As Iran partially lifted its nationwide internet blackout, Margaret Brennan was able to hear an American journalist’s plea for help. Iranian-American journalist Reza Valizadeh, who the U.S. says is wrongfully detained inside a notorious prison, is one of six Americans being held by Iran. Original CBS News Link
President Trump wants his former criminal defense lawyer to be the next U.S. attorney general, overseeing the Justice Department and serving as America’s chief law enforcement officer. Todd Blanche is already the acting attorney general. Nancy Cordes has more details. Original CBS News Link
A former correction officer at the New York correctional facility where convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein died in 2019 testified before the House Oversight Committee last month that she was not the orange shape seen moving up the stairs of Epstein’s tier the night he died, furthering the mystery of what happened that night.
The former attorney general told Congress her likely successor oversaw the delayed, and in many cases incomplete, release of the Epstein files in the federal government’s possession.
Four Senate Republicans joined Democrats to kill the SAVE Act voter ID amendment for a second time, blocking it from the budget reconciliation package.
Workers build scaffolding around one of the two “The Arts of Peace” statues near the Lincoln Memorial for a restoration project, in Washington on May 29, 2026. President Donald Trump ordered the restoration as part of his Making the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful initiative. Alex Wong/Getty Images The Trump administration will regild the
Graham Platner's ex-girlfriends allege rape fantasies, violent episodes and heavy drinking in new report as Maine Democrat faces mounting scandals.