Senate fails to extend FISA surveillance program as deadline nears, with 7 Republicans joining Democrats
A procedural vote failed in the Senate early Friday, and a provision of the spy powers law is set to expire June 12.
Homan says New Jersey ICE detention center may not be a “five-star resort” but is still “well run”
In a CBS News interview, White House border czar Tom Homan defended conditions at the Delaney Hall ICE detention center, amid intense protests over the New Jersey facility. "The spaghetti…
U.S. sanctions Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel in latest pressure on its leadership
The U.S. has imposed sanctions on Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel, according to a filing on the Treasury Department website.
House approves new Ukraine aid as over a dozen Republicans defect
Several Republicans signed onto a Democratic-led discharge petition, circumventing GOP leaders on the issue.
FDA launches safety study for abortion pill mifepristone, source says
The Food and Drug Administration has launched a safety study of the abortion pill mifepristone, a senior FDA official confirmed to CBS News, a step that could pave the way…
Listen to Iranian American journalist Reza Valizadeh’s voice memo from Iran’s Evin Prison here
CBS News obtained a brief voice memo from Iranian American journalist Reza Valizadeh, who is being detained in Iran's Evin Prison and is pleading for help for him and other…
From inside Iran’s Evin Prison, journalist Reza Valizadeh pleads for medical help for him and other American captives
CBS News has obtained a voice memo recorded by Iranian American journalist Reza Valizadeh, who has been detained in Evin Prison for over a year.
Correction officer testifies she was not the orange shape seen outside Jeffrey Epstein’s cell the night he died
A former officer at the correctional facility where Jeffrey Epstein died testified before the House Oversight Committee that she was not the orange shape seen moving up the stairs of…
Pentagon hires man who pleaded guilty in Jan. 6 riot for sensitive civilian job in special operations policy office
A man who pleaded guilty to participating in the Jan. 6 riot as a 19-year-old — and later described the events of that day as a "disgrace" — now works…
Sen. Ron Wyden wants to know why Leon Black paid Epstein $170 million for tax planning over 5-year period
Jeffrey Epstein was paid extraordinary sums by billionaire Leon Black, and Sen. Ron Wyden wants to know why.