Agency overseeing nuclear weapons hacked as part of massive cyberattack

The country's top cybersecurity agency says the hack compromised critical federal infrastructure, and according to reports the breach struck at least eight government agencies.

• Dec 18, 2020

House passes stopgap bill to fund government through next week

The short-term funding bill will prevent a shutdown at the end of the week and offer more time for negotiations.

• Dec 10, 2020

Governor: Stimulus provides more "freedom" for possible lockdown

Democrats and Republicans in Congress have been at a stalemate for months over a new stimulus package.

• Nov 25, 2020

Mnuchin move to end some Fed emergency loan programs

"The Treasury and Fed play Battleship in tainted Covid waters," one leading economist said of the year-end move.

• Nov 20, 2020

White House "prepared to deploy federal resources" after Philly protests

Walter Wallace Jr., 27, was killed by police on Monday afternoon after he waved a knife at police. The shooting sparked unrest throughout the city.

• Oct 27, 2020

Regeneron CEO says U.S. secured 300K doses of antibody cocktail

Regeneron CEO Leonard Schleifer says a contract with the U.S. government signed over the summer secured roughly 300,000 doses of the company's experimental antibody cocktail.

• Oct 11, 2020
• 07:00

Appeals court upholds ban on holding migrant kids in hotels

Judges refuse to let Trump administration resume practice it says helps contain COVID-19 spread. Activists say administration uses COVID as pretext to restrict immigration.

• Oct 5, 2020

The story of the Chicago 7 trial

Half a century ago the U.S. government prosecuted the accused leaders of anti-Vietnam War protests at the 1968 Democratic National Convention, where clashes with police spilled blood on the streets of Chicago. A new film by Academy Award-winner Aaron Sorkin, "The Trial of the Chicago 7," recounts that dangerous conflict in the legal and media realms. Correspondent Tracy Smith talks with Sorkin about the relevance of the story to today. She also talks with star Sacha Baron Cohen¸ and with two of the trial defendants – Rennie Davis and Lee Weiner – about the politics of fighting back.

• Oct 4, 2020
• 07:18

U.S. government executes man who said witchcraft drove him to kill

William Emmett LeCroy, 50, was pronounced dead at 9:06 p.m. ET after receiving a lethal injection at the same prison where five others have been executed this year.

• Sep 22, 2020

McConnell says Senate will vote on slimmed-down COVID bill Thursday

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said that the bill would focus on health care, education and economic issues.

• Sep 9, 2020

Trump orders efforts to cut federal funds to "anarchist" U.S. cities

President orders review to identify cities where officials "refused" to quell unrest, and cut their cash flow, drawing a harsh rebuke from New York Governor Andrew Cuomo.

• Sep 3, 2020

Eviction moratorium ends Friday. Millions of renters at risk

The CARES Act paused evictions for federally financed rentals until July 24. Help may not be on the way.

• Jul 22, 2020

Feds execute third person this week after 17-year hiatus

Dustin Honken, 52, who prosecutors said killed key witnesses to stop them from testifying in his case, received a lethal injection at the Federal Correctional Complex in Terre Haute, Indiana.

• Jul 17, 2020

Mayors warn of long-term economic devastation without federal aid

Exacerbating the need for federal aid is the push by the Trump administration for schools to fully reopen in the coming weeks.

• Jul 16, 2020

Cuomo: U.S. government making "historic mistake" on virus advice

He announced Tuesday that the U.S. Open will be held in New York City this summer, without fans.

• Jun 17, 2020

Maker of tear gas used on protesters gets millions from U.S.

Safariland's sales have spiked, but the company, its investors and its CEO have faced criticism in recent years.

• Jun 8, 2020

Conditions at CBP facility under fire

The U.S. government has removed most of the more than 300 migrant children who were found last week living in squalid conditions at a Customs and Border Protection facility in Texas. Omar Villafranca has more from the U.S.-Mexico border.

• Jun 24, 2019
• 02:21

Federal death penalty reinstated

The Justice Department said it will reinstate the death penalty for federal inmates after a 16-year pause. There are 62 federal inmates on death row. Vladimir Duthiers has more.

• Jul 25, 2019
• 00:16

Trump threatens states over expanded access to mail-in voting

The president baselessly accused the governments of Michigan and Nevada of trying to facilitate voter fraud

• May 20, 2020

Americans stranded overseas during pandemic

As the coronavirus spreads, thousands of Americans are still stuck abroad and trying to get back home. The State Department is still trying to bring U.S. citizens home, but the efforts are slow. Kris Van Cleave reports.

• Apr 4, 2020
• 01:52

Hospital preparedness program underfunded

The U.S. Hospital Preparedness Program was put in place to help the nation's hospitals handle public health crises such as the coronavirus pandemic. But that program has been grossly underfunded for years, leaving many hospitals unready to tackle the virus. Washington Post investigative reporter Jenn Abelson covered this story and joined CBSN to discuss.

• May 6, 2020
• 04:41

New York may split ventilators between two patients

"What are we going to do with 400 ventilators when we need 30,000?" Cuomo said in response to FEMA sending 400 ventilators to New York.

• Mar 24, 2020

U.S. Treasury to soon begin selling 20-year bonds

The new offering between 10-year and 30-year bonds could help finance U.S.'s enormous $1 trillion annual deficits.

• Jan 16, 2020

Trump signs bill funding government through mid-December

Congress approved a stopgap government spending bill that keeps the government operating through December 20

• Nov 21, 2019

Warren says she can fund Medicare for All without raising middle class taxes

Warren said the plan would fund Medicare for All without raising taxes on the middle class "by one penny"

• Nov 1, 2019

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