Alan Alda, now 90, is one of the country’s most-beloved actors, best-known for his role as “Hawkeye” Pierce on the classic TV series “M*A*S*H.” Alda talks with CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook about his challenging childhood, dealing with polio and his mother’s schizophrenia; his decades of work to help scientists and health…
Is it even possible to choose a favorite Alan Alda character? How about Senator Arnold Vinick on “The West Wing”? Or lawyer Jack Burroughs in “The Four Seasons”? And, of course, “Hawkeye” Pierce, the sarcastic Korean War combat surgeon, on “M*A*S*H”? For his work on “M*A*S*H,” which aired on CBS for 11 seasons beginning…
The Emmy Award-winning “CBS News Sunday Morning” is broadcast on CBS Sundays beginning at 9:00 a.m. ET. “Sunday Morning” also streams on the CBS News app beginning at 11:00 a.m. ET. (Download it here.) Hosted by Jane Pauley COVER STORY: Letting go: Why holding onto grudges can be damagingStudies have shown that people who hold…
Washington — GOP Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky returned to Capitol Hill on Monday for the first time in three months, ending a prolonged absence that sparked widespread speculation about his health. McConnell entered the Senate chamber in a wheelchair and cast a vote on a judicial nomination. “Today, I’ll cast my first Senate vote…
On this “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” broadcast, moderated by Margaret Brennan: Neel Kashkari, Minneapolis Fed president and CEO Dr. Mehmet Oz, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services administrator Dr. Scott Gottlieb, former FDA commissioner Rep. Byron Donalds, Republican of Florida and candidate for governor Rep. Seth Moulton, Democrat of Massachusetts and…
The following is the transcript of the interview with Rep. Byron Donalds, Republican of Florida and candidate for Florida governor, that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on Aug. 23, 2026. MARGARET BRENNAN: We go now to Florida Republican Congressman Byron Donalds. He’s also now his party’s gubernatorial nominee in the Sunshine State….
President Trump signed an executive order Friday that directs the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to align with a scientific assessment released earlier this year by the Department of Health and Human Services that calls for fewer childhood vaccines. The move comes after Mr. Trump in December issued a memo directing HHS to…
U.S. kindergarten vaccination rates inched down again last year and the share of children with exemptions rose to an all-time high, according to federal data posted Monday. The fraction of kids exempted from vaccine requirements rose to 4.2%, up from 3.6% the year before. That’s an estimated 155,000 children nationally during the 2025-26 school year….
President Trump has ordered a reduction in childhood vaccines — publicly faulting the shots for an increase in autism cases — even as the nation’s top health official, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has failed to produce evidence linking vaccinations to the disorder. While the executive order released Aug. 10 does not directly mention autism, Mr….
Washington — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said Sunday that he hasn’t heard back from Sen. Mitch McConnell following formal requests for updates on his health last month amid a weekslong hospitalization that prompted widespread speculation and concern. “I’ve heard absolutely nothing back from Mitch McConnell,” Beshear said on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan.” McConnell,…
