2020: CBS NEWS (362)

JANUARY

Pompeo calls U.S. embassy attack “state sponsored terror”

David Stern, former NSA commissioner, has died at age 77

U.S. kills Iranian military leader Qassem Soleimani in Baghdad strike

Iran vows revenge for U.S. killing of top commander Qassem Soleimani

Congress notified of Soleimani strike under War Powers Act

Iran’s supreme leader weeps over casket of slain top general

Defense chief says U.S. has no plans to withdraw from Iraq

Iran strikes Iraqi military bases that house U.S. troops

Pence claims Americans are “safer today” after Soleimani’s death

House approves resolution to limit Trump’s war powers on Iran

Iran says it “unintentionally” shot down Ukrainian airplane

Bloomberg: “If it’s Donald Trump vs. Bernie, I would support Bernie”

Iran denies shooting at crowds protesting after plane was shot down

Russians hacked Ukrainian firm connected to impeachment

Sanders and Warren dominate final debate before Iowa caucuses

Lev Parnas: “President Trump knew exactly what was going on”

Iranian attack on Al Asad airbase injured 11 U.S. service members

Court tosses out kids’ climate-change lawsuit

Biden accuses Sanders campaign of sharing “doctored” video of him attacking Social Security

Trump impeachment trial: Senate prepares to hear opening arguments

Impeachment updates: Trump’s lawyers blast Dems for “flimsy” case

Impeachment updates: Bitter debate dominates first day of Trump trial

Impeachment trial: Democrats lay out timeline in case against Trump

Democrats emphasize abuse-of-power charge against Trump as GOP complains of repetition

Impeachment trial: Democrats finish opening arguments

Lev Parnas releases recording of Trump dinner: Full video

World mourns loss of Kobe Bryant after helicopter crash

Kobe Bryant remembered across the world

Republicans don’t have the votes yet to block impeachment witnesses

Impeachment trial: Possible witness testimony still looms large

Impeachment trial: Key Republican says he’ll vote against witnesses

FEBRUARY

Senate rejects witnesses in impeachment trial, paving way for Trump acquittal

Super Bowl commercials: Watch the leaked ads

Impeachment trial: House managers and Trump team make final arguments

Chaos on Iowa caucus night

Trump stokes Democrats’ fury, ignores impeachment at State of the Union

Senate acquits Trump on impeachment charges, rejecting calls for removal

Coronavirus death toll tops 600 as number of cases passes 31,000

American citizen dies from coronavirus in China

Iowa reviewing reported inconsistencies in 95 precincts

2020 Oscars: “Parasite” wins best picture

Coronavirus case confirmed in San Diego as global death toll tops 1,000

Bernie Sanders wins New Hampshire primary

Coronavirus cases top 60,000 as death toll spikes

More GOP voters in N.H. primary feel more allegiance to Trump than to party, poll shows

CDC braces for a long fight as coronavirus toll mounts in China

U.S. to evacuate Americans stuck on quarantined cruise ship

First of 3 planes with Americans from quarantined ship back in U.S. 

Boy Scouts file for bankruptcy due to sex abuse lawsuits

Trump issues pardons, commutations to 11 convicts

Democrats clash in fiery Las Vegas debate

Intel officials warned lawmakers Russians are trying to interfere in 2020 election

Sanders: Trump would “chew” Bloomberg up in a debate

Bernie Sanders wins Nevada caucuses, WE project

“That is a bit shocking,” Bernie Sanders says about being Democratic front-runner

Lead intel agency pushes back on reports Russia is aiding Trump campaign

Democrats try to stop Sanders’ momentum in fiery clash

Americans warned to prepare as coronavirus picks up steam outside China

New coronavirus case may be 1st sign of “community spread” in U.S. 

CDC confirms second U.S. coronavirus case of unknown origin

MARCH

Joe Biden wins South Carolina primary, WE project

Coronavirus kills 6 people in Washington State

Biden and Sanders pick up wins in first Super Tuesday states

Coronavirus updates: U.S. death toll rises with California’s first death

WHO urges nation to pull “out all the stops”

21 people test positive on cruise ship

Florida reports first deaths on East Coast

Infections in U.S. top 500

3 market panic-signals point to global recession

Biden wins early in Mississippi, first of six contests on Tuesday

WHO declares coronavirus outbreak is now a pandemic

Trump declares national emergency over coronavirus

Broadway shuts its doors. Schools close. Markets plummet.

Trump tests negative for coronavirus, doctor says

Coronavirus updates: NYC schools shut down. Illinois closes restaurants, Fed slashes rates

Coronavirus shutdowns spread across U.S. as death toll hits 80

Coronavirus updates: Americans told to hunker down as death toll rises

Senate passes aid bill as U.S. deaths top 140

Trump pushes FDA to fast-track treatments

States order most residents to stay at home

Coronavirus cases top 300,000 worldwide

National Guard activated to help 3 states

WHO says the “pandemic is accelerating”

Senate and White House agree on $2 trillion aid deal

Senate passes mammoth relief bill, U.S. deaths top 1,000

U.S. has most cases in world after passing China

U.S. tops 100,000 COVID-19 cases

Trump says a “quarantine will not be necessary” for New York residents

Trump extends social distancing guidelines

U.S. outbreak set to become deadlier than China’s 

APRIL

White House predicts at least 100,000 deaths in U.S.

U.S. COVID-19 cases surpass 215,000

COVID-19 cases top 1 million worldwide

CDC recommends use of non-surgical face masks

“We’ve got to get the country open,” Trump says as coronavirus cases top 300,000 nationwide

1.6 million Americans have been tested, Trump says

U.S. deaths near 11,000; Boris Johnson in ICU

Trump criticizes WHO as U.S. deaths near 13,000

U.S. death toll approaches 15,000

U.S. death toll tops 16,500

More than half a million people have tested positive in the U.S.

Pope Francis leads empty Vigil Mass ahead of Easter

Christians mark solemn Easter

U.S. death toll tops 23,00

US death toll tops 26,000

Confirmed cases top 2 million worldwide

More than 33,000 dead from COVID-19 in U.S.

U.S. hits 700,000 confirmed cases

Star-studded Global Citizens Festival raises funds for COVID-19 response

Death toll in U.S. tops 40,000

Worldwide death toll tops 170,000

New York aims to double testing capacity as death toll rises

Growing death toll amid warnings of second wave

“Unimaginable human tragedy” at nursing homes

Virus is spreading fast in states that may reopen, study says

Global COVID-19 death tolls top 200,000

Last COVID-19 patient discharged from U.S. Navy ship

States easing lockdowns as U.S. nears 1 million cases

COVID-19 cases in U.S. top 1 million

More than 30 million Americans have filed jobless claims

MAY

Many States easing restrictions today

Some businesses open as states test effects of easing lockdowns

How the fight against polio was won

Trump raises COVID-19 fatality projections to as high as 100,000

World leaders pledge $8 billion to vaccine race as U.S. skips summit

White House discusses winding down Coronavirus Task Force

Should you get a coronavirus antibody test? Here’s what the experts say

Brace for the “single worst jobs report in history”

Ousted scientist who pushed back on Trump-touted virus treatment speaks out

Fauci to go into “modified quarantine”

Trump cuts funding for coronavirus researcher

White House directs West Wing Staffers to wear masks

Fauci warns of “serious” consequences if U.S. reopens too soon

What’s in the House Democrats’ $3 trillion coronavirus bill?

CDC posts basic guidance for reopening amid coronavirus

House passes $3 trillion COVID-19 relief bill

Obama delivers “Graduate Together” commencement address

Whistleblower: Trump administrations’ COVID-19 response has cost lives

Trump says he’s taking controversial coronavirus drug

State of emergency in central Michigan after two dams fail

Harvard vaccine trial yields promising results

Biden asks Amy Klobuchar to undergo vetting as possible running mate

Trial vaccine moves to crucial phase with $1 billion in U.S. backing

Trump campaign flying “Keep America Great” aerial banners

Trump restricts travel to U.S. of many foreigners recently in Brazil

Feds looking at Ahmaud Arbery’s death as a hate crime, attorneys say

George Floyd’s death sparks massive protests

Protesters clash with Minneapolis police for second night in a row

Police precinct set ablaze as protests rage in Minneapolis

Protests erupt nationwide over George Floyd’s death

Protesters and police clash for a fifth night despite curfews

JUNE

Fires flare near White House as protests continue

Trump threatens to send in military as violence flares across U.S.

Live updates: George Floyd protests across the nation

New charges in George Floyd’s death as protests sweep nation

Live updates: Protests continue hours after George Floyd memorial

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says “we were wrong” amid protests

Trump demanded 10,000 active-duty troops deploy to streets

Sherrilyn Ifill: Why George Floyd’s killing is a tipping point and how U.S. can move forward

Live updates: George Floyd memorials reach his hometown of Houston

Funeral service honors George Floyd in his hometown of Houston

U.S. tops 2 million confirmed coronavirus cases

Black faith leaders mull next steps in wake of George Floyd’s death

Houston weighs another lockdown as virus cases surge

Protests in Atlanta continue after officer shoots and kills black man

Russia sentences ex-U.S. Marine Paul Whelan to prison for espionage

Protester shot during efforts to topple conquistador statue

Minneapolis officers cited in misconduct lawsuits face little discipline

Bolton book says Trump asked China’s president for reelection help

Amy Klobuchar withdraws from vice presidential consideration

“I have not resigned,” says U.S. attorney investigating Trump associates

Trump holds first campaign rally in 110 days

Top Trump fundraisers sought to cash in valuable 3M masks

Coronavirus cases surging in Florida and Texas amid reopening

Federal appeals court orders judge to drop Michael Flynn charges

3 men indicted on murder charges in Ahmaud Arbery killing

Trump administration urges SCOTUS to end the Affordable Care Act

Amid coronavirus surge, Abbott expresses regret on reopening bars

U.S. sees record-breaking 44,300 new coronavirus cases in one day

Coronavirus death toll surpasses 500,000 worldwide

After 500,000 deaths, worst of pandemic is “yet to come”

JULY

Fauci warns U.S. could see 100,000 new coronavirus cases per day

U.S. tops 50,000 virus cases in single day for first time

Missing soldier murders by Army specialist, woman alleges in complaint

New coronavirus cases skyrocket on Fourth of July weekend

Gottlieb says U.S. ‘right back where we were’ at earlier peak

U.S. is an “outlier” in global virus fight, ex-CDC director says

Hospitals across Texas prepare to hit capacity amid virus surge

U.S. hits 3 million virus cases as some states see surge of infections

Supreme Court rules Manhattan DA can access Trump financial records

U.S. reports 63,200 new coronavirus cases, another daily record

Parts of U.S. scramble to shut down as country breaks another virus record

Battleground Tracker: COVID reshapes presidential race in Sun Belt

White House targets Fauci amid blunt warnings about coronavirus 

Doctors in virus hot spots share fears: “Is this the tipping point?”

For fourth time in 8 days, U.S. breaks record for new virus cases

U.S., U.K. and Canada say Russian hackers are targeting COVID vaccine research

Atlanta mayor slams Georgia governor after he sues her over masks

Tributes pour in for civil rights icon John Lewis

Remembering John Lewis, a tenacious fighter who got into “good trouble”

COVID vaccine trial results called “extremely encouraging”

Ed Henry accuser “was paralyzed by fear” working at Fox News

U.S. orders China to close its consulate in Houston

Portland mayor tear-gassed by federal agents at protest

Fauci: “We could start talking about real normality again” in 2021

Hanna upgraded to a hurricane as it barrels towards Texas

Biden leads in Michigan and Trump has one-point edge in Ohio

Senate GOP to unveil next COVID-19 economic relief bill

Watch live: Barr testifies before House Judiciary Committee

Big Tech CEO’s testify before House subcommittee – watch live

Funeral services for Congressman John Lewis: watch live stream

Watch Live: Fauci explains why COVID is still surging in U.S.

AUGUST

Hurricane Isaias heads toward Florida amid coronavirus fight

Biden has edge in North Carolina, race is tight in Georgia – Poll

Hurricane warning issued in Carolinas as Isaias nears

Isaias spawns deadly tornado, brings flooding and widespread outages

State Department watchdog resigns after less than 3 months in office

New York attorney general seeks to shut down NRA, alleges financial crimes

Air India Express jet with 191 aboard crashes while landing

97,000 kids test positive for virus in two weeks, report says

Battleground Tracker: Biden leads in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania

Deadly explosion rocks Baltimore neighborhood, destroying homes

COVID-19 cases among children up 90% over four weeks, report says

Where Kamala Harris stands on the issues

“Too many stories” of deaths, assault and harassment at Fort Hood

Biden-Harris ticket rakes in millions after running mate announcement

Postal Service inspector general investigates changes at post offices

Battleground Tracker: Dems happy with Harris pick, Biden leads ahead of DNC

Americans and the right to vote: Why it’s not easy for everyone

Trump campaign chair posed “grave counterintelligence threat,” Senate report says

Apple becomes first public company to be worth $2 trillion

Steve Bannon indicted for fraud over campaign to build private border wall

Postal Service “fully capable” of delivering election mail on time, DeJoy Says

Crews in California battle some of the largest blazes in state history

Battleground Tracker: Republicans see U.S. as better off now than 4 years ago

GOP formally nominates Trump for reelection on first day of RNC

385,000 Texas residents told to flee as Hurricane Laura Looms

Live Updates: Laura forecast to become Category 4 hurricane

Live Updates: Laura leaves path of destruction, becomes a tropical storm

Watch live: The March on Washington

Hundreds of thousands still without power in Louisiana

The use of “less-lethal force by law enforcement

Biden blames Trump for “stoking violence in our cities”

SEPTEMBER

Trump heads to Kenosha over objections of local leaders

Trump surveys damage in Kenosha, visiting over objections of local leaders

Black man dies after cop presses his face into the ground

Daniel Prude’s daughter calls suspending cops in father’s death a “slap in the face”

Trump on 2015 McCain comments: “I say what I say”

N.Y. Attorney General to empanel grand jury in Daniel Prude case

Los Angeles County sets high temperature record as heat wave continues

Wildfires spread in California as oppressive heat wave continues

DOJ moves to defend Trump in rape accuser’s defamation suit

Trump admitted to Woodward he downplayed coronavirus threat

Trump tells rally: “This is not a crowd of a person who comes in second place”

Oregon braces for “mass fatality incident” as wildfires rage

Trump claims at rally that Dems are “trying to rig the election”

Donald Trump’s conversations with Bob Woodward

Dangerous Hurricane Sally crawling toward Gulf Coast

Hurricane Sally strengthening as it inches toward Gulf Coast

At least 1 dead as Hurricane Sally unleashes “catastrophic’ flooding

Justice Department seeking to charge protesters with sedition

Remembering Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died

Battle for the Supreme Court: From nomination to confirmation: What’s the process of filling a Supreme Court vacancy?

H.R. McMaster on America’s enemies and what he saw in White House

Graham: “We got the votes to confirm” nominee before election

Schumer invokes “two-hour rule” to block Senate committee hearings

Two officers shot in Louisville amid Breonna Taylor protests

Lawmaker who proposed statewide “Breonna’s Law” arrested at protest

Trump is expected to nominate Amy Coney Barrett to Supreme Court

Trump names Amy Coney Barrett as his SCOTUS nominee

Why a private section of the border wall is allegedly failing

Coronavirus death toll surpasses 1 million world wide

First debate descends into chaos as Trump and Biden exchange attacks

OCTOBER

Debate commission plans to cut off mics if Trump or Biden break rules

President Trump and first lady Melania test positive for COVID-19

Trump begins Remdesivir therapy while spending the night in the hospital

Trump’s doctor says he is “not out of the woods.” but is “cautiously optimistic”

Trump waves from SUV to supporters outside hospital

Trump back at White House after being discharged from Walter Reed

White House doctors says Trump reports “no symptoms”

Pence and Harris clash over virus at vice presidential debate

Trump says he’s planning to hold rally after doctor says he’ll likely be cleared

Hundreds of thousands lose power as Delta slams Gulf Coast

Trump holds first public event since COVID-19 diagnosis

What to watch for in Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation hearings

No questions for Barrett on 1st day of Senate confirmation hearings

“I have no agenda”: Amy Coney Barrett refuses to speculate on political issues

Justice Department official Bruce Ohr is out

Guthrie asks Trump why he’d tweet “a lie” about Biden

As jobless aid expires, “People are going to become desperate”

McConnell: Senate to vote next week on GOP COVID-19 relief bill

Fauci on media access, Trump contracting COVID and more

Trump: Fauci is a “disaster” but it would be “a bigger bomb to fire him”

McConnell urged White House not to make stimulus deal ahead of election

Iran and Russia accessed some voter registration data, top intel officials say

Trump And Biden make final pitch to voters at last debate

The “60 MInutes” interview that Trump cut short

Senate votes to confirm Barrett to Supreme Court

Breonna Taylor grand juror calls police actions “Criminal”

Hospitals across 38 states report increase in coronavirus patients

Storm Zeta racing along after slamming into Louisiana

“If Florida goes blue, It’s over”: Trump and Biden campaign in Florida

Birx warns of “broad surge” across the country

NOVEMBER

Obama joins Biden in Michigan while Trump hits Pennsylvania

Trump crowd chants “fire Fauci” at late-night rally while Biden campaigns in Pa.

Trump holds last 2020 MAGA rally; Biden sweeps tiny N.H. town

Election Live Updates: Race narrows to key states as outcome remains unclear

Live Updates: Biden projected to win Wisconsin and Michigan

2020 Election Live Updates: New results show razor-thin race for the White House

2020 Election Live Updates: Biden leads as vote count continues in key battleground states

Election Live Updates: Race narrows to key states as outcome remains unclear

Biden expected to unveil executive order on Day 1

Biden team considering legal actions if Trump keeps stalling

Pentagon upheaval in Trump’s final weeks in office

Trump and Biden pause to mark Veterans Day

Pressure mounts for Biden to get high-level intelligence briefings

Final states called: Biden projected to win 306 electoral votes to Trumps 252

Biden begins to consider White House Staff appointments

Barack Obama on America past and present

Hospitals overrun as U.S. reports 1 million COVID cases in a week

Trump fires top cyber security official Chris Krebs

New York City to close public schools as coronavirus cases rise 

Biden’s win in Georgia reaffirmed after recount

U.S. reports record 187,000 new COVID-19 cases in one day

Judge quashes Trump campaign latest attempt to stop Pennsylvania results

Biden expected to tap Tony Blinken as secretary of state

GSA tells Biden team it can begin formal transition process

Biden says his team is already talking with the Trump administration

Millions ignore travel warnings as COVID-19 cases surge

CDC warns U.S. COVID-19 death toll could hit 321,000 by mid-December

U.S. hospitalizations top 90,000 for the first time

Biden COVID-19 advisor: “Fully expect” COVID-19 increase after holiday

Chris Krebs explains why election was secure

DECEMBER

U.S. reports record 93,000 coronavirus hospitalizations

Supreme Court to weigh challenge to convictions under “racist Jim Crow” jury laws

U.S. reaches 100,000 coronavirus hospitalizations

Biden plans to ask nation to wear masks for 100 days

Judge orders restoration of DACA, opens programs to new applicants

All-remote learning is failing many students

House passes defense bill with veto-proof margin as Trump threatens veto

Feds and 46 states file antitrust suit to split up Facebook

FDA panel recommends use of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine

FDA authorizes Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use

U.S. government expects first COVID-19 vaccine shipments will arrive Monday

How a hospital system raised California health care costs

Presidential electors are now voting. Here’s what that means.

McConnell acknowledges Biden as president-elect for first time

Congressional leaders near deal on COVID bill with stimulus checks

Advisory panel recommends use of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine

FDA authorizes Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine for emergency use

COVID relief talks drag into weekend as shutdown looms

CDC panel makes recommendation for next Americans got get vaccine

DACA faces biggest legal test ahead of Biden presidency

What’s in the $900 billion coronavirus relief bill?

Trump pardons Paul Manafort, Roger Stone and Charles Kushner

Republicans block Democratic effort to increase direct checks to $2,000

Nashville mayor: “Determination” to solve “intentional” Christmas blast

Nashville bombing suspect may have been killed in blast, sources say

Jobless benefits expire as relief bill awaits Trump’s signature

House prepares to override Trump’s veto of defense bill

First case of fast-moving U.K. COVID-19 variant found in Colorado

McConnell dashes hopes for $2,000 coronavirus relief checks

Live updates: World says goodbye to 2020, a year unlike any other

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