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- Feds warn about threats to Israeli and Jewish institutions in U.S. June 7, 2025A new bulletin warns that recent attacks "could motivate others to conduct violence against Israeli and Jewish institutions, or their supporters."
- Trump-Musk feud simmers, Abrego Garcia returns to U.S., more updates June 7, 2025The feud between President Trump and Elon Musk exploded in public view Thursday, as Musk railed against the president's "big, beautiful bill."
- Kilmar Abrego Garcia brought back to U.S. to face human smuggling charges June 7, 2025Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man who was wrongly deported to El Salvador in March, has been indicted and brought back to the U.S.
- Elon Musk suggests launching a new political party amid Trump rift June 7, 2025Elon Musk floated creating a new political party, possibly dubbed the "America Party," this week, potentially escalating his feud with President Trump.
- The national security concerns driving scrutiny of Chinese student visas June 7, 2025U.S. officials cite security risks as they consider new limits on Chinese nationals studying in the U.S. Margaret Brennan reports.
- Hakeem Jeffries urges Senate Republicans to show "John McCain levels of courage" June 6, 2025The tax and spending bill that started the breakup between President Trump and Elon Musk can pass Congress with simple majorities in the Republican-controlled House and Senate. So how do Democrats get their voice back? "CBS Evening News" co-anchor Maurice DuBois asked House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
- What's at stake as Trump and Musk feud publicly June 6, 2025There's no sign that a reconciliation is possible between President Trump and Elon Musk after the two traded insults in public view. Scott MacFarlane reports there is a lot of money and political power at stake.
- Kilmar Abrego Garcia brought back to U.S. to face human smuggling charges June 6, 2025Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran immigrant who the Trump administration admitted was mistakenly deported back to his home country, has been returned to the U.S. to face two federal criminal counts that were detailed in an unsealed indictment. Nicole Sganga has details.
- Appeals court allows Trump to ban AP from smaller spaces for now June 6, 2025A federal appeals court is allowing the Trump White House to ban the Associated Press from the Oval Office and other restricted spaces for now.
- Immigrants at ICE check-ins detained in basement of federal building in L.A. June 6, 2025Many undocumented immigrants who went to ICE check-in appointments at a federal building in L.A. this week were taken into custody, brought to the basement and held there, lawyers and family members say.
- How rude! The disappearance of civility June 6, 2025Does it sometimes feel as if our politics has us all backed into ideological corners? Does it seem as if insults and name-calling have taken the place of civil dialogue – that incivility has gone viral? It may not just be manners that seem threatened these days; it may be our very notion of democracy. […]
- Sen. Tim Scott on politics, race and Trump June 6, 2025Fifty-two-year-old South Carolina Senator Tim Scott is the only African-American elected to the U.S. Senate from the Deep South in more than a century, and the only African-American Senator who is a Republican. Martha Teichner visits the North Charleston neighborhood where Scott was raised, and talks with the senator about the influences of his family, […]
- A very special lobbyist June 6, 2025Thirty-one-year-old Kayla McKeon may be Washington's most unlikely powerbroker. As a lobbyist – the only registered lobbyist with Down Syndrome – Kayla roams the Capitol, advocating for the National Down Syndrome Society. Steve Hartman reports.
- Layoffs loom at DoD-funded think tank after Hegseth slashes weapons-testing office June 6, 2025In May, Hegseth ordered dismissal 75% of civilians working for Pentagon office that conducts live-fire tests of U.S. weapons systems.
- Remembering 1968: Battle at the Chicago Democratic convention June 6, 2025NPR's Scott Simon looks back at the tumultuous 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, where violence on the streets reflected the division within the party during their nominating convention for president. Simon talks with Bill Daley, son of Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley; Bill Jaconetti, who was a rookie police officer on the front lines […]
- Remembering John McCain's life of service June 6, 2025Republican Senator John McCain died Saturday after a 13-month battle with brain cancer. This morning he's being remembered for his service to the nation, and his straight talk. CBS News congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes reports.
- John McCain memorial: Remembering a political friend, foe and father June 6, 2025At the National Cathedral in Washington Saturday, mourners from across the political spectrum gathered to pay tribute to Arizona Senator John McCain, who died August 25 at age 81. Speaking at his memorial were his daughter, Meghan McCain, and former Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama. Lee Cowan reports.
- John Kerry: America needs to move in "a better direction" June 6, 2025At 74 the Vietnam veteran who became an anti-war protester, senator and secretary of state continues, as he says, to "invest in citizenship." "Face the Nation" host Margaret Brennan interviews John Kerry, who has penned a new memoir, "Every Day Is Extra," and who talks about the current political climate, the need for Democrats to […]
- Preview: John Kerry on a possible 2020 White House run June 6, 2025In this preview of an interview to air on "Sunday Morning" September 2, former senator and Secretary of State John Kerry talks with CBS News' Margaret Brennan about the current political climate, what Democrats might need to do to regain power, and whether he is planning a presidential run in 2020.
- Bob Woodward on "Fear" in the Trump White House June 6, 2025Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward has covered nine White Houses going back to President Richard Nixon and Watergate. His latest book, "Fear: Trump in the White House," is revelatory in its look at chaos and discord within the current administration as witnessed by those inside the West Wing. In his first TV interview for his […]