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The following is a transcript of an interview with Sean O'Brien, president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that aired on Sept. 1, 2024.

NANCY CORDES: We turn now to Sean O'Brien. He is the president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, one of the nation's largest labor unions, and he joins us this morning from Boston. President O'Brien, thank you so much for being with us on this Labor Day weekend. I want to start out by asking you about endorsements, you lead one of the 10 largest...

The following is a transcript of an interview with Jonathan Dekel-Chen, whose son is being held hostage by Hamas, on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that aired on Sept. 1, 2024.

NANCY CORDES: We are joined now by Jonathan Dekel-Chen, the father of one of the Israeli-American hostages still being held by Hamas. He joins us from Tel Aviv, Jonathan, thank you so much for being with us. I can only imagine what a difficult night it has been for your family, for all of the families of the hostages. Have you been able to connect with the...

Nogales, Mexico — While local food vendors, commuters and American travelers went about their day, migrants deported by the U.S. to this Mexican border city sat idly, visibly demoralized and disoriented.

"I'm desperate," said Emmanuel, a migrant from Mexico who had been returned from the U.S. earlier in the day. "I don't know what I will do."

Emmanuel said he wanted to work in the U.S. and send money back to his family in Chiapas, Mexico's southernmost state. But soon after crossing into Arizona illegally, Emmanuel said he was detained by U.S...

The US presidential hopeful appeared to signal his support, placing him at odds with other Republicans.

In this web extra, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson talks with "CBS Evening News" anchor and managing editor Norah O'Donnell about her dissent in the Supreme Court's recent rulings that struck down the use of race as a factor in U.S. college admissions.

Shortly after Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota was tapped by Vice President Kamala Harris to be her running mate, a photo of Mr. Walz at the Minnesota State Fair in 2019 went viral.

He wore a gold University of Minnesota T-shirt, a maroon University of Minnesota hat emblazoned with the Gophers mascot and a smile that his face could barely contain. In his arms was a small, sleeping piglet.

It was peak Midwestern dad energy — one of the regular-guy reasons that Ms. Harris chose him to join the Democratic ticket despite his limited national profile. Over...

The helicopter was carrying 22 people, most of them tourists, when it disappeared from radar on Saturday.

Russia is poised to assault Pokrovsk, a crucial supply and reinforcement hub for Ukraine's frontline troops.

Washington — Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson said she does not "have any problem" with an enforceable ethics code for the Supreme Court, as the nation's highest court continues to face questions over its ethics practices amid calls from Democrats for stricter rules.

In an interview with "CBS Evening News" anchor and managing editor Norah O'Donnell for "CBS Sunday Morning," Jackson suggested she is open to a means of enforcing the code of conduct issued by the Supreme Court in November 2023.

"I am considering supporting it as a general matter," she...

NFL player Ricky Pearsall has been shot in the chest during an attempted robbery in San Francisco.

The invasive blackchin tilapia has spread to 17 provinces, threatening agriculture.

The origins of Labor Day date back to the late 19th century, when activists first sought to establish a day that would pay tribute to workers

Days before the debate that ended up cutting off President Biden’s path to a second term, his campaign chief, Jen O’Malley Dillon, defiantly set expectations: “We are going to win,” she said in an interview with the news site Puck.

Fast-forward 10 weeks. Democrats have a more popular nominee in Vice President Kamala Harris, torrents of grass-roots campaign cash that Mr. Biden could have only dreamed of, a well-received convention and a running mate who has energized the party’s liberal base.

Ms. O’Malley Dillon somehow seems less optimistic.

“Make...

The aim is to vaccinate 640,000 children, weeks after the first polio case was detected in Gaza in 25 years.

The race between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump remains close, with no overall bounce in support for Harris out of the DNC, a new ABC News/Ipsos poll shows.