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Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told a Senate panel that the campaign against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) will be “persistent and sustainable.”
The U.S. is keeping up the pressure on the terrorists with air strikes on ISIS targets. The new strategy President Obama announced last week includes expanding the strikes into Syria. But CBS News' Major Garrett reports the planning is still underway.
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest outlines the involvement of countries across the globe as the United States works to build a coalition to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
The Department of Justice is launching a series of pilot programs in cities across country to fight at the grassroots level terrorists interested in joining groups like the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Paula Reid reports.
The attorney general announced that the Justice Department is exploring new ways to stop Americans who want to travel overseas and join terror groups like Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
When Bashar al-Assad inherited the presidency, Syrians hoped he would reform the country, but it did not take long for the young eye doctor to become a ruthless dictator.
In this 1991 60 Minutes report, Morley Safer reports on Syrian President Hafez al-Assad's potential to become another ruthless dictator like Saddam Hussein.
Critics of the Obama administration's strategy against ISIS say there is no way to defeat the terror group without committing American ground troops to the cause. Former CIA deputy director and CBS News senior security contributor Mike Morell joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss the conflict.
Miss the second half of the show? The latest on the fighting in Iraq and Syria, the domestic violence controversy facing the NFL, and the latest Ken Burns documentary.
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, discusses the president's approach to fighting Islamist militants in Iraq and Syria.
The latest on the fighting in Iraq and Syria, the domestic violence controversy facing the NFL, and the latest Ken Burns documentary, with Secretary of State John Kerry, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, Ken Burns, and others.
CBS News' Charlie D'Agata reports on the reaction from London after a new video showed Islamist militants executing British aid worker David Haines.
Secretary of State John Kerry says the U.S. will do what the Syrians "haven't done" by destroying Islamist extremists in the region.
Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, discusses the president's approach to fighting Islamist militants in Iraq and Syria.
White House chief of staff Denis McDonough promises a "strong, steady" campaign to degrade and destroy the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
In light of the grisly execution videos from ISIS, "Face the Nation" host Bob Schieffer says the U.S. has no choice but to destroy the group.
President Obama again details the expanded American military campaign against extremists in Iraq and Syria.
A video released by the U.S. Navy shows sailors directing aircraft on the flight deck of the USS George H.W. Bush, an aircraft carrier stationed in the Arabian Gulf to provide a staging ground for air strikes against Islamist militants in Iraq and Syria.
U.S. officials have had some trouble getting their story straight about whether the U.S. is technically at "war" with the jihadists in Iraq and Syria.
White House spokesman Josh Earnest says, much like the U.S. is at war with al Qaeda and its affiliates, it is also at war with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS.)
The Syrian president has never taken on major ISIS headquarters inside the country, Secretary of State John Kerry said in an interview with CBS News State Department Correspondent Margaret Brennan.
It’s not just about leaders being taken off the battlefield, the secretary of state said in an interview with CBS News State Department Correspondent Margaret Brennan.
Some U.S. allies in the Gulf will have to “tighten up” and crack down on money flowing to ISIS, the secretary of state said in an interview with CBS News State Department Correspondent Margaret Brennan.
Secretary of State John Kerry says Americans shouldn't have "war fever" over President Obama's announcement of an expanded campaign against Islamist extremists in Iraq and Syria.
House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul, R-Texas, says the U.S. should be aiming to destroy ISIS, not merely degrade the terrorist group.
The Senate plans to vote for a House-passed bill to keep the government open, but Democrats remain opposed ahead of a midnight deadline. Follow live updates here.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth touted the new name, the Department of War, saying "the era of the Department of Defense is over."
The president has also said the U.S. will begin imposing 100% tariffs on patented pharmaceutical products if manufactured outside of the U.S.
Hamas and other Palestinian factions are expected to present their response to Trump's Gaza ceasefire plan quickly, a source tells CBS News.
Imelda, the ninth named storm of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, strengthened into a hurricane on Tuesday.
An ICE officer who was initially relieved of his duties after being captured on video pushing a woman to the ground has been returned to duty, two U.S. officials familiar with the matter told CBS News.
Iran says a deal with the Trump administration will see as many as 400 Iranian nationals in the U.S. without permission sent back home.
With time running out to avert a government shutdown, millions of Americans who get health insurance under the Affordable Care Act could soon face sharply higher premiums.
Miguel Angel Garcia-Hernandez, 32, was shot at least eight times during the attack on Sept. 24 and was taken to Parkland Hospital in critical condition.