speaking.
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The incident occurred over Santa Ana last week, about 12 miles from the community college where Biden was speaking.
President Biden said "no one should be in jail just for using or possessing marijuana."
Six GOP-led states are suing the Biden administration to try and halt its plan to forgive student loan debt.
A libertarian group of attorneys based in Sacramento filed a legal challenge to President Joe Biden's plan for student debt cancellation on Tuesday, calling it an illegal overreach that would increase state tax burdens for some Americans who get their debt forgiven.
The new initiative would eventually allow consumers to see a more complete price on airline tickets before they buy them.
In an interview on "60 Minutes," the president said, "We still have a problem with COVID. We're still doing a lotta work on it. ... But the pandemic is over."
The president showcased his administration's efforts to promote electric vehicles during a visit to the Detroit auto show.
The fight against cancer is a personal one for the president.
Recent polling suggests that a majority of California voters aren't pulling for Joe Biden to run for another term. Devin Fehely reports. (8-21-22)
The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol released a graphic video timeline of the assault during Thursday night's prime-time hearing. The timeline showed never-before-seen video of the assault, including attacks on police officers and rioters storming the building. Watch the video here. Warning: This video includes violence and explicit language.
The committee's chairman, Rep. Bennie Thompson, opened the prime-time hearing held Thursday night by squarely placing responsibility for Jan. 6 at the feet of former President Trump. The hearing is designed to show the American public what the committee has learned so far about the riot and former President Donald Trump's role. Watch Thompson's remarks here.
U.S. Capitol Police officer Caroline Edwards spoke about her experience on Jan. 6 during the prime-time hearing held Thursday night by the House select committee investigating the attack. Edwards described the injuries she sustained during the assault, and the "war scene" and "carnage" she saw on Capitol grounds that day. Watch her remarks here.
Rep. Liz Cheney, the vice chair and one of two Republicans on the House Jan. 6 committee, delivered opening remarks during the prime-time hearing held Thursday night. The hearing is designed to show the American public what the committee has learned so far about the Capitol riot and former President Donald Trump's role. Watch Cheney's remarks here.
President Joe Biden announced Monday that al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri had been killed in a drone strike in Kabul. "He carved a trail of murder and violence," Mr. Biden said of the terrorist leader who worked side by side with Osama bin Laden. Watch his remarks in a CBS News Special report anchored by John Dickerson, joined by CBS News senior White House correspondent Nancy Cordes and CBS News senior national security contributor Michael Morell.
The president said he's considering declaring a public health emergency to free up federal resources to promote abortion access.
Borrowers who qualify for existing federal student loan forgiveness programs could see fewer hurdles and less paperwork.
The idea, which would require the support of Congress, is already being met with skepticism.
President Joe Biden has signed off on giving federal wildland firefighters a hefty raise for the next two fiscal years.
President Biden announced several executive actions Wednesday afternoon to address discriminatory laws and practices against LGBTQ children and adults, as a number of states enact anti-LGBTQ measures.
The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol revealed new insight into what happened that day during its prime-time hearing Thursday night. Here are six things we learned from the first in a series of scheduled public hearings.
The president called for banning assault weapons, national red flag laws, expanded background checks and raising the age to buy a semi-automatic weapon.
COVID is still affecting the economic recovery for millions of Americans. Would a fourth stimulus check help?
The federal government denied California $12 billion in transit funding this week, citing a long-running dispute over changes to the state's public pension law that the Biden administration recently determined are improper.
COVID is still limiting the economic recovery for millions of Americans. Would a fourth stimulus check help?
Bay Area Catholics reacted to the comments made by President Biden on Friday that he has the support of Pope Francis to receive communion, even though the president supports abortion rights.
