Democratic and Republican lawmakers had mixed reactions to the U.S. and Israel’s massive operation against Iran. CBS News’ Caitlin Huey-Burns has more on the response from Capitol Hill.
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Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is presumed dead after a joint attack Saturday by the U.S. and Israel, Israeli officials tell CBS News. Tony Dokoupil anchors a Special Report.
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In the fall of 2022, Lesley Stahl spoke with Iran’s president, Ebrahim Raisi, about a possible nuclear deal with the U.S., the sanctions against him and his country. Raisi was later killed in a 2024 helicopter crash.
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The U.S. and Israel are attacking Iran, which is responding with attacks on U.S. bases in the region, as President Trump confirms “major combat operations.”
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President Trump says his objective in attacking Iran “is to defend the American people by eliminating imminent threats” from the regime in Tehran. Read his full statement and watch the video here.
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Former Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall calls Trump's order to phase out Anthropic use "outrageous"
The deadline for artificial intelligence company Anthropic to meet the Pentagon’s demands for unrestricted AI access has come and gone without a deal. Frank Kendall, secretary of the Air Force during the Biden administration, joins “The Takeout” with analysis.
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In an exclusive interview with CBS News, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said that the Pentagon’s decision to designate the AI company a supply chain risk is “retaliatory and punitive.” The Pentagon made the designation, which restricts military contractors from doing business with Anthropic, after the company refused to give the military unfettered access to its AI model.
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After the Trump administration cut it off, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei told CBS News in an exclusive interview Friday night he wants to work with the military — but only if it addresses the firm’s concerns.
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The U.S. and Israel carried out military strikes on targets in Iran early Saturday after President Trump threatened the Iranian regime for weeks to make a new deal to rein in its nuclear program, and before that, threatened it over its violent crackdown on protesters in January. Carissa Lawson anchors CBS News’ special report.
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Bill Clinton says “I did nothing wrong” in House deposition on Epstein; Hawaii man copes with gambling addiction by offering free surf lessons to strangers
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