Hours before President Trump’s State of the Union address, House Speaker Mike Johnson told CBS News the U.S. economy is on the right track — but he added that inflation has not been “completely fixed yet.” In an interview Tuesday with “CBS Evening News,” Johnson also argued “we shouldn’t freak out” about the impact of
House Speaker Mike Johnson says the allegations against GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales regarding an affair with a staffer who later died by suicide “detestable,” but he says “we’re trying to sort it out.” “My understanding is he’s denied a lot of this, and we’re trying to sort it out,” Johnson told “CBS Evening News” anchor
Washington — Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger is set to deliver the Democratic response to President Trump’s State of the Union address Tuesday night as the party tries to counter the president’s message. Spanberger, a former congresswoman and CIA officer, was elected in November as Virginia’s first female governor in one of Democrats’ first major electoral victories
Washington — The Senate is taking a procedural vote Tuesday on funding for the Department of Homeland Security on the 11th day of the partial government shutdown. But an end to the impasse still appears out of reach as lawmakers returned to Washington following a weeklong recess without a deal to reform federal immigration agencies.
7m ago How to watch the 2026 State of the Union address on TV and streaming CBS News will have live coverage of the State of the Union address and the Democratic response on TV, streaming and online. What: President Trump’s 2026 State of the Union address Date: Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026 Time: Beginning at 9 p.m.
Trust is breaking down between the Pentagon and Anthropic over the use of its AI model, sources familiar with the situation told CBS News. In a meeting at the Pentagon Tuesday morning, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave Anthropic’s CEO Dario Amodei until the end of this week to give the military a signed document that
The close friend of a 23-year-old American citizen and Texas resident who was killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent last year disputed officials’ account of the fatal shooting in a declaration he dictated to the slain man’s lawyers. Ruben Ray Martinez died in March 2025 after being shot in South Padre Island, Texas.