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Kamala Harris makes Met Gala debut, says art and politics are related

Kamala Harris made an appearance at the 2025 Met Gala on Monday, days after her anticipated return to the public stage where she delivered her first major speech since losing the 2024 presidential election.

5/4/2025: The Rule of Law; Freezing the Biological Clock

First, a report on how law firms targeted by President Trump are responding to White House pressure. And, a look at how egg freezing offers options for women, despite the cost and concerns.

5/4: CBS Weekend News

New tariffs for auto parts kick in, Trump to meet newly-elected Canadian PM Mark Carney; Typewriters making a comeback, thanks in part to Taylor Swift

Egg freezing offers options for women, despite cost and concerns | 60 Minutes

Demand for egg freezing has skyrocketed as women put fertility on hold. The costly procedure has brought happy endings to some women, but it doesn’t offer any guarantees.

Former VP Pence gets JFK Profile in Courage Award in Boston

Former Vice President Mike Pence received the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award Sunday in Boston.

Oil leak off Louisiana coast contained but clean up continues

Key questions remain about the cause, how much oil was released and the extent of the spill's impacts.

Trump: "I don't know" if everyone is entitled to due process

President Trump said he doesn't know if everyone in the U.S., citizens or non-citizens, is entitled to due process.

5/4: Sunday Morning

Hosted by Jane Pauley. In our cover story, Robert Costa talks with former Harvard president Lawrence Summers about President Trump’s actions against universities. Also: On the 100th birthday of Malcolm X, Mark Whitaker looks at the charismatic Black leader’s influence six decades after his assassination; Mo Rocca sits down with Cole Escola, star and playwright of the Broadway hit “Oh, Mary!”; Martha Teichner reports on the upcoming Vatican conclave to choose a successor to Pope Francis; Jon Wertheim meets some of the “Nonnas” who cook family recipes at a Staten Island, N.Y. restaurant; Lee Cowan visits a North Carolina pottery run by the great-grandson of Henri Matisse; Michelle Miller checks out an exhibition on Black dandyism at the Metropolitan Museum of Arts’ Costume Institute; and David Pogue finds out why the grocery store chain Wegmans has such devoted fans.

How law firms targeted by Trump are responding to White House pressure | 60 Minutes

In recent weeks, President Trump has signed orders targeting several law firms. Some lawyers warn that the president's assault on the legal profession threatens the rule of law itself.

Vatican marks final day of mourning for Pope Francis before conclave begins

Hundreds of cardinals attended mass inside St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Sunday, to mark the end of a nine-day mourning period for Pope Francis.