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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy again failed Thursday to get Republican support for a defense spending bill as the possibility of a government shutdown on Oct. 1 appears to grow. Scott MacFarlane has the latest.
Congress has only a handful of working days left to keep the government funded. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane reports on where efforts stand to avoid a shutdown.
The House on Thursday failed to advance a defense spending bill for the second time this week as a possible government shutdown looms. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane has the latest.
House fails again to advance defense spending bill; What legacy will Rupert Murdoch leave behind?
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says he's optimistic that he'll find a way to get House Republicans to come together and pass a bill to avert a government shutdown as the Sept. 30 deadline approaches. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane reports from Capitol Hill.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says House members are making progress on a deal to avert a government shutdown, but Republican infighting is putting that very much in doubt with some far-right members calling for McCarthy's removal as speaker. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane has more.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy also said of DeSantis, "He would not have gotten elected without President Trump's endorsement."
Multiple conservatives have come out against including aid to Ukraine in the spending bills needed to avoid a government shutdown. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane has the latest from Capitol Hill.
Speaker Kevin McCarthy is trying to accomplish what at times seems impossible — working furiously to unite House Republicans and pass a conservative bill to keep the federal government open.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's visit to Washington comes as Republican leadership in the House and Senate diverge on the best way to get more aid over the finish line.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Monday seemed to be going along with a stopgap funding measure proposed by some Republicans that would delay a government shutdown by a month. But the proposal has sparked backlash by some conservatives and is almost guaranteed to not pass the Democratically-controlled Senate. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has more.
On Capitol Hill Tuesday, House Democrats are meeting after sending a letter to Speaker Kevin McCarthy outlining their response to the short-term spending proposal brought forward by some Republicans Monday. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has more.
A group of House Republicans has struck a short-term deal to keep the government funded through the end of October, but some conservative lawmakers quickly panned it, casting doubt on the deal's future. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane has the latest.
A federal grand jury indicted Hunter Biden on gun charges Thursday. CBS News correspondents Catherine Herridge and Nikole Killion join "America Decides" to discuss what happens next and how Capitol Hill is navigating the political fallout.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy spoke with reporters Thursday about the looming government funding deadline, saying "nobody wins in a government shutdown" and pledging to stop runaway spending. McCarthy also spoke about the impeachment inquiry against President Biden.
Utah Sen. Mitt Romney announced Wednesday he will not run for reelection in 2024. Romney is not on board with the latest talk of presidential impeachment, saying he sees no evidence that the proceedings launched by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy meet the standard. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has the latest from Capitol Hill.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Wednesday defended his decision to open an impeachment inquiry against President Biden, despite criticism from the White House, congressional Democrats and indifferent shrugs from most Senate Republicans. CBS News' Catherine Herridge and Scott MacFarlane have more.
Speaker Kevin McCarthy is defending his decision to direct House committees to open a formal impeachment inquiry into President Biden. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane has the latest on the probe from Capitol Hill.
Russian President Vladimir Putin met with North Korea's Kim Jong Un amid speculation North Korea could sell Moscow weapons and ammunition to use against the Ukrainians. CBS News' Imtiaz Tyab reports from Dnirpo, Ukraine.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said he is directing House committees to open an impeachment inquiry into President Biden. Investigations by House Republicans into Hunter Biden have so far not uncovered any direct evidence of wrongdoing by the president. Nancy Cordes reports.
The House is back from summer break with just 11 working days to pass spending measures and prevent a government shutdown. On his first day back, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced he is directing three committees to open an impeachment inquiry into President Biden. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes has more.
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are reacting to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's decision to green-light an impeachment inquiry into President Biden. Political advisers Ashley Etienne and Kevin Sheridan join "America Decides" to look at the impact of the decision.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced Tuesday he is directing multiple committees to open an impeachment inquiry into President Biden. Texas Republican Rep. Chip Roy joins "America Decides" to weigh in on the move.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday announced he's directing Republican-led House committees to launch an impeachment inquiry into President Biden, a move that has long been sought by far-right members of the Republican conference. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has more on who else is backing the impeachment probe.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Tuesday that he is directing House committees to open a formal impeachment inquiry into President Biden, escalating GOP lawmakers' investigations into the president and his family's foreign business dealings. CBS News senior investigative correspondent Catherine Herridge has more on how the president's son factors into the probe.
The White House says the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will develop regulations that would prevent unpaid medical bills from being counted on credit reports.
The bus was one of six carrying the Farmingdale High School marching band. Roughly 300 students in total were all headed to Pennsylvania for band camp.
U.S. Border Patrol agents have reported record levels of both migrant deaths and crossings in recent years.
Surveillance footage appeared to show Tommy Wayne Boyd leaving the St. Louis hospital on foot early Thursday morning, according to police. He was caught Thursday night
The Ukrainian president received a warm welcome from President Biden and most members of Congress, but he faced skepticism from some GOP lawmakers.
She claime he exposed himself to her in 2008, the latest in a series of accusations against the British comic, actor and social influencer.
A Taylor Swift Instagram post drove scores of young people to register to vote this week.
"It's time to continue ur support," a foreign contact wrote to Abraham Teklu Lemma in 2022, court files said. "Roger that!" he allegedly replied.
Anheuser-Busch said it had discontinued the practice of equine tail docking following pressure from animal activists.
Two women were killed in the crash - a 43-year-old from Massapequa and a 77-year-old from Farmingdale.
Without the replenishment of Colorado River water, the Salton Sea is rapidly receding, exposing a dry and toxic lakebed to the wind.
"It's time to continue ur support," a foreign contact wrote to Abraham Teklu Lemma in 2022, court files said. "Roger that!" he allegedly replied.
Inside the compartment, investigators say they found more fentanyl and other drugs, totaling more than five kilos.
A Taylor Swift Instagram post drove thousands of young people to register to vote this week.
Customers don't realize what the nation's second-largest credit card issuer is doing with their personal data, according to PIRG report.
Roughly 45% of Americans ages 18 to 29 are living at home with their families — the highest level in 70 years, new data shows.
The White House said the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will develop new regulations that would prevent unpaid medical bills from being counted on credit reports.
The mattresses, made by bedding products supplier FXI under its Novaform brand, were sold at Costco from January through June.
Stuffed toys or bumpers raise the risk of suffocation and should therefore be kept out of the crib, child care experts say
"It's time to continue ur support," a foreign contact wrote to Abraham Teklu Lemma in 2022, court files said. "Roger that!" he allegedly replied.
The White House said the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will develop new regulations that would prevent unpaid medical bills from being counted on credit reports.
The new Biden campaign ad argues that the Republican agenda will hurt Latinos.
U.S. Border Patrol agents have reported record levels of both migrant deaths and crossings in recent years.
96-year-old Judge Pauline Newman, who sits on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, was suspended from hearing cases for a year.
As we start to head indoors for the colder months, vitamin D levels can suffer. Experts share what to know and do about it.
Touching fentanyl or being near it won't cause a drug overdose, experts told CBS News.
Stuffed toys or bumpers raise the risk of suffocation and should therefore be kept out of the crib, child care experts say
The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday declined to approve Neffy, an epinephrine nasal spray that offers a needle-free alternative for treating severe allergic reactions. The FDA said Neffy needs more research.
Earlier this month, Sufjan Stevens said he was transferred to acute rehab, where he is undergoing intensive physical therapy after being diagnosed with a rare autoimmune disorder.
She claims he exposed himself to her in 2008, the latest in a series of accusations against the British comic, actor and social influencer.
Three of the defendants suspected of spying for Russia were charged earlier this year with possessing false identity documents.
Volunteers helped digitize millions of pieces of previously classified data.
Lina Lutfiawati apologized and said she "did not expect" prison for a TikTok video showing her reciting part of a Muslim prayer before eating pork.
In another "curious" observation, researchers discovered that the crocodiles love basking in marigold flowers.
She claims he exposed himself to her in 2008, the latest in a series of accusations against the British comic, actor and social influencer.
In this episode of "Person to Person" with Norah O’Donnell, she speaks with Sean Penn about his new documentary about the invasion of Ukraine, "Superpower," and his work as an activist.
A Taylor Swift Instagram post drove thousands of young people to register to vote this week.
Matt Walsh said he would step away from "Dancing with the Stars" until the Writers Guild of America can reach an agreement with Hollywood studios.
Asha Daniels says she was subjected to racial and sexual harassment, disability discrimination and bullying from and others while working on Lizzo's tour.
Emerging forms of artificial intelligence could displace a range of "knowledge workers," new analysis finds.
Apple's newest software update brings several new features to iPhones, including Standby mode and live voicemail transcribing.
Suit claims the company behind ChatGPT fed copyrighted works by bestselling writers including Scott Turow and Elin Hilderbrand into its AI.
Clorox says it's moving back to normal operations this week after a cyberattack reported in mid-August shut down the company's order-processing system. Teresa Rivas, a reporter for Barron's, joined CBS News to discuss what's known about the hack and what kind of effects are expected on store shelves.
Apple's iOS 17 update is now available to download for newer Apple devices, just days before the iPhone 15 is set to hit store shelves. CNET host Abrar Al-Heeti joined CBS News to talk about what's new in the update.
Since 2016, wildfire smoke in the U.S. has reversed roughly 25% of air quality improvements made from the 2000 Clean Air Act, according to a new study published in the journal Nature. That figure doubles to roughly 50% when looking specifically at the impact on many western states. For more on this, CBS News was joined by Marshall Burke, an associate professor at Stanford's Doerr School of Sustainability and a co-author of the study.
Homeowners living in areas at risk for natural disasters are seeing higher home insurance premiums -- for some, coverage has been dropped completely. CBS News senior national and environmental correspondent Ben Tracy reports.
The tarantula's coloring resembles "electrical sparks," researchers said.
NASA called the Parker Solar Probe's flight "not only an impressive feat of engineering, but a huge boon for the scientific community."
The state of California is launching a lawsuit against some of the largest oil and gas companies in the world, accusing them of deceiving the public for decades and engaging in a massive cover-up of the environmental risks associated with fossil fuels. Korey G. Silverman-Roati, senior fellow at the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, joined CBS News to discuss the lawsuit.
She claims he exposed himself to her in 2008, the latest in a series of accusations against the British comic, actor and social influencer.
Former South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh, who was sentenced to life in prison after being convicted in the 2021 shooting deaths of his wife and son, pleaded guilty Thursday to 22 federal counts of fraud and money laundering.
The NYPD announced Thursday that investigators have found a trap door with a secret compartment in the playroom of a New York City day care where a toddler died and several more children were sickened after being exposed to fentanyl last week. Two people, including the woman who ran the day care, have been arrested in the case.
Inside the compartment, investigators say they found more fentanyl and other drugs, totaling more than five kilos.
Convicted murderer and disbarred South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh pleaded guilty to 22 charges alleging he stole millions of dollars from his clients.
Two cameras working together helped NASA reveal details in "greater detail than previously possible."
Frank Rubio and two cosmonaut crewmates return to Earth next Wednesday to wrap up a U.S. record 371-day stay in orbit.
NASA called the Parker Solar Probe's flight "not only an impressive feat of engineering, but a huge boon for the scientific community."
The crew is replacing another Soyuz crew, including NASA's Frank Rubio, who's wrapping up a record 371-day stay in space.
NASA released a new report on UFOs — also known as unidentified anomalous phenomena — on Thursday. The report examines how the space agency can better contribute to the scientific understanding of the objects. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood joins "Prime Time" to separate fact from science fiction.
Inside South Carolina's "trial of the century" — how investigators built their case
What Angelina Fernandes saw the night her mother was accused of murder.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
How prosecutors made the case that the Wisconsin man killed his parents Bart and Krista Halderson in July 2021.
On Nov. 11, 2012, Jake Nolan accompanied his psychiatrist cousin to a NYC Home Depot where she purchased a sledgehammer; 24 hours later, it became a key piece of evidence in a crime that ended with Nolan and her ex-lover in the hospital.
In this episode of "Person to Person" with Norah O’Donnell, she speaks with Sean Penn about his new documentary about the invasion of Ukraine, "Superpower," and his work as an activist.
CBS Reports goes into a cartel stronghold in Mexico to uncover what’s behind the surge in fentanyl trafficking and why America is failing to stop it.
Lasers were directed at two airborne Jet Blue flights Thursday near Boston Logan International Airport, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. No one was hurt.
Former South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh, who was sentenced to life in prison after being convicted in the 2021 shooting deaths of his wife and son, pleaded guilty Thursday to 22 federal counts of fraud and money laundering.
The NYPD announced Thursday that investigators have found a trap door with a secret compartment in the playroom of a New York City day care where a toddler died and several more children were sickened after being exposed to fentanyl last week. Two people, including the woman who ran the day care, have been arrested in the case.