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By Sarah Ploss, Kathryn Krupnik, Kris Van Cleave Updated April 3, 2026 / 7:34 PM EDT Sen. Tammy Duckworth, the Illinois Democrat who serves as the ranking member of the Senate aviation subcommittee, is demanding that...
The White House has asked Congress for $1.5 trillion in defense spending for fiscal year 2027 — roughly a 42% increase — while proposing about a 10% reduction in nondefense discretionary spending, a cut of around $73...
President Trump signed an executive order on Friday designed to give the NCAA greater authority over college athletics and to pressure institutions that violate key rules. The directive asks federal agencies to review...
U.S. fighter jet downed near Iran; one crew member rescued U.S. and regional officials say a U.S. fighter jet was downed near Iran and one crew member has been rescued. Details remain limited and are being verified by...
President Trump fired Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday after months of waning support within his administration. The move ends Bondi’s tenure as the top Justice Department official and comes after a period of...
President Trump is scheduled to be at the Supreme Court on Wednesday as justices hear Trump v. Barbara, the case that challenges his executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship. The White House calendar lists...
Major Garrett opened The Takeout from the CBS News Washington bureau with a straight-forward frame: the State of the Union is President Trump’s moment to set the story heading into the midterms. While SOTU addresses...
By Aaron Navarro Updated on: March 31, 2026 / 7:21 PM EDT / CBS News President Trump signed an executive order Tuesday that directs states to tighten mail-in voting procedures and instructs his administration to compile...
A federal judge has temporarily halted plans to build a 90,000‑square‑foot ballroom that would replace the White House East Wing, ruling a preservation group that sued to block the project is likely to win on the...
President Trump, in an interview with CBS, said European countries should “learn to fight for yourself” and indicated he does not see himself as the gatekeeper for their oil supplies. He suggested the conflict could end...
A federal judge has ordered the University of Pennsylvania to turn over records identifying Jewish employees to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission as part of the agency's investigation into alleged...
Updated March 31, 2026 — Washington The inspector general at the National Archives and Records Administration determined that the public release of heavily unredacted military records belonging to...
