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Congress votes to end government shutdown; New book says U.S. politics had been "veering towards extremism" before Trump.
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Congress votes to end government shutdown; New book says U.S. politics had been "veering towards extremism" before Trump.
Congress passes measure to end government shutdown; Study says children's diet is critical to brain development
Congress voted to reopen the government Monday, but the future of immigration reform remains unclear. CBS News chief White House correspondent Major Garrett has more on what the president could demand in exchange for DACA protections.
After nearly 60 hours of strained negotiations, lawmakers agreed to end the government shutdown. But the deal will only fund the government until Feb. 8. CBS News chief congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes reports.
Party leaders are placing blame across the aisle for the government shutdown. CBS News political contributor and Democratic strategist Lynda Tran joined CBSN with more on the White House's role in the impasse.
Mick Mulvaney, director of the Office of Management and Budget who is responsible for taking the steps necessary to implement government shutdowns, joins "CBS This Morning" from the White House to discuss the current stalemate between the two parties and why he thinks rank-and-file Democrats hold the keys to the negotiations.
Washington Post congressional reporter and CBS News contributor Ed O'Keefe joins "CBS This Morning" from Washington to discuss Day 3 of the government shutdown, what the Democrats want, and why it's about trust between the two parties.
On Day 3 of the government shutdown, the Senate is struggling to get hundreds of thousands of non-essential federal workers back on the job. A vote is scheduled Monday on a short-term compromise, but there's no clear sign that it will pass. Crucial government services across the country are closed. Nancy Cordes reports.
Democratic Senator Tammy Duckworth, a decorated war vet and double amputee, responds to Pres. Trump's accusation that the Democrats are holding the "military hostage" during the government shutdown.
Majority Leader Mitch McConnell took to the Senate floor Sunday to call on Democrats to support a funding measure that would end the government shutdown. Watch his remarks here.
The government shutdown has furloughed nearly half of the government employees in the U.S., shutting down non-essential resources, including some monuments and parks popular with tourists -- like the State of Liberty.
Amid a contentious government shutdown, Democratic Rep. Emanuel Cleaver of Missouri is urging his fellow lawmakers to come to a compromise.
President Trump marked the end of his first year in office with the federal government in a partial shutdown. After the senate failed to approve a temporary spending bill by the midnight deadline, the government officially ran out of money for the fiscal year. Congress had a rare Saturday session to try to overcome the dysfunction and discord that triggered the shutdown. Nancy Cordes is at the Capitol with more.
As lawmakers work to reopen the government, House Freedom Caucus Chairman Congressman Mark Meadows (R-NC) joined CBSN to discuss what he feels are the reasons for the current shutdown.
If Republicans and Democrats can't settle their differences in the next few hours, the federal government will start shutting down operations at midnight, Eastern Time. CBS News chief congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes reports.
Republican Sen. Cory Gardner of Colorado, a member of the Senate Budget Committee, joins "CBS This Morning" from Capitol Hill to discuss the deadlock between Republicans and Democrats over a government funding bill, why he believes it's "ridiculous" to shut down the government over a DACA solution, and what he hopes will happen before the Friday night deadline.
The House on Thursday passed a short-term spending bill that would fund the government through Feb. 16. The vote was 230-197, with a handful of Republicans voting against the measure. CBSN political contributor Ed O'Keefe joins CBSN with a look at the bill's prospects in the Senate.
GOP leaders are working on a short-term spending bill ahead of Friday's deadline for a government shutdown. Niall Stanage, White House columnist for The Hill, joined CBSN with more on the showdown on Capitol Hill.
"2018 must be the year in which the truth takes a stand against power that would weaken it," Sen. Jeff Flake said in this excerpt from his speech on the Senate floor, urging Democrats and Republicans to unite against attacks on the truth.
Lawmakers need to pass a spending bill by Friday to avoid a government shutdown, but the debate over immigration has complicated negotiations. CBS News contributor Jamelle Bouie joins CBSN to explain what's at stake.
President Trump: DACA is probably dead; The peaceful transition of pillow
President Trump spent much of MLK Jr. Day out of public view, but still took time to criticize Democrats over the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Eugene Scott from the Washington Post joins CBSN to discuss what past presidents have done to honor MLK, and whether we might see a government shutdown at the end of the week.
The immigration debate on Capitol Hill appears to be stalled after President Trump tweeted that the DACA is "dead." But some lawmakers are still trying to reach a compromise. CBS News White House and senior foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Brennan has the latest.
The immigration debate in Congress has stalled after President Trump allegedly referred to several countries as "sh*tholes" during a recent Oval Office meeting. The president has since said that any hopes of a compromise with Democrats "may be dead." Bustle's Senior Political Correspondent Erin Delmore takes CBSN through the latest.
Senator Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, joins "Face the Nation" moderator John Dickerson to discuss the negotiations on DACA and the possibility of a government shutdown.
Conservative activist Charlie Kirk died Wednesday after he was shot at an event at Utah Valley University. Officials say a suspect is now in custody.
A person has been arrested in connection with the shooting that killed conservative activist Charlie Kirk, sources said.
Responding to President Trump, Poland's leader said, "we would also wish that the drone attack on Poland was a mistake. But it wasn't."
An ICE agent shot and killed a man in Franklin Park, Illinois, Friday morning after authorities say he attempted to drive into agents as they tried to make an arrest.
A U.S. Secret Service agent who wrote a negative social media post about Charlie Kirk has been put on leave, U.S. officials said Friday.
Conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed on Wednesday while speaking an event at Utah Valley University.
The Trump administration's tariffs are slowly rippling through the economy and starting to push up prices for some products, government data shows.
The Justice Department filed a $125 million lawsuit against Uber, alleging the company discriminates against disabled passengers.
Over 300 lawsuits challenging many of Trump's second-term plans have been winding through federal courts, and a handful may be poised for Supreme Court review.