Supreme Court strikes down most of Trump’s tariffs in major defeat

Washington — The Supreme Court on Friday ruled President Trump does not have the authority to unilaterally impose sweeping tariffs on nearly every country under a federal emergency powers law, delivering a significant blow to the president’s signature economic policy. The high court ruled that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, or IEEPA, does not authorize

Amex laments Epstein ties as files reveal hundreds of travel bookings

American Express says it regrets having the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein as a client for years, as hundreds of documents released by the U.S. Department of Justice and reviewed by CBS News appear to show he used the company’s travel agency to arrange international flights for multiple women or girls, predominantly from eastern Europe, whose

U.S. fighter jets intercept Russian warplanes off Alaskan coast

U.S. fighter jets were scrambled Thursday to intercept multiple Russian bombers, fighter jets and a spy plane that were spotted flying off the coast of Alaska, U.S. authorities said. Two Russian Tu-95s bombers, two Su-35s fighter planes and an A-50 spy plane were detected in the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone, the North American Aerospace

Slavery exhibits reinstalled at the President’s House in Philadelphia

A series of exhibits and educational materials on the history of slavery that were removed from the President’s House Site in Philadelphia were reinstalled Thursday, nearly one month after the Trump administration ordered they be taken down. The National Park Service confirmed the pieces of signage restored on Feb. 19 are the same plaques that

Iran dangles investment proposals as off-ramp from Trump’s gunboat diplomacy

The two rounds of indirect talks between the U.S. and Iran have produced unique proposals addressing Iran’s nuclear program — its enrichment capabilities and supply of highly enriched uranium — and how to make a deal that’s economically beneficial to both countries, diplomatic sources tell CBS News.  While Tehran seeks sanctions relief from the U.S.,

Trump tells Pentagon to release files on UFOs and “alien and extraterrestrial life”

President Trump on Thursday directed his administration to release files on UFOs and any “alien and extraterrestrial life,” an issue that has drawn decades of public fascination — and spawned more than a few wild theories. In a Truth Social post, the president told Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and other agency heads “to begin the