Florida lawmakers got their first tour of the new migrant detention facility in the Everglades called Alligator Alcatraz. Democratic lawmakers had been asking for a tour for weeks after detainees claimed there were “inhumane” conditions inside the facility. A group of the lawmakers had sued Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration to be allowed in. On
President Trump says he is considering “taking away” the U.S. citizenship of a longtime rival, actress and comedian Rosie O’Donnell, despite a decades-old Supreme Court ruling that expressly prohibits such an action by the government. “Because of the fact that Rosie O’Donnell is not in the best interests of our Great Country, I am giving
The ongoing purge of Justice Department officials who investigated President Trump and his allies continued this week, with the Justice Department firing more than 20 employees who worked on the investigations, sources told CBS News. The firings, one source familiar with the terminations said, included more than 20 people who worked on former Special Counsel
President Trump on Saturday announced he is levying 30% tariffs against Mexico and the European Union. They are set to begin on August 1. He announced the tariffs on two of the United States’ biggest trade partners in letters posted on this Truth Social account. In his letter to Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, Mr. Trump
President Trump is considering authorizing fresh funding for Ukraine for the first time since he took office in January, multiple diplomatic sources told CBS News. The sources indicated the new funding could be intended to send a message to Russia, which has pounded Ukraine with drone and missile attacks in recent days. Russia this week
Federal immigration authorities said Friday they arrested about 200 immigrants suspected of being in the country illegally in raids a day earlier on two California cannabis farm sites. Protesters engaged in a tense standoff with authorities during an operation at one of the farms. The Department of Homeland Security said in a statement that authorities
From the archives: David Gergen on leadership – CBS News Watch CBS News David Gergen, who had long served as an advisor to presidents of both parties, died on Thursday, July 10, 2025 at the age of 83. In this “Sunday Morning” interview that originally aired May 8, 2022, Gergen told CBS News’ Robert Acosta