The United States and Israel launched military strikes against Iran overnight. NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly discusses the attacks with NPR’s Daniel Estrin and Greg Myre.
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H.R. McMaster says “there was a window of opportunity” for U.S. strikes
H. R. McMaster, a retired U. S. Army lieutenant general and national security adviser to President Trump during his first term, joins “CBS Evening News” to understand the timing and strategy of the joint attacks on Iran.
Bill Clinton says “I did nothing wrong” in House deposition on Epstein
Former President Bill Clinton denied any knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes in an opening statement before the House Oversight Committee in New York, the first time a former president has been compelled to testify to Congress. Nikole Killion reports.
What happened during Hillary Clinton’s House deposition on Epstein
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton sat for a deposition with members of the House Oversight Committee in New York, where she told lawmakers she had “no idea” about Jeffrey Epstein or Ghislaine Maxwell’s criminal activities. Nikole Killion has details.
Pentagon locked in standoff with Anthropic over AI guardrails
With less than 24 hours left, Anthropic and the Pentagon are locked in a standoff over access to the company’s powerful artificial intelligence. Jo Ling Kenton reports.
Where things stand with Trump’s tariffs after Supreme Court ruling
President Trump is doubling down on his use of tariffs, days after the Supreme Court struck down a pillar of his trade policy. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang has more.
Federal agent injured in clash with protesters in Downtown L.A. during student walkout
A federal agent was injured during a clash with protesters in Downtown Los Angeles on Friday afternoon, authorities said. The incident took place as scores of local students walked out of class in protest of the Trump administration’s immigration policies.
Trump says ‘it bothers me that somebody is going after Bill Clinton’
President Trump said in an interview on Wednesday that he is bothered by the investigation into former President Bill Clinton as part of the House Oversight Committee’s probe into files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “It bothers me that somebody’s going after Bill Clinton,” Trump told anchor Tom Llamas on NBC Nightly News….
Congress votes to end partial government shutdown, but does bigger fight loom?
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Atherton: Point-scoring politicians are hurting cricket, a sport already under siege
ANALYSIS: Cricket is said to be the world’s second-most popular sport, but it is vulnerable because of how concentrated it is in one, politically unstable area of the world.