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The lawyers representing children in U.S. immigration custody are suing the Biden administration for mistreating migrant teenagers at two emergency housing sites in Texas. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano to discuss his reporting.
Governor Abbott isn't backing down, even as he takes several steps to fight the COVID-19 surge in his state and urges people to get vaccinated.
New cases of COVID-19 are surging among unvaccinated Americans nationwide. Cities like Austin, Texas, are running out of ICU beds, but Texas Governor Greg Abbott is doubling down on his executive order banning mask mandates. CBS News’ Debra Alfarone reports on the spike in cases as children prepare to go back to school. Then Dr. Ogechika Alozie, medical director at Sunset ID Care, joins CBSN with more on efforts to combat COVID-19.
Unvaccinated Americans largely drive the surge of COVID in Texas, but there's growing concern the migrant crisis may be complicating the issue. Mireya Villarreal has the details and exclusive access to a temporary shelter for migrants.
Some Texas schools are requiring masks for the start of school, in defiance of Governor Greg Abbott's order. CBS News correspondent Omar Villafranca spoke with the superintendent of Dallas ISD.
In an alert sent via text, city authorities wrote "the Covid-19 situation in Austin is dire."
Wally Funk gets an honorary welcome in Grapevine, Texas, after returning from her journey into space in July. CBS Dallas/Fort Worth's Doug Dunbar reports.
The Texas state legislature has begun a new special session, as many Democrats remain in D.C. Texas state Representative Carl Sherman joined CBSN to discuss what's next for the caucus.
The group of lawmakers fled the state to deny Republicans a quorum and prevent passage of an elections bill.
As the Voting Rights Act turns 56, activists warn that the sanctity of the ballot box is corroding under relentless Republican efforts on the state level. In an op-ed in The Washington Post, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland urged Congress to act to pass new legislation to protect voting rights. CBS News political contributors and analysts Antjuan Seawright and Leslie Sanchez join with their perspectives on the anniversary and the road ahead.
Renewed talks on voting rights are underway on Capitol Hill, where the Senate is plotting new paths toward a potential legislative victory. This comes as the U.S. marks the 56th anniversary of the historic Voting Rights Act of 1965 that secured Black Americans' right to vote and banned discrimination at the polls; however, activists argue that those rights are being threatened. Global human rights activist Martin Luther King III joined CBSN to discuss.
After August 30, 36 Texas-based shelters housing migrant children in federal care will no longer be regulated or inspected by state officials.
Orion Jean may only be 10 years old, but the number on his mind is 500,000 — that's how many books he hopes will be donated by the end of the month.
At least 10 people were killed and 20 injured after a van carrying migrants crashed on a remote Texas highway. The Texas Department of Public Safety said the van's driver was speeding and veered off of a highway into a utility pole. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez joined CBSN to discuss.
At least 30 people were traveling inside the van at the time of the accident, authorities said. The driver was among those killed.
Several lawmakers and activists were arrested while rallying for a federal voting rights bill in Washington. Texas state Representative Ron Reynolds, who was among those arrested, joins CBSN's Lana Zak with more.
El Paso, Texas, is remembering the lives lost when a gunman opened fire inside a Walmart two years ago. But years later, political tensions over immigration persist. An article in the Dallas Morning News dives into the issue and highlights the expansion of gun laws in the state. María Ramos Pacheco, one of the authors of the story, joins CBSN with more.
The White House says a new moratorium on evictions will be put into effect for parts of the country with higher case counts of COVID-19. It follows days of protest by progressive Democrats who camped outside the U.S. Capitol after the CDC's moratorium was allowed to expire over the weekend. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang, Axios congressional reporter Alayna Treene, and Politico national political correspondent Meridith McGraw join CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano with the details, and the White House's reaction to sexual harassment claims against New York Governor Andrew Cuomo.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott ordered state authorities last week to stop and re-route vehicles suspected of transporting migrants who crossed the southern border illegally.
A Texas family is demanding answers after a sheriff's deputy restrained an 18-year-old. Jericka Duncan reports
The Texas Democrats have been in Washington D.C. since July 12 in an effort to block GOP lawmakers from overhauling the state's election laws.
As CBS affiliate KHOU-TV's David Gonzalez reports, hundreds took part in four-day march in Texas in support of voting rights. Participants denounced proposed changes to the state's voting laws. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson joins CBSN's Lana Zak with more on the increased pressure on the White House to pass federal legislation that would protect the right to vote.
Representative Jake Ellzey is officially the next congressman representing Texas' 6th congressional district, after a surprise victory in the runoff special election against Trump-backed candidate and fellow Republican Susan Wright. He spoke with CBSN's Tanya Rivero about his plans to serve his district.
Austin's public health department said the region is experiencing the lowest staffed ICU bed capacity since the beginning of the pandemic.
Border Patrol holding facilities for unaccompanied children and families could become dangerously overcrowded due to Texas' order, the Biden administration argued in its lawsuit.
The announcement comes amid criticism of DHS spending under Noem, and as Congress has allowed the department's funding to lapse.
President Trump said he must have a role in choosing Iran's next leader and called the son of the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei "unacceptable."
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is giving a press briefing with Admiral Brad Cooper, the commander of U.S. Central Command.
The assassination of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the early hours of the war has raised a simple but enormously consequential question: Who will replace him?
The FBI said it "identified and addressed suspicious activities on FBI networks" and that it was responding but did not elaborate.
The U.S. military has formally designated artificial intelligence firm Anthropic a supply chain risk, sources told CBS News, a sweeping move that could cut it off from military contracts.
Stocks fell sharply on Wall Street on Thursday as oil prices rose further because of the war with Iran.
The House passed a measure to fund the Department of Homeland Security on Thursday, but Senate Democrats blocked similar legislation.
A former national security official says Iran has "surrogate networks here in the United States" and urges Americans to be "extra vigilant right now."
Mortgage rates are rising as bond investors fret that rising oil prices could boost inflation.
John Daghita was arrested on the island of Saint Martin, FBI Director Kash Patel said.
More Americans are digging into their retirement savings for emergency expenses, research from Vanguard shows.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is giving a press briefing with Admiral Brad Cooper, the commander of U.S. Central Command.
Savannah Guthrie thanked her colleagues for "caring about my mom as much as I do" in her visit to the studio since Nancy Guthrie's disappearance.
Mortgage rates are rising as bond investors fret that rising oil prices could boost inflation.
More Americans are digging into their retirement savings for emergency expenses, research from Vanguard shows.
The U.S. military has formally designated artificial intelligence firm Anthropic a supply chain risk, sources told CBS News, a sweeping move that could cut it off from military contracts.
Job cuts at a Whirlpool factory in Iowa underscore the challenges in reviving American manufacturing. "Every day, workers' jobs are still in jeopardy," a union official said.
Stocks fell sharply on Wall Street on Thursday as oil prices rose further because of the war with Iran.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is giving a press briefing with Admiral Brad Cooper, the commander of U.S. Central Command.
The U.S. military has formally designated artificial intelligence firm Anthropic a supply chain risk, sources told CBS News, a sweeping move that could cut it off from military contracts.
The announcement comes amid criticism of DHS spending under Noem, and as Congress has allowed the department's funding to lapse.
The Texas Republican admitted Wednesday that he had a relationship with the staffer, who later died by suicide.
A pair of tech investors have filed a civil lawsuit accusing the Trump administration of failing to enforce a law that required TikTok to either separate from its China-based owner or face a U.S. ban.
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. wants the popular coffee chains to prove their surgery drinks are safe for teens and suggested the Trump administration could place limits on your cup of coffee.
Tests of dozens of baby formulas by Consumer Reports found that nearly half contained potentially dangerous chemicals.
Some Republican state lawmakers and health associations are pushing back against spending plans under the Trump administration's $50 billion federal rural health fund.
USALESS.COM is recalling its Rhino Choco VIP 10X product due to the undeclared presence of Tadalafil, which is the active ingredient in Cialis.
Emma Operacz was diagnosed with a rare cancer at 21. An unusual treatment and bone marrow donation from her sister saved her life.
John Daghita was arrested on the island of Saint Martin, FBI Director Kash Patel said.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is giving a press briefing with Admiral Brad Cooper, the commander of U.S. Central Command.
The assassination of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the early hours of the war has raised a simple but enormously consequential question: Who will replace him?
A former national security official says Iran has "surrogate networks here in the United States" and urges Americans to be "extra vigilant right now."
Ecuador and the U.S. began joint military operations on Tuesday, the U.S. Southern Command said on social media.
Savannah Guthrie thanked her colleagues for "caring about my mom as much as I do" in her visit to the studio since Nancy Guthrie's disappearance.
(Warning: Spoiler alert ahead!) Savannah Louie, who won season 49 of "Survivor," talks about her early elimination from the show's 50th season, challenges she faced as a former winner and the lesson she took away from the game.
Throughout her career, Annie Leibovitz has photographed influential women, including Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, Queen Elizabeth and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. She spoke to Anthony Mason about the moments behind the photos and what she plans for her future.
Hilarie Burton Morgan, known for playing Peyton on "One Tree Hill," talks about her docuseries, "True Crime Story: It Couldn't Happen Here," which is in its third season. She explains how each episode highlights a case in a small town in the U.S., how the series empowers the audience and recent developments in a cold case.
TV host and food expert Padma Lakshmi, the creator and executive producer of the new CBS series, "America's Culinary Cup," speaks to "CBS Mornings" about creating the cooking competition and how it's different from other shows.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said his company and the Department of Defense "have much more in common than we have differences."
Hours after the Trump administration ditched Anthropic over the dispute about AI use, OpenAI struck its own deal with the Pentagon. Now the details of that agreement appear to be changing after backlash. Katrina Manson, Bloomberg News reporter, has more.
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.
Drones struck two facilities in the United Arab Emirates directly, and damaged a data center in Bahrain, Amazon said.
The CEO of Anthropic says his company refused to allow its technology to be used by the Trump Administration without certain guidelines (such as not using its AI to power fully-autonomous weapons without any human involvement).
A new study in the journal Nature says most sea level rise research may have underestimated coastal water heights by an average of 1 foot.
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman announced significant changes to the agency's Artemis program, which aims to land on the moon in 2028.
Documents might help scientists shed light on unexplained phenomena and government secrets, experts said.
A large shark was caught on camera for the first time in Antarctica's waters, surprising researchers. "There's a general rule of thumb that you don't get sharks in Antarctica," one said.
On the evening of Christmas 1776, Gen. George Washington surprised the King's forces by leading the Continental Army in a surprise crossing of a near-frozen Delaware River - a watershed military maneuver that dramatized a changing America, and a changing climate.
John Daghita was arrested on the island of Saint Martin, FBI Director Kash Patel said.
Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis played surveillance video and police body cam video.
A suspect is in custody and has been identified after authorities in Utah found three women's bodies in two locations.
A man accused of plotting to kill U.S. politicians said he was pressured by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to devise the murder-for-hire scheme.
DNA from the gloves found near Nancy Gunthrie's Arizona home was traced back to a local restaurant worker who has no connection to the investigation, the Pima County Sheriff's Department said.
NASA has announced a major overhaul of its Artemis moon program amid ongoing safety concerns. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood has more details.
NASA announced an overhaul to its Artemis moon program as safety concerns persist. CBS News space contributor Christian Davenport breaks down the key takeaways.
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman announced significant changes to the agency's Artemis program, which aims to land on the moon in 2028.
NASA's Artemis II mission continues to face concerns and delays. Scott E. Parazynski, a former astronaut, joins CBS News with more.
NASA is rolling back the Artemis II moon rocket from its launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It is expected to take up to 12 hours to move the 322-foot rocket, with the journey spanning four miles back to its hangar for repairs. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood has more.
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.
President Trump spoke Thursday from the White House about the war in Iran, calling on members of Iranian Revolutionary Guard to lay down their arms or face "guaranteed death." See his remarks.
As missiles are flying in the Middle East, one million Americans are currently in the region, and many want out. CBS News correspondent Shanelle Kaul spoke with a woman who said she feels the government's messaging is creating "significantly more stress for people."
The war with Iran has pushed the cost of oil to $80 a barrel. Yahoo Finance senior reporter Brooke DiPalma joins CBS News to unpack the possible repercussions.
President Trump announced Kristi Noem's ouster as DHS secretary minutes before Noem gave an address to the Sergeant Benevolent Association Major Cities Conference in Nashville. CBS News correspondent Nicole Valdes was at the address and has more.
President Trump announced Thursday that he is removing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and will nominate Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma to replace her. CBS News has learned that the final straw appeared to be Noem's response to a question during Tuesday's Senate hearing from Republican Sen. John Kennedy about her decision to spend $220 million on an ad campaign aimed at reducing illegal immigration. CBS News' Nancy Cordes and Caitlin Huey-Burns report.