President Trump announced Friday that he will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Aug. 15. Charles Kupchan, senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, takes a close look at whether the meeting could mark a step towards ending the Russia-Ukraine war. Original CBS News Link</a
President Trump is pledging to make the nation’s capital safer by calling in extra federal forces to police the streets of Washington, D.C. But recent data, even from the FBI, shows violent crime in the city is going down. Nicole Sganga has the latest. Original CBS News Link</a
The Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration is facing renewed backlash after an immigration raid at a Home Depot parking lot in Los Angeles called operation “Trojan Horse.” Camilo Montoya-Galvez reports on the escalating court battles over the raids. Original CBS News Link</a
Republican state lawmakers in Texas on Friday again failed to advance their controversial redistricting plan that would give them more seats in the U.S. House. Democrats fled the state in protest as the fight for control of Congress has spread to other states. Omar Villafranca has more from Dallas. Original CBS News Link</a
A plane takes off from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport as Roberto Marquez of Dallas places flowers at a memorial of crosses he erected on Feb. 1, 2025, in Arlington, Va., for the 67 victims of a midair collision between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines jet. Carolyn Kaster/AP Photo A federal agency said
As the country’s largest export, Japan’s auto industry is a source of national pride. But in recent months, it has been rocked by President Trump’s tariffs. The volatility has been felt acutely at Mazda, one of the nation’s oldest car companies. Anna Coren reports. Original CBS News Link</a
Behind the legal battle over Harvard funding Behind the legal battle over Harvard funding 03:29 The federal government told Harvard University on Friday it could take control of the school’s patents stemming from federally funded research — the latest in a months-long feud between the Trump administration and the Ivy League college. Commerce Secretary Howard