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The White House defended President Trump's dismissal of the bipartisan U.S. Elections Assistance Commission's remaining members as enhancing election security. Critics called it a dangerous partisan move.

Proposed in late May, the rule would give political appointees unprecedented control over federal grants for research, education and infrastructure.

The California company Cadiz has been trying for years to pipe water out of the Mojave Desert. The Trump administration approved a plan for a pipeline.

The visit will take place during an East Coast road trip following next week's All-Star break and will be the third time they have been hosted at the White House this decade.

As former Republicans recently said, 'Trump is the closest we've ever come to communism.'

Exhausted Skid Row merchants' rep: "If something is working down here, you can't prove it by me."

The service, priced at $5.99 and $9.99 a month, will offer deeper looks at Washington-based news and trends.

Iran has targeted American military sites in the Gulf after the U.S. launched strikes on several places in Iran and reinstated sanctions on its oil sales.

The union leader behind California's proposed billionaire tax was in talks with Gov. Gavin Newsom to take it off the ballot.

CBS News is closing in on replacements for Scott Pelley and other departures from the venerable news magazine.