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The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on reproductive rights Wednesday, focused on broad protections for in vitro fertilization. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane has the details.
Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg cleared the City Council chambers over outbursts during a debate over his proposed Gaza cease-fire resolution. Twelve people were arrested.
Sources tell CBS News the spending bill agreed to by congressional leaders and the White House will include a ban on all direct funding to the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees until March 2025. Israel has accused over a dozen UNRWA employees of participating in the Oct. 7 attack. CBS News chief foreign affairs correspondent and "Face the Nation" moderator Margaret Brennan joins "America Decides" with analysis.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to address Senate Republicans via video Wednesday, a day after again pushing for an offensive in the Gaza city of Rafah, where more than a million displaced people have sought shelter. That comes as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken again heads to the Middle East for cease-fire talks. CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay has more.
Senate Republicans will hear a virtual address from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Wednesday, a week after Democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Netanyahu had lost his way and called for a new election in Israel. U.S. intelligence officials will also brief senators on Tiktok as they continue weighing the House-passed bill that could lead to a ban on the app. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has more.
As the Biden administration has continued calls for a cease-fire in Gaza and a two-state solution between Israel and Palestine, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been unwavering in his calls for a ground offensive in the Gaza city of Rafah and his rejection of a two-state solution. CBS News intelligence and national security reporter Olivia Gazis has more.
The House Foreign Affairs Committee is holding a hearing Tuesday with testimony from U.S. generals who played a role in the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. CBS News national security correspondent David Martin has more.
Israel will send a delegation to Washington, D.C., to discuss Rafah ground offensive alternatives with the Biden administration. This comes after President Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a phone call Monday. The White House has been skeptical of Netanyahu's plans to carry out an operation in Rafah. CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay has more.
Trump loses bid to block Michael Cohen, Stormy Daniels' testimony in "hush money" trial; how to know when to file joint or separate taxes.
The U.S. is taking a tougher line with Israel as the toll rises from its war to destroy Hamas. President Biden spoke with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by phone yesterday for the first time in weeks, and the White House says Mr. Biden emphasized the importance of not invading the southern Gaza city of Rafah without a plan to protect civilians.
As Biden pushes Israel to adjust plans for a new offensive in the war on Hamas, Blinken warns that everyone in Gaza is facing starvation.
A new U.N.-backed report warns famine is imminent in northern Gaza, with people suffering "catastrophic levels of hunger." Alex de Waal, executive director of the World Peace Foundation, joins CBS News to discuss what's happening and what can be done.
President Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke Monday for the first time in more than a month amid growing tensions over Israel's offensive in Gaza. It comes amid ongoing cease-fire talks between Israel and Hamas and a worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Chris Livesay reports from Tel Aviv.
Former President Donald Trump is facing criticism for controversial comments he made at a campaign rally over the weekend. CBS News' Fin Gómez and Jake Rosen join with analysis.
Israel vows to push ahead with Rafah offensive in Gaza, and pushes back at mounting criticism from the U.S. and Europe.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is pushing back against U.S. officials who are demanding he do more to protect civilians in Gaza, including Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, who last week called for new elections in Israel and said Netanyahu had lost his way. CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay has more from Tel Aviv.
As Israel plans an invasion of Hamas’ stronghold in Rafah, hundreds of thousands of Gaza civilians are on the brink of starvation and could wind up the crossfire. The U.S. and other allies of Israel are warning of a possible disaster, but Israeli leaders say they have a plan. CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay is in Tel Aviv.
The people of Gaza are contending with escalating war and hunger, as aid into the besieged enclave cannot arrive fast enough. For the first time since the war began, additional aid is arriving by sea. Chris Livesay has more.
The White House says it is "cautiously optimistic" about a cease-fire in Gaza after a new Hamas proposal called for a six-week pause in fighting. Israel rejected the proposal, but said it will send a team of negotiators to Qatar this week.
The first maritime aid shipment has reached Gaza, bringing 200 tons of desperately needed food to the war-ravaged territory. The move comes amid a deepening rift between President Joe Biden and Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu. On Friday, Netanyahu approved an Israeli military plan for a ground invasion of Rafah, which the White House said it had not been briefed on and could not support without a credible proposal to limit civilian loss.
Following President Biden's critical remarks on Benjamin Netanyahu's handling of the Gaza war, the Israeli prime minister is pushing back.
Questions about the presidential handling of classified documents, growing gang violence in Haiti, and a call for Israeli leadership change are among the top national security stories this week. CBS News national security contributor Sam Vinograd joins to break it all down.
A top White House official says he's cautiously optimistic that cease-fire talks between Israel and Hamas are moving in the right direction. Chris Livesay reports on what Hamas is proposing and efforts to get more aid into the Gaza Strip.
President Biden praised Sen. Chuck Schumer's speech, which was highly critical of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Many Irish people feel a bond with Palestinians, and Mr. Biden's stance on the Israel-Hamas war has changed Ireland's view of the U.S. leader.
Ahead of an expected announcement from the Trump administration linking Tylenol to autism risk, the drugmaker and medical experts are pushing back on the claims.
New internal documents reveal details of an incident that left Jeffrey Epstein injured and on suicide watch days before his death.
"We feel confident that China has approved the deal," a senior White House official told reporters.
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.
Parents are navigating mixed messaging about childhood vaccinations from federal and state officials.
Andrew Cully, Andrew Kraus, Donavon Scott and Jadalyn Good were part an elite team that does nighttime missions.
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.
Spirit Airlines to furlough 1,800 flight attendants as budget carrier restructures, looks to cut costs.
Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic frontrunner in the race for New York City mayor, is pulling out of an upcoming town hall on WABC-TV.