
Mike Lee says Trump not to blame for Iran briefing
The Republican senator says administration officials did a disservice to the president by failing to disclose adequate intelligence about Iran to Congress.
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The Republican senator says administration officials did a disservice to the president by failing to disclose adequate intelligence about Iran to Congress.
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff said administration officials were vague in a briefing about threats posed by Iranian military leader Qassem Soleimani.
The defense secretary provides background on what President Trump called an "imminent threat" to U.S. embassies overseas.
Today on "Face the Nation, with tensions escalating with Iran, we get perspective from the administration on what the future holds for relations with the regime.
A military spokesperson said they are investigating after reports of texts going out that said to report to a recruitment center for the draft. Catherine Herridge reports.
Queen Elizabeth is stepping into the royal family feud and putting her foot down. Palace sources say the queen and Princes Charles, William and Harry will gather monday at the Queen's private home north of London to find a solution to what's being called "Megxit." Queen Elizabeth reportedly wants a new role for Harry and Meghan Markle to be decided within the next few days.
Another powerful earthquake rocked Puerto Rico on Saturday morning. The 5.9 magnitude quake caused heavy damage and left thousands without power. It's the latest in a string of quakes to strike the island since Tuesday. David Begnaud reports.
In response to Iran taking responsibility for shooting down a Ukrainian airliner, a senior White House official says Iran should "abandon its reckless ambitions and start behaving like a normal country." Meanwhile President Trump is offering new details about what he says led him to order the killing of the top Iranian General. Ben Tracy reports.
Protests erupted in Iran Saturday following the Revolutionary Guard's stunning admission that it unintentionally shot down a Ukrainian airliner after last week's missile strike on U.S. troops. Hundreds gathered in Tehran to protest the delayed announcement, demanding those responsible be put on trial. Holly Williams reports.
A powerful winter storm has unleashed tornadoes across the South, and left at least 10 people dead. Tornadoes were confirmed in Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Missouri. In the Midwest, snow and ice are making conditions downright treacherous. 150 million Americans are under weather alerts. Omar Villafranca reports.
Meteorologist Jeff Berardelli joins "CBS Weekend News" with more on what to expect from the deadly winter storm in the coming week.
Buckingham Palace was blindsided by Prince Harry and wife Meghan's announcement that they were taking a step back from their royal duties. There are reports that Prince Charles was only given a 10-minute notice of the royal couple's plans. As Prince Harry negotiates his future, Meghan is now in Canada. Correspondent Imtiaz Tyab reports the latest from London.
A fast-moving storm is bringing dangerous weather to more than 30 million Americans, and has already been blamed for at least three deaths in Louisiana. The storm system has dropped heavy rain and wind across Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Missouri and Arkansas. Omar Villafranca reports from Kilgore, Texas, while meteorologist Jeff Berardelli has the latest on the weather system.
For years chef Thomas Keller struggled to make his mark, until he took over The French Laundry and made it his own. It would make Keller a food world superstar, and turn Yountville, Calif., into a world-class destination for dining. Jamie Wax reports.
A piece of Hollywood history went for a record price Friday, when the green 1968 Ford Mustang GT used in the Steve McQueen movie "Bullitt" sold for $3.74 million at a Florida auction house.
On Friday, 13 men and women celebrated their completion of NASA's Artemis astronaut training program, and are now candidates for future missions, which could include a trip to the moon and possibly Mars. "CBS This Morning: Saturday" co-host Dana Jacobson spoke with one of the recent graduates about the journey he just completed, and about the amazing ones that could lie ahead.
In Port-au-Prince, ten years after Haiti's devastating earthquake, basic medical care can be almost impossible to find. But St. Boniface Hospital, in Fond-des-Blancs, has become a leading beacon for Haitian hope. For more than two million people on the island's southern peninsula, this is the only place to get an emergency C-section, and the only available neonatal intensive care unit. Jeff Glor visits to find out what makes this place work, when so many others have failed. For more information about Health Equity International, which oversees St. Boniface, go to healthequityintl.org.
Nearly 3,000 homes have been damaged or destroyed across Australia due to the brush fires, and there are still more than 100 fires burning across the country's southeast, including a megablaze the size of Delaware. There's also an all-out effort to save Australia's animals impacted by the fires, with grassroots efforts to protect some of the country's unique wildlife. Jamie Yuccas reports from one hard-hit area.
President Trump is revealing new details about what led him to order the killing of Iran's top military general, Qassem Soleimani. CBS News has also learned that the U.S. military tried but failed to kill another senior Iranian official on the same day in Yemen. Ben Tracy reports.
After days of denials, and under mounting international pressure, the Iranian government now says its armed forces unintentionally shot down a Ukrainian jetliner this week, killing everyone on board. At a briefing this morning, the head of Iran's air defenses said "human error at a time of crisis caused by U.S. adventurism" caused the Ukrainian Airlines jet to be mistaken for a hostile target. Holly Williams reports from Baghdad.
CBS News visited the location in Iran where a Ukrainian jet crashed. Just days after the tragedy, the site has been cleared before Ukrainian investigators could visit the scene. Elizabeth Palmer reports.
Police have arrested an Iranian man not far from President Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach. When police found the suspect, they said he had weapons including a machete. Jeff Pegues reports.
When Steve Hartman took a DNA test, he discovered a family he never knew he had. His new relatives showed him the secrets of their family's past.
Democratic presidential candidates are turning their focus to foreign policy amid rising tensions with Iran. Joe Biden is airing a new ad that touts his work on foreign affairs. Ed O'Keefe reports.
Britain's tabloids are fuming after Prince Harry and wife Meghan's announcement that they plan to step back as senior members of the royal family. One writer who has written about Meghan, says racism may have played a role in their decision. Imtiaz Tyab reports.
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Portland has recently been the site of nightly protests.
Congressional leaders traded blame for the government shutdown on Sunday as the stalemate over how to reopen the government stretched into another week without progress on negotiations.
Americans are concerned about effect of shutdown on economy, amid unease about jobs and inflation.
In an interview with CBS News, Justice Amy Coney Barrett said of the Supreme Court's emergency orders in the Trump cases, "This isn't the final decision."
Hurricane Priscilla was strengthening Sunday in the Pacific Ocean, off the southwestern coast of Mexico.
"Let's discuss through the mediators the logistics and the mechanics behind how that happens, and that has to happen very quickly. That cannot drag on," Secretary of State Marco Rubio said.
Preparing for the threats of tomorrow, the U.S. Air Force is testing drones piloted by artificial intelligence alongside aircraft flown by humans – and is teaching AI how to fight, a potential revolution in warfare.
Rival gunmen started shooting at each other in a crowded downtown nightlife district in Alabama's capital city Saturday night, police said.
Mark Sanchez, who is a Fox Sports analyst, was arrested on multiple misdemeanor charges at an Indianapolis hospital, police said.