ZAQS.ORG

Friday, July 03, 2026 12:25 PM ET

CBS News - Politics

First on CBS - Sources: Trump likely to pardon pollution violators; weighing clemency for Diddy - President Trump hasn't committed to a firm number of people who will receive clemency - he's scheduled to have a meeting on pardons Friday afternoon, sources said. updated 12M ago

10 minutes ago

Here's who won - and lost - under Trump's "big, beautiful bill" -- A year after President Trump signed the sweeping tax and spending package, its effects on households, businesses and federal programs are increasingly evident.

10 minutes ago

U.S. says it's monitoring oil markets for price-fixing, urges states to do same -- Antitrust regulators suggested that state attorneys general could assist in investigating unlawful conduct by companies.

1 hour ago

Trump says U.S. keeping current support levels for NATO would be "ridiculous" -- President Trump says it would be "ridiculous" for the United States to continue its "one sided" relationship with NATO. His remarks came less than a week before a NATO summit in Turkey.

7 hours ago

Former CDC official: RFK Jr.'s response to measles "not based on science" -- Dr. Debra Houry, who resigned in protest from the health agency, said the spread of misinformation impacted lives.

17 hours ago

McConnell still hospitalized after EMS responded to his home last month -- A spokesperson said the Kentucky Republican "continues to improve."

18 hours ago

Kennedy Center selling $25,000 ticket package to watch D.C. July 4th fireworks -- The Washington, D.C., fireworks show, which is sponsored by the Trump-backed organization Freedom 250, is not slated to begin until 10:30 p.m. or 11 p.m.

20 hours ago

Olympian David Hearn charged with destruction of property at Reflecting Pool -- David Hearn is accused of ripping out a piece of sealant on the bottom of the Reflecting Pool on June 19, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said.

21 hours ago

FBI orders field offices to send analysts to Atlanta for election probe -- The FBI is asking for analysts to help evaluate thousands of records for a "priority" investigation ordered by FBI Director Kash Patel.

23 hours ago

Taxes on Trump's $1.4 billion crypto income could total hundreds of millions -- The White House declined to say how much President Trump paid in taxes on his crypto windfall.

18 hours ago

Shark attack alerts for cellphones authorized by new federal law -- President Trump has signed "Lulu's Law," which requires the FCC to allow emergency alert messages for shark attacks. It was inspired by shark attack survivor Lulu Gribbin. -- Jul 2

4 hours ago

U.S. designates "Chone Killers" gang a terrorist organization -- The gang "has committed numerous attacks targeting civilians, law enforcement officers, and government officials," Secretary of State Marco Rubio said. -- Jul 2

6 hours ago

EMS was called to Mitch McConnell's home for "unconscious" patient last month -- On the same morning Sen. Mitch McConnell was hospitalized last month, EMS personnel went to his home to respond to an unconscious person who appeared to experience "cardiac arrest," according to a dispatch call. -- Jul 1

17 hours ago

NCAA chief: No plan to change rules on transgender athletes after SCOTUS ruling -- NCAA President Charlie Baker told CBS News he doesn't think the group will need to change its rules on transgender athletes in light of a Supreme Court ruling that allowed states to ban their participation. -- Jul 1

17 hours ago

About 2,000 U.S. troops supporting relief efforts after Venezuela earthquakes -- Almost 60,000 buildings may have been damaged or destroyed in Venezuela after two powerful earthquakes last week, according to a NASA satellite assessment. -- Jul 1

19 hours ago

One NYC neighborhood has dozens of adult daycares. Now the feds have questions. -- Investigations are underway into possible fraudulent activity at some of these kinds of facilities across New York, CBS News has learned. -- Jul 1

19 hours ago

Prince William appears on "New Heights" podcast ahead of Swift-Kelce wedding -- Prince William will appear on the podcast hosted by Jason and Travis Kelce just hours before Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift's anticipated wedding.

17 minutes ago

The American innovation that made millions of others possible -- From the lightbulb to the airplane, to medical breakthroughs and the internet age, the past 250 years have been defined by America's intrepid intellect.

2 hours ago

Mission launched to rescue a falling space telescope -- Katalyst Space's LINK spacecraft is designed to capture and boost NASA's Swift observatory back to a safe altitude.

17 minutes ago