Arizona Democrats say "fire bomb" thrown at Phoenix headquarters
"The fire is devastating but we refuse to let this be a distraction," the Arizona Democratic Party said in a statement.
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"The fire is devastating but we refuse to let this be a distraction," the Arizona Democratic Party said in a statement.
Diplomatic relations between the United States and China are the frostiest they've been in decades. Beijing is retaliating against the U.S. closure of the Chinese consulate in Houston by shuttering the equivalent American mission in Chengdu. Recently, the U.S. also arrested fours Chinese scientists for hiding their army ties on visa applications. Isaac Stone Fish, a senior fellow at the Asia Society's Center on U.S.-China Relations and a CBSN contributor, joins CBSN's Laura Podesta with analysis on the deterioriating situation.
A provision to rename military bases named for Confederate officials passed with veto-proof majorities in both houses of Congress.
President Trump discussed the administration's planned expansion of "Operation Legend," the name of his plan to send additional federal officers into cities to fight crime. CBSN political reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns and Tamara Keith, a White House correspondent for NPR and co-host of the NPR Politics podcast, join CBSN's "Red & Blue" to discuss that plus the president's latest comments on the coronavirus pandemic.
A portion of the Republican National Convention is set to take place in Charlotte, North Carolina. Meanwhile, the state's incumbent Republican Senator Thom Tillis is trailing behind his Democratic challenger Cal Cunningham. Nick Ochsner, investigative executive producer at CBS affiliate WBTV, joins CBSN's Lana Zak with the latest.
At a coronavirus task force briefing on Wednesday, Mr. Trump said he had "no problem" with Barron and his grandchildren returning to school full time.
President Trump won't say whether he'll accept the results of the 2020 presidential election. "I'll keep you in suspense," he said earlier this week. This comes amid his continued attacks on the legitimacy of mail-in ballots, which are expected to be heavily used by voters amid the coronavirus pandemic. CBS News political reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns joins CBSN to discuss what would happen if a president disputed the election outcome.
The Trump administration was planning to send federal agents to Milwaukee as part of an operation the president says is designed to combat a rise in violence.
The president has said he will sign a health care plan "within two weeks."
President Trump announced that plans are canceled for the Republican National Convention in Jacksonville, Florida next month due to the coronavirus pandemic. At the same time, he continues pushing for schools to reopen as the CDC issues new guidelines. CBS News White House correspondent Ben Tracy joined CBSN with the latest.
Washington governor blasts Trump administration for not being forthright about its intentions for Seattle but says the federal agents will only be on standby.
President Trump is cancelling the Florida portion of the Republican National Convention. He says now is "not the right time" amid the coronavirus pandemic. CBS News' Natalie Brand and Caitlin Huey-Burns join CBSN's Lana Zak with a look at the latest headlines from the White House.
"It is not up to President Trump, and the country does not have to satisfy him that he has lost," says constitutional law scholar and CBS News legal analyst Jonathan Turley.
Tributes honoring the late Congressman John Lewis have poured in from around the country — and also across the political spectrum. Nikole Killion reports.
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the White House and Senate Republicans had reached a "fundamental agreement."
Citing a spike in the number of coronavirus cases in Florida, President Trump said "the timing for this event is not right."
"It's just not the right time for that," the president said of having a large convention in Jacksonville, Florida.
President Trump said he has canceled segments of the Republican National Convention scheduled for Florida next month, citing a "flare-up" of the coronavirus. Scaled-back convention events will still be held in North Carolina. Watch his remarks.
Ted Wheeler, the mayor of Portland, Oregon, was among those tear-gassed by federal officers late Wednesday as he stood near a downtown federal courthouse during another night of protests. CBS Los Angeles reports.
President Trump said Wednesday he would deploy federal agents to cities he says are run by Democratic mayors that are weak on crime, including Chicago. The move comes as the president, who is trailing former Vice President Joe Biden in most polls, seizes on a theme of "law and order." Carter Evans reports.
President Trump on Wednesday announced plans to send federal forces into Chicago, Kansas City and Albuquerque, New Mexico, after facing backlash for sending federal forces into Portland, Oregon, in recent days. Attorney Terri Austin joins CBSN to discuss the constitutionality of the president's decision.
President Trump tried to paint an optimistic picture of the country's fight against the coronavirus during a White House briefing on Wednesday. Mr. Trump claimed that the U.S. is doing "tremendously well" on therapeutic research and vaccines, and added it would be "great" if a cure was eventually found. Watch his remarks.
The billionaire and former presidential candidate told CBS News, "I'd like it to be an African-American woman because I think it's a statement about where we are."
The president said he has a "good memory" because "I'm cognitively there."
President Trump announced this week that he would resume daily press briefings amid rising coronavirus cases.