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9/26: America Decides
How 2024 hopefuls position themselves with unions; Early voters indifferent to Trump debate absence
Full Episodes
9/25: America Decides
How Menendez bribery charges may shake up Senate; How significant Trump's current polling lead is
9/21: America Decides
House fails again to advance defense spending bill; What legacy will Rupert Murdoch leave behind?
9/20: America Decides
Infighting keeps GOP Pentagon spending bill off House floor; How Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' plan targets President Biden's efforts to fight climate change.
9/19: America Decides
The first House hearing for the President Biden impeachment inquiry is scheduled for Sept. 28; Grammy-winning musician and producer Emilio Estefan on what legislation Latinos find crucial.
9/18: America Decides
House GOP reaches short term deal to fund gov't; what new poll says 2020 rematch might look like
9/14: America Decides
Hunter Biden indicted on federal gun charges; Where Gloria Johnson stands on abortion, gun laws
9/13: America Decides
Speaker McCarthy defends impeachment inquiry; How 'Tyranny of the Minority' scopes GOP extremism
9/12: America Decides
McCarthy directs House committees to weigh Biden impeachment; Political implications of impeachment inquiry
9/11: America Decides
McCarthy faces pressure on spending as deadline nears; Biden commemorates Sept. 11th attacks in Alaska
9/7: America Decides
G20 summit brings President Biden, world leaders to India; Does former President Donald Trump's candidacy contradict the 14th Amendment?
9/6: America Decides
Searing report on Rep. George Santos revealed; Friction as states debate congressional mapping
9/5: America Decides
Funding dispute in Congress threatens gov't shutdown; Texas AG Paxton's impeachment trial underway
8/31: America Decides
Capitol's physician clears Sen. McConnell to work; Uncovering ethics issues in SCOTUS financial forms
8/30: America Decides
What concerns Ga. officials most about Idalia; 2024 voters note DeSantis' Storm Idalia response
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Government shutdown live updates as stalemate continues
The 2025 government shutdown entered its sixth day on Monday with no signs of an imminent resolution. Follow live updates here.
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.
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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.