House advances bill to release Epstein files
The House has approved a bill that would require the Justice Department to release files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. CBS News congressional reporter Taurean Small has more.
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The House has approved a bill that would require the Justice Department to release files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. CBS News congressional reporter Taurean Small has more.
A panel of federal judges has ruled against Texas' redrawn congressional map. Republicans had proposed the new map ahead of next year's midterm elections. CBS News political reporter Hunter Woodall has more.
A federal court on Tuesday blocked Texas from using a new congressional map in the upcoming 2026 midterm elections. CBS News political reporter Hunter Woodall has more.
President Trump said Tuesday that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman "knew nothing" about the 2018 murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, despite a 2021 intelligence report finding bin Salman ordered the killing. Khashoggi's widow responded on social media. CBS News Middle East reporter Courtney Kealy has more.
President Trump hosted Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the White House on Tuesday. During a meeting in the Oval Office where reporters were present, Mr. Trump slammed an ABC News reporter for her approach while she asked about Trump family business ties to Saudi Arabia, Washington Post journalist and human rights activist Jamal Khashoggi's killing, and the calls for the release of the Epstein files. CBS News' Weijia Jiang and Olivia Rinaldi have more on what was discussed.
President Trump welcomed Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the White House on Tuesday. CBS News Middle East reporter Courtney Kealy has more.
The U.S. continues to increase pressure on Venezuela as it builds up military presence in the Caribbean and Puerto Rico. CBS News national security correspondent Charlie D'Agata has more details.
House Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday that he will support Rep. Ro Khanna's bill on the Epstein files, but slammed Democrats for using the matter as a "political weapon." CBS News' Scott MacFarlane has more.
At least one person is dead and three others were injured after an attack in the West Bank, Israeli forces said. Meanwhile, the United Nations Security Council backed the U.S. plan for Gaza. CBS News' Ramy Inocencio has the latest.
A massive U.S. military buildup around Venezuela is drawing mixed reactions in nearby Puerto Rico, as Trump leaves a possible ground incursion on the table.
Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro says free nations should only settle problems "through diplomacy," as some 15,000 U.S. troops deploy to his region.
Women who survived Jeffrey Epstein's abuse spoke out in Washington, D.C., before House lawmakers take a vote that may compel the Department of Justice to release files on probes of the convicted sex offender. CBS News' Natalie Brand reports.
Robert George, a member of the Heritage Foundation's board of trustees, has resigned over the organization's support of Tucker Carlson's controversial interview with white nationalist Nick Fuentes. Matt Grossmann, the director of the Institute for Public Policy and Social Research at Michigan State University, joins CBS News with more.
President Trump is hosting Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the White House on Tuesday. CBS News' Ed O'Keefe reports, and Mohammed Sergie, the editor of Semafor Gulf, joins with more on the U.S.-Saudi dynamic.
U.S. forces have been stepping up military exercises across the Caribbean for weeks, and on Monday, President Trump said "I don't rule anything out" when asked about sending American troops to Venezuela. It comes as the Trump administration announces it is set to designate a Venezuelan cartel as a foreign terrorist organization. Charlie D'Agata reports.
The vote in the House of Representatives for the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files may now pass after President Trump encouraged Republicans to support the bill. CBS News' Scott MacFarlane reports.
The United Nations Security Council has voted to back the Trump administration's Gaza plan. CBS News' Ramy Inocencio reports.
A federal magistrate judge has ordered Department of Justice prosecutors to provide all grand jury material to former FBI Director James Comey's defense team. CBS News' Katrina Kaufman reports.
The House of Representatives is expected to vote on Tuesday on a bill that, if passed, would force the Department of Justice to release all files related to the Jeffrey Epstein investigation. CBS News' Natalie Brand and Taurean Small report.
This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," a look at what's next for America after former President Trump's decisive victory. Republican Sen. Bill Hagerty of Tennessee and Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna of California join to discuss what's next for their parties. Plus, Britain's ambassador to the U.S., Karen Pierce, discusses the international reaction to the election.
The most advanced U.S. aircraft carrier has arrived in the Caribbean Sea in a display of American military power.
What's it like inside the secretive White House Situation Room, typically used for communicating sensitive information? Larry Pfeiffer, former senior director of the Situation Room, joins CBS News to share behind-the-scenes details.
President Trump has appeared to change his tune on the release of the Epstein files after members of his party started to go against his effort to oppose their release. CBS News chief Washington analyst Robert Costa joins to examine the divisions within the GOP that have been sparked by the Epstein files and a recent interview Tucker Carlson conducted with Nick Fuentes.
The U.N. Security Council has approved a U.S. plan for Gaza that authorizes an international stabilization force to provide security in the Palestinian territory.
The aircraft carrier USS Gerald Ford has arrived in the Caribbean, giving the United States the ability to strike inside Venezuela if President Trump gives the order. The U.S. has also sent thousands of troops to the region. Charlie D'Agata reports from Puerto Rico.