Trump's BLS nominee Antoni suggests suspending monthly jobs report

E.J. Antoni, an economist nominated by President Trump to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics, said the jobs report is flawed.

• updated 29M ago

Gov. JB Pritzker to sign Sonya Massey Act, reforming police hiring in Illinois

Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday is expected to sign new legislation requiring more thorough background checks before hiring police officers, a law inspired by the shooting death of Sonya Massey.

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Gov. Abbott says Republicans may seek to add even more GOP congressional seats

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott tells CBS News Texas there have been discussions about trying to add as many as three GOP congressional seats in addition to the five already being sought.

• 15H ago

General testifies he didn't hear L.A. protests described as "rebellion"

Three officials involved in President Trump's controversial L.A. National Guard deployment testified in court Monday.

• 6H ago

Fear of immigration raids turns California community into ghost town

Huntington Park, California, is 95.6% Latino, and as many as 45% of the residents are undocumented, according to the city.

• 19H ago

Trump delays China tariff hike for another 90 days

President Trump has extended a temporary truce in the U.S.-China trade war, preventing tariffs on China from leaping to at least 80%.

• 19H ago

Trump names new BLS head after firing old commissioner amid weak jobs report

President Trump announced E.J. Antoni as his nominee to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Monday, after he fired the former commissioner and blamed her for a weaker-than-expected jobs report.

• 12H ago

Sec. McMahon kicks off tour promoting state-led education

Education Secretary Linda McMahon is touring the country to promote state-led education plans.

• 22H ago

Trump says he'll know if Putin wants peace with Ukraine soon into meeting

President Trump says he expects to know quickly if a deal can be made with Russian leader Vladimir Putin to halt the war in Ukraine.

• 20H ago

Nvidia, AMD to pay U.S. government 15% of AI chip sales to China

The agreement between the chipmakers and the U.S. government will allow Nvidia and AMD to obtain export licenses to resume sales to China.

• 20H ago

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NAACP launches town halls to mobilize Black voters ahead of midterm elections

The midterms "will determine whether our democracy still holds on," NAACP President Derrick Johnson said in a statement to CBS News.

• Aug 11

Texas bill would allow lawsuits over shipping abortion pills

Republican lawmakers in Texas have opened a new front in their efforts to crack down on abortion, this time with a bill that would enable lawsuits targeting the mailing of pills.

• Aug 11

Judge declines to unseal grand jury material in Ghislaine Maxwell case

A federal judge on Monday denied a request from the Trump administration to unseal grand jury material in the case of Ghislaine Maxwell.

• Aug 11

Trump deploys National Guard to D.C., takes control of police in crime crackdown

President Trump said that he is deploying the National Guard to Washington, D.C., and that the federal government has taken control of the D.C. police.

• 20H ago

Defense lawyers for needy clients feel squeeze after federal funds dry up

A program that pays court-appointed private lawyers is facing a financial crisis, since it ran out of money in early July.

• Aug 11

Trump says homeless should leave D.C. "IMMEDIATELY," after floating federal takeover

President Trump is hinting at further federal police action in D.C., teasing a press conference on Monday aimed at "ending the Crime, Murder, and Death."

• Aug 10

Full transcript of "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Aug. 10, 2025

On this "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" broadcast, Ukrainian Ambassador Oksana Markarova and Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly join Margaret Brennan.

• Aug 10

NATO secretary general says Trump will be "testing Putin" in Friday meeting

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said President Trump will be "testing" Russian President Vladimir Putin in their meeting set for Friday as world leaders push for a ceasefire deal in Russia's war with Ukraine.

• Aug 10

Transcript: Former Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Aug. 10, 2025

The following is the transcript of an interview with Dr. Jerome Adams, the surgeon general in President Trump's first term, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Aug. 10, 2025.

• Aug 10

Transcript: Rep. Tony Gonzales on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Aug. 10, 2025

The following is the transcript of an interview with Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Aug. 10, 2025.

• Aug 10

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