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Donald Trump was supposed to celebrate the first anniversary of his inauguration Saturday with an glitzy fundraiser gala in Mar-a-Lago — with donations starting at $100,000 per couple. Instead, it’s the government shutdown that’s sure to be the image that endures, a fact that has not escaped the president. This […]

A multi-generational family business is the driving force behind the iconic leather motorcycle jacket. It’s an American classic that seemingly never goes out of style. CBS News’ Vladimir Duthiers visited the factory of Schott NYC where the means of production are as timeless as the jackets themselves. From its hand-cut leather […]

Last Updated Jan 20, 2018 11:57 AM EST House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and other House Democrats are holding a post-caucus meeting press conference at 11:15 a.m. Saturday, hours after the Senate failed to reach an agreement on government funding Friday night, triggering a partial shutdown. “He promised infrastructure, he […]

Last Updated Jan 20, 2018 1:29 PM EST Negotiations continued on Capitol Hill Saturday, as both the House and Senate returned to look towards an end to the shutdown after it went into effect at midnight.  Republicans are blaming Democrats for the shutdown, while Democrats are blaming Republicans. Mr. Trump […]

Negotiations appear all-but-stalled on Capitol Hill late Saturday, as Republicans and Democrats hold firm to their positions after a government shutdown went into effect at midnight.  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, asked for unanimous consent to begin consideration of a three-week spending bill — shorter than the four-week spending […]

Long before Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck was reading NFL playbooks, he was simply reading. Bookworm or bibliophile – however you describe him – that was a young Andrew Luck. Now, because Luck is using his star power to encourage the young and old to read, some people are calling […]

Actress and singer Jane Birkin is reviving her singing career … and looking back with Anthony Mason:  She was one of the most photographed women of the Sixties … and the voice of perhaps that decade’s most scandalous song. But Jane Birkin may be best known for the highly-desirable Hermes […]

A war of words is raging on many a college campus … a debate in which the right of free speech itself is under fire. Our Cover Story is reported by Rita Braver: In the 1960s college students demanded the right to talk about anything on campus, from civil rights […]

President Trump and Congress failed to reach an agreement on a spending plan by midnight Friday, triggering a partial shutdown of the federal government. Government shutdowns are unusual, but they’re not unheard of.  The government has partially shut down three times in the past quarter-century — and far more often […]

YOLA, Nigeria — Two Americans and two Canadians who were kidnapped in Nigeria‘s north-central Kaduna state on Tuesday have been freed and are in good condition, police said Saturday. Police and a special anti-kidnapping squad rescued the foreigners in the Kagarko local government area Friday night after a massive manhunt, […]