NASA moving Artemis II back onto launchpad after moon mission delays – CBS News Watch CBS News NASA is rolling out the Artemis II rocket back onto its launch pad in Florida ahead of a new target launch date of April 1. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood has more from the Kennedy Space Center.
March 19 (Reuters) – Two former FBI special agents sued agency director Kash Patel in federal court on Thursday, claiming they were fired because of their work on the investigation into President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election. The agents, who filed their lawsuit in Washington D.C. federal court anonymously, …
President Trump said Thursday that he is not sending troops into Iran, but he added, “if I were, I certainly wouldn’t tell you,” on Thursday. He also said the war is going to be over “pretty soon.” CBS News’ Eleanor Watson and Willie James Inman report.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth responded Thursday to a Washington Post report that the Pentagon will ask Congress for an additional $200 billion for the Iran war. He said that the number could change because it “takes money to kill bad guys.” CBS News congressional correspondent Caitlin Huey-Burns has more from Capitol Hill.
Montana hasn’t elected a Democrat to the House since the late 1990s. Smokejumper Sam Forstag, who jumps out of planes into the remote wilderness to put out wildfires, is trying to change that. Forstag joins “The Takeout” to lay out his progressive campaign in the deep-red state.
Unmade beds and overdue books. That’s some of what CBS News correspondent Steve Hartman found in his Oscar-winning documentary “All the Empty Rooms,” which looks at the bedrooms of children killed in school shootings. Hartman joins “The Takeout” to discuss the making of the film.
Rep. Carlos Giménez says “the uprising is starting” in Cuba – CBS News Watch CBS News As President Trump talks of “taking Cuba,” Republican Rep. Carlos Giménez of Florida is pushing for regime change. Giménez joins “The Takeout” to assess the state of the island’s government.
Republicans lead Democrats in crowded California governor primary, poll shows – CBS News Watch CBS News A new Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies poll shows two Republican candidates leading in the California gubernatorial primary election. Political strategists Erin Maguire and Hannah Muldavin join with analysis.
Rafael Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, sat down with CBS News chief foreign affairs correspondent and “Face the Nation” moderator Margaret Brennan to examine the state of Iran’s nuclear program. Brennan, along with national security analyst Aaron MacLean, join “The Takeout” to discuss further.
CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang asked President Trump on Thursday about reports that the Pentagon is planning to ask Congress for an additional $200 billion for the war with Iran. Jiang joins “The Takeout” to unpack the president’s response.