Full Episodes
10/19: America Decides
Odds of Jordan, McHenry snagging House power; Putin visits Xi in Beijing to reaffirm partnership
Full Episodes
10/18: America Decides
Another House vote ends with indecision on speaker; House dysfunction reminiscent of 1839 Dems & Whigs
10/17: America Decides
GOP attempt for new Speaker fails with Jordan vote; What Biden's Israel trip aims to achieve
10/16: America Decides
Israeli troops at Gaza border expecting ground war; How 2024 GOP hopefuls fundraised in third quarter
10/12: America Decides
Scalise's speaker ambitions face critics in GOP; Is Burgum up to the challenge of facing Trump in 2024?
10/11: America Decides
Speaker vacancy puts key issues in House limbo; State of world order amid several global conflicts
10/10: America Decides
Israel, Hamas exchange rocket fire; Why Hurd backs Haley for 2024 after dropped bid
10/9: America Decides
Israel orders siege of Gaza, fighting intensifies; What GOP voters want from next House speaker
10/5: America Decides
Scalise & Jordan enter bids for House Speaker; DeSantis touts law enforcement's backing in Florida.
10/4: America Decides
Standstill follows House speaker chaos; Who voted to oust, keep Rep. Kevin McCarthy as speaker and why.
10/3: America Decides
How McCarthy's ousting alters House dynamics; How Biden '24 takes Hunter legal woes into account
10/2: America Decides
Fmr. Pres. Trump in court for N.Y. trial; CA Gov. Newsom taps Butler to fill Feinstein seat
9/28: America Decides
Strain on House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Congress to avoid shutdown; Why the story of FBI double-agent Robert Hanssen intrigues.
Highlights and analysis from 2nd GOP debate
CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe has highlights, analysis and interviews from the Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, following the second Republican primary debate.
9/27: America Decides
Trump fills his debate absence with Mich. speech; Newsom on Biden 2024, DeSantis, Calif. crime bill
Politics
Trump urges Gaza peace deal negotiators to "move fast" ahead of Cairo talks
Tuesday marks two years since the Hamas terrorist attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, that sparked the war.
Judge blocks Trump administration from sending National Guard troops to Oregon
A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deploying any National Guard units to Oregon after a legal whirlwind that began hours earlier when the president sent California troops to Portland.
Full transcript of "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Oct. 5, 2025
On this "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" broadcast, House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer.
Johnson, Schumer accuse each other of not being serious in shutdown negotiations
Congressional leaders traded blame for the government shutdown on Sunday as the stalemate over how to reopen the government stretched into another week without progress on negotiations.
Transcript: Sen. Chuck Schumer on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Oct. 5, 2025
The following is the transcript of the interview with Sen. Chuck Schumer that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Oct. 5, 2025.
Transcript: House Speaker Mike Johnson on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Oct. 5, 2025
The following is the transcript of the interview with House Speaker Mike Johnson that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Oct. 5, 2025.
Transcript: Retired Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Oct. 5, 2025
The following is the transcript of the interview with retired Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Oct. 5, 2025.
Rubio says release of hostages from Gaza is "most emergent and immediate phase" of Trump peace plan
"Let's discuss through the mediators the logistics and the mechanics behind how that happens, and that has to happen very quickly. That cannot drag on," Secretary of State Marco Rubio said.
Transcript: Sen. Tammy Duckworth on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Oct. 5, 2025
The following is the transcript of the interview with Sen. Tammy Duckworth that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Oct. 5, 2025.
Transcript: Secretary of State Marco Rubio on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Oct. 5, 2025
The following is the transcript of the interview with Secretary of State Marco Rubio that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Oct. 5, 2025.
CBS News poll finds few feel shutdown is worth it
Americans are concerned about the effect of the shutdown on the economy, amid unease about jobs and inflation.
As justices confront harassment, death threats, Barrett says "I'm not afraid"
In an interview with CBS News, Justice Amy Coney Barrett said of the Supreme Court's emergency orders in the Trump cases, "This isn't the final decision."
Virginia AG candidate faces backlash over violent, inflammatory text messages
In text messages from 2022, former Virginia House Delegate Jay Jones mused about hypothetically shooting then-Republican Speaker of the House of Delegates Todd Gilbert.
FBI weighing a perp walk for Comey — and suspended an agent for refusing to
The FBI is considering carrying out a "showy" arrest and perp walk of the agency's now-indicted ex-director James Comey, sources tell CBS News.
Exclusive
Netanyahu ordered drone attacks on Gaza-bound humanitarian boats, sources say
No one was hurt when two vessels that were part of a flotilla bound for Gaza mysteriously caught fire last month.
CBS News poll finds Americans say political violence unacceptable
Most believe people do get along, but politics drives them apart.
Appeals court upholds decision against Trump's view on birthright citizenship
A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court's injunction that says the Trump administration's effort to end birthright citizenship is likely unconstitutional.
U.S. to offer migrant teens $2,500 if they voluntarily leave the country
The U.S. government is planning to give migrant teenagers a $2,500 stipend if they choose to return to their home countries voluntarily.
8-year sentence for plot to kill Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh
Sophie Roske, who was charged under a male name, pleaded guilty in April to attempting to kill or kidnap a Supreme Court justice.
Supreme Court lets Trump end deportation protections for 300,000 Venezuelans
The Supreme Court cleared the way for the Trump administration to end temporary legal protections for more than 300,000 Venezuelan migrants.