Senate eyes deal to leave for recess as agenda items pile up

The Senate is searching for a deal to speed up consideration of a number of priorities, including a measure to fund the government and Todd Blanche's confirmation as attorney general.

• Aug 6

Puerto Rico to begin water rationing amid record drought in San Juan

Residents of San Juan and neighboring communities have been without reliable water for more than 100 days.

• Aug 6

DOGE's "wall of receipts" riddled with inaccuracies, GAO says

The Government Accountability Office found that DOGE overestimated its savings, among other issues.

• Aug 6

Job cuts plunge to a 2-year low despite AI fears, economic shocks

Layoffs have plunged this year. "Recently laid-off workers are finding jobs as fast as the economy is creating new ones," one economist said.

• Aug 6

Where the Trump administration's lawsuits seeking voter data stand

The Justice Department has filed lawsuits against 30 states and the District of Columbia in an effort to force them to hand over their unredacted voter rolls containing voters' sensitive information.

• Oct 1

Senate committee votes to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress

The Senate Homeland Security Committee voted to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress over his refusal to answer questions during testimony before the committee last week.

• Aug 6

Trump voter pleads for fiancée's release after ICE arrest: "They're destroying families"

"They are picking up law-abiding citizens. They're destroying families, jobs," said a Texas man who regrets his vote for President Trump after his fiancée, an immigrant from Venezuela, was detained by ICE.

• Aug 7

Sherrill enters national political fray with first midterm endorsements

New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill is taking her first major step onto the national stage, endorsing 13 Democrats — as the moderate signals she may jump into the debate over her party's future.

• Aug 6

Meta says its AI model breached a third-party company during testing

Tech giant Meta revealed Wednesday that one of its artificial intelligence models hacked another organization during testing, the third time in recent weeks that an AI model has improperly accessed a third-party company.

• Aug 5

FDA approves Moderna's mRNA flu vaccine after initial pushback

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new seasonal flu vaccine from Moderna that uses mRNA technology, the drugmaker announced.

• Aug 6

Most detailed images taken of sun's surface revealed

Researchers were able to peek at the sun's scorching surface with the help of the National Science Foundation's Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope​, located on the island of Maui in Hawaii.

• Aug 5

More rescued beluga whales arrive in Texas as relocation effort continues

SeaWorld San Antonio welcomed seven more beluga whales on Tuesday, the latest development in the international effort to relocate dozens of the mammals from shuttered Canadian theme park Marineland.

• Aug 5

Cyclospora outbreak tied to lettuce now linked to 15 states, CDC says

Cyclospora cases have been reported in at least 47 states total this year, and investigators have continued to probe how many could be linked to a common contaminated source.

• Aug 5

Qdoba removes jalapeños as salmonella outbreak spreads to 27 states

At least 345 people — the majority in Colorado and Minnesota — have been sickened by a salmonella outbreak, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

• Aug 5

Company's safety record raises questions after massive L.A. warehouse fire

The massive food warehouse fire in Los Angeles in June followed a long run of fires at properties tied to one of the world's largest cold storage companies, a CBS News investigation has found.

• Aug 5

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