Trump administration threatens to take Harvard’s patents

Behind the legal battle over Harvard funding Behind the legal battle over Harvard funding 03:29 The federal government told Harvard University on Friday it could take control of the school’s patents stemming from federally funded research — the latest in a months-long feud between the Trump administration and the Ivy League college. Commerce Secretary Howard

Trump, Putin to hold meeting in Alaska next week

President Trump announced Friday that he will hold a one-on-one meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Aug. 15 in Alaska. The summit comes as Russia has been pushing to keep all the Ukrainian territory it gained from its invasion. Nancy Cordes and Margaret Brennan have the latest. Original CBS News Link</a

US Treasury Sanctions Members of Mexican Cartel ‘Los Zetas,’ Including Rapper El Makabelico

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testifies before a House Ways and Means Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 11, 2025. Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters The U.S. Department of the Treasury imposed sanctions on Aug. 6 against three high-ranking members and a prominent associate of the Mexican Cartel del Noreste, known as “Los Zetas,” based in

Texas AG Files Suit With State Supreme Court to Declare Seats of 13 Absent Democrats Vacant

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on Nov. 01, 2021. Drew Angerer/Getty Images Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit with the state Supreme Court on Aug. 8, asking it to declare 13 Texas House seats vacant “due to continued unlawful absences by Democrat legislators who failed