DHS launches internal probe of domestic violent extremism
In a memo to DHS employees, Alejandro Mayorkas wrote that recent events, including the January 6th attack on the Capitol, highlighted the threat domestic extremism poses.
In a memo to DHS employees, Alejandro Mayorkas wrote that recent events, including the January 6th attack on the Capitol, highlighted the threat domestic extremism poses.
President Trump has said he believes, without producing evidence, that 3 to 5 million people voted illegally in the 2016 election. On Wed. he said that the government will investigate.
In an interview with ABC News, President Trump declared he may revive the use of torture and that the practice works. Current U.S. law bans torture, and Defense Secretary James Mattis is against it, reports David Martin.
President Trump signed an executive order cracking down on sanctuary cities, cities that do not cooperate with federal law enforcement on immigration. Carter Evans reports from Los Angeles.
President Trump's executive order lays out his plan to construct a physical wall along the Mexican border, hire 5,000 border patrol agents and build detention facilities for migrants. Margaret Brennan reports.
A leading GOP congressman has introduced a plan to keep Social Security solvent. Here are its main elements.
"Entertainment Tonight" correspondent Nischelle Turner joins CBSN's "ET Update" to break down the latest entertainment headlines: Paris Jackson opens up to Rolling Stone about her father's death, Erin Andrews reveals her personal battle with cancer, and more.
President Trump has signed an executive order to construct his promised U.S.-Mexico border wall. CBS News senior political editor Steve Chaggaris and Washington Post reporter Callum Borchers joins CBSN with the latest details.
On the same day he signed an executive order to begin construction on a border wall with Mexico, President Trump addressed the Department of Homeland Security. Mr. Trump said the wall would be essential for the nation's well-being. See Mr. Trump's full remarks.
President Donald Trump is considering whether to order a major review of the ban on CIA "black site" prisons overseas and methods for interrogating terror suspects. CBS News national security correspondent David Martin has details.
President Trump says he will announce his choice next Thursday to fill the Supreme Court vacancy left by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia. CBS News chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford joins CBSN with more.
Mary Tyler Moore, who became a household name and a symbol of modern American womanhood on the "Mary Tyler Moore Show," has died. Moore was 80 years old. CBS News' Ben Tracy has more.
Blue-chip Dow index tops 20,000 points; White House outlines proposed infrastructure projects; and Trump huddles with automaker chiefs. These headlines and more from CBS MoneyWatch.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average crossed a historic marker. Here's a look at what the index is and how it got started.
A crafty kind of graffiti is popping up in all sorts of unlikely places. The emerging works of art have the ability to change the appearance of cities and landscapes. Critics of graffiti in general might call it vandalism, but admirers call it street art. Michelle Miller reports on "yarn bombing" that's being stitched across the world.
The White House is backing President Trump's unsupported claim that up to five million people voted illegally in November, and that's why he lost the popular vote to Hillary Clinton by about 2.9 million. The White House isn't sharing the "evidence" on which the president is basing his claim of voter fraud. Nancy Cordes reports.
This year's Oscar-nominated movies once again highlight the power of the so-called "Black List." The annual catalog features scripts that Hollywood insiders love, but for various reasons do not get made. Alex Wagner, who writes about the Black List in the March issue of the Atlantic, joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss the latest Oscar-nominated films that were from the Black List.
"Selma" director Ava DuVernay picked up a new Oscar nomination for her documentary "13th," which premiered worldwide on Netflix in October. The movie investigates mass incarceration and racial inequality in the U.S. DuVernay spoke with Oprah Winfrey about the reaction to the documentary for an upcoming Netflix special.
More women are legally getting into the pot industry, and many of them are moms. As marijuana is now legal in some form in more than half of all states, Chip Reid takes a look at a medical marijuana cultivation center in Washington, as so-called "pot moms" fight the stigma of their job.
Alan Murray, Fortune editor-in-chief and Time Inc.'s chief content officer, joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss trade, immigration and how executives are planning to deal with the president.
President Trump is expected to sign executive actions Wednesday to enable construction of a Mexico border wall. But questions remain about funding for this project. CBS News correspondent Major Garrett discusses the impact of the president's executive action.
Baby monitors that track infants' vital signs and hook up to parents' smartphones may create more problems than they prevent. A review in the Journal of the American Medical Association says there is no "available evidence supporting the safety, accuracy, effectiveness or role of these monitors." Dr. Tara Narula reports.
Proposed legislation in Hawaii is taking aim at Mark Zuckerberg over his purchase of a huge spread on the island of Kauai. Some Hawaiians say they have a legal and moral claim to the land, tracing their ancestry and connection to the place back generations. Now, Zuckerberg is "reconsidering" his legal battles. John Blackstone reports.
The Secret Service is taking action against a senior agent who suggested she would not take a bullet for President Trump. Reports said the agent made anti-Trump social media posts around the presidential election. Jeff Pegues reports.
President Trump is expected to name his Supreme Court nominee next week. If confirmed, the nominee will fill the vacancy created after the death of Justice Antonin Scalia last year. Jan Crawford, who first broke news of the frontrunner, reports.