Investigators are racing to control a deadly outbreak of hantavirus, the first ever recorded on a cruise ship. More than 140 people are still on board, including 17 Americans. Tom Hanson reports.
California gubernatorial candidates describe Newsom’s tenure in one word – CBS News Watch CBS News Five California Democrats and two Republicans met on the debate stage yet again in the primary for governor Tuesday night. Political strategists Erin Maguire and Kendra Barkoff Lamy join “The Takeout” with analysis on the state of the race.
A federal judge in Georgia denied a motion by officials in Fulton County, Georgia, to return ballots and other materials from the 2020 election that were taken by the FBI in a court-authorized search earlier this year. U.S. District Judge Jean-Paul Boulee said Wednesday that attorneys representing Fulton County did not establish enough evidence to …
The House Democrats’ campaign arm is wading into more highly contested primary races across the country. In a rare rebuke, several House progressives, including Pramila Jayapal and Jamie Raskin, are calling on the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee to let voters decide. Democratic Rep. Suzan DelBene of Washington State, chair of the DCCC, joins “The Takeout” …
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche denied to CBS News that the Justice Department is engaging in a retribution campaign against President Trump’s adversaries, pushing back on criticism from former President Barack Obama — but he argued Mr. Trump has vast power to oversee the agency. The Justice Department — which Blanche has led since last …
Critics have expressed concerns about President Trump’s use of the Justice Department, including former President Barack Obama during a taped interview on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.” CBS News immigration correspondent Camilo Montoya-Galvez sat down for an exclusive interview with acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, who defended the Justice Department’s actions.
President Trump may not have been on the ballot in Indiana on Tuesday, but he won big in the primaries. The Associated Press reports five incumbent state Senators lost their races to Trump-backed candidates. One lawmaker won his primary and another’s is too close to call. They all voted against the president’s redistricting plan for …
Physical antisemitic assaults reached a record high in the U.S. in 2025, according to the Anti-Defamation League’s annual audit on antisemitism. Oren Segal, Anti-Defamation League senior vice president of counter-extremism and intelligence, joins to unpack the findings.
What we know about Howard Lutnick’s testimony about Epstein relationship – CBS News Watch CBS News Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick was on Capitol Hill on Wednesday to testify about his relationship with late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion reports.
Trump-backed challengers emerge largely victorious in Indiana GOP primaries – CBS News Watch CBS News Tuesday was not a triumphant primary night for Indiana Republican lawmakers who broke with President Trump on redistricting. CBS News political director Fin Gómez has the details.