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Colleen Shogan, former U.S. archivist and editor of the In Pursuit essay series, casts Martin Van Buren as a president caught at a painful turning point in American history. A political heir to Andrew Jackson, Van Buren...
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said Tuesday that Department of Homeland Security employees who have been working without pay during a six-week government shutdown should receive missed paychecks by the end...
Hello — Major Garrett in Washington. This edition of The Takeout reviewed fast-moving diplomacy with Iran, Artemis II’s return, competitive races, and the domestic fallout of foreign tensions.
By David Morgan Updated April 4, 2026 / 11:42 PM EDT CBS News The Emmy Award–winning CBS News Sunday Morning airs Sundays at 9:00 a.m. ET on CBS and begins streaming on the CBS News app at 11:00 a.m. ET. Hosted by Jane...
President Trump is expected to reshuffle senior leadership at the Justice Department, sources told CBS News, with potential changes affecting two top officials: Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward and Civil...
President Trump on Friday ordered the Department of Homeland Security to find a way to pay “each and every employee” after an almost two-month partial shutdown left thousands without pay. His memo asks DHS Secretary...
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...
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...
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...
