/ Evening News From CBSNews.com Tue, 01 Jul 2025 21:05:53 -0400 5 /video/reporters-notebook-when-politicians-cry-wolf-on-fiscal-restraint/ Elon Musk has challenged President Trump's budget plans over fears of runaway spending. Are his fiscal concerns, and those of some other politicians, performative? "CBS Evening News" co-anchor John Dickerson explains. Tue, 01 Jul 2025 20:10:00 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/07/02/cbf897ca-5ce9-49cf-8dff-f8dd2c5745e8/thumbnail/60x60/7e756d92f96ed85e64598dc538857cb0/cbsn-fusion-reporters-notebook-when-politicians-cry-wolf-on-fiscal-restraint-thumbnail.jpg c3253412-5243-458e-ace2-91e2ac380630 /video/france-bans-smoking-in-most-public-areas/ The iconic image of a smoking Parisian is becoming a thing of the past as France has banned smoking in most public areas. Ramy Inocencio reports. Tue, 01 Jul 2025 20:08:00 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/07/02/b04dabcd-a741-4603-9fcb-a3edb77adb58/thumbnail/60x60/c99e9dbb675df38e440e998e4dffdff6/cbsn-fusion-france-bans-smoking-in-most-public-areas-thumbnail.jpg 3bd34c21-9254-45a3-a673-de78065fda6a /video/what-could-happen-if-the-spending-bill-adds-trillions-to-national-debt/ A recent analysis from the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget says the legislation that just passed the Senate will add more than $3.9 trillion to the national debt. Kelly O'Grady joins to discuss what that means. Tue, 01 Jul 2025 20:05:00 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/07/02/90c33614-0e98-4a26-a7b0-fc3327be6067/thumbnail/60x60/6f2951bd3188ccddd021ba96c7fde652/cbsn-fusion-what-could-happen-if-the-spending-bill-adds-trillions-to-national-debt-thumbnail.jpg 30458525-eb6f-4be6-b195-5fd1ceaf86cb /news/pfas-minnesota-forever-chemicals/ "Amara's Law" will reduce, then eliminate, the manufacture and sale of nonessential PFAS products by 2032. Tue, 01 Jul 2025 20:04:54 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/07/01/8c774882-2ca7-4064-8565-e061380eea69/thumbnail/60x60/428cb80e8ba738cfce8bf74b22206b1d/c5-strassmann-eoa-pfas-070125-transfer-frame-2546.jpg 7be934b0-cbb3-4574-b539-a1316cbfffa0 /video/the-biggest-challenges-facing-senate-spending-bills-passage-in-house/ After hours of debates on the floor of the Senate, the Republican majority passed the massive tax and spending bill with the help of Vice President JD Vance. Now, it's back to the House, where it could face some challenges. Nikole Killion has the latest. Tue, 01 Jul 2025 20:02:00 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/07/02/84cc0711-5363-45b3-8f2a-1fa2e656229c/thumbnail/60x60/9f4bd53152a832163c0a04e53379b4d2/cbsn-fusion-the-biggest-challenges-facing-senate-spending-bills-passage-in-house-thumbnail.jpg b504f986-6b9f-455f-ad47-7d33eb37b9f7 /video/jimmy-swaggart-televangelist-once-mired-in-sex-scandal-dies-at-90/ Jimmy Swaggart, one of the country's best-known televangelists who apologized after he was caught in a sex scandal, has died, his ministry's SonLife Broadcasting Network announced in a statement shared with CBS News. He was 90. Tue, 01 Jul 2025 20:01:00 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/07/02/ff60c793-ef41-497d-9880-8baef2306947/thumbnail/60x60/dfbc53eb190d0c7f17ca75e119e50f9e/cbsn-fusion-jimmy-swaggart-televangelist-once-mired-in-sex-scandal-dies-at-90-thumbnail.jpg 931b0994-9d0d-4371-b90d-9d26f74187ea /video/how-a-dying-womans-fight-led-to-the-toughest-pfas-ban-in-the-us/ Starting this year, "Amara's Law" in Minnesota became America's strictest state law policing PFAS, compounds known as "forever chemicals." Mark Strassmann has more on the woman whose testimony helped spur its passage. Tue, 01 Jul 2025 19:56:00 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/07/01/a527b3aa-a790-456b-b3f5-d6babb757387/thumbnail/60x60/b90e0b528139214cf18138162208647a/cbsn-fusion-how-a-dying-womans-fight-led-to-the-toughest-pfas-ban-in-the-us-thumbnail.jpg da207704-39d2-46f5-945d-91f7b6a2f466 /news/big-beautiful-bill-medicaid-cuts-nursing-homes/ Some 63% of nursing home residents nationwide rely on Medicaid, which is facing steep cuts from President Trump's spending bill. Tue, 01 Jul 2025 19:52:32 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/07/01/9dceb05f-2ffe-45a2-838d-49c5c64b0e01/thumbnail/60x60/c8b05ecfa5c0d9e0caac357bbccdc8eb/a16-chb-medicaid-nursing-homes-transfer-frame-1117.jpg cfaa51e7-9975-4ee6-8143-3fa3f8273625 /video/europe-sweltering-under-severe-heat-wave/ Health warnings remained in effect in several European countries as the first major heat wave of the summer continues. Elizabeth Palmer has more. Tue, 01 Jul 2025 19:52:00 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/07/01/b3028d2e-66ec-4f23-b1c0-f9b5c539c037/thumbnail/60x60/619ba26b368446c29eafe380f2934373/cbsn-fusion-europe-sweltering-under-severe-heat-wave-thumbnail.jpg 38ce85dd-adb6-417a-844a-4daed22f9834 /video/us-backed-gaza-aid-program-faces-questions-over-security-food-reaching-civilians/ More than 100 aid organizations are calling for the U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation to be shut down. Officials in Gaza say more than 500 Palestinians have been killed near the group's distribution sites in the past month. Debora Patta reports. Tue, 01 Jul 2025 19:46:00 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/07/01/bd609ef5-d3aa-4313-8deb-e8d18da178db/thumbnail/60x60/0e5c0b1474e7dda678981d10d07b2fbc/cbsn-fusion-us-backed-gaza-aid-program-faces-questions-over-security-food-reaching-civilians-thumbnail.jpg 1c2783ba-17c7-474d-99af-97fc0bed777e /video/medicaid-cuts-in-spending-bill-spark-alarm-for-millions-of-nursing-home-residents/ Medicaid funding could be cut by $930 billion over the next 10 years by the massive spending bill approved by the Senate. Among concerns is the impact on nursing homes nationwide. Caitlin Huey-Burns reports. Tue, 01 Jul 2025 19:44:00 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/07/01/f66a3ea5-760c-43e0-9d18-bf019f8e2a27/thumbnail/60x60/b0e8ee51074fa2bcd3c04ef518ea497a/cbsn-fusion-medicaid-cuts-in-spending-bill-spark-alarm-for-millions-of-nursing-home-residents-thumbnail.jpg 4744a739-4c7f-4332-be09-5ae39dbaa492 /video/trump-tours-alligator-alcatraz-immigration-detention-center-amid-concerns/ President Trump toured the site of a new immigration detention center in South Florida that state officials are calling "Alligator Alcatraz." Manuel Bojorquez reports. Tue, 01 Jul 2025 19:42:00 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/07/01/3c5aaf36-c4a7-45ce-85e6-982a6910dd0b/thumbnail/60x60/155ea7598a18fb4ee808bf97c2cea411/cbsn-fusion-trump-tours-alligator-alcatraz-immigration-detention-center-amid-concerns-thumbnail.jpg d36fc2cc-6446-4844-a40b-da592a883724 /news/north-carolina-medicaid-funding-cap-c-potential-cuts/ North Carolina's Community Alternatives Program for Children ​could be on the chopping block if Congress passes President Trump's so-called "big, beautiful bill." Mon, 30 Jun 2025 21:54:39 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/07/01/79865b61-5400-4628-8b7d-dab30531c8f5/thumbnail/60x60/6165075b1ad64c6afab9c868baab088d/cbsn-fusion-medicaid-cuts-threaten-vital-therapy-for-6-year-old-parents-say-thumbnail.jpg 6e62c1af-0c29-40e5-99d6-0c513a7975cf /video/reporters-notebook-steve-kerr-on-empathetic-honesty/ "CBS Evening News" co-anchor John Dickerson moderated a conversation at the Aspen Ideas Festival with Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and Steve Kerr, the coach of the Golden State Warriors. Kerr answers a question about staying ready to compete with an anecdote about his coach. Mon, 30 Jun 2025 20:25:00 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/07/01/358e645e-d341-4b94-9b8e-35dceaa723e9/thumbnail/60x60/2754ddc8df4315106b249bf9ba517c0f/cbsn-fusion-reporters-notebook-steve-kerr-on-empathetic-honesty-thumbnail.jpg 25cf376c-017a-4b5c-8572-7d51add19aac /video/the-true-cost-of-the-senate-spending-bill/ The Congressional Budget Office says the Senate budget bill would add nearly $4 trillion the the national debt, despite President Trump's claims to the contrary. Marc Goldwein, senior policy director at the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, joins to discuss. Mon, 30 Jun 2025 20:23:00 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/07/01/1acbe1ff-7a85-442b-95fc-f9b382667325/thumbnail/60x60/b72e6ac19243867a4a116614da1d0321/cbsn-fusion-the-true-cost-of-the-senate-spending-bill-thumbnail.jpg d95f7dd8-07df-4eb7-807d-8c1f7740bb5f /news/usda-grants-cuts-food-insecurity-farmers/ Advocates warn the cuts could ripple through food deserts, rural communities and urban areas where access to healthy food is miles away. Mon, 30 Jun 2025 20:20:56 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/06/30/c39e29c7-32bc-4da0-afda-c76ebf0a433d/thumbnail/60x60/d29d94bfb28db58209636d691fe8b448/c5-oliver-eoa-usda-grant-cuts-063025-transfer-frame-2548.jpg 9e196da1-d769-4393-b9fd-58b84f4f48ad /video/most-people-detained-by-ice-have-no-criminal-record-despite-trump-claims/ President Trump has repeatedly claimed his administration's immigration crackdown would focus on deporting those who he describes as "the worst of the worst." But government data shows the majority of people detained by ICE in recent months have never been convicted of a crime. Camilo Montoya-Galvez explains. Mon, 30 Jun 2025 20:20:00 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/07/01/ecc0ba99-4a4a-417b-a77e-ee0b36d03e64/thumbnail/60x60/4e61e5942ac8331a2506b18e3dd6ba83/cbsn-fusion-most-people-detained-by-ice-have-no-criminal-record-despite-trump-claims-thumbnail.jpg 4ee23973-e8c0-4076-9708-b5cdcd13956d /video/israel-steps-up-gaza-strikes-amid-talk-of-possible-ceasefire/ Israeli strikes inside Gaza left dozens dead over the weekend, according to the Hamas-run health ministry. The strikes come just days after President Trump claimed a ceasefire deal could happen this week. Debora Patta has more. Mon, 30 Jun 2025 20:18:00 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/07/01/17dba5a8-41eb-48d3-afa9-d23971a71f05/thumbnail/60x60/c9d88748f71bf773b503110b4d20084e/cbsn-fusion-israel-steps-up-gaza-strikes-amid-talk-of-possible-ceasefire-thumbnail.jpg 6b6d3c4e-a4eb-4eec-99b1-8dbeee617741 /video/whats-at-stake-in-the-senate-spending-bill-fight/ Senators are taking part in a marathon of amendments on the primary GOP tax and spending legislation. The White House says President Trump is holding a firm deadline to sign the bill this week. Caitlin Huey-Burns has the latest. Mon, 30 Jun 2025 20:15:00 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/07/01/389805cd-eebd-42f5-9088-dc08bd50bab8/thumbnail/60x60/616ad3e5a39542289005033fb88976ea/cbsn-fusion-whats-at-stake-in-the-senate-spending-bill-fight-thumbnail.jpg ce6c2092-5e22-4c3c-84dc-1c36e1c58168 /video/what-does-it-mean-to-be-cool-1/ What does it mean to be cool? A study of nearly 6,000 people in the U.S. and 11 other countries found people perceived to be cool have six things in common. Mon, 30 Jun 2025 20:14:00 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/07/01/480914fd-489d-44eb-b895-4f45cda57132/thumbnail/60x60/ed70c867b6f12d148391e72d11202864/cbsn-fusion-what-does-it-mean-to-be-cool-thumbnail.jpg b24cfc62-bc7d-4b16-973c-5fc26bb43215 /video/usda-cuts-leave-food-aid-groups-and-farmers-struggling/ In March, the USDA cut two federal programs that gave grants for providing food to schools and low-income communities. Meg Oliver reports on the impact. Mon, 30 Jun 2025 20:12:00 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/07/01/2d890b8b-83dc-4524-bbb3-bec96a69d478/thumbnail/60x60/7edbb2c8e5c14d1a153ecc998133f489/cbsn-fusion-usda-cuts-leave-food-aid-groups-and-farmers-struggling-thumbnail.jpg b780c57b-bae3-48f9-ac52-fa0e6fbd8f6d /video/ice-raids-in-southern-california-fuel-fear-among-immigrant-families/ Communities in Southern California are reeling as they say ICE raids are leading to sudden disappearances of loved ones and fear among immigrants. Adam Yamaguchi has more. Mon, 30 Jun 2025 20:08:00 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/07/01/046323d5-6747-4eb1-a0c3-d409146affa9/thumbnail/60x60/60b1b40de5dc78e9fbb61fcf3677b9bd/cbsn-fusion-ice-raids-in-southern-california-fuel-fear-among-immigrant-families-thumbnail.jpg 0fd9fd8d-cdf3-41f1-ad13-b49cdc862d4c /video/medicaid-cuts-threaten-vital-therapy-for-6-year-old-parents-say/ As Republicans propose deep cuts to federal funding for Medicaid, families who rely on it are worried about the future of their care. Skyler Henry reports. Mon, 30 Jun 2025 20:05:00 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/07/01/79865b61-5400-4628-8b7d-dab30531c8f5/thumbnail/60x60/6165075b1ad64c6afab9c868baab088d/cbsn-fusion-medicaid-cuts-threaten-vital-therapy-for-6-year-old-parents-say-thumbnail.jpg 842aaee5-393c-4a67-be49-fd2ffcff8e2d /video/idaho-firefighters-shot-and-killed-responding-to-fire-in-total-ambush-sheriff-says/ Two firefighters were killed and a third wounded when they were shot while responding to a wildfire on an Idaho mountain.The fire was set to lure them into an ambush, authorities said. Omar Villafranca reports. Mon, 30 Jun 2025 20:01:00 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/07/01/ebf1dfd8-d196-4e2d-91a2-25f8b3b9260d/thumbnail/60x60/a69794e1f06931d7fd1b51432e62a8cf/cbsn-fusion-idaho-firefighters-shot-and-killed-responding-to-fire-in-total-ambush-sheriff-says-thumbnail.jpg 98154f6a-cbda-4015-a292-ac9b6eae7e3f /video/doors-of-diplomacy-will-never-slam-shut-irans-foreign-minister-says/ President Trump recently indicated diplomatic talks with Iran could restart as soon as this week after U.S. airstrikes on some of Iran's nuclear facilities. In an interview with CBS News senior foreign correspondent Imtiaz Tyab, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi seemed less certain about a speedy return to diplomacy. Mon, 30 Jun 2025 19:15:00 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/06/30/4511053a-5a6a-4ecd-a46c-4877d0feed4a/thumbnail/60x60/bdf9830221e7e5bb58f3a9d9b6bd8866/cbsn-fusion-doors-of-diplomacy-will-never-slam-shut-irans-foreign-minister-says-thumbnail.jpg 32e695f1-427b-45e3-ba51-b10845e930bc /news/some-sections-new-orleans-flood-walls-sinking-rate-of-nearly-2-inches-per-year-study-finds/ This summer marks 20 years since Hurricane Katrina made landfall on the Gulf Coast, leaving more than 1,300 people dead and displacing more than a million people across the region. Fri, 27 Jun 2025 21:29:00 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/06/28/cae9f18e-3fe4-4c88-9438-ae74686e72ee/thumbnail/60x60/fb789b09beea2bc61b0cccfcc8eaa6de/1751071133236.png 8b5960e7-008f-48af-b9d2-2d50545e7939 /video/last-living-wwii-army-rangers-awarded-congressional-gold-medal/ A rare exhibition of congressional bipartisanship took place in the Capitol's Emancipation Hall, when two Army Ranger veterans, ages 100 and 99, were awarded Congressional Gold Medals. Fri, 27 Jun 2025 20:08:00 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/06/28/e1b3458c-f504-446a-9b83-fa1f9b12bc7f/thumbnail/60x60/61ea418569b0cdf0dac63b27d40aee05/cbsn-fusion-last-living-wwii-army-rangers-awarded-congressional-gold-medal-thumbnail.jpg 1533ae13-c75e-43ea-8aa4-c378f61ebcd4 /video/whats-at-stake-for-lgbtq-help-on-988-hotline-amid-looming-cuts/ Since the nationwide 988 call center launched three years ago, it has been a lifeline for those in mental crisis, especially LGBTQ youth. But next month, federal funding, which focuses on LGBTQ youth support, will be cut off. Mark Henson from the Trevor Project joins to discuss. Fri, 27 Jun 2025 20:05:00 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/06/28/c1e5534b-e90b-4d4d-9456-659d6ee49ea8/thumbnail/60x60/bef0f04b2b32a763f439c8dd3eb9ea1a/cbsn-fusion-whats-at-stake-for-lgbtq-help-on-988-hotline-amid-looming-cuts-thumbnail.jpg 43208f43-9d1f-4cc7-b609-cc02f119155b /video/doge-sought-god-tier-access-to-sensitive-data-former-watchdog-official-claims/ When DOGE staff allegedly pushed for sweeping access to private data, former officials raised alarms. Jo Ling Kent spoke to two former insiders at the Internal Revenue Service and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Fri, 27 Jun 2025 20:03:00 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/06/28/9461b1fa-f39f-46ef-be44-efaeca15c93a/thumbnail/60x60/ee0b2c4f16b3603cddca35fa1608d05d/cbsn-fusion-doge-sought-god-tier-access-to-sensitive-data-former-watchdog-official-claims-thumbnail.jpg 4785c23f-d26e-4336-98ad-e6f34fa69fa5 /video/new-orleans-flood-barriers-are-sinking-study-finds/ It's been nearly 20 years since Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, killing more than 1,000 people and displacing about one million more. Now there's a troubling report on the vulnerability of the city's flood defense system. Kati Weis reports. Fri, 27 Jun 2025 19:59:00 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/06/27/d6ca403a-048a-4ade-9a7b-9db05250903e/thumbnail/60x60/e96f97ffdd3e850e3beb236abddb956c/cbsn-fusion-new-orleans-flood-barriers-are-sinking-study-finds-thumbnail.jpg de6cf248-abb2-4d0c-8ecc-73df7728f4e5