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Trump encourages NFL boycott over national anthem protests; Germany's far-right appears on the rise after elections
The lead political stories Sunday were heavy on football, but President Trump's comments on the NFL come during a trying time for the White House as it tries to implement policy change. CBS News chief Washington correspondent and anchor of "Face the Nation" John Dickerson reports.
On Friday, President Trump gave a speech in Huntsville, Alabama, and touched on various topics including the tension with North Korea, the GOP health care bill and the NFL. He called out Kim Jong Un and Sen. John McCain in the process. Watch his remarks for more.
President Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un exchanged a war of words this week over nuclear weapons. Arms Control Association executive director Daryl Kimball joined CBSN to discuss next steps to de-escalate tensions between the U.S. and Pyongyang.
"Dotard" starts trending online after President Kim Jong Un used it in a statement about President Trump. What does the word actually mean? CBSN anchor Reena Ninan explains.
President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un are trading personal insults, with Kim saying he will "tame the mentally ill deranged president" and Mr. Trump calling Kim a "madman." Anthony Ruggiero, senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, joins CBSN to discuss.
North Korea is threatening to test a hydrogen bomb as President Trump attacks dictator Kim Jong Un on Twitter. The back-and-forth comes as debates continue on Capitol Hill over issues like Russia and health care. The Hill reporter Alex Bolton joins CBSN with analysis.
What is a "dotard"? North Korean leader Kim Jong Un hurled the insult at President Trump in a rare statement Thursday, leading Americans to search for its definition.
President Trump said "madman" Kim Jong Un "will be tested like never before" after North Korea threatened to test a hydrogen bomb in the Pacific Ocean. CBS News chief White House correspondent Major Garrett breaks down the implications.
President Trump's new North Korea sanctions are some of the strongest ever against that country, punishing foreign companies that have financial ties to the regime. Major Garrett reports.
President Trump announced Thursday that he signed a new executive order that "significantly expands our authority to target individual companies, and financial institutions that facilitate trade with North Korea." Watch his full remarks here.
President Trump told the United Nations that he will "defend America's interests above all else" and insisted that national sovereignty is the key to global order. He also issued stern warnings to the regimes in North Korea and Iran. CBS News White House and senior foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Brennan breaks it all down.
In his speech at the United Nations General Assembly, President Trump said that if the U.S. "is forced to defend itself or its allies, we'll have no choice but to totally destroy North Korea." Watch his remarks.
President Trump says the UN isn't reaching its full potential because of "bureaucracy and mismanagement." CBS News political director Steve Chaggaris analyzes the remarks and previews the president's first speech before the UN General Assembly.
President Trump takes center stage this week at the U.N. General Assembly in New York. Sunday he launched a Twitter-insult at North Korea's leader, calling him a character out of a popular Elton John song. Errol Barnett reports.
New U.N. sanctions against North Korea's oil imports are not likely to have much impact on the Hermit Kingdom's provocations. Ben Tracy reports from Beijing.
North Korea fired another intermediate range missile over Japan, a significant development that shows Kim Jong Un can fire a long range weapon with little to no warning. David Martin reports.
The U.N. Security Council has called for an emergency meeting after North Korea launched another missile over Japan. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says "North Korea is now a global threat." Gordon Chang, author of "Nuclear Showdown," joins CBSN to discuss.
The UN Security Council has called an emergency meeting after the latest missile test from North Korea. CBS News foreign correspondent Ben Tracy has more on the reaction to the North's threat.
North Korea launched its second missile test over Japan in less than three weeks, and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is urging "direct action" from Russia and China. CBS News State Department reporter Kylie Atwood breaks down the response.
North Korea faces a new round of outrage after launching a missile test that traveled far enough to reach Guam. Analysts say it was North Korea's longest missile flight to date -- flying for 19 minutes over the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido before falling into the Pacific Ocean. Ben Tracy reports.
Days after a massive underground bomb blast, there are signs North Korea may be preparing a new missile launch. Despite a cartoon character stereotype of Kim Jong Un, experts say he "is not a madman" and is rational, Ben Tracy reports.
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President Trump and his administration would ideally like a peaceful and diplomatic resolution with North Korea. However, they have said that a military option is not outside the realm of possibility. CBS News chief White House correspondent Major Garrett joins CBSN with the latest.
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Cell phone footage shared on social media by a Democratic state senator appears to show the moments after Wednesday's shooting took place.
A bipartisan congressional delegation was to meet with Danish and Greenlandic officials Friday to show support for Greenland's territorial integrity despite President Trump's push to acquire the island.
Venezuelan opposition leader María Machado previously said she wanted to "share" the prize for removing Nicolás Maduro from power.
Several key U.S. allies in the Middle East have engaged in intensive diplomacy between Iran and the United States, aiming to stave off a military conflict, a Gulf official told CBS News.
James McCrery, once President Trump's handpicked architect for the White House ballroom, has been appointed to serve on a commission that will review the project he once led.
A couple and their six children say they were trapped inside their vehicle when tear gas exploded underneath.
An 18-year-old child of a deputy county attorney attended the campus event where Kirk was shot and texted with their father.
Mexican authorities were seeking details about what they say was the death of a Mexican citizen in an ICE detention facility in Georgia.
The ICE agent involved in the fatal shooting could try to invoke immunity under the Constitution's Supremacy Clause to try to end state criminal prosecution.
Matthew and Heather Ammel had "a good and loving marriage" before former Sen. Kyrsten Sinema interfered, Heather Ammel alleges in her lawsuit.
Bruno Rocuba claimed he shot his wife Melissa Rocuba accidentally, but then he started getting rid of all her belongings. "It's like he wanted her erased," said one of their daughters.
An 18-year-old child of a deputy county attorney attended the campus event where Kirk was shot and texted with their father.
Postal officials have unveiled a forever stamp honoring Muhammad Ali. It marked the ultimate reversal of the government's view of the late boxing legend.
The FBI says that a suspect is in custody after protests in north Minneapolis Wednesday evening culminated in vandalism and the apparent compromising of federal documents.
Some Americans are dropping their Affordable Care Act health plans after tax subsidies lapsed and their premiums spiked.
The average interest rate on a typical mortgage dipped to 6.06%, the lowest level since September 2022, according to Freddie Mac.
The increase in bankruptcy filings comes as Americans face a slate of economic pressures, from sticky inflation to elevated borrowing costs.
"We are in a little bit of a pothole," said GOP Sen. Bernie Moreno, who previously expected the compromise to be unveiled this week.
A new tax deduction for senior citizens is kicking in this tax season, potentially providing bigger refunds to millions, the AARP says.
The Pentagon says it's changing the independent military newspaper Stars and Stripes so it no longer includes "woke distractions."
A bipartisan congressional delegation was to meet with Danish and Greenlandic officials Friday to show support for Greenland's territorial integrity despite President Trump's push to acquire the island.
James McCrery, once President Trump's handpicked architect for the White House ballroom, has been appointed to serve on a commission that will review the project he once led.
Postal officials have unveiled a forever stamp honoring Muhammad Ali. It marked the ultimate reversal of the government's view of the late boxing legend.
Mexican authorities were seeking details about what they say was the death of a Mexican citizen in an ICE detention facility in Georgia.
Some Americans are dropping their Affordable Care Act health plans after tax subsidies lapsed and their premiums spiked.
The Trump administration reversed cuts to grants for mental health and addiction treatment programs that a CBS News source said were valued at around $1.9 billion.
In 2023, life expectancy in the Loop was 87.3 years, while in West Garfield Park, life expectancy was just 66.6 years, according to the city's Health Department.
Illnesses linked to the New York-based Live it Up Super Greens brand powder were reported in 21 states from Aug. 22 to Dec. 30, 2025.
Every state will receive at least $100 million annually from the federal Rural Health Transformation fund, but some scored millions more based on their plans and willingness to pass policies embracing MAHA initiatives.
A bipartisan congressional delegation was to meet with Danish and Greenlandic officials Friday to show support for Greenland's territorial integrity despite President Trump's push to acquire the island.
Researchers excavated seven mummies along with the bones of 54 other cheetahs from a site near the city of Arar.
Mexican authorities were seeking details about what they say was the death of a Mexican citizen in an ICE detention facility in Georgia.
Several key U.S. allies in the Middle East have engaged in intensive diplomacy between Iran and the United States, aiming to stave off a military conflict, a Gulf official told CBS News.
Police said they had busted a network that saw smugglers swim on the high seas to help stash Colombian cocaine on container ships and hijack vessels.
Oscar's Place, a donkey sanctuary in California, now has 210 donkeys and it has successfully resettled 189 others. Ron King, the co-founder and CEO of the sanctuary, helped to create the new docuseries "Donkey King," which follows the work he and volunteers do to rescue, rehabilitate and resettle the animals to protect them. He speaks to "CBS Mornings" about his mission and why he says donkeys are misunderstood.
Another allegation against Busfield was reported to law enforcement the same day he turned himself in, according to a court filing.
"Sinners" stars Michael B. Jordan, Miles Caton and Wunmi Mosaku talk to "CBS Mornings" about the movie's recent success at the Golden Globes, the atmosphere on set and what they learned through the process.
Actor Ali Larter plays Angela Harris, the ex-wife of an oilman played by Billy Bob Thornton in the Paramount+ series "Landman." She talks to "CBS Mornings" about the series, working with Thornton and how she landed her role.
In a video provided to TMZ on Tuesday, Timothy Busfield said the allegations "are all lies."
Elon Musk is facing a lawsuit from Ashley St. Clair, with whom he shares a child, over deepfakes of her undressed made by his AI chatbot Grok. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson joins with analysis.
Verizon says it's giving a $20 credit to customers affected an outage that disrupted service across the U.S.
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.
YouTube is introducing new parental controls on youth accounts that it says could limit how long kinds spend scrolling. The latest parental controls will focus on YouTube Shorts, which utilizes a continuous scrolling video feed featuring videos three minutes and shorter. Parents of kid and teen account users are now able to enact time restrictions that will limit how long their children can scroll.
A widespread Verizon outage hit the U.S. on Wednesday, leaving thousands of customers without service. CBS News' Karen Hua has more.
Fossilized bones and teeth dating to 773,000 years ago are providing a deeper understanding of the emergence of Homo sapiens.
If you rang in the new year with a kiss, you took part in a tradition millions of years in the making. Scientists now say the origins of kissing go back much farther than most think. CBS News' Tina Kraus has more.
2025 was the third hottest year on record and pushed Earth past a critical climate change mark, scientists say.
The Trump administration intends to dismantle one of the world's leading climate research institutions, in Boulder, Colorado, over what it said were concerns about "climate alarmism."
The footage of a bear caring for an adopted cub was captured during the annual polar bear migration along the Western Hudson Bay in Churchill, Manitoba.
Bruno Rocuba claimed he shot his wife Melissa Rocuba accidentally, but then he started getting rid of all her belongings. "It's like he wanted her erased," said one of their daughters.
The FBI says that a suspect is in custody after protests in north Minneapolis Wednesday evening culminated in vandalism and the apparent compromising of federal documents.
Federal prosecutors have charged 26 people, including many college basketball players, in an illegal gambling probe. Danny Funt, author of "Everybody Loses: The Tumultuous Rise of Sports Gambling," joins to unpack the alleged scheme.
Actor Timothy Busfield is being held without bond in his New Mexico child sex abuse case. Busfield denies the charges. CBS News reporter Andres Gutierrez has more.
Police said they had busted a network that saw smugglers swim on the high seas to help stash Colombian cocaine on container ships and hijack vessels.
A NASA crew splashed down off the coast of California on Thursday weeks earlier than scheduled due to an astronaut aboard the International Space Station dealing with a medical issue. Mark Strassmann reports on the unprecedented mission home.
Four space station Crew 11 fliers splashed down off the Southern California coast at 3:41 a.m. ET, closing out a 167-day stay in space cut short by a medical issue.
The members of SpaceX Crew-11 undocked from the International Space Station on Wednesday, beginning their journey back to Earth. The crew is leaving a month early after NASA announced that an unnamed team member experienced an undisclosed "medical concern." Clayton Anderson, a former NASA astronaut who spent time on the ISS, joins "The Daily Report" to discuss.
Crew-11 is preparing for an unprecedented early return to Earth over concerns for an astronaut's medical condition aboard the International Space Station. Mike Massimino, a former NASA astronaut and engineering professor at Columbia University, joins with more.
Four members of Crew-11 are preparing to return to Earth from the International Space Station later this week after a "medical concern" prompted NASA to cancel a scheduled spacewalk. Former astronaut Dr. Scott Parazynski joins with his reaction.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
Does the evidence show a cover-up, or was Todd Kendhammer wrongfully convicted for the murder of his wife?
Christy Salters-Martin dominated in the boxing ring but faced her toughest challenger at home.
Family seeks answers in death of newlywed who disappeared in 2005 while on Mediterranean honeymoon cruise.
Meet the tattooed beauty charged in the death of Google executive Forrest Hayes.
New documents reveal the extent of Renee Good's injuries following the ICE shooting last week. According to the Minneapolis Fire Department's incident report, Good was shot four times, including twice in the chest, once in the forearm and once in the head. Matt Gutman reports.
President Trump threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act and send troops to crack down on protests in Minneapolis. Plus, Venezuela's opposition leader hands her Nobel Peace Prize to Mr. Trump. All that and all that matters in today's Eye Opener.
All his life, Tod Swormstedt has been fascinated, not necessarily by American small businesses, but by their signs, which announce to all the world -- or at least the folks on Main Street -- "we're here." "CBS Evening News" anchor Tony Dokoupil paid a visit to the museum inspired by his passion.
Once among the hardest hit by the opioid epidemic, overdose deaths are falling in Ohio, though challenges remain. "CBS Evening News" anchor Tony Dokoupil reports.
Four space station fliers undocked and plunged back to Earth, safely splashing down in the Pacific Ocean off the Southern California coast six days after NASA ordered them home early because of an unspecified medical issue. Mark Strassmann has details.