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Washington — President Trump on Monday will announce that a leading Taiwanese semiconductor chip company plans to invest $100 billion in new manufacturing plants in the U.S., two sources tell CBS News.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, or TSMC, is one of the world's three largest manufacturers of semiconductor chips, and plans to make the major investment over the next four years, the sources said.

Mr. Trump expected to make the announcement at a 1:30 p.m. event in the Roosevelt Room of the White House. The Wall Street Journal was first...

Washington — The Supreme Court is set to consider Tuesday whether to block the Mexican government's effort to hold U.S. gun companies accountable for the havoc and violence the country has experienced at the hands of drug cartels armed with firearms trafficked across the southern border.

The legal battle marks the first time that the Supreme Court will consider a federal law known as the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, or PLCAA. Enacted with bipartisan support from Congress in 2005, the law provides a legal shield for gun companies from...

Highland Park, Illinois, mass shooting suspect Robert Crimo III changed his plea to guilty on Monday as his trial was set to begin.

Best supporting actress Oscar winner Zoe Saldaña thanked her mom onstage at the Oscars and told "GMA" the advice her mom gave her any time she lost a role.

Growing concerns around the Chinese artificial intelligence app DeepSeek have led a pair of congressional lawmakers to encourage governors around the country to ban the app on government devices.

In a letter to 47 governors and the mayor of Washington, D.C., shared first with NBC News, Reps. Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., and Darin LaHood, R-Ill., warn that DeepSeek could introduce data privacy and cybersecurity risks, as well as potentially open the door for foreign adversaries to access sensitive government information.

Gottheimer, who is also running...

President Donald Trump on Tuesday night will deliver the first joint congressional address of his second presidency.

It's not officially called the State of the Union, a title reserved for a president's annual address to Congress during other years of an administration. But it is an opportunity for Trump to lay out his priorities for the year.

Here's information on how to tune in to Trump's joint address on Tuesday:

Trump's remarks to Congress are slated to begin Tuesday at 9 p.m. ET.

A number of networks have said they plan to air the Republican...

Adrien Brody shared his gratitude in his Oscars acceptance speech after winning the best actor award for a second time.

Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday declined to consider whether university "bias-response teams" chill students' speech in violation of the First Amendment, sidestepping a clash of free speech rights and university efforts to root out bias on campus.

Justice Samuel Alito said he would take up the appeal from the organization Speech First, an organization that aims to protect free speech rights on college campuses. Justice Clarence Thomas dissented from the court's denial of the case.

"Given the number of schools with bias response teams, this...

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Ex-Fifa head Sepp Blatter and French football great Michel Platini were cleared in 2022, but prosecutors appealed.

Donald Trump has threatened 25% blanket tariffs against his two neighbours.

Several others were hurt in the rare attack by a member of Israel's Druze community, in Haifa.

From the moment he resigned as New York's governor, people have speculated that it was only a matter of time before Andrew Cuomo would try to barge his way back into politics.

That day came Saturday, when the Democrat announced he was running for mayor of New York City.

Now, the big question is whether voters want him back.

In his campaign announcement video Saturday and a speech Sunday, Cuomo sought to portray New York as a city in crisis. He cast himself as a tough manager who can tackle problems like homelessness and sky-high housing costs...

The U.S. Treasury Department says it will not enforce a Biden-era small business rule intended to curb money laundering and shell company formation

Style experts Bevy Smith, Joe Zee and Tiffany Reid break down the standout looks from the 97th Academy Awards.