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Donald Trump has been threatened with possible jail time if he continues to violate the gag order in his New York criminal trial, with the judge in the case being clear about what things the former president shouldn't talk about. CBS News investigative reporter Graham Kates has more on that.
Prosecutors called their next witness, Deborah Tarasoff, to the stand in former President Donald Trump's New York criminal trial. Tarasoff served as an accountant at the Trump Organization for 24 years. CBS News investigative reporter Graham Kates has more.
House Speaker Mike Johnson is expected to meet with Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene on Monday, CBS News has learned. Greene is threatening to move forward with a resolution to oust Johnson from his post this week. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has more.
The federal judge in Donald Trump's New York criminal case has found the former president in contempt again for violating his gag order and is now threatening him with jail time for his continued behavior. Attorney and CBS News campaign reporter Katrina Kaufman and CBS News investigative reporter Graham Kates have more.
There are just six months until the 2024 election. A recent CBS News poll shows former President Donald Trump leading President Biden by four points among likely voters. CBS News political director Fin Gómez has more on the race, including Trump's list of potential running mates.
Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Green says she will force a vote to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson sometime this week after Johnson worked with Democrats to pass a foreign aid bill. The vote is expected to fail though with some Democrats saying they will vote in favor of keeping Johnson. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane has more.
Donald Trump has been held in contempt for a second time. Judge Juan Merchan ruled Monday that Trump again violated his gag order and also threatened to jail the former president if he continues to violate it. Attorney and CBS News campaign reporter Katrina Kaufman has more.
With just six months to go until the presidential election, former President Donald Trump spent the weekend courting donors and potential vice presidential contenders at a private retreat in Florida. CBS News campaign reporter Jake Rosen has more.
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump won their respective primaries in four states Tuesday, but the results showed some voters still preferred another candidate. The political protest vote against Biden’s handling of the Israel-Hamas war continued but was lower than earlier primaries. Despite dropping out of the race almost a month ago, Nikki Haley had noticeable support in the GOP primaries.
Mark Hamill, who played Luke Skywalker in the "Star Wars" franchise, made an appearance at the top of the White House press briefing Friday. Hamill praised President Biden's legislative accomplishments and recounted a meeting where he asked Mr. Biden if he could call him "Jobi-Wan Kenobi."
Former President Donald Trump is set to headline the Republican National Committee's spring donor retreat in Florida this weekend. Some potential vice presidential picks are expected to attend, including Sens. Marco Rubio, Tim Scott and J.D. Vance, along with North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum. Republican strategist Leslie Sanchez and Democratic strategist Joel Payne joined CBS News to discuss that and the rest of the week's political news.
Former Trump campaign press secretary and White House communications director Hope Hicks has taken the stand in Donald Trump's New York criminal trial where he's accused of falsifying business records of payments to cover up alleged sex scandals. Attorney and CBS News campaign reporter Katrina Kaufman has more on who Hope Hicks is and CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson breaks down how important her testimony could be.
A taped phone call between Donald Trump and his former attorney, Michael Cohen, was played at the former president's "hush money" trial Thursday. Cohen had secretly recorded the conversation where they spoke about an alleged payment to former Playboy model Karen McDougal. Attorney and CBS News campaign reporter Katrina Kaufman has more.
President Biden on Thursday addressed the campus protests over the war in Gaza, saying the National Guard should not be brought in to deal with the demonstrations, but that violent protests were not acceptable. CBS News national security contributor Samantha Vinograd commented on the public safety factors in the president's comments and CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe provided details on what prompted Mr. Biden to speak about the campus protests now.
Prosecutors in Donald Trump's New York criminal trial urged the judge to hold the former president in contempt of court for more gag order violations days after he was penalized for nine posts on social media and his campaign website. The judge did not immediately rule on the additional four alleged violations. CBS News correspondent Errol Barnett has more.
President Biden on Thursday delivered remarks from the White House about the protests over the war in Gaza that have gripped college campuses across the country. "There's the right to protest," Biden said, "but not the right to cause chaos." Biden also said there was no place in America for antisemitism, Islamophobia, racism or hate speech. Nate Burleson anchored CBS News' special report.
Just days after former President Donald Trump was ordered to pay $9,000 for violating a gag order in his "hush money" case, prosecutors urged the judge to penalize him again for additional violations. They argue he violated the order four other times in recent weeks. CBS News national correspondent Errol Barnett has more.
Former President Donald Trump was in Wisconsin and Michigan Wednesday where he hyped up his part in overturning Roe v. Wade and defended his policy of letting states make their own abortion laws. On the Democratic side, President Biden is heading to Charlotte, North Carolina, to meet with the families of the law enforcement officers killed in a shootout this week. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe has more on the campaigns.
Former President Donald Trump's "hush money" trial resumes Thursday with another gag order hearing. On Wednesday, Trump slammed the judge in the case, telling supporters at a rally he had been "unconstitutionally gagged." CBS News investigative reporter Graham Kates has more on the case.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Republican from Georgia, says she still plans to force a vote to vacate Mike Johnson from the House speakership. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion is following the latest from Capitol Hill.
Florida's six-week abortion ban took effect Wednesday, overriding the 15-week ban that had been in place in the state. CBS News Miami reporter Morgan Rynor has more on the law and the constitutional amendment on abortion that Florida voters will consider in the fall.
House Democratic leaders said Tuesday they would support Speaker Mike Johnson, a Republican from Louisiana, if a motion to vacate is called. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane reports from Capitol Hill.
The House Rules Committee has advanced a bipartisan bill that aims to define antisemitism. The House is expected to vote on the legislation this week. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has the latest.
CBS News polling shows support for the Biden administration has dipped among Black Americans since 2020. The Biden reelection campaign has been trying to work on that with Vice President Kamala Harris meeting with Black business owners in Atlanta on Monday. Congressman Steven Horsford, the chair of the Congressional Black Caucus who was in Atlanta with Harris, joined CBS News to discuss the 2024 election.
Former President Donald Trump will be back inside a Manhattan courtroom Tuesday as testimony resumes in his criminal trial with banker Gary Farro returning to the stand. Farro worked with former Trump attorney Michael Cohen to open accounts, including one Cohen used to make a "hush money" payment to adult film actor Stormy Daniels in 2016.
The Trump administration announced it believes acetaminophen is linked to autism risk, but the maker of Tylenol and medical experts have strongly pushed back on the claims.
"Jimmy Kimmel Live!" had been pre-empted on Wednesday following comments Kimmel made on the show in response to the shooting death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
Democrats have pleaded with Republicans to negotiate before government funding expires at the end of the month.
President Trump is following through on his vow to designate antifa as a terrorist group — but the move's legal impact is unclear.
President Trump moved to fire Rebecca Kelly Slaughter from her position as a member of the Federal Trade Commission in March.
Newspapers in the U.K. published an email that Prince Andrew's ex-wife Sarah Ferguson reportedly wrote to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Andrew Cully, Andrew Kraus, Donavon Scott and Jadalyn Good were part an elite team that does nighttime missions.
A man accused of trying to assassinate Donald Trump at his Florida golf course last year has chosen not to testify in his own defense.
New internal documents reveal details of an incident that left Jeffrey Epstein injured and on suicide watch days before his death.