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U.S. launches strikes on 3 Iranian nuclear facilities, Trump says

President Trump told the nation that "Iran's key nuclear enrichment facilities have been completely and totally obliterated."

Former Texas Rep. Blake Farenthold dies at 63

Farenthold was elected in 2010, upsetting long-serving Democratic Rep. Solomon Ortiz. Seven years later, Farenthold announced that he wouldn't seek reelection.

Trump administration's cuts to National Science Foundation blocked

A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from making drastic cuts to research funding that is provided by the National Science Foundation.

Trump says "maybe" he'll try to fire Fed chief Jerome Powell

President Trump entertained the idea of firing Jerome Powell on Friday, a legally untested and contentious move.

Appeals court rules Louisiana's Ten Commandments law is unconstitutional

A panel of three federal appellate judges has ruled that a Louisiana law requiring the Ten Commandments to be posted in each of the state's public school classrooms is unconstitutional.

Trump on DNI Tulsi Gabbard's Iran assessment: "She's wrong"

President Trump said his intelligence director was "wrong" when she testified Iran wasn't building a nuclear weapon.

Trump hints at "deal" with Harvard — as judge lets Harvard keep enrolling foreign students

Harvard can continue hosting foreign students, a federal judge ruled Friday.

Diplomacy's "last shot" to de-escalate Israel-Iran conflict

There's a narrow window to bring the Israel-Iran conflict to an end before President Trump decides whether to involve the U.S. in the Israeli offensive.

Boelter was "prepper" who gave wife "bailout plan," affidavit states

Recently unsealed court documents shed more light on the mindset and actions of the man accused of shooting two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses.

Columbia activist Mahmoud Khalil released from ICE detention in Louisiana

Mahmoud Khalil exited an ICE facility late Friday, after months in detention.

Murkowski discusses her concerns about Trump's "big, beautiful bill"

In an interview with CBS News' Norah O'Donnell, GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski says Medicaid cuts could be a key sticking point for President Trump's "big, beautiful bill."

Book excerpt: "Far From Home" by Lisa Murkowski

In her memoir, Alaska's senior senator offers a message to Americans about how to get an increasingly partisan government back on track: "It's your responsibility."