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Sen. Amy Klobuchar, a Democrat from Minnesota, says democracy is on the ballot in this year's election. She spoke with CBS News ahead of Thursday's first Biden-Trump debate of 2024. See the interview for Klobuchar's thoughts on abortion rights, Donald Trump's actions after the 2020 election and President Biden's age.
President Biden and former President Donald Trump will go head-to-head Thursday night in a debate that CBS News polls show won't make a difference to most voters who plan to watch. CBS News political correspondent Caitlin Huey-Burns has a preview of the matchup.
The Supreme Court said Wednesday that a document related to cases over Idaho's near-total abortion ban was "inadvertently and briefly" uploaded to the court's website. Bloomberg News first reported the apparent technical malfunction. CBS News chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford and legal contributor Jessica Levinson break down what's known about Moyle v. U.S. and Idaho v. U.S.
In the most expensive House primary race in U.S. history, George Latimer knocked off incumbent Rep. Jamaal Bowman in the Democratic primary for New York's 16th Congressional District. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane has more on that race and Rep. Lauren Boebert's primary win in Colorado.
The primary race for New York's 16th congressional district has become the most expensive in history, already costing Rep. Jamaal Bowman and Westchester County Executive George Latimer $25 million. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane reports.
About a third of U.S. voters ages 18-29 say they are not planning to vote in the 2024 election, according to a CBS News poll. Caitlin Huey-Burns spoke to some young voters about their plan to sit this election out.
President Biden and former President Donald Trump will square off in their first presidential debate of 2024 race Thursday night. CBS News campaign reporters Aaron Navarro and Olivia Rinaldi have more on how the two candidates are preparing.
The White House is taking issue with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's claims in a Tuesday video that the U.S. is keeping weapons and ammunition from the Israelis, with White House national security communications adviser John Kirby calling the video perplexing and disappointing. Doubt is also growing from both U.S. and Israeli officials over Netanyahu's goal of destroying Hamas. CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay has more.
Donald Trump's legal team is arguing that special counsel Jack Smith was unlawfully appointed by Attorney General Merrick Garland in the former president's classified documents case. A judge will hear arguments Friday about whether Smith should be removed. Attorney and CBS News campaign reporter Katrina Kaufman has more.
The Senate is expected to vote Tuesday on legislation to restore a ban on bump stocks instituted by former President Donald Trump in 2018. CBS News' Scott MacFarlane has more on why the bill supported by Democrats is expected to fail.
Former President Donald Trump will speak Tuesday in Racine, Wisconsin, as he and President Biden focus on wooing candidates in key battleground states ahead of the November election. CBS News chief election and campaign correspondent Robert Costa is following the presidential race in key states like Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
Republicans welcomed former President Donald Trump back to Capitol Hill Thursday for the first time since his supporters stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Republican strategist Terry Sullivan and Democratic strategist Joel Payne joined CBS News to discuss the visit and some of the other big political stories of the week.
Former President Donald Trump visited Capitol Hill Thursday for the first time since his supporters stormed the halls of Congress in the Jan. 6 insurrection. GOP lawmakers welcomed him with smiles. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has more.
Former President Donald Trump is returning to Capitol Hill Thursday to meet with House and Senate Republicans for the first time since the Jan. 6 insurrection. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has more.
Hunter Biden became the first son of a sitting U.S. president to be convicted of a felony Tuesday when jurors returned a guilty verdict in his federal gun possession case. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang has a recap of the historic day and CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson has insight into what kind of grounds for appeal Biden could have.
Hunter Biden was found guilty Tuesday on all three counts in his federal gun possession trial. Biden is now facing 25 years in prison with sentencing likely coming in the fall. CBS News' Nicole Sganga, Caitlin Huey-Burns, Scott MacFarlane and Erica Brown have more on the verdict. And CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson has insight on whether or not the president's son will serve time behind bars.
A jury has convicted Hunter Biden, President Biden's son, on all three felony charges in connection with his purchase and ownership of a gun while he was addicted to crack cocaine. He faces up to 25 years in prison with sentencing likely in three to four months. Nora O'Donnell anchored CBS News' special report.
Jurors in Hunter Biden's felony gun possession trial are meeting again Tuesday for their first full day of deliberations after closing arguments wrapped up Monday. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane has the latest.
The Republican-led House Rules Committee will meet Tuesday to discuss a resolution that recommends holding Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress for his refusal to give them audio tapes of President Biden's interview with Special Counsel Robert Hur. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has more.
Senate Democrats could soon put legislation to a vote that is aimed at establishing a nationwide right to in-vitro fertilization. Earlier this year, the Alabama Supreme Court declared frozen embryos are considered children under state law. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has more.
The jury in Hunter Biden's federal gun possession trial has begun deliberations after both sides rested their cases and presented closing arguments Monday. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane has more.
Former President Donald Trump is sitting for a virtual interview Monday with probation officials ahead of his sentencing for falsifying business records. Attorney and CBS News campaign reporter Katrina Kaufman is in Florida, where the former president is virtually attending the meeting.
Closing arguments began Monday after Hunter Biden elected not to testify and both sides rested their cases in his federal gun possession trial. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson has more on the case.
Former President Donald Trump told supporters at a Las Vegas campaign rally this weekend that he would eliminate taxes on tips if he's elected again in November. CBS News campaign reporter Olivia Rinaldi has more on if Trump would even be able to do that.
Closing arguments will be presented Monday in Hunter Biden's federal gun trial after the prosecution and defense rested their cases. The jury could have the case by the Monday afternoon. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane has more.
New internal documents reveal details of an incident that left Jeffrey Epstein injured and on suicide watch days before his death.
President Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Erika Kirk spoke at Sunday's memorial service for Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA.
Even if people qualify for financial help with their hospital bills, the care they receive may not be covered.
Scientists hope genetically modified mice will curb the spread of Lyme disease. They headed to Nantucket — home to a large population of the mice, ticks and deer spreading Lyme — to pitch their idea.
In an interview with CBS News' "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," the French president pushed back on criticism for recognizing a Palestinian state.
After growing into a hurricane, Gabrielle, the seventh named storm of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, is gaining steam, but is not expected to make landfall.
Ukraine's leader to push for "robust action" against Russia at U.N. gathering, as America's NATO partners accuse Putin of dangerous incursions, and lies.
Authorities in the Dominican Republic said they have confiscated cocaine transported by a speedboat that was destroyed recently by the U.S. Navy.
Ecuador has seen violence spiral in recent years as enemy gangs with ties to Mexican and Colombian cartels vie for control.