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In a surprise move Thursday, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise announced that he is withdrawing his name from the race for the vacant House speaker role. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane reports on how Scalise lost support and what the Republicans will do now.
GOP Rep. Mike Lawler says he won't support Steve Scalise, and he thinks "it's a reasonable possibility" that McCarthy could re-emerge as a candidate for speaker.
New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife, Nadine Menendez, have been accused by the Justice Department of conspiring to act as a foreign agent for Egypt, according to new court documents unsealed Thursday. CBS News chief election and campaign correspondent Robert Costa has more on that and the battle for speaker of the House.
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, of Louisiana, has won the Republican nomination for House speaker, but he must win an election on the House floor to win the office. And support for Scalise is already waning. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane has more.
Republicans voted Wednesday to nominate House Majority Leader Steve Scalise of Louisiana as the next House speaker after the historic ouster of Rep. Kevin McCarthy last week. But with more than four House Republicans coming out against his candidacy, it is unclear if Scalise will have the 217 votes necessary to win the gavel. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane reports from Capitol Hill.
Following Rep. Kevin McCarthy's historic ouster last week as House speaker, House Republicans on Wednesday nominated House Majority Leader Steve Scalise to replace him. However, Scalise still needs enough votes from the full House to secure the position.
Republican lawmakers on Wednesday selected Majority Leader Steve Scalise as their nominee for speaker of the House, teeing up the election to fill the seat left vacant after the historic ouster of Rep. Kevin McCarthy last week. Scalise spoke to reporters following the nomination.
Republican lawmakers on Wednesday selected Majority Leader Steve Scalise as their nominee for speaker of the House, setting up an election on the chamber's floor after the historic ouster of Rep. Kevin McCarthy last week. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane has more on how Scalise became the nominee.
House Republicans on Wednesday selected Majority Leader Steve Scalise as their nominee for speaker, setting up an election on the chamber's floor to fill the seat left vacant after the ouster of Rep. Kevin McCarthy. CBS News' Major Garrett and Nikole Killion have more.
"CBS Mornings" co-host Tony Dokoupil visits Rep. Matt Gaetz's district to hear how constituents are reacting to the House speaker vote. Gaetz faces calls from some Republicans to be expelled from the party after he triggered a vote to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
The House Republican majority has not yet coalesced around a new speaker a week after Rep. Kevin McCarthy was removed.
While war rages in the Middle East, the U.S. House is at a virtual standstill as the Republican conference works to elect a new speaker. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has more on the race for speaker.
Reps. Jim Jordan and Steve Scalise are still vying for support among Republican House members as a closed test vote is expected on Wednesday in the race for a new speaker. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has more.
House Republicans left their meeting Monday night still unclear on how quickly the chamber could elect a new speaker. Reps. Jim Jordan and Steve Scalise are vying for the position, but some members said they were holding out hope for former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to be reinstated to his old job after his historic ouster last week. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane has more.
President Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have committed to staying in regular contact as Israel's war with Hamas unfolds in real time. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes reports.
Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is not ruling out another bid for the job from which he was ousted just last week, telling reporters Monday, "I'll let the conference see who unites them." CBS News executive director of elections and surveys Anthony Salvanto joins "America Decides" to unpack new polling on what kind of speaker the American public prefers.
Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy was asked multiple times whether he'd seek the speakership again. He repeatedly said it's up to the GOP conference to decide.
Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy spoke out today on the conflict in Israel, saying Hamas had been planning the attack for some time. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion asked McCarthy if his ousting influenced Hamas' plans.
Ohio Congressman Jim Jordan and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise of Louisiana are each making their push to replace Kevin McCarthy as the next House speaker. New CBS News' polling shows the American public wants the next Republican speaker to prioritize federal spending cuts, but also work across the aisle with Democrats and stand up against the "MAGA" movement. Those within the Republican Party may be thinking a little differently. CBS News executive director of elections and surveys Anthony Salvanto has more.
"I am going to be supporting Jim Jordan for speaker," Rep. Nancy Mace said after voting to oust former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy from the role.
This week on "Face the Nation," U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Israeli ambassador to the U.S. Michael Herzog join with the latest as Israel declares war after Hamas launched an attack in Gaza; plus U.S. Rep. Mace on her vote to oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
Missed the second half of the show? The latest on...Rep. Nancy Mace tells "Face the Nation" that she will support Rep. Jim Jordan in the race to become the next speaker, New York City Mayor Eric Adams tells "Face the Nation" that in the last week of September, over 3,700 asylum seekers arrived, and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker tells "Face the Nation" that as thousands of migrants have come into Chicago, "we understand the humanitarian crisis that we're addressing – but we can't address this by ourselves. We need help from the White House."
House Republicans are in disarray after ousting Kevin McCarthy as Majority Speaker earlier this week, a move that has been criticized by some presidential candidates. Christina Ruffini has more.
The former House speaker said he will run for reelection in 2024.
Reps. Jim Jordan and Steve Scalise have announced their bids for House speaker.
The deaths will likely fuel calls for a cease-fire and heighten Israeli public anger over ultra-Orthodox exemptions from the military.
Catherine, Princess of Wales, wore a white dress and hat as she rode in a carriage alongside her children at Trooping the Colour.
A heat wave will bring dangerously hot temperatures to the Midwest and Northeast next week.
Jimmy Kimmel will host a conversation with President Biden and former President Barack Obama, while George Clooney and Julia Roberts will be featured guests.
Dreamers who advocated for the implementation of DACA in 2012 continue to fight for the program, whose future remains uncertain.
When Vice President Kamala Harris arrived at the summit, she announced $1.5 billion in U.S. assistance through the State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development.
The Hall of Fame player has been the last 24 years working as a studio analyst for TNT and on Friday he announced that next season will be his last on TV.
Portland Fire and Rescue said its crews had been prepared to conduct a high-angle ropes rescue if necessary.
Five paintings, including one by Vincent van Gogh, will be removed while a Zurich museum investigates if they were stolen by Nazis.
Jimmy Kimmel will host a conversation with President Biden and former President Barack Obama, while George Clooney and Julia Roberts will be featured guests.
Pulaski County Prosecutor Will Jones said in a letter to ATF that no charges in the shooting would be filed after reviewing the Arkansas State Police investigation.
Portland Fire and Rescue said its crews had been prepared to conduct a high-angle ropes rescue if necessary.
A heat wave will bring dangerously hot temperatures to the Midwest and Northeast next week.
The Hall of Fame player has been the last 24 years working as a studio analyst for TNT and on Friday he announced that next season will be his last on TV.
Four major cities in California were included in a Chapman University study of housing affordability around the world.
Waffle House CEO said the restaurant chain will hike menu prices after its "single largest" investment in the company's workforce.
Amid rising homelessness rates, city officials across nation are embracing rapid housing options emphasizing three factors: small, quick and cheap.
Millions of Americans could owe money to the IRS on June 17, with fines for missing payment on the rise.
Regulator did not do enough before 2022 recall of powdered baby formula tainted with deadly bacteria, inspector finds.
Jimmy Kimmel will host a conversation with President Biden and former President Barack Obama, while George Clooney and Julia Roberts will be featured guests.
When Vice President Kamala Harris arrived at the summit, she announced $1.5 billion in U.S. assistance through the State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development.
Dreamers who advocated for the implementation of DACA in 2012 continue to fight for the program, whose future remains uncertain.
Since Oct. 7, the Biden administration has been furiously working behind the scenes to lower the chances of a conflagration that could draw in the U.S. or put at further risk U.S. troops who are in the region in Syria, Iraq and Jordan.
It was Sen. Marco Rubio's first time appearing on the 2024 campaign trail alongside former President Donald Trump.
Jaren Munari was born with just one undersized kidney. After years of watching him suffer from chronic kidney disease, his father donated an organ.
Climate change means there's a growing risk of spreading tropical diseases like dengue, which has seen a massive rise in cases in recent years. To limit the spread of such illnesses, scientists are using technological advancements like drones and artificial intelligence.
Preview: In an interview airing June 16 on "CBS Sunday Morning," the former head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases tells CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jonathan LaPook he turned down millions to leave his government job because he cared more about the health of the country.
Regulator did not do enough before 2022 recall of powdered baby formula tainted with deadly bacteria, inspector finds.
An experiment found "small but detectable" amounts of infectious H5N1 virus in milk after it was pasteurized for 15 seconds.
A former Iranian official was released in Sweden in exchange for a European Union diplomat and a second Swede.
The deaths will likely fuel calls for a cease-fire and heighten Israeli public anger over ultra-Orthodox exemptions from the military.
When Vice President Kamala Harris arrived at the summit, she announced $1.5 billion in U.S. assistance through the State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development.
Five paintings, including one by Vincent van Gogh, will be removed while a Zurich museum investigates if they were stolen by Nazis.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has been reelected by lawmakers for a second term after his African National Congress party struck a dramatic late coalition deal with the main opposition and other parties.
International pop star Cody Simpson put his music career on hold to return to the pool.
The current lineup of Australian band Crowded House includes frontman Neil Finn and his two sons, making it a true family affair. Here is Crowded House with their classic "Weather With You."
The current lineup of Australian band Crowded House includes frontman Neil Finn and his two sons, making it a true family affair. Now from their new album "Gravity Stairs," here is Crowded House with "The Howl."
The current lineup of Australian band Crowded House includes frontman Neil Finn and his two sons, making it a true family affair. Now from their new album "Gravity Stairs," here is Crowded House with "Teenage Summer."
Rock band Crowded House is now a family affair: Frontman Neil Finn has two sons in the band. The family tells Anthony Mason what it's like performing together.
Wells Fargo fired over a dozen employees in May after investigating allegations that their keyboard activity was fake.
The payout would be the biggest compensation package in U.S. corporate history. Is the billionaire and Tesla founder worth the money?
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.
Apple this week unveiled its integration with artificial intelligence features the company is calling "Apple Intelligence." The company is partnering with OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, to upgrade its longtime virtual assistant, Siri. Connie Guglielmo, CNET's senior vice president of AI editorial strategy, joins to discuss.
As use cases for artificial intelligence emerge among students and younger consumers, an understanding of how AI can help and hurt humans is crucial in the years ahead. Alex Kotran, the CEO of the AI Education Project, joins CBS News with some tips on the future of technology.
Climate change means there's a growing risk of spreading tropical diseases like dengue, which has seen a massive rise in cases in recent years. To limit the spread of such illnesses, scientists are using technological advancements like drones and artificial intelligence.
The world recorded its hottest month on record in May, and now, meteorologists say a heat dome currently centered over Mexico and the Southwest will shift this weekend, repositioning over the East by next week. CBS News senior weather producer David Parkinson explains what a heat dome is, and how long this one is expected to last.
A new study from 17 international scientists found that active pharmaceutical ingredients -- the part of medications that help make them effective -- are having increasingly negative impacts on animals and ecosystems across the world. The authors are calling on drug makers to design more sustainable products with environmental impacts in mind. Karen Kidd, one of the study's authors, joins CBS News to unpack the findings.
"The highway to climate hell": More than 75% of the entire global population experienced at least one month of extreme heat within the last year, scientists found. Here's what to know as temperatures continue to break records around the world.
A dramatic cosmic explosion is expected this summer. NASA says the event will be visible to even the naked eye.
Sean Herman, 33, was arrested at his Sumner County home on two counts of felony official misconduct, the Nashville Police Department said.
Family members of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting victims watched as crews began demolishing the site of the 2018 massacre. CBS News Miami's Ted Scouten reports from Parkland, Florida.
Jurors could find the senator's strategy of pinning the blame on his wife offensive, legal experts say.
A grand jury indicted former ICU nurse Dani Marie Schofield on 44 counts of second-degree assault.
Police captured Joshua Nigel Thomas Sanders, who had escaped police custody at a Texas courthouse Thursday and sparked a 12-hour manhunt. Sanders was in court facing burglary and unlawful weapon possession charges. Officials said that while on his way back to jail, Sanders was able to escape custody.
A dramatic cosmic explosion is expected this summer. NASA says the event will be visible to even the naked eye.
It was the final flight of Virgin's Unity spaceplane while the company transitions to a more capable spacecraft.
Astronaut Williams Anders died Friday, June 7, 2024, at the age of 90. In this "CBS Sunday Morning" story originally broadcast December 23, 2018, Anders and his fellow crewmates from Apollo 8, James Lovell and Frank Borman, talked with Lee Cowan about becoming the first humans to circle the moon, and of the photograph they brought back: the first image of the Earth above the lunar surface. Dubbed "Earthrise," it showed humanity the beauty and fragility of our home planet, and helped invigorate the environmental movement.
William Anders, who snapped one of the most iconic images of the space age, was killed when his small plane went down off the coast of Washington state.
The Starliner crew had to work around thruster problems and more helium leaks, but pulled off a successful space station docking.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
Live performances are in full swing this summer. Scroll through our concert gallery, featuring pictures by CBS News photojournalist Jake Barlow and photographer Ed Spinelli.
The Illinois mom wrote, "If something ever happens to me, please make sure the number one person of interest is Tim." Take a look at the evidence that led to Tim Bliefnick's arrest.
Forrest Fenn hid a treasure somewhere in the Rocky Mountains. Five men died searching for it.
An anonymous letter writer terrorizes a small town, threatening to expose their rumored dark secrets.
Emergency crews in Oregon rescued 28 people Friday after they were stuck for about half an hour dangling upside down high on a ride at Oaks Park, a century-old amusement park. Portland Fire and Rescue said firefighters worked with engineers to manually lower the ride. All riders were being evacuated and medically evaluated, and there were no reports of injuries.
Travel to the Gentle Barn, where animals go to recover from trauma – then they help humans do the same. Visit a grocery store in New Orleans, where a simple conversation between strangers led to a life-changing connection. Plus, more heartwarming stories.
Catherine, Princess of Wales, made her first public appearance in months on Saturday morning. Meanwhile, Celine Dion vowed to make a return to the stage after her diagnosis with stiff-person syndrome. All that and all that matters in today’s Eye Opener.
In Arizona, we learn why one inventive bar is using ultra-purified wastewater in their beer. Then in Oregon, we see how mass timber is being used to construct new high-rises and even an airport. Watch these stories and more on "Eye on America" with host Michelle Miller.
The current lineup of Australian band Crowded House includes frontman Neil Finn and his two sons, making it a true family affair. Here is Crowded House with their classic "Weather With You."