All DHS workers to be paid by end of week for past 6 weeks of shutdown

Chimney Rock, North Carolina — Markwayne Mullin, the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, promised Tuesday that DHS employees affected by the ongoing government shutdown can expect to receive…

DOJ says Presidential Records Act is unconstitutional

Washington — The Justice Department said that a federal law enacted in the wake of the Watergate scandal that requires the president to preserve certain documents and turn them over…

Trump says he may withdraw U.S. from NATO. The law says he can't without Congress.

Washington — President Trump says he’s considering withdrawing the U.S. from NATO, after years of complaining the alliance’s member countries aren’t paying enough for their own defense. And since he…

TSA absences still high at some airports, even as workers begin to get back pay

The shortage of TSA officers is still slowing security lines at major airports, where staffing shortages are more severe than the national average, but wait times seemed to be stabilizing…

We asked every lawmaker in Congress what they're doing to end the DHS shutdown

Early this week, Senate Republicans and the president appeared to be edging closer to a framework for ending the Department of Homeland Security shutdown, which is now in its second…

Rep. Nick LaLota on DHS stalemate: "Funding the whole darn thing is the right way to move forward"

Rep. Nick LaLota on DHS stalemate: “Funding the whole darn thing is the right way to move forward” – CBS News Watch CBS News House Speaker Mike Johnson told CBS…

Sen. Katie Britt says she's "hopeful we'll find a pathway forward" on ending DHS shutdown

President Trump’s 2026 State of the Union address coincided with a funding lapse for the Department of Homeland Security. Republican Sen. Katie Britt of Alabama joins “The Takeout” to react…

Rep. Subramanyam on viewing unredacted Epstein files: "A lot of redactions that were not necessary"

Rep. Subramanyam on viewing unredacted Epstein files: “A lot of redactions that were not necessary” – CBS News Watch CBS News Unredacted versions of Justice Department files related to convicted…

X and Grok AI users can still digitally undress people without consent

London — A CBS News investigation has found that the Grok AI tool on Elon Musk’s X platform is still allowing users to digitally undress people without their consent.  The tool…

Cohen says he has 14 million files of "significant value"

Saying he recently gained access to a hard drive containing 14 millions files that could have “significant value” to congressional investigators, attorneys for Michael Cohen urged authorities to reduce or…

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