Impeachment managers to present opening arguments

Day 2 of former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial will start Wednesday as House impeachment managers gear up to present their official opening arguments. During the first day's arguments, the House managers showed powerful video from the January 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes takes us through the highlights while CBSN political reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns joins Vlad Duthiers and Anne-Marie Green from Capitol Hill for in-depth analysis.

• Feb 10, 2021
• 13:36

Senator Cassidy on GOP meeting with Biden

Senator Bill Cassidy was one of 10 GOP lawmakers who met with President Biden Monday evening about their proposal to his $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package. Senator Cassidy joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss the meeting, the GOP counteroffer and reconciliation in the Senate.

• Feb 2, 2021
• 06:13

Shreveport mayor aims to flip Senate seat

Louisiana Republican Senator Bill Cassidy is facing 14 challengers in the race for his seat. His top challenger is Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins, a Democrat who's secured endorsements from former President Barack Obama and Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards. Perkins joins CBSN's "Red and Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano to talk about his campaign.

• Oct 28, 2020
• 05:21

Senator Bill Cassidy tests positive for COVID-19

The 62-year-old medical doctor is quarantining for 14 days, in accordance with CDC guidance.

• Aug 20, 2020

Senators unveil family leave proposal

A new bipartisan proposal is aimed at giving new parents access to a $5,000 advance. The bill, from Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy and Democrat Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, is one of a number of ideas meant to help more than 100 million Americans who do not have paid parental leave. Nancy Cordes reports.

• May 21, 2020
• 04:45

Senators introduce family leave plan to aid new parents

Fewer than 1 in 5 American workers get paid leave through their employers

• Jul 30, 2019

Cassidy won't return to Jimmy Kimmel’s show after "unfair" fight over health care

On "The Takeout" this week, Cassidy talks about his long public feud with comedian Kimmel over health care in 2017

• Feb 2, 2018

Which GOP senators have withdrawn support for Roy Moore?

The special election in Alabama​ is scheduled for Dec. 12

• Nov 14, 2017

Senate GOP leaders decide not to hold vote on last-ditch Obamacare repeal

The bill, proposed by Sens. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina and Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, lacked the support needed to pass

• Sep 26, 2017

Americans disapprove of Trump's handling of North Korea, health care

Americans see North Korea as a threat, but they're also concerned U.S. would take military action too quickly

• Sep 26, 2017

Sen. Susan Collins opposes Graham-Cassidy health care bill

Reporters asked her if she feared retaliation from the president over her decision

• Sep 25, 2017

CBO score released for Graham-Cassidy health care bill

A revised version of the bill was released Sunday night in an effort to win over the senators from Arizona, Alaska, and Maine

• Sep 25, 2017

Protesters disrupt Graham-Cassidy health care hearing

Protesters' chants were audible from Capitol Hill hallways as activists were removed from the hearing chamber on Monday

• Sep 25, 2017

Trump says McCain's health care decisions "tremendous slap in face" to GOP

The president also weighed in on the Alabama GOP primary runoff in the Senate race Tuesday

• Sep 25, 2017

Poll reveals Americans' attitudes on GOP health care bill

Four in 10 say Republicans trying to push Obamacare replacement bill through Congress too fast, and fewer than one in 10 believe it would help them

• Sep 25, 2017

New Graham-Cassidy health care bill has more funding for some states

CBS News' Nancy Cordes reports that the new version has more funding for Arizona, Alaska and Maine

• Sep 25, 2017

Marc Short claims health care bill guarantees pre-existing conditions coverage

Short claims the proposed Graham-Cassidy bill "does not change" coverage of pre-existing conditions

• Sep 24, 2017

Sen. Collins says it's hard to envision getting to "yes" on latest health care bill

"It is hard for me to envision getting to yes on this bill, because my concerns are so fundamental," Sen. Collins said on CBS News' "Face the Nation" Sunday

• Sep 24, 2017

Trump holds rally with Luther Strange in Alabama — live updates

President Trump went off script in a wide-ranging speech on Friday

• Sep 23, 2017

Alabama Senate race: It's Trump vs. Trumpland

The Republican runoff election in Alabama between incumbent Sen. Luther Strange and challenger Roy Moore is Tuesday

• Sep 22, 2017

Trump to campaign for senate candidate in Ala.

Republican Luther Strange will face off with former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore in a runoff on Sept. 26.

• Sep 22, 2017

Senate candidate Roy Moore talks about racial divide between "reds and yellows"

Moore and Luther Strange face a primary runoff election on Sept. 26 for the Alabama Senate seat vacated by Jeff Sessions

• Sep 22, 2017

Trump-backed Ala. Senate candidate boasts of endorsement

President will hold a rally Friday for Luther Strange in Huntsville, Ala., while Steve Bannon and Sarah Palin have backed Strange's opponent

• Sep 22, 2017

Who is Luther Strange, who Trump keeps endorsing?

Strange is facing former state Supreme Court justice Roy Moore in a run-off election on Sept. 26

• Sep 22, 2017

John McCain comes out against Obamacare repeal bill

The Arizona Republican helped deliver the deciding blow to GOP leadership’s last effort to repeal Obamacare at the end of July

• Sep 22, 2017

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