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Many Republican lawmakers on Wednesday described the leaked Signal group chat with top Trump administration officials as a "mistake." Some also downplayed the sensitive details on the Houthi strikes shared in the chat. Republican Rep. Mike Lawler of New York joins "America Decides" with his perspective on the situation.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth addressed the leak of a Signal group chat while visiting Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Hawaii on Wednesday. Hegseth said the texts exchanged were not war plans. CBS News national security coordinating producer James LaPorta has more.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries called on President Trump to fire Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in a letter Tuesday over the Yemen war plans text leak. Stephanie Lai, White House correspondent for Bloomberg, and Reese Gorman, politics reporter for NOTUS, join "America Decides" with analysis.
A journalist mistakenly received Trump administration war plans in advance of an attack on Houthis in Yemen via the commercial messaging application Signal. This came after a February 2025 National Security Agency bulletin warned employees of vulnerabilities in using the app. CBS News' Fin Gómez, James LaPorta and Nikole Killion report.
Top U.S. officials accidentally leaked sensitive information in a group chat with an Atlantic reporter, according to the magazine. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has more on lawmakers' reactions.
President Trump's firing of two members of the Federal Trade Commission could be at odds with a 90-year-old Supreme Court ruling limiting executive power. The two fired Democratic commissioners argue that Mr. Trump violated the legal precedent "Humphrey's Executor." Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter joins "America Decides" to discuss.
In a letter to the Architect of the Capitol, Rep. Gerry Connolly, a Virginia Democrat who serves as the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, asked for updated estimates on how much of the costs are being covered by federal taxpayers.
Democrats remained mum as they left Washington in the aftermath of the tense funding fight.
Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont told CBS News on Thursday that Democrats have "not been the kind of party" needed to represent the working class. Democratic strategists Liza Acevedo and Joel Payne join "America Decides" to discuss what their party needs to do to energize voters.
The 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence signing is coming up on July 4th, 2026. America250 Chair Rosie Rios joins "The Daily Report" to discuss the contest, its intentions and the big prize.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is joining Sen. Bernie Sanders for several stops on his "Fighting Oligarchy" tour as they look to energize voter discontent with the Trump administration. The rallies come as Republicans face backlash at town halls across the country. CBS News' Taurean Small and Nidia Cavazos have more.
After the Department of Justice missed a Thursday filing deadline about details sought by a federal judge on the Trump administration's deportation flights to El Salvador, the judge called the department's response "woefully insufficient." CBS News' Scott MacFarlane and Jennifer Jacobs have the latest.
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she still supports Chuck Schumer as Senate minority leader after he voted for a Republican bill to avert a government shutdown last week. But, she offered a sharp critique of him on Tuesday. Jaime Harrison, former chair of the Democratic National Committee, joins "America Decides" to assess his party's path forward.
In a focus group conducted by Axios in Michigan, some battleground state voters expressed second thoughts about supporting President Trump in the 2024 election. Political strategists Meghan Hays and Maura Gillespie join "America Decides" with analysis.
Despite criticism from within his party, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is defending his decision to vote for Republican legislation that averted a government shutdown last week. Tom LoBianco, founder and editor of 24sight News, and Jasmine Wright, reporter for NOTUS, join "America Decides" with analysis.
Some House and Senate Democrats appear divided over Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's decision to help Republicans avoid a government shutdown. Nine other Democrats joined Sen. Schumer in advancing the stopgap measure Friday, which funds the government through September and President Trump signed. CBS News political reporter Hunter Woodall has more.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has postponed his book tour over security concerns. The decision comes just days after he faced opposition from his party for supporting the Republican spending bill. Daniella Diaz, congressional reporter for NOTUS, and Molly Ball, senior political correspondent at The Wall Street Journal, join "America Decides" to unpack the potential political fallout.
President Trump signed Congress' bill to keep the government open on Saturday. The vote for the six-month spending bill united Republicans but left Democrats bitterly divided. Willie James Inman explains.
The Senate has passed a short-term funding bill in a 54-46 vote, avoiding a government shutdown. The legislation already passed in the House and now heads to President Trump's desk. CBS News reporter Erica Brown has the details.
President Trump made a rare presidential visit to the Justice Department on Friday and discussed his relationship with the department. Historically, presidents have strayed from recognizing the long-standing ties between the White House, the attorney general and the DOJ. CBS News' Scott MacFarlane and former Trump White House attorney Ty Cobb join "America Decides" with analysis.
Pennsylvania Democratic Sen. John Fetterman weighed in on the Republican-led continuing resolution to keep the government funded, saying he is unwilling to vote to allow a government shutdown. CBS News' Taurean Small reports.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Republicans don't currently have the votes to pass the short-term spending bill. Some Democrats say they are split over whether to support the stopgap measure or risk being blamed for a government shutdown. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion reports.
In just over 48 hours, the government will partially shut down unless Congress can pass a continuing resolution. New reporting from Wired finds Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency might just want Washington, D.C., to close for a few days. Makena Kelly, senior politics writer at Wired, and Vittoria Elliott, reporter at Wired, join "America Decides" to explain.
House Speaker Mike Johnson was able to squeeze a short-term government funding bill through a vote by a slimmest of margins. Attention now turns to the senators across the hall with a government shutdown deadline looming. Nikole Killion has the latest.
President Trump is leading the charge to oust Republican Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky after he said he would not support the GOP-led short-term funding bill to keep the government open. Brakkton Booker, national political correspondent at Politico, and Jasmine Wright, politics reporter for NOTUS, join "America Decides" with analysis.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy will cut 3,500 jobs from the Food and Drug Administration and 2,400 from Centers for Disease Control.
"This will continue to spur growth like you haven't seen before," he said in the Oval Office.
Tufts student Rumeysa Ozturk is being held in Louisiana after she was detained by federal agents in Massachusetts.
One Greenlander dismisses the Trump administration's threats to take control of his island as "stupid," but others admit to mistrust, and even fear of America.
Egyptian state media say a semi-submarine tourist vessel has sunk off the country's popular Red Sea coast, killing at least six people.
A federal judge has found the extreme heat in Texas prisons that don't have air conditioning is "plainly unconstitutional."
A new study shows how cuts to foreign aid could lead to millions of HIV/AIDS deaths and soaring rates of infections, undoing decades of progress against the virus.
Gayle King will step out of her comfort zone and into a space suit alongside Katy Perry, Lauren Sánchez, Aisha Bowe, Amanda Nguyen and Kerianne Flynn.
A Michigan resident died of rabies after receiving a transplanted organ in Ohio, county health officials say.
Federal prosecutors are considering seeking the death penalty against Mexican drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero in a sprawling case that includes the 1985 killing of a DEA agent.
Health plans limit physical or occupational therapy sessions to as few as 20 a year, no matter the patient's infirmities.
The Trump administration is arguing in federal court that it was justified in sending the Venezuelans to El Salvador, while activists say officials have sent them to a prison rife with human rights abuses.
Several newspapers have sued OpenAI and Microsoft, seeking to end the practice of using their stories to train artificial intelligence chatbots.
Nationwide, more than nine million veterans get physical or mental health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Social Security is delaying an in-person identity verification requirement by two weeks, but critics say the plan burdens beneficiaries.
President Trump on Wednesday said he is imposing a 25% tariff on automobiles not manufactured in the U.S.
President Trump's plan to impose new tariffs on U.S. car imports dented stocks, with more levies set to take effect April 2.
Starting today, the Social Security Administration will again take 100% of a beneficiary's check to recoup overpayments. Here's what to know.
As fans wager an estimated $3.1 billion into March Madness bets, cybersecurity experts warn of a rise in online gambling scams targeting everyday users.
One Greenlander dismisses the Trump administration's threats to take control of his island as "stupid," but others admit to mistrust, and even fear of America.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy will cut 3,500 jobs from the Food and Drug Administration and 2,400 from Centers for Disease Control.
The Trump administration is arguing in federal court that it was justified in sending the Venezuelans to El Salvador, while activists say officials have sent them to a prison rife with human rights abuses.
In a session of British Parliament Wednesday, the controversy over the leaked Signal group chat involving high-ranking members of the Trump administration was debated.
Nationwide, more than nine million veterans get physical or mental health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Health plans limit physical or occupational therapy sessions to as few as 20 a year, no matter the patient's infirmities.
A new study shows how cuts to foreign aid could lead to millions of HIV/AIDS deaths and soaring rates of infections, undoing decades of progress against the virus.
West Virginia is banning seven artificial food dyes, including Red No. 40, in the most sweeping state level food dye ban in the U.S.
Federal health officials said they are cutting $11.4 billion in COVID-19-related funds for state and local public health departments.
A Michigan resident died of rabies after an organ transplant in Ohio, health officials say.
One Greenlander dismisses the Trump administration's threats to take control of his island as "stupid," but others admit to mistrust, and even fear of America.
Egyptian state media say a semi-submarine tourist vessel has sunk off the country's popular Red Sea coast, killing at least six people.
Federal prosecutors are considering seeking the death penalty against Mexican drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero in a sprawling case that includes the 1985 killing of a DEA agent.
In a session of British Parliament Wednesday, the controversy over the leaked Signal group chat involving high-ranking members of the Trump administration was debated.
The three women from Massachusetts who were on vacation in Belize died of carbon monoxide poisoning, officials confirmed Wednesday.
Lady Gaga announced her 2025 tour dates on social media Wednesday, writing, "See you soon, monsters."
In a special Women's History Month edition of "Note to Self," Tony Award-winning actress and Disney legend Lea Salonga writes a heartfelt letter to her 17-year-old self—revisiting her journey from the Philippines to Broadway and the legacy she unknowingly built for the next generation of Asian performers.
Before she defied gravity, she was just Elphie Thropp. Best-selling author Gregory Maguire is back with "Elphie: A Wicked Childhood," a new prequel that explores the early life of Elphaba—the girl who would become the Wicked Witch of the West.
Award-winning actor Rosamund Pike stars as Moiraine in "The Wheel of Time," now in its third season on Prime Video. Based on the bestselling novels, the series follows a young man destined to save or destroy the world—guided by Pike's powerful and determined sorceress.
Prince Harry and his Sentebale co-founder Prince Seeiso of Lesotho say they stepped down as relations between trustees and the chair "broke down beyond repair."
Several newspapers have sued OpenAI and Microsoft, seeking to end the practice of using their stories to train artificial intelligence chatbots.
The Senate Intelligence Committee heard testimony on Tuesday from key players involved in a group chat on the messaging app Signal, in which the U.S.'s highly sensitive plans to bomb Houthi targets in Yemen were discussed inadvertently with a journalist. President Trump said that his administration would investigate the government's use of Signal. CBS News contributor and former CIA official Andrew Boyd has more on what it is and how it's used.
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 National Security Agency sent a bulletin in February warning of Russian hackers trying to access encrypted conversations on Signal.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and other Trump officials allegedly used Signal for a group chat to discuss a highly sensitive operation.
Carbon capture chemically removes CO2 from the air, to store or recycle into products. But is this technology – underwritten by the fossil fuel industry – an effective means to address climate change?
As a tool to address rising greenhouse gas emissions, carbon capture chemically removes carbon dioxide from the air, to store or recycle into products. The company behind a new plant to be opened this summer claims the facility will remove 500,000 tons of CO2 a year. But is this form of carbon capture – underwritten by the fossil fuel industry – an effective means to address climate change? Correspondent David Pogue looks at the technology behind this initiative, and the controversy it has raised.
Remains of five mammoths were found archaeologists from the Austrian Academy of Sciences said Thursday in a news statement.
Our planet's closest and brightest neighbor will pass approximately between the Earth and sun this week, in what's called an inferior conjunction.
The new findings come from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI), which sits on a telescope at the Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona.
Federal prosecutors are considering seeking the death penalty against Mexican drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero in a sprawling case that includes the 1985 killing of a DEA agent.
Three USPS workers in NYC are accused of dragging an unconscious colleague into a mail truck, where one allegedly tried to rape her.
Prosecutors do not want Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, to have a laptop in prison.
The babysitter came face-to-face with a man hiding underneath the child's bed, Kansas' Barton County Sheriff's office said.
Utah is moving to protect the children of online content creators following the child abuse conviction of family vlogger Ruby Franke.
Gayle King will step out of her comfort zone and into a space suit alongside Katy Perry, Lauren Sánchez, Aisha Bowe, Amanda Nguyen and Kerianne Flynn.
NOAA's Office of Space Commerce plays a crucial role in the growing space industry and is tasked with helping to manage satellite traffic to guard against collisions.
Data on dark energy weakening over time may signal that if the trend continues it could eventually cause the universe to collapse, according to a new study. Mustapha Ishak-Boushaki, a physics professor and Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) researcher, joins CBS News with more.
Our planet's closest and brightest neighbor will pass approximately between the Earth and sun this week, in what's called an inferior conjunction.
"The Moonwalkers: A Journey with Tom Hanks" tells the story of the Apollo missions.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
Peterson's death sentence for the murder of his pregnant wife Laci has been overturned. Now his supporters are pushing for a complete retrial.
The seesaw marriage between the former ballerina and her much older husband only lasted four years, until she shot him on Sept. 27, 2020.
Cayley Mandadi's mother and stepfather go to extreme lengths to prove her death was no accident.
See some of convicted serial killer Rodney Alcala's photographs that were discovered by detectives in a Seattle storage locker.
The defense minister of Denmark has said his country will not let the U.S. decide Greenland's future. President Trump said he wants to absorb Greenland into the U.S., but residents there have expressed concern and frustration over Mr. Trump's comments. Meanwhile, Vice President JD Vance will join his family on a trip to Greenland on Friday.
Members of the Trump administration stood firm on Wednesday in their claims that classified information was not included in the Signal group chat about military operations in Yemen. Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor of The Atlantic who was accidentally added to the text chain, has released more messages, including a detailed timeline sent before the attack began. CBS News' Ed O'Keefe has more.
President Trump on Wednesday announced a 25% tariff on automobiles made outside the U.S. CBS News MoneyWatch correspondent Kelly O'Grady joins "CBS Mornings" to break down the impact for consumers.
New details on the sensitive nature of attack plans that were accidentally shared by national security officials about strikes in Yemen. Also, masked officers arrest a Tufts University student who wrote an op-ed protesting the war in Gaza. All that and all that matters in today's Eye Opener.
Taylor Schenker began collecting photos she found while surveying the damage from Hurricane Helene, which hit six months ago. She's found over 600 photos and is on a mission to reunite each with its owner.