Schumer, Pelosi call on postmaster general to reverse service changes
Their letter comes after the two had a "heated" meeting with Postmaster General Louis DeJoy Wednesday about increased delays in mail delivery.
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Their letter comes after the two had a "heated" meeting with Postmaster General Louis DeJoy Wednesday about increased delays in mail delivery.
President Trump is contradicting local Lebanese officials by suggesting that the deadly explosion that rocked Beirut was an "attack." Lebanon says a stockpile of confiscated explosives is to blame. CBS News White House correspondent Weijia Jiang joins CBSN with more on that as well as new details on COVID-19 relief bill negotiations and the Trump campaign's lawsuit targeting Nevada over mail-in voting.
President Trump is once again contradicting the White House's top health experts on coronavirus, saying the U.S. is doing "very well" even as the death toll continues to rise. CBS News White House correspondent Weijia Jiang joined CBSN with the latest on that plus efforts to negotiate another financial relief package.
White House officials resumed talks with lawmakers for a coronavirus relief package Monday. Skyler Henry joined CBSN with the latest on negotiations and more out of the White House.
White House advisers and top Democrats are set to meet again today to continue negotiations over the next round of coronavirus relief legislation. Disagreements over extending federal unemployment benefits remain a sticking point. CBS News political reporter Grace Segers joins CBSN with the latest.
Despite being labeled as partly false, the video remains up on Facebook.
Despite hours of negotiating early Saturday, the White House and Congress failed to reach a new stimulus deal despite millions of Americans facing possible evictions and other financial obligations. Nikole Killion reports.
The following is a transcript of an interview with White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows that aired Sunday, August 2, 2020, on "Face the Nation."
Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer met with White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnunchin Saturday.
There are concerns that cost-cutting at the postal service, overseen by a key Trump ally, could undermine postal workers' ability to deliver ballots in time to be counted -- allowing the president to question the legitimacy of the election. Ben Tracy reports.
The White House continues to try and deal with the coronavirus crisis on both the health and economic fronts. President Trump's top health officials testified on Capitol Hill on the nation's response to the virus, while lawmakers continue to debate the next coronavirus relief package as unemployment benefits expired Friday. Nancy Cordes, CBS News' chief congressional correspondent, and Zeke Miller, a CBSN political contributor and a White House reporter for the Associated Press, joined Elaine Quijano to discuss.
Official results for New York's primary elections lagged for weeks because of delays in counting absentee ballots. Jamaal Bowman didn't have to wait long to celebrate though, given his dominant victory over House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Eliot Engel in the Democratic primary for New York's 16th Congressional District. Bowman joined CBSN to talk about voting rights, schools and what he plans to do as a progressive in Congress.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi paid tribute to her longtime friend and colleague, the late civil rights leader and Congressman John Lewis, at his funeral at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta. "He taught us so much," Pelosi said. Watch her full remarks.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she will require all members to wear masks in the House chamber, after Republican Congressman Louie Gohmert was diagnosed with the coronavirus. Gohmert, who rarely wore a mask on Capitol Hill, was diagnosed just hours before he was set to fly to Texas with President Trump on Air Force One. Paula Reid reports.
The announcement comes after Representative Louie Gohmert tested positive for the coronavirus after frequently forgoing wearing a mask on Capitol Hill.
Expanded unemployment benefits will not be extended at the moment.
The clock is ticking for congressional lawmakers to pass another federal stimulus package, as unemployment benefits for roughly 25 million Americans are set to expire this week. CBS News' Skyler Henry and Wall Street Journal's Capitol Hill reporter Siobhan Hughes join CBSN's Elaine Quijano to discuss.
Speaking from the U.S. Capitol, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Congress will stay in session until the next coronavirus aid bill is passed. "We can't go home without it," she said."
The clock is ticking for congressional lawmakers to pass another federal coronavirus relief bill. CBS News chief congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes and Washington Post senior congressional correspondent Paul Kane join CBSN's "Red and Blue" to discuss.
Senate Republicans and the Trump administration have reached a tentative deal on a new stimulus package aimed to combat the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. CBS News political reporter Grace Segers joined CBSN with the latest.
This week we sat down with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senator Ted Cruz and former FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb.
The following is a transcript of an interview with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that aired Sunday, July 26, 2020, on "Face the Nation."
Tributes are pouring in for the late Congressman John Lewis as Georgia Democrats try to decide who should fill his seat. The 80-year-old civil rights icon died Friday after a six-month battle with pancreatic cancer. CBS News chief congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes joins CBSN with more.
On this "Face the Nation" broadcast, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senator Ted Cruz and Former FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb
Senate Republicans are expected to unveil their proposed coronavirus relief package Monday.
President Trump announced he struck a deal to give the U.S. "permanent control over security, and all other needs, in Greenland.
Asked whether he feels like he failed in some way, Patrick Clancy told 60 Minutes he believes he did the best he could with the information he had at the time.
President Trump said Friday that MS NOW, CNN and Politico would be banned from the White House.
Following more attacks on tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, Trump said he'll make a "big decision" on whether to "annihilate" Iran's leadership.
The proposed sale is subject to congressional review.
The Pentagon on Friday released a new group of files about unidentified anomalous phenomena, or UAP or UFOs, including a batch of documents regarding a mysterious military program studying aerospace threats.
The CEO of the world's largest chipmaker told CBS News that tech companies should proceed with artificial intelligence development despite recent warnings from worried industry leaders that there may be a need to pull back.
A federal appeals court ruled Friday that U.S. immigration officials must offer detainees "a meaningful opportunity to contest" any deportation to countries where they have no ties.
One Cuba resident said there is "no way to know" when power will be restored to the island nation.
President Trump said Friday that MS NOW, CNN and Politico would be banned from the White House.
One Cuba resident said there is "no way to know" when power will be restored to the island nation.
Wildfires have burned more than 8.5 million acres of land in the U.S. this year, and at the peak of the season, there weren't enough people or equipment to fight them.
Asked whether he feels like he failed in some way, Patrick Clancy told 60 Minutes he believes he did the best he could with the information he had at the time.
The CEO of the world's largest chipmaker told CBS News that tech companies should proceed with artificial intelligence development despite recent warnings from worried industry leaders that there may be a need to pull back.
The CEO of the world's largest chipmaker told CBS News that tech companies should proceed with artificial intelligence development despite recent warnings from worried industry leaders that there may be a need to pull back.
"It seems like we're trying to climb out of a hole somebody else is digging," said one frustrated house hunter as homeownership costs rise.
Employment fell last year in U.S. cities where ICE arrests surged, according to the Brookings Institution.
Cybersecurity researchers said they were able to use Anthropic's Claude AI platfom to penetrate ChatGPT in "less than 72 hours."
The manufacturer has received hundreds of reports of blankets "smoking, melting or burning" due to overheating, according to a recall notice.
President Trump said Friday that MS NOW, CNN and Politico would be banned from the White House.
President Trump announced he struck a deal to give the U.S. "permanent control over security, and all other needs, in Greenland, completely addressing ALL of our many U.S. concerns."
One Cuba resident said there is "no way to know" when power will be restored to the island nation.
The proposed sale is subject to congressional review.
A federal appeals court ruled Friday that U.S. immigration officials must offer detainees "a meaningful opportunity to contest" any deportation to countries where they have no ties.
Lisa Fasone's first pregnancy went smoothly. Then a rare health condition put her dreams of a second child on hold.
The twins were born in Ethiopia with a rare condition that left them joined at the head. Doctors spent a year planning a separation surgery.
Porsha Williams revealed to "CBS Mornings" co-anchor Gayle King that she had to undergo an emergency partial hysterectomy this year after doctors discovered 21 uterine fibroids
Two-year-old conjoined twin sisters saw each other face-to-face for the first time after a successful 24-hour surgery to separate them. Ian Lee reports from the children's hospital in St. Louis, where it happened.
Nearly half of Americans with medical debt owe at least $2,000, forcing them to make tough choices, new research shows.
President Trump announced he struck a deal to give the U.S. "permanent control over security, and all other needs, in Greenland, completely addressing ALL of our many U.S. concerns."
One Cuba resident said there is "no way to know" when power will be restored to the island nation.
The proposed sale is subject to congressional review.
President Trump said he struck a deal to give the U.S. "permanent control over security" in Greenland following a push by the president to boost U.S. influence over the island — or take it over.
Brazilian police said they will reopen dozens of cases linked to a self-confessed serial killer who was arrested as he attempted to escape dressed as a woman and carrying a baby.
"Rolling Stone" dubbed Texas-born singer-songwriter Bella Kay an artist you need to know. Her songs about alienation, heartache and survival have broken through to a massive audience, with hit song "The Sick" streaming over 220 million times. Her debut album, "My Reckless Abandon," is out now. Here's Bella Kay with "iloveitiloveitiloveit."
"Rolling Stone" dubbed Texas-born singer-songwriter Bella Kay an artist you need to know. Her songs about alienation, heartache and survival have broken through to a massive audience, with hit song "The Sick" streaming over 220 million times. Her debut album, "My Reckless Abandon," is out now. Here's Bella Kay with "The Sick."
Duncan Sheik died on Thursday night, his family said.
The brother of the late Princess Diana claims in his upcoming book that then Prince Charles seemed "upbeat" right after his ex-wife died in a Paris car crash in 1997. When asked about these allegations, Buckingham Palace referred to a statement it released earlier this week saying that the king "is mindful that the pain of fraternal grief can cloud reason, affect judgement and colour memory, even many years after such a loss." Watch more of Charles Spencer's conversation with Mark Phillips on "CBS Sunday Morning."
Princess Diana's brother, Earl Charles Spencer, makes stunning allegations in a new memoir against then-Prince Charles, now King Charles III, and his reaction to Diana's death. Holly Williams reports.
More than 100 artificial intelligence experts have signed a public letter to express the need for independent AI safety evaluators. Princeton computer science professor Arvind Narayanan, who signed the letter, joins CBS News to discuss.
Jensen Huang, the CEO of Nvidia, the world's largest chipmaker, told "Sunday Morning" that tech companies should push forward with the development of artificial intelligence despite recent warnings from worried industry leaders that there may be a need to pull back due to unease about the technology.
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.
The CEO of the world's largest chipmaker told CBS News that tech companies should proceed with artificial intelligence development despite recent warnings from worried industry leaders that there may be a need to pull back.
President Trump is set to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington, D.C., on Thursday amid mounting concerns about the safety of artificial intelligence. CBS News chief foreign affairs correspondent and "Face the Nation" moderator Margaret Brennan has more.
Neuroscientists at Stanford University successfully grew human brain tissue inside mice in the hopes of further enabling the development of treatments for brain disorders. Stanford Medicine professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences Dr. Sergiu Pasca, who led the study, joins CBS News to break down the findings.
Scientists have discovered a new species of wild cat for the first time in more than a century, a Bolivian researcher says.
The footage shows a female humpback whale staying close to the dead calf as it lies motionless on the seafloor, touching it with its head and fin.
Archaeologists say they've discovered the remains of a likely ancient Egyptian warhorse given an honorific burial more than 3,000 years ago.
Artificial intelligence technology is developing at an "exponential" rate, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei told CBS News, calling the situation a "warning sign" for the industry that requires serious safeguards.
Asked whether he feels like he failed in some way, Patrick Clancy told 60 Minutes he believes he did the best he could with the information he had at the time. Watch more of the interview on 60 Minutes on Sunday.
The holdout juror in Lindsay Clancy's triple murder case has released a statement. Shanelle Kaul reports.
Brazilian police said they will reopen dozens of cases linked to a self-confessed serial killer who was arrested as he attempted to escape dressed as a woman and carrying a baby.
A Tennessee grandmother is suing the city of Fargo, North Dakota, after facial recognition software linked her to a crime she didn't commit, which led to a nearly six-month stay in jail. CBS News' Nicole Valdes has more.
A woman was hit and killed after an Uber driver forced her and her friend out of his car on a freeway. Now, Uber has been ordered to pay $40 million after the victim's family brought forth a wrongful death suit. CBS News' Lauren Pozen reports.
Scientists have discovered a crater on the moon that's bigger than the Roman Colosseum, the result of a powerful impact two years ago.
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 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.
A racehorse worth $50 million in today's currency was kidnapped from a stud farm in Ireland by masked gunmen and never seen again. 60 Minutes reports one of sport's great unsolved mysteries, Sunday.
"Rolling Stone" dubbed Texas-born singer-songwriter Bella Kay an artist you need to know. Her songs about alienation, heartache and survival have broken through to a massive audience, with hit song "The Sick" streaming over 220 million times. Her debut album, "My Reckless Abandon," is out now. Here's Bella Kay with "iloveitiloveitiloveit."
"Rolling Stone" dubbed Texas-born singer-songwriter Bella Kay an artist you need to know. Her songs about alienation, heartache and survival have broken through to a massive audience, with hit song "The Sick" streaming over 220 million times. Her debut album, "My Reckless Abandon," is out now. Here's Bella Kay with "The Sick."
Neuroscientists at Stanford University successfully grew human brain tissue inside mice in the hopes of further enabling the development of treatments for brain disorders. Stanford Medicine professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences Dr. Sergiu Pasca, who led the study, joins CBS News to break down the findings.
More than 100 artificial intelligence experts have signed a public letter to express the need for independent AI safety evaluators. Princeton computer science professor Arvind Narayanan, who signed the letter, joins CBS News to discuss.