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Former President Donald Trump said he received a target letter related to the Justice Department's Jan. 6 investigation. Plus, Trump's lawyers attended a hearing related to his handling of classified documents on Tuesday. CBS News chief election and campaign correspondent Robert Costa joins "America Decides" to unpack the latest developments in the investigations into Trump.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is reacting to the target letter sent to former President Donald Trump in the Jan. 6 case. In an interview with CNN, he said the country is "going down the road of criminalizing political differences." CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe reports from South Carolina, where he is covering DeSantis on the campaign trail.
Judge Aileen Cannon said an order would come "promptly" on scheduling for the Trump classified documents case after a pretrial hearing Tuesday. During the hearing the Trump team proposed that a trial be scheduled in mid-November 2024, just after the presidential election. CBS News correspondent Cristian Benavides, CBS News investigative reporter Graham Kates, CBS News reporter Robert Legare and CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane have the latest.
Former President Donald Trump has received a target letter from the special counsel appointed by the Justice Department to investigate the events of Jan. 6. He revealed the letter was delivered Sunday and claimed it instructs him to appear before the grand jury on Thursday. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson explains what a target letter is and what could be next.
Former President Donald Trump says he has received a target letter from the special counsel appointed by the Justice Department to investigate Jan. 6. CBS News investigative reporter Graham Kates and CBS News correspondent Cristian Benavides have the latest on the investigation into the insurrection and the classified document charges the former president is facing.
Trump said he received a letter notifying him that he's a target of a federal grand jury investigation into efforts to prevent the transfer of power after the 2020 presidential election.
The case related to former President Donald Trump's handling of classified documents will have a pretrial hearing Tuesday afternoon. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson has more on what to expect from the hearing.
Former President Donald Trump said on his social media platform he's received a letter from the special counsel investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection, claiming the letter told him he's a target of a grand jury's investigation into Jan. 6 and that he had four days to report to the grand jury. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane reports.
President Biden condemns former President Donald Trump and MAGA wing of GOP for threats; Businesses, government organizations and politicians participate in one-word tweet trend
Justice Department suggests Trump team misled investigators on Mar-a-Lago documents; Prosecutors rest case in R.Kelly's federal trial
Trump team responds to Justice Department filing; new tech could help people with paralysis.
Judge grants Trump's request for special master; American Frances Tiafoe advances at U.S. Open
"Special master" appointed to review Mar-a-Lago documents; NFL faces fallout over Latino Heritage Month logo.
Trump legal team could file motion for "special master"; Trouble ahead for U.S. movie theaters
Trump's lawyers look to block FBI from reviewing material found in Mar-a-Lago; Webb telescope captures stunning Jupiter images
Justice Department completes review of Mar-a-Lago documents; Buffalo Bills release punter over rape allegation
Trump search affidavit to be released; First trip back to the moon in 50 years.
Trump's lawyers argued that the DA and her office should be barred from seeking charges and that a special grand jury report be tossed.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis laid off about 10 staffers over the weekend as his 2024 presidential campaign faltered. CBS News learned some key donors are frustrated with the campaign. Robert Costa has the story.
2024 presidential candidates filed their financial reports from the past few months over the weekend. The numbers show how much GOP candidates are raising and spending -- and offer one view on how the race is evolving. CBS News chief elections and campaign correspondent Robert Costa has more.
We're learning more about how much money each presidential campaign has raised so far in the 2024 race, and whose finances are lagging behind. Candidates reported their fundraising numbers from April through June. CBS News' Ed O'Keefe, Fin Gómez and Caitlin Huey-Burns report.
West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin will headline an event in New Hampshire for the political group "No Labels" on Monday. The group is considering a third-party "unity ticket" in the 2024 presidential election. Political strategists Leslie Sanchez and Chuck Rocha join "America Decides" to discuss if Manchin is a potential third-party contender for 2024, and how it could affect the chances for President Biden and Donald Trump.
Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis has fired some of his campaign staff after spending approximately 40% of his second-quarter donations. DeSantis raised less than half of former President Donald Trump's haul between April and June, while President Biden raked in more than the two Republicans combined. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe and CBS News political reporter Zak Hudak have the latest on the race.
A timeline for the federal trial over former President Donald Trump's handling of classified documents could come this week with a pre-trial hearing set for Tuesday over how to handle the sensitive information involved in the case. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane has more.
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose is running for the U.S. Senate in an effort to unseat incumbent Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown.
Violent flash floods hit the Grand Canyon's Bright Angel Canyon and Phantom Ranch area, the National Park Service said, leaving more than a dozen people missing.
Iran says it targeted U.S. bases in Jordan after CENTCOM announced strikes on rocket launchers on an Iranian island in the Strait of Hormuz.
Over a 10-day period, the Trump administration sent more than 100 deportees from Afghanistan, Cuba and other nations to eight countries across Africa, according to internal government documents obtained by CBS News.
A trial consultant said the Lindsay Clancy jury will need plenty of time to deliberate because the case is "incredibly complicated."
Lawmakers could also vote on condemning socialism and censuring GOP Rep. Chuck Edwards.
The Met's decision to highlight the work by designer John Galliano sparked widespread controversy due to his history of antisemitic and racist comments.
Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed deleted posts invoking 9/11 and the U.S. response.
As the death toll from the Nepal floods surges over 900, some Americans with loved ones among the 4,000 people missing are still hoping for miracles.
NASA's Roman Space Telescope launched shortly after daybreak from Kennedy Space Center and blazed toward an observation point 1 million miles away.
The Met's decision to highlight the work by designer John Galliano sparked widespread controversy due to his history of antisemitic and racist comments.
Lawmakers could also vote on condemning socialism and censuring GOP Rep. Chuck Edwards.
In the two photographs, Venezuela's deposed leader Nicolás Maduro is wearing a gray tracksuit and making peace signs with his hands.
On this "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" broadcast, Sen. Richard Blumenthal and Rep. John James join Margaret Brennan.
Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut urged the House to approve the Senate-passed Russia sanctions bill amid a "moment of extreme urgency" in the war in Ukraine.
President Trump announced a deal to grant the U.S. control of more than 60 billion barrels of proven Venezuelan oil reserves.
Juul plans to market the new device under the brand name Juul2, along with updated versions of its tobacco- and menthol-flavored cartridges.
Trading of sports event contracts on Kalshi constitutes gambling, appeals court rules in siding with Nevada officials.
New federal labor figures forecast the fastest-growing U.S. job sectors over the next decade.
David Booth, the founder of Dimensional Fund Advisors, says the key to investing — and life — is to stay calm in the face of uncertainty.
Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed deleted posts invoking 9/11 and the U.S. response.
Lawmakers could also vote on condemning socialism and censuring GOP Rep. Chuck Edwards.
On this "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" broadcast, Sen. Richard Blumenthal and Rep. John James join Margaret Brennan.
Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut urged the House to approve the Senate-passed Russia sanctions bill amid a "moment of extreme urgency" in the war in Ukraine.
The following is the transcript of the interview with Rep. John James, Republican of Michigan, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Aug. 30, 2026.
Marc Gaudisosi thought his symptoms were caused by a sinus infection. Then an urgent care told him to go to the hospital.
Juul plans to market the new device under the brand name Juul2, along with updated versions of its tobacco- and menthol-flavored cartridges.
Caused by parasites spread via Anopheles mosquitoes, malaria can cause symptoms including nausea, headache and intense waves of fever and chills.
U.S. officials have confirmed cases of a parasitic illness tied to lettuce in three more states: Georgia, Tennessee and Texas.
Patients taking the first-of-a-kind pill, called daraxonrasib, lived for a median of 13.2 months compared with 6.7 months for chemotherapy recipients, studies showed.
An extremely low flyover above a rugby stadium in South Africa has left many people asking: How low is too low?
As the death toll from the Nepal floods surges over 900, some Americans with loved ones among the 4,000 people missing are still hoping for miracles.
Iran says it targeted U.S. bases in Jordan after CENTCOM announced strikes on rocket launchers on an Iranian island in the Strait of Hormuz.
In the two photographs, Venezuela's deposed leader Nicolás Maduro is wearing a gray tracksuit and making peace signs with his hands.
The following is the transcript of the interview with Rep. John James, Republican of Michigan, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Aug. 30, 2026.
The Met's decision to highlight the work by designer John Galliano sparked widespread controversy due to his history of antisemitic and racist comments.
Legend has it that Philadelphians have been living on hoagies since shipyard workers packed them for lunch during World War I. Liberty Kitchen executive chef Beau Neidhardt demonstrates for correspondent Susan Spencer how to construct a giant sandwich, Philadelphia-style. [Original air date: May 17, 2026.]
Jon Favreau, creator of the "Star Wars" series "The Mandalorian," and director of the big-screen spin-off "The Mandalorian and Grogu," talks with correspondent Tracy Smith about the handmade feel of the "Star Wars" universe, and how father-son relationships have always been at the heart of the stories set in a galaxy far, far away. He also discusses bringing his improv roots to directing Robert Downey Jr. in "Iron Man." [Original air date: May 17, 2026.]
"Sunday Morning" looks back at the astonishing career of the queen of country music, whose talent, warmth, wit, and philanthropy made her a genuine, once-in-a-generation luminary.
Singer-songwriter Dolly Parton died Aug. 25, 2026 at age 80. Correspondent Lee Cowan looks back at the astonishing career of the queen of country music, whose talent, warmth, wit, and philanthropy made her a genuine, once-in-a-generation luminary – one who will be sorely missed.
For thousands of years, civilizations around the world have built houses out of earth – whether it be mud brick, wattle and dab or rammed earth. But adobe (the practice of making mudbricks) has now become today's "it" building material, from museums around the world designed using adobe, to do-it-yourselfers constructing homes from the very dirt beneath their feet. Correspondent Conor Knighton looks at the history of adobe, and how ancient adobe materials are being merged with 3-D printing techniques. [Original air date: May 17, 2026.]
Tech giant Meta settled a series of multistate social media addiction lawsuits, agreeing to pay out up to $17 billion. In addition, Meta will roll out some changes to its portfolio of social media apps, including Instagram, Facebook and others.
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.
Employee attitudes toward AI are closely tied to their age and generational concerns, according to Glassdoor.
Hospitals, technology firms and other companies could soon be at risk from AI-enabled cyberattacks, according to a new open letter from more than 100 signatories.
Marmots, not bears, are the largest "true" hibernating mammal, UCLA marmot researchers Katie Adler and Emily Renkey say. The two share more fun facts about these cute creatures and explain how to vote for the fattest marmot.
NASA's new telescope could change the way we see space. With a wide-field camera that will reveal an area up to 200 times larger than the Hubble Space Telescope, and an orbit a million miles from Earth, the Nancy Grace Roman telescope is expected to find tens of thousands of unknown exoplanets.
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park told visitors Tuesday that invasive Joro spiders "may be hanging in a web near you."
July was the hottest month ever in the Lower 48 States – another escalation of our world into a hotter, more dangerous planet, where extreme weather events – such as heat waves, wildfires and hurricanes – will become more common and more extreme.
July was the hottest month ever in the Lower 48 States, breaking a record last set during the Dust Bowl – just another step in the escalation of our world into a hotter, more dangerous planet. Correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti talks with climate journalist Jeff Goodell and atmospheric scientist Maria Molina about how changes in Earth's climate are increasing the likelihood that extreme weather events – such as heat waves, wildfires and hurricanes – will become more common and more extreme.
Jury deliberations in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial have entered a third day. CBS News' Shanelle Kaul reports.
Daejon Love is a 35-year-old man who posed as an NFL player on dating apps. Now he's accused of scamming unsuspecting victims out of millions of dollars. Tom Hanson reports.
Two people died and eight others were hurt in a shooting on Locust Street in Trenton early Sunday morning, officials say.
Local police said early Sunday a manhunt was underway and the motives were still unclear.
Alison Davis says she woke up to find her husband, Kevin Davis, face down in a pool of blood inside their New Haven, Indiana, home. She says he fell down the stairs. But after an autopsy report, police came to a different conclusion.
NASA's Roman Space Telescope launched shortly after daybreak from Kennedy Space Center and blazed toward an observation point 1 million miles away.
The $4.3 billion telescope is expected to discover tens of thousands of exoplanets while probing the nature of mysterious dark matter and energy.
President Trump plans to award the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the crew of NASA's Artemis II mission in a ceremony Aug. 28.
The mission to save NASA's sinking space telescope has been called off, dooming the telescope to a fiery reentry later this year.
A NASA spacecraft circling the moon is providing the sharpest views yet of the crater carved by a crashing SpaceX rocket.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
Dolly Parton, the country music legend who became a feminist icon, has died at the age of 80. Here is a look back at her life in pictures.
Sylvie Cachay was found dead in an overflowing bathtub at the exclusive Soho House in New York City on Dec. 9, 2010. A water leak at the hotel gave away a timeline that may have revealed her killer.
Summer is the time to enjoy live music, indoors and out. Scroll through our gallery of some of 2026's leading musical acts, featuring images by CBS News photojournalist Jake Barlow and photographers Ed Spinelli and Kirstine Walton.
The Obama Presidential Center, museum and library opens in Chicago with a star-studded grand opening ceremony and public watch party on Midway Plaisance.
Jury deliberations in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial have entered a third day. CBS News' Shanelle Kaul reports.
Virginia Democratic Rep. Suhas Subramanyam says some of his constituents are still missing after the deadly Nepal floods that killed hundreds. Subramanyam joined CBS News with more details.
Daejon Love is a 35-year-old man who posed as an NFL player on dating apps. Now he's accused of scamming unsuspecting victims out of millions of dollars. Tom Hanson reports.
President Trump announced a deal to have majority control of more than 60 billion barrels of proven Venezuelan oil reserves. Amy Jaffe, the director of the Global Energy, Climate, and Sustainability Lab at New York University, joins CBS News with more.
Two planes flew extremely close to a Cape Town rugby stadium during a flyover, causing concern for some. Kris Van Cleave reports.