UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that a long-awaited post-Brexit trade deal between the United Kingdom and the European Union has been reached, just days ahead of the end of the transition period on...
House GOP kills bid for $2,000 stimulus checks, Democrats vow full house vote
The House of Representatives failed to advance a measure that would increase direct payments to Americans under a certain income level to $2,000 — up from the $600 level passed earlier this week — bringing...
U.K. and EU agree on Brexit trade deal just ahead of deadline
Britain and the European Union have reached agreement a post-Brexit trade deal after months of contentious negotiations. The deal comes almost four years after Britain voted to leave the European bloc. CBS News foreign...
Trump issues pardons as millions wait for COVID-19 financial aid
President Trump issued a string of new pardons Wednesday night, including for two former advisers and a member of his extended family. While he took action on that front, the president is holding up the $900 billion...
Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen talks to CBSN about pardons and ongoing investigations
President Trump is using his last days in office to pardon several of his closest allies. But his former personal attorney Michael Cohen, who pled guilty to financial charges and lying to Congress, was not on that list...
Couple hid in Philadelphia church for over 2 years to avoid deportation
Oneita and Clive Thompson are celebrating freedom after spending 843 days in hiding to avoid deportation. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said it will no longer seek removal of the couple, who have five...
Man convicted of killing American journalist Daniel Pearl to be released
A man convicted and sentenced to death in the 2002 murder and beheading of American journalist Daniel Pearl is set to be released in Pakistan. In April, a court lowered the charges for Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh. CBS News...