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President Trump has considered firing Powell, lashing out over high interest rates.
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President Trump has considered firing Powell, lashing out over high interest rates.
An appellate lawyer for Ghislaine Maxwell, convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's former girlfriend and accomplice, spoke out about her meeting with the Department of Justice on Thursday. CBS News White House reporter Aaron Navarro has more.
Columbia University said it will pay a settlement of more than $200 million to the Trump administration as part of a deal to restore federal funding. The administration accused Columbia of failing to stop antisemitism on its campus. In a statement, the school denied any wrongdoing. Columbia is one of several schools the administration has targeted with funding cuts over claims of antisemitism. Republican lawmakers in several states are also eyeing similar changes in higher education. Jennifer Ruth, a professor of film studies at Portland State University, joins to discuss.
The Wall Street Journal reports that former Attorney General Pam Bondi told President Trump his name appeared in the Epstein files. The White House denies wrongdoing.
Columbia University will pay a $200 million settlement to the federal government as part of an agreement to resolve investigations into alleged violations of anti-discrimination laws.
A House Oversight Committee panel voted to subpoena the Justice Department over documents related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on Wednesday. The vote was bipartisan. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has the details.
President Trump unveiled his Artificial Intelligence Action Plan, saying the goal is to strengthen the U.S.'s technical capabilities and remove guardrails put in place by the Biden administration. CBS News contributor Javier David breaks it down.
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard is accusing the Obama administration of manipulating an intelligence assessment about the 2016 election. The assessment was released on Jan. 6, 2017, two weeks ahead of Trump's first inauguration. CBS News' Aaron Navarro and Olivia Gazis have more.
A White House AI Action Plan outlines steps to advance U.S. artificial intelligence innovation and infrastructure.
A Florida federal judge denies a request by the Justice Department to unseal grand jury records related to the Jeffrey Epstein case. The Justice Department filed the request last week. The ruling comes as The Wall Street Journal reports that President Trump was told back in May that his name appears in the Epstein files. CBS News White House reporter Aaron Navarro has more details.
Special envoy Steve Witkoff is expected to travel to Europe and possibly Middle East for meetings on issues including the Israel-Hamas conflict.
Kyle Handley, an economist and adjunct scholar at the Cato Institute, joins CBS News to discuss the latest on tariffs and trade deals.
Columbia University is disciplining at least 70 students who participated in campus protests last year that were triggered by the conflict between Israel and Hamas. Now the university is going as far as expelling some of those students. CBS News New York reporter Lisa Rozner has reaction from campus.
An immigrant advocacy group has released new video of a federal detention facility in New York City, where detainees allegedly only receive one meal a day and have to deal with overcrowding. Camilo Montoya-Galvez has more.
House Republicans on Tuesday advanced a measure that would rename the Kennedy Center's opera house after first lady Melania Trump — as President Trump boosts his influence over the center.
A new Congressional Budget Office report projects President Trump's tax and spending law will add more than $3 trillion to the federal deficit over the next decade. Marc Goldwein, senior vice president and senior policy director for the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, joins "The Daily Report" with more.
The Department of Justice said it is reaching out to Jeffrey Epstein's close associate Ghislaine Maxwell, who is serving a 20-year prison sentence for her role in helping Epstein recruit and traffic underage girls. During her trial, she denied any wrongdoing. Former federal prosecutor Mitchell Epner joins "The Daily Report" to discuss.
Thousands of people from Afghanistan and Cameroon face the risk of deportation on Tuesday night. It comes after an appeals court ruled the Trump administration can end a program that grants temporary protections and work permits. CBS News immigration and politics reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez reports.
As we approach the Aug. 1 trade tariff deadline, President Trump has announced the details of new trade deals with both Indonesia and the Philippines. CBS News MoneyWatch correspondent Kelly O'Grady has more.
Top Justice Department officials are set to meet with Ghislaine Maxwell as House Speaker Mike Johnson shuts down the chamber early to avoid a vote on releasing Jeffrey Epstein files. Despite the DOJ digging deeper, the president is still trying to shift focus. He is calling on former President Obama to face criminal prosecution and is unveiling a string of new trade agreements. CBS News' Erica Brown, Nancy Cordes and Nikole Killion have the latest.
President Trump said he's "thinking about" eliminating capital gains tax on home sales. Here's what that would mean for the housing market.
The federal government released over 200,000 pages of documents on the 1968 assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., a move ordered by President Trump.
An appellate court allowed the Trump administration to end a program that grants temporary deportation protections and work permits to more than 10,000 people from Afghanistan and Cameroon.
A 25% tariff on vehicles and auto parts imported into the U.S. has hit automakers amid President Trump's push for global trade partners to reach deals with the U.S. by Aug. 1. CBS News MoneyWatch correspondent Kelly O'Grady has the latest.
The Trump administration has released over 230,000 pages of documents about the FBI's investigation into Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination. His family expressed concern over how the information may be used.
The Venezuelan opposition leader got the prize for fighting for democracy in her country.
A federal grand jury has indicted New York Attorney General Letitia James, marking the second Trump foe to face federal prosecution in recent weeks.
Trump says Hamas will likely release all Israeli hostages by early next week, as the "first phase" of a deal to end the war in Gaza is expected to take effect soon.
The government shutdown will last at least until at least next week, as the Senate adjourned until Tuesday after another round of failed votes to reopen the government.
A federal judge on Thursday granted a partial restraining order to block the Trump administration's deployment of National Guard troops in Illinois, after state and local leaders objected to the deployment.
A 2023 report criticized "poor living conditions" in some barracks and said they "undermine quality of life and readiness" of the military.
An Indiana man convicted in the 2001 rape and murder of a teenage girl was executed by injection in the state's third execution since resuming capital punishment last year.
Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, BVM — who became world-famous as the chaplain and biggest fan of the Loyola University Ramblers men's basketball team — has died.
Photos of Jeffrey Epstein's cell show a scene of disarray that never underwent a proper inspection, according to experts.