Lilly Ledbetter, equal pay icon, dead at 86

Lilly Ledbetter, a champion of women getting paid the same as men for doing the same work, died Saturday night, her family said in a statement. She was 86. AL.com was first to report that she had died. According to that outlet, the statement said she died “peacefully” and “surrounded by her family and loved

Man arrested with guns near Trump Coachella rally had “homemade” license plate, multiple passports

Deputies assigned to former President Donald Trump’s rally in California’s Coachella Valley arrested a Las Vegas man Saturday at a checkpoint for allegedly having a loaded firearm, a shotgun and a high-capacity magazine. The suspect, identified by deputies as 49-year-old Vem Miller of Las Vegas, Nevada, was pulled over in a black SUV at the

Frost says Congress should return “as soon as possible” to replenish disaster funds

Rep. Maxwell Frost, Democrat of Florida, said Sunday that Congress should return “as soon as possible” to replenish disaster relief funds and not wait until Nov. 12 when Congress is scheduled to reconvene. “Why wait until Nov. 12? We don’t know what’s going to be happening in terms of natural disasters or storms,” Frost said

Speaker Mike Johnson diverts on questions about possible Jan. 6-like violence

Speaker Mike Johnson diverts on questions about possible Jan. 6-like violence – CBS News Watch CBS News House Speaker Mike Johnson diverted from answering questions about violence after the election, saying the “greater issue” is with election integrity. “There’s a lot of great work that’s been done at the federal, state and local level to

Full transcript of “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Oct. 13, 2024

On this “Face the Nation” broadcast, moderated by Margaret Brennan:  House Speaker Mike Johnson, Republican of Louisiana Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas Rep. Maxwell Frost, Democrat of Florida Anthony Salvanto, CBS News director of elections and surveys Click here to browse full transcripts of “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan.”    MARGARET BRENNAN: I’m Margaret Brennan