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Sen. Jim Banks (R-Indiana) asked Pete Hegseth about the fall of Afghanistan and the U.S. withdrawal of military personnel in 2021. Hegseth criticized the Biden administration's handling of the operation, blasting the U.S. reliance on the Taliban for security measures.
President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet picks are headed for Capitol Hill as confirmation hearings begin Tuesday. CBS News' Caitlin Huey-Burns and Nancy Cordes report.
President Biden spoke by phone Sunday with the families of three Americans held by the Taliban, Ryan Corbett, George Glezmann and Mahmood Habibi.
President Biden addressed the State Department to tout his foreign policy achievements during the past four years. This comes as major conflicts in the Middle East and in Ukraine threaten U.S. national security. CBS News' Ed O'Keefe reports and Mike Lyons, a retired major in the U.S. Army, has more on Biden's assessment.
Two highway crashes in southeastern Afghanistan killed a combined total of 50 people and injured 76, a government spokesman says.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken testified in a House hearing on the chaotic and deadly 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal. Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are still searching for answers. CBS News political reporter Taurean Small has more details.
FBI Director Christopher Wray announced Wednesday that he will resign before President-elect Donald Trump takes office. Trump has said he will nominate loyalist Kash Patel for the position. CBS News' Ed O'Keefe and Scott MacFarlane have the latest.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken faces questions on chaotic and deadly exit from Afghanistan; New Jersey officials want more information released publicly on mysterious drones.
Protesters demonstrating against the war in Gaza interrupted Secretary of State Antony Blinken as he testified Wednesday before a House panel about the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. See the moment.
Khalil Ur-Rahman Haqqani, a minister in Afghanistan's de-facto Taliban government and a member of a notorious family, was among those killed in an explosion in Kabul.
The secretary of state's testimony comes months after Republicans issued a scathing report on the Biden administration's handling of the exit from Afghanistan.
A veteran helmed a daring plan to help Afghans escape the Taliban after the U.S. withdrawal. The plan relied on a fake wedding and homemade boarding passes.
In the years since the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, U.S. veterans and citizens have fought to help Afghans left behind, even hatching a daring fake wedding plot to help hundreds escape.
In the years since the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, U.S. veterans and citizens have fought to help Afghans left behind, even hatching a daring fake wedding plot to help hundreds escape.
Lt. Gen. Christopher Donahue was slated to be promoted to a four-star rank and take command of the U.S. Army in Europe.
Two months after taking office, President Barack Obama sat down with Face the Nation moderator Bob Schieffer to discuss the war in Iraq and Afghanistan and his plans to revive the American economy.
The federal government says it has been dealing with an unprecedented number of rumors surrounding the recent hurricanes, Helene and Milton. CBS News immigration and politics reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez speaks with the head of U.S. Customs and Border Protection about one of those false claims. Then, CBS News national security contributor Sam Vinograd joins with further analysis.
The FBI says an Election Day attack targeting large crowds in the U.S. has been thwarted. Officials arrested an immigrant from Afghanistan who was living in Oklahoma for allegedly planning the terror plot. Federal prosecutors say the 27-year-old suspect was inspired by the Islamic State militant organization.
The Justice Department announced Tuesday that a man from Afghanistan has been charged with planning an Election Day terrorist attack in the name of ISIS. CBS News Justice Department reporter Robert Legare has more.
The House of Representatives will fast-track its three-month funding bill to avert a government shutdown and could hold a vote as soon as Wednesday. Lawmakers also recommended Secretary of State Antony Blinken be held in contempt of Congress over testimony on Afghanistan. CBS News' Nikole Killion has the latest on Capitol Hill.
The House Committee on Foreign Affairs is holding a hearing on Capitol Hill probing the U.S. withdrawal in Afghanistan. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane has the latest.
The Republican-led House Foreign Affairs Committee voted Tuesday to recommend that Secretary of State Antony Blinken be held in contempt of Congress.
Three years after the Taliban's takeover, sweeping new laws are limiting the already restricted freedoms of women and girls in Afghanistan. The so-called "morality laws" were recently approved by the Taliban's supreme leader. Vanda Felbab-Brown, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, joins CBS News to examine the impact of the laws.
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is urging an emphasis on freedom in close House races, according to a memo. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane reports.
Lawmakers returned to Capitol Hill Monday as a government shutdown deadline looms. Congress has until Oct. 1 to fund the government. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane reports.
The 46th president's successes and failures — and the predecessors who invite the closest comparisons to Joe Biden as he leaves office.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned on Sunday that Israel retains the right "to return to fighting" if needed fewer than 12 hours before the ceasefire and hostage release deal begins.
The locations expected to be targeted by deportation teams from ICE include those with large populations of immigrants, one source said.
Trump unveiled the so-called meme coin, which is designed to capitalize on the popularity of a certain personality, movement or viral internet trend, on social media.
U.S. officials have long feared that the widely popular short-form video app could be used as a vehicle for espionage.
A polar vortex dipping down from Siberia will bring a cold front with frigid temperatures to nearly 300 million Americans. See maps of the arctic blast.
President-elect Donald Trump plans to visit Southern California communities ravaged by the deadly fires.
Protests erupted in West Bengal last August after the body of a trainee doctor was found with multiple injuries in a hospital lecture hall.
According to the investigation, obtained by CBS News, "curiosity" drove a Navy corpsman to see if he could access President Biden's medical records on a government computer.
Trump boarded his plane from Palm Beach, Florida to head to the nation's capital.
The dramatic rescue of the dog in Berlin, Vermont, was caught on video by his son and has been shared widely on social media.
"It's 'Real Housewives' meets 'The Bachelor' meets 'The Apprentice,'" one source said of the scene at Mar-a-Lago. "Viper pit."
President-elect Donald Trump plans to visit Southern California communities ravaged by the deadly fires.
Bird flu has been detected in a commercial poultry flock in Georgia for the first time since the current outbreak began in 2022, officials say.
Trump unveiled the so-called meme coin, which is designed to capitalize on the popularity of a certain personality, movement or viral internet trend, on social media.
A modified version of previously trendy "no buy" pledges, the low-buy version attracts a wider audience who finds the flexible approach more accessible and manageable.
The U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit on Friday alleging Walgreens knowingly filled millions of unlawful prescriptions for controlled substances.
Experts say no other app offers the same financial opportunities as TikTok, while creators fear loss of income if it disappears.
U.S. officials have long feared that the widely popular short-form video app could be used as a vehicle for espionage.
Local leaders and immigrant rights groups in Chicago met Saturday morning in the Pilsen neighborhood to make sure the community is prepared.
Trump boarded his plane from Palm Beach, Florida to head to the nation's capital.
"It's 'Real Housewives' meets 'The Bachelor' meets 'The Apprentice,'" one source said of the scene at Mar-a-Lago. "Viper pit."
President-elect Donald Trump plans to visit Southern California communities ravaged by the deadly fires.
Trump unveiled the so-called meme coin, which is designed to capitalize on the popularity of a certain personality, movement or viral internet trend, on social media.
Bird flu has been detected in a commercial poultry flock in Georgia for the first time since the current outbreak began in 2022, officials say.
Ray Kohn knew something was wrong, but it took several years dozens of doctor's visits to find an answer.
A modified version of previously trendy "no buy" pledges, the low-buy version attracts a wider audience who finds the flexible approach more accessible and manageable.
On Thursday, the Senate will hold a confirmation hearing for Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump's pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Servies. His nomination has raised alarms with health officials because of Kennedy's skepticism of vaccines and his vow that he will advise water systems to stop adding fluoride. Some cities have already made the move. Our CBS News Confirmed team visited one community.
A federal court had ordered the Biden administration to take action over fluoride's potential health risks at higher levels.
Yoon's lawyers could also file a petition to challenge the court's arrest warrant.
At least 30 people have been injured, including nine in "very serious" condition, according to emergency services and local media.
Protests erupted in West Bengal last August after the body of a trainee doctor was found with multiple injuries in a hospital lecture hall.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned on Sunday that Israel retains the right "to return to fighting" if needed fewer than 12 hours before the ceasefire and hostage release deal begins.
This is the first time the sound and image of a meteor falling has been documented on video, a University of Alberta scientist found.
Contemporary pop singer Yola makes a return visit to Saturday Sessions. The singer first started performing in Britain's underground music scene and hit it big with the release of her debut album. She made her U.S. TV debut on Saturday Sessions and received four Grammy nominations, including one for Best New Artist. On Friday, she released the highly-anticipated new EP "My Way" and announced a new nationwide tour. Now, here is Yola with "Future Enemies."
Contemporary pop singer Yola makes a return visit to Saturday Sessions. The singer first started performing in Britain's underground music scene and hit it big with the release of her debut album. She made her U.S. TV debut on Saturday Sessions and received four Grammy nominations, including one for Best New Artist. On Friday, she released the highly-anticipated new EP "My Way" and announced a new nationwide tour. Now, here is Yola with "Temporary."
Contemporary pop singer Yola makes a return visit to Saturday Sessions. The singer first started performing in Britain's underground music scene and hit it big with the release of her debut album. She made her U.S. TV debut on Saturday Sessions and received four Grammy nominations, including one for Best New Artist. On Friday, she released the highly-anticipated new EP "My Way" and announced a new nationwide tour. Now, here is Yola with "Symphony."
This morning, the future of one of America's most popular social media platforms is uncertain. The Supreme Court unanimously upheld a federal law banning TikTok, starting Sunday. The justices all agreed that the app poses national security risks that outweigh concerns over limiting free speech.
In his memoir the actor writes of his father and the relationship they shared, through their final years together, when Guttenberg dedicated himself to becoming a caregiver after his dad was diagnosed with kidney failure.
The Supreme Court upheld a law on Friday that would ban TikTok in the U.S. beginning Sunday. The Biden administration will not enforce the ban, meaning it will fall on the Trump administration after the president-elect is sworn in the following day. CBS News chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford and Alan Rozenshtein, associate professor of law at the University of Minnesota, join "America Decides" to unpack the ruling.
Experts say no other app offers the same financial opportunities as TikTok, while creators fear loss of income if it disappears.
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.
U.S. officials have long feared that the widely popular short-form video app could be used as a vehicle for espionage.
Some of the nation's most prominent technology industry CEOs are planning to attend President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration.
Scientists analyzing 2,000-year-old DNA have revealed that a Celtic society in the southern U.K. during the Iron Age was centered around women, a study said.
If the weather cooperates, the Starship launch will follow the maiden flight of Jeff Bezos' already weather-delayed New Glenn rocket.
Aircraft battling fires raging through the Los Angeles area are dropping hundreds of thousands of gallons of hot-pink fire suppressant in a desperate effort to stop the flames.
Brood XIV, the second-largest group of periodical cicadas, known for their noisy mass emergence from the ground, will arrive this spring.
Female mosquitoes are targeted because only they bite and drink blood, thereby spreading diseases such as malaria and dengue fever.
Protests erupted in West Bengal last August after the body of a trainee doctor was found with multiple injuries in a hospital lecture hall.
The appearance by Ian Cleary, 31, of Saratoga, California, came a day after he arrived back in the U.S. from France where he was detained in April.
Melissa Calusinski, an Illinois daycare worker convicted of killing a 16-month-old in 2009 when she was 22 years old, insists she is innocent. She's turning to Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, who has the power to grant clemency and release her, to review her case. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports.
Melissa Calusinski has been behind bars in Illinois for 16 years in a case plagued by allegations of evidence manipulation, coerced confession and flawed medical opinions.
President Biden says he's commuting the sentences of almost 2,500 people convicted of nonviolent drug offenses. That gives him the presidential record for most individual pardons and commutations issued.
A fire in the aft section of SpaceX's Starship trigged the apparent explosion that destroyed the spacecraft, the company says.
SpaceX completed its seventh launch of the Starship rocket, Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin launched its New Glenn rocket into orbit and a NASA astronaut stuck in space went on her first spacewalk in seven months. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood breaks down the latest stories.
Telemetry from the Starship froze just more than 8 minutes after launch from Texas, moments after engines began shutting down.
Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket was launched Thursday morning in Florida following a three-day delay. Derrick Pitts, chief astronomer from the Franklin Institute, joined CBS News to discuss the launch.
Blue Origin launched its New Glenn rocket early Thursday, sending a test satellite into orbit. The mission wasn't a complete success though, as the booster crashed while trying to land on a platform in the Atlantic Ocean.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
Peterson's death sentence for the murder of his pregnant wife Laci has been overturned. Now his supporters are pushing for a complete retrial.
The seesaw marriage between the former ballerina and her much older husband only lasted four years, until she shot him on Sept. 27, 2020.
Cayley Mandadi's mother and stepfather go to extreme lengths to prove her death was no accident.
See some of convicted serial killer Rodney Alcala's photographs that were discovered by detectives in a Seattle storage locker.
It's the job of journalists to bring the story to their viewers and readers, no matter how unimaginable the task may be. CBS News Los Angeles reporter Joy Benedict reflects on the unique challenges journalists faced while covering the L.A. wildfires.
President-elect Donald Trump will take his oath of office on Monday. Despite the bitter cold, Washington, D.C., is preparing for over 200,000 visitors, along with protesters. Kris Van Cleve has more details on how D.C. Police are preparing.
Here's a look at the top stories making headlines on the "CBS Weekend News with Jericka Duncan."
Contemporary pop singer Yola makes a return visit to Saturday Sessions. The singer first started performing in Britain's underground music scene and hit it big with the release of her debut album. She made her U.S. TV debut on Saturday Sessions and received four Grammy nominations, including one for Best New Artist. On Friday, she released the highly-anticipated new EP "My Way" and announced a new nationwide tour. Now, here is Yola with "Future Enemies."
Contemporary pop singer Yola makes a return visit to Saturday Sessions. The singer first started performing in Britain's underground music scene and hit it big with the release of her debut album. She made her U.S. TV debut on Saturday Sessions and received four Grammy nominations, including one for Best New Artist. On Friday, she released the highly-anticipated new EP "My Way" and announced a new nationwide tour. Now, here is Yola with "Temporary."