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Fitch Ratings downgraded the U.S. government's top credit rating on Tuesday. The White House in a statement said they disagreed with the decision and blamed Republicans, who they say were "cheerleading default." CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang reports.
Dozens of asylum seekers are camping outside a New York City hotel being used as a relief center as they wait for a room. Eric Adams, the city's mayor, says they are simply out of space and city officials are asking the federal government for help. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez has the latest.
Former President Donald Trump is facing four felony charges related to efforts to overturn the 2020 election. CBS News political correspondent Caitlin Huey-Burns reports on how his fellow GOP candidates for president are reacting to the indictment.
As former President Donald Trump continues to push back against his indictments, President Biden is still not engaging when it comes to his predecessor's problems. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes has the latest on the White House reaction.
Officials say President Biden will keep the U.S. Space Command headquarters in Colorado, after the Trump administration previously proposed relocation from to Huntsville, Alabama. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane reports on why the decision was made and the likely political dust up that will follow.
How Trump is framing Georgia election legal troubles; Poll: 34% approve of Biden's handling of economy
President Biden has toured the U.S. touting his administration's economic policies, but do Americans approve of how he has handled the economy? CBS News' executive director of elections and surveys Anthony Salvanto joined "America Decides" to examine the results of new CBS polling on the topic.
Medicare is scheduled to start negotiating lower prices in the fall with drug companies as a part of the Inflation Reduction Act President Biden signed in 2022, but several of the largest players hope they never have to negotiate at all. Leading industry groups sued the administration in June, claiming the program violates the First and Fifth Amendments. Josh Nathan-Kazis, health care reporter for Barron's, joined CBS News to examine the legal arguments in the case.
One of Hunter Biden's former business partners testified before the House Oversight Committee Monday in a closed-door meeting. Devon Archer's appearance is part of the Republican-led investigation into the Biden family's business dealings. CBS News senior investigative correspondent Catherine Herridge reports on Archer's testimony.
Former Hunter Biden business partner Devon Archer ignored reporters' questions as he arrived on Capitol Hill Monday. His appearance comes as House Republicans ramp up their investigations into Hunter Biden and whether President Biden had any involvement in his son's business dealings. CBS News senior investigative correspondent Catherine Herridge has more.
A Democratic lawmaker said Devon Archer testified that what Hunter Biden was selling was the illusion of access to his father.
Only two of the 13 presidential candidates who appeared at the Lincoln Dinner over the weekend criticized Trump directly. One was booed off the stage.
High prices and interest rates are still weighing on personal budgets.
Missed the second half of the show? The latest on…former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, who is seeking the Republican nomination for president, discussed a proposed mental acuity test for politicians over 75, Neel Kashkari, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, discussed the bright spots on the economic front from last week, and San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg discussed the ongoing heat wave has put much of the Southeastern U.S. under dangerous heat alerts.
The president said he and the first lady "only want what is best for all of our grandchildren, including Navy."
President Biden signed an executive order Friday that takes decisions about whether to prosecute major crimes in the military, like sexual assault, out of the chain of command.
President Biden is visiting Maine Friday for the first time as president to highlight his economic agenda in a speech at a textile factory. The speech comes one day after new data showed the economy grew 2.4% in the second quarter. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes has more.
A federal judge opted to not immediately approve a plea agreement reached between the president's son, Hunter Biden, and prosecutors over tax and gun charges Wednesday. CBS News senior investigative correspondent Catherine Herridge and CBS News legal analyst Rikki Klieman have more on how the deal fell apart.
President Biden is announcing new measures Thursday aimed at helping U.S. communities deal with soaring temperatures. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes has more.
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testified before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday. The testimony came amid a legal battle over President Biden's asylum plan and the Justice Department's lawsuit against Texas for putting up floating barriers to stop migrants. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez joined to unpack the legal challenges facing the Biden administration.
Hunter Biden's plea deal with federal prosecutors in a tax case fell apart Wednesday. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson, CBS News senior investigative correspondent Catherine Herridge and CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane detail how it happened and how lawmakers are reacting on Capitol Hill.
A plea agreement between federal prosecutors and Hunter Biden fell apart Wednesday after the judge refused to sign off on a deal that would have seen the president's son enter guilty pleas to two misdemeanor tax charges and enter a diversion program in lieu of pleading guilty to a felony gun possession count. After the deal collapsed, Hunter Biden entered a not guilty plea. Chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett anchored CBS News' special report.
A bipartisan "Sneakers Caucus" on Capitol Hill is aiming to bridge the political and generational divide through comfortable and fashionable footwear.
A plea agreement between federal prosecutors and Hunter Biden fell apart Wednesday after the judge refused to sign off on a deal that would have seen the president's son enter guilty pleas to two misdemeanor tax charges and enter a diversion program in lieu of pleading guilty to a felony gun possession count. After the deal collapsed, he entered a not guilty plea. CBS News senior investigative correspondent Catherine Herridge and CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson have more.
Hunter Biden's plea deal in a tax case was in jeopardy Wednesday after a judge expressed concerns and didn't immediately sign off on it. Under the agreement, Biden would have entered guilty pleas to two misdemeanor tax charges and entered a diversion program in lieu of pleading guilty to a felony gun possession count. He would have likely avoided prison time. CBS News senior investigative correspondent Catherine Herridge, CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane, CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson and Thomas Dupree Jr., former deputy assistant attorney general, have the latest details and analysis of the case.
A web of undersea cables connects our lives and our global economy. As U.S. adversaries are accused of sabotage, they're proving to be targets of choice.
President Trump posted on social media that Democratic lawmakers who urged members of the military to disobey illegal orders should be arrested and face trial for "seditious behavior."
Multiple CDC officials familiar with the situation said the change was made by political appointees without input from relevant agency staffers.
A federal judge ruled Thursday that President Trump's months-long deployment of thousands of National Guard forces to the streets of Washington, D.C., violates federal law.
Sen. Lindsey Graham blocked a Democrat-led effort to approve a House-passed measure to repeal a controversial provision that allows senators to sue for $500,000 if federal investigators search their phone records without their knowledge.
The Trump administration is proposing new oil drilling off the California and Florida coasts for the first time in decades, as President Trump seeks to expand U.S. oil production.
The TSA plans to charge a fee for air passengers who lack a Real ID or other accepted form of identification.
The Trump administration is pushing to remove Kilmar Abrego Garcia from the U.S. ahead of his criminal trial on human smuggling charges next year.
A 1940 self-portrait by Frida Kahlo has sold for $54.7 million and made auction history at Sotheby's in New York.