For some of those hoping for a pardon, their actions on Jan. 6, 2021, were not their first crimes. A CBS News investigation examined federal sentencing documents to catalog the criminal histories of the Jan. 6 defendants, including those eligible for release, should Trump decide to pardon rioters once he takes office. This analysis found
What to know after U.S. seizes Maduro’s plane What to know after U.S. seizes Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s plane 04:16 President Biden is expected Monday to meet with Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González at the White House ahead of Venezuela’s Friday inauguration of President Nicolas Maduro for his third term after their highly-contested election, a
Four years later, the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol continues to be met with disapproval from a large and bipartisan majority of Americans, although Republicans’ disapproval has become more tempered, a trend that first emerged in CBS News polling just months after the attack. The percentage of Republicans who strongly disapprove of
The Pentagon has reached a historic legal settlement with more than 35,000 gay and lesbian military veterans who were dismissed because of their sexual orientation, and in many cases denied an honorable discharge and the array of services they had earned, CBS News has learned. Under the terms of the agreement, veterans whose discharge papers
A stack of employment offer letters is expected to go out Monday to political appointees in the new administration of President-elect Donald Trump, according to people familiar with the matter, with just two weeks to go before the inauguration. The Trump transition had set a goal of bringing on as many as 2,000 political appointees
New video released of New Orleans attacker Biden to visit New Orleans as FBI releases new video of attacker 02:23 President Biden and the first lady are scheduled to head to New Orleans on Monday to honor the victims of the New Year’s Day attack, as the community there mourns the loss of at least
1/5: The Takeout: Arthur C. Brooks – CBS News Watch CBS News Author Arthur C. Brooks joins The Takeout podcast to discuss happiness and his behavioral science research on finding happiness, purpose in life and human emotions. Brooks and Major Garrett also discuss the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on human behavior and the one