European leaders to join Zelenskyy for White House meeting with Trump

European leaders will join Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for his crucial meeting with President Trump in Washington on Monday.

• updated 39M ago

White House says National Guard members deployed to D.C. "may be armed"

A White House spokesperson told CBS News that while deployed National Guard members "may be armed," they will not make arrests.

• 12H ago

West Virginia, South Carolina, Ohio to deploy National Guard troops to D.C.

The moves come as federal agents and National Guard troops have begun to appear across the heavily Democratic city after President Trump's executive order earlier this week.

• updated 5M ago

U.S. to more heavily scrutinize "good moral character" citizenship requirement

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services instructed officers on Friday to consider additional factors when determining whether immigrants applying for U.S. citizenship have a "good moral character."

• 20H ago

Trump says he will meet with Zelenskyy after "very successful day" with Putin

President Trump announced the news on Truth Social hours after meeting with Russian president Vladimir Putin in Alaska.

• 14H ago

Democrats unveil maps of California's redistricting proposal

Democrats unveiled a proposal Friday that could give California's dominant political party an additional five U.S. House seats in a bid to win the fight to control Congress next year.

• Aug 15

Here's the transcript of what Putin and Trump said in Alaska

Both President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered brief remarks, but took no questions, in Alaska.

• Aug 15

Clinton says Trump should get Peace Prize if he ends Ukraine war without concessions

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said if President Trump is the architect of a deal to end the war in Ukraine without Kyiv ceding land to Russia, "I'd nominate him for a Nobel Peace Prize."

• Aug 15

Trump-Putin summit in Alaska ends with no deal on Ukraine ceasefire

President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a high-stakes summit in Alaska, but the talks did not yield a ceasefire in Ukraine.

• Aug 15

Trump administration faces lawsuit over "secret report" on climate change

Environmental groups and independent scientists are criticizing a report assembled by a small team of well-known climate skeptics selected by Energy Secretary Chris Wright.

• Aug 15

DOJ removes D.C. emergency police chief, agrees to rewrite immigration directive

Attorney General Pam Bondi issued an order Thursday that amounted to a reversal of "sanctuary" policies in D.C. The District sued over the order Friday.

• Aug 15

Transcript: Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan on "Face the Nation"

The following is the transcript of an interview with Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan airing on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Aug. 17, 2025.

• updated 2M ago

Watch Trump and Putin's remarks after meeting in Alaska

President Trump and Russia's President Vladimir Putin held a rare meeting Friday at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska.

• Aug 15

What Ukraine and Russia want from the Trump-Putin meeting in Alaska

President Trump visits Alaska Friday for a meeting with Russia's President Vladimir Putin — a discussion the White House has called a "listening exercise."

• Aug 15

Bondi scraps limits on cooperation between D.C. police and immigration agents

The move amounts to a sweeping reversal of "sanctuary" policies in the nation's capital, allowing the Metropolitan Police Department, for the time being, to fully cooperate with federal immigration enforcement.

• Aug 15

CBS News poll finds tipping expectations have grown

A majority of Americans say they feel expectations for tipping have grown in recent years.

• Aug 14

Judge blocks Trump administration guidance targeting DEI programs in schools

In her ruling, U.S. District Judge Stephanie Gallagher found that the Education Department​ violated the law when it threatened to cut federal funding from educational institutions that continued with DEI initiatives.

• Aug 14

Unknown powder reported inside 26 Federal Plaza in NYC

The building at 26 Federal Plaza in Lower Manhattan was evacuated following reports of an unknown white powder.

• Aug 15

D.C. police chief expands cooperation with immigration enforcement

D.C. police officers will be able to assist federal immigration authorities by sharing information about people not in police custody and by providing some transportation.

• Aug 14

DOJ fires, charges staffer who threw sandwich at federal agents deployed in D.C.

Sean Dunn, who worked as a Justice Dept. paralegal, admitted he threw a sandwich at a Customs and Border Protection officer deployed in D.C.

• Aug 15

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