Trump announces 6 new pardons
The four presidents carved into Mount Rushmore collectively issued over 1,100 pardons. President Trump, who is visiting there tonight, has outdone them all and is now adding more. Nancy Cordes reports.
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The four presidents carved into Mount Rushmore collectively issued over 1,100 pardons. President Trump, who is visiting there tonight, has outdone them all and is now adding more. Nancy Cordes reports.
President Trump is considering pardons for a slew of individuals, including potential clemency for disgraced music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs and some offenders with pollution-related convictions, sources say. CBS News' Olivia Rinaldi reports.
Lawyers for Sean "Diddy" Combs appealed his case on Thursday, arguing the media mogul's sentence was too harsh and that a judge sentenced their client by considering the more serious charges he was not convicted of. Last summer, Combs was cleared of sex trafficking and racketeering charges, but convicted of lesser prostitution-related offenses. He had pleaded not guilty.
Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is being housed at Metropolitan Detention Center, Brooklyn, after he was captured by U.S. forces and flown to New York to face federal drug trafficking and weapons charges. Matt Gutman has more.
In an exclusive interview, "Danity Kane" singer Aubrey O'Day opens up about appearing in Netflix's documentary series, "Sean Combs: The Reckoning," where she reveals she learned about an affidavit from an unidentified witness who claims to have seen Combs and another man sexually assault her. O'Day talks about processing the information and her life since the documentary was released. A spokesperson for the music mogul said in a statement, "Mr. Combs categorically denies the allegations referenced in the Netflix documentary and in recent commentary," and says he's never sexually assaulted anyone.
Singer Aubrey O'Day spoke exclusively to CBS News following the release of Netflix's documentary series, "Sean Combs: The Reckoning." In the documentary O'Day reveals that she learned about an affidavit from an unidentified witness who claims to have seen Combs and another man sexually assault her. Combs denies the allegations in the Netflix documentary and says he has never assaulted anyone.
Aubrey O'Day discusses the disturbing witness affidavit involving Sean "Diddy" Combs in a "CBS Mornings" interview on Tuesday.
Documents obtained by CBS News show Sean "Diddy" Combs faced disciplinary action in prison for allegedly violating a rule against three-person phone calls. He has been assigned to work in the chapel and is enrolled in a drug treatment program while serving 4 years on prostitution-related charges.
Sean "Diddy" Combs was disciplined just days into his sentence at a federal prison, an internal prison document obtained by CBS News shows.
A judge on Friday ordered Sean "Diddy" Combs to serve 50 months in prison — just over four years — for two prostitution-related charges. Combs was also given five years of supervised release and a $500,000 fine. CBS News examines the high-profile federal trial in New York, the explosive testimonies, and what led to Comb’s arrest and federal charges in the one-hour special, "Sean Diddy Combs: The Sentencing," hosted by Jericka Duncan.
Sean "Diddy" Combs was sentenced to just over four years in prison earlier this month after he was convicted of prostitution-related charges.
Sean "Diddy" Combs is expected to be released from a New York federal prison on May 8, 2028, according to online records from the Bureau of Prisons.
FCI Fort Dix, one of several dozen federal prisons with a residential drug treatment program, will best allow Sean "Diddy" Combs "to address drug abuse issues," his lawyer said.
Sean "Diddy" Combs was sentenced to 50 months in prison on Friday for prostitution-related charges. Combs' legal team and children pleaded with the judge for a lower sentence, and the disgraced music mogul became emotional as he was sentenced.
Sean "Diddy" Combs' sentencing hearing was held three months after he was convicted on two prostitution-related charges.
A jury convicted Sean “Diddy” Combs on prostitution-related counts, but acquitted him of the more severe charges of racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking on Wednesday, following a 7-week trial. CBS News examines the high-profile federal trial in New York, the explosive testimonies, and what led to Comb’s arrest and federal charges in the one-hour special, "Sean 'Diddy' Combs: The Verdict," hosted by Jericka Duncan.
A judge sentenced Sean "Diddy" Combs to 50 months in prison on prostitution-related charges. Jessica Levinson has more on the judge's reasoning.
Sean "Diddy" Combs was sentenced on Friday to more than four years in prison on two prostitution-related charges. It follows a roughly two-month-long trial where Combs was acquitted on more serious charges of racketeering and sex trafficking. Attorney Chris Melcher breaks it down.
A judge sentenced Sean "Diddy" Combs to serve 50 months for two prostitution-related charges. Combs was also given five years of supervised release and issued a $500,000 fine. Jericka Duncan has more.
A judge on Friday sentenced music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs to four years and two months in prison on prostitution-related charges. CBS News legal reporter Katrina Kaufman has more on the judge's comments while delivering the sentence.
Sean "Diddy" Combs was sentenced to more than four years in prison. Over the summer, the music mogul had been found guilty of prostitution-related charges. CBS News legal reporter Katrina Kaufman has more from New York.
A Manhattan judge on Friday sentenced music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs to 50 months in prison for two prostitution-related charges. He was also given five years of supervised release and issued a $500,000 fine. John Dickerson anchors a special report.
Sean "Diddy" Combs and his lawyers are pleading for leniency as a judge considers his sentence for two prostitution-related charges. CBS News' Anna Schecter and Caroline Polisi have more.
A new video submitted in court as Sean "Diddy" Combs awaits his sentencing portrays the disgraced music mogul as a family man and positive community influence. CBS News' Anna Schecter reports.
Disgraced music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs is expected to be sentenced Friday for two prostitution-related charges. CBS News' Jericka Duncan and Caroline Polisi have the latest.
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Sen. Mark Warner said he'll vote against Jay Clayton as director of national intelligence, citing disappointment in his testimony at a confirmation hearing last week despite his previous optimism about the nominee.
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The following is the transcript of an interview with CBS News contributors Chris Krebs and David Becker that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on July 19, 2026.
White House border czar Tom Homan said "I think body cameras are the way to go" after fatal shootings by federal immigration officers in Texas and Maine earlier this month.
The following is the transcript of an interview with Sen. Mark Warner, Democrat of Virginia, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on July 19, 2026.
The following is the full transcript of an interview with Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan, a portion of which aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on July 19, 2026. Editor's note: This interview was taped on July 16, 2026.
Ronald Gould is a federal judge on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in Seattle, one rung below the U.S. Supreme Court. At 79, he shoulders a full caseload despite living with progressive multiple sclerosis. He talks with CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook about working with MS, a condition he faces with grit and a healthy dose of humor. LaPook also talks with one of Gould's former law clerks, Karla Gilbride, an attorney who has been blind since birth.
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One New York couple depleted their retirement and savings accounts, paying out-of-pocket for healthcare, before they were able to access Medicaid funds.
One New York couple depleted their retirement and savings accounts, paying out of pocket for healthcare before they were able to access Medicaid funds. They are among many Americans facing the same challenges. Jericka Duncan has the story.
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The following is the transcript of an interview with CBS News contributors Chris Krebs and David Becker that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on July 19, 2026.
The following is the transcript of an interview with Sen. Mark Warner, Democrat of Virginia, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on July 19, 2026.
The following is the full transcript of an interview with Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan, a portion of which aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on July 19, 2026. Editor's note: This interview was taped on July 16, 2026.
The following is the transcript of an interview with Tom Homan, Trump administration border czar, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on July 19, 2026.
Rolling Stone writer Barry Walters, author of the music history "Mighty Real," says the latest ballad by British singer Sam Smith is a step forward from LGBTQ love songs being marginalized.
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Throughout family hardships, divorce, and losing her voice to Lyme disease, Shania Twain became the top-selling female country artist of all time. She talks about her biographical new album, "Little Miss Twain," in which she reflects on her life with a smile.
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Amid questions about immigration agents' actions in deadly shootings this month in Texas and Maine, Trump administration border czar Tom Homan told "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that "I think body cameras are the way to go," adding that body cameras "let the American people know what that officer sees when he takes that action."
Missed the second half of the show? New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, White House border czar Tom Homan and Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan join the show.
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