Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer resigns

Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer has resigned, the White House announced on Monday. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe has more.

• Apr 20

House GOP's campaign arm raises $47 million

House Republicans' campaign arm brought in a record-breaking $47.1 million fundraising haul to start the 2026 midterm cycle, the committee chairman told CBS News in an interview. CBS News' Fin Gómez has more.

• Apr 20

Several questions remain about U.S.-Iran talks

The Iran regime said Monday that it has no plans to attend peace talks in Pakistan with President Trump's top three negotiators, including Vice President JD Vance, as Tehran balks at what it considers "unreasonable and unrealistic demands" by the White House. CBS News correspondent Natalie Brand has more.

• Apr 20

Trump continues drug reclassification efforts

President Trump signed an executive order on Saturday that paves the way for more research into psychedelics as treatment for certain mental illnesses. The signing follows Mr. Trump's move in December 2025 to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug. Josh Kesselman, the founder of RAW rolling papers and publisher of High Times Magazine, joins with more.

• Apr 20

Pope Leo on Trump, mission to preach peace

Pope Leo says the speech he made where he said "the world is being ravaged by a handful of tyrants" was written before President Trump first lashed out. A week ago the American-born pontiff responded to posts from Mr. Trump head-on. Chris Livesay reports.

• Apr 20

Iran peace talks in question

The Iranian regime says it never agreed to a new round of peace talks announced by President Trump, which he said could begin as soon as Monday in Pakistan. Imtiaz Tyab has the latest on the rising tensions.

• Apr 20

Free Press columnist argues on Iran's freedom

Eli Lake, a columnist for The Free Press, joins CBS News Mornings with more on his argument that President Trump should demand the Iranians' freedom in negotiations to end the conflict in the Middle East.

• Apr 20

Trump, Iran at odds over peace talks

President Trump says U.S. representatives are headed to Pakistan for more peace talks, but Iran's state media says Tehran will not attend. CBS News' Aaron Navarro and Imtiaz Tyab report.

• Apr 20

Iran may not take part in talks with U.S. representatives in Pakistan Monday

President Trump says he sent a U.S. delegation to Pakistan for another round of peace talks with Iran Monday but Tehran says it doesn't plan to participate.

• Apr 20

Strike on alleged drug boat kills 3 in Caribbean Sea, U.S. military says

The U.S. military said it launched another strike on a boat accused of ferrying drugs in the Caribbean Sea.

• Apr 19

Latest news on Iran as ceasefire nears end

Charlie D'Agata, Olivia Rinaldi and Lana Zak report on the current state of Iran war, what we know about peace talks and how the conflict is spiking fuel prices here at home.

• Apr 19

Farmers facing harsh fuel prices amid Iran war

Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Sunday that gas prices pumped up by the war may not drop below $3 per gallon until next year. Nearly two months into the war, a gallon of regular averages $4.05 and diesel prices average $5.61 a gallon. Lana Zak spoke with farmers in Iowa about how they're dealing with those costs.

• Apr 19

White House: Vance to lead talks with Iran

The White House says Vice President JD Vance will lead talks with Iran in Pakistan, but questions remain about who from the Iranian side is authorized to make a deal or if they will even attend. Olivia Rinaldi has more.

• Apr 19

U.S.-Iran ceasefire on shaky ground

The fragile ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran is set to expire this week, with both countries accusing the other of violations over the weekend. More American troops are on their way to the region. Charlie D'Agata reports.

• Apr 19

Pope Leo clarifies pointed comments

Pope Leo XIV clarified Saturday that "there's been a certain narrative that has not been accurate" about escalating tensions with the White House. Meanwhile, the American pontiff sought to refocus media attention on the intended purpose of his trip to Africa.

• Apr 19

How the dispute between Trump and Pope Leo escalated

President Trump has lobbed insults at Pope Leo XIV in response to his criticisms of the war in Iran, marking an unusually pronounced rupture between the leaders of the world's most powerful country and the world's largest Christian denomination.

• Apr 19

Obama meets Mamdani in New York City ahead of a preschool reading event

Former President Barack Obama met privately with New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani before joining together to read to preschoolers at a child care center in the Bronx.

• Apr 18

Pope Leo pushes back on claims of Trump feud

Pope Leo pushed back on claims that he is feuding with President Trump. Chris Livesay has more details.

• Apr 18

Americans see some relief at the pump

President Trump accused Iran of blackmailing the U.S. on Saturday, but there is some relief for Americans. Gas prices fell, averaging just over $4 a gallon nationwide. Olivia Rinaldi reports from the White House on the war's ripple effects.

• Apr 18

Lawyer who led effort to overturn 2020 election will oversee probe of ex-CIA director

Joseph DiGenova, a conservative attorney, is being tapped by the U.S. Justice Department to lead an ongoing criminal investigation into former CIA Director John Brennan.

• Apr 18

Watch: Trump signs latest executive order

President Trump signed an executive order Saturday that eases restrictions on the research of the psychedelics including the drug ibogaine, which is used in some countries to treat post-traumatic stress disorder.

• Apr 18

Iran says has closed Strait of Hormuz again

Iran said on Saturday that it closed the Strait of Hormuz again amid the ongoing U.S. blockade of its ports in the waterway. President Trump said Friday that the waterway was "completely open."

• Apr 18

Appeals court allows all White House ballroom construction to resume

An order earlier this week blocked most above-ground construction on the project.

• Apr 18

U.S. delegation visited Cuba last week as Trump heaped pressure on island

A delegation of senior State Department representatives traveled to Cuba via a U.S. government plane last week, officials said, a diplomatic opening amid intense pressure from the Trump administration.

• Apr 17

Pope Leo visits Africa during Trump clash

Pope Leo was in Angola on Friday for the third leg of his tour of Africa after he held a mass in Cameroon in front of roughly 120,000 people. CBS News' Chris Livesay reports and Michelle Boorstein, a religion reporter at the Washington Post, has more.

• Apr 17

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