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The House GOP narrowly passed legislation to raise the U.S. debt ceiling last week. Lawmakers are now raising concerns that the proposal could cut veterans' programs and benefits. Florida Republican Rep. Byron Donalds talks about how he sees the standoff coming to an end.
The first contest to pick the 2024 Republican presidential nominee isn't until February, but the battle to shape the rules of those contests has already started. Every state has a different system for turning votes into the delegates who will actually vote for a nominee at the convention in Milwaukee. States can hold conventions, caucuses or elections. Delegates can be allocated by proportion, in a winner-take-all system, or, some combination. Ben Jacobs, a politics reporter for Vox, has more.
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says the U.S. could run out of cash to pay its bills as soon as next month. In a letter sent to lawmakers Monday, Yellen said, "we will be unable to continue to satisfy all of the government's obligations by early June, and potentially as early as June 1, if Congress does not raise or suspend the debt limit before that time." CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane has more.
CBS News has confirmed that former Vice President Mike Pence appeared before a special counsel that's investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack and efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Robert Costa has more details from Washington.
The Senate failed Thursday to advance a resolution that would've removed a deadline for ratifying the Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution. The vote was 51-47 with most Republicans blocking the resolution, despite its co-sponsorship by Republican Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins. Actress and activist Alyssa Milano, who has testified in support of the ERA, joins CBS News to discuss the vote.
A bipartisan group of senators are pushing for cameras to be installed inside the Supreme Court. They say the move could improve the public's trust in the justices. Sens. Chuck Grassley and Richard Blumenthal spoke with CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane.
House Republicans have narrowly passed a bill to raise the nation's debt ceiling. But even party leaders acknowledge the bill is nowhere close to becoming law. The House bill increases the debt limit by $1.5 trillion -- while at the same time imposing an array of spending cuts to the federal budget. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane has more.
House Republicans narrowly passed a bill to raise the nation's debt ceiling by $1.5 trillion while at the same time imposing an array of spending cuts to the federal budget. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion and CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe have the latest on the tough path the bill has to becoming law.
Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson will officially launch his 2024 bid for president on Wednesday — becoming the latest Republican to do so. CBS News political director Fin Gómez has a look at what Hutchinson brings to the race.
A CBS News poll released Tuesday found that 55% of Democratic voters want President Biden to run again, while 45% say he should not mount a bid. CBS News executive director of elections and surveys Anthony Salvanto explains the possible reasons behind the split.
President Biden officially launched his 2024 reelection bid Tuesday in a campaign video. A CBS News poll showed that Democrats accept Mr. Biden's reelection bid but aren't necessarily excited about it. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang has more.
President Biden is expected to announce his bid for reelection as soon as Tuesday. Senior aide Julie Chavez Rodriguez is expected to lead the campaign. Ed O'Keefe has the details.
President Biden called the Tennessee Republican legislature's move to expel three fellow lawmakers for joining in a protest for gun control "shocking" and "undemocratic" while meeting with the "Tennessee Three," Democratic Reps. Gloria Johnson, Justin Jones and Justin Pearson, in the Oval Office on Monday. As members of the press were ushered out of the room, the president said "stay tuned" when asked about running for reelection in 2024.
President Biden could announce his reelection campaign as early as next week, sources say. CBS News anchors Anne-Marie Green and Vladimir Duthiers speak with political contributor Ashley Etienne and former RNC spokesperson Kevin Sheridan about how the field is shaping for 2024.
Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy unveiled a plan Wednesday to raise the debt limit and cut government spending, but the White House claims the proposal would slash key programs and cut manufacturing. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane and CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes have more.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has released a plan to raise the debt ceiling by $1.5 trillion. The bill includes $4.5 trillion in spending cuts. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane spoke to House members about the plan.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, a Republican, spoke about the need to lower U.S. debt at the New York Stock Exchange on Monday. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has the latest news from Capitol Hill.
Tennessee's Shelby County Board of Commissioners has unanimously voted to reinstate Democrat Justin Pearson to the state's House of Representatives. Pearson was one of two Democrats expelled by the Republican supermajority last week for participating in anti-gun protests on the chamber floor. The Associated Press's Kimberlee Kruesi joins CBS News with the latest.
Republicans gain traction ahead of midterms; Costco chicken recalled over plastic concern.
Tennessee's Shelby County Board of Commissioners is set to vote on reappointing Justin Perason back to his seat in the state's House today. Pearson is one of two Black Democrats who was kicked out by the Republican supermajority in the chamber last week. CBS News senior national correspondent Mark Strassman joins us from Memphis with more.
Chicago has been chosen to host the 2024 Democratic National Convention, the party announced on Tuesday. It's the first time the city will host the Democrats' nominating convention since 1996. Political consultant Delmarie Cobb joins CBS Chicago to discuss how the 1996 event affected the city and what hosting the 2024 convention could mean.
Tennessee's Republican-controlled state House expelled two of the three Democratic members involved in protests for gun reform on the chamber floor last week. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang joins us with more on the Biden administration's response.
Tennessee House votes to expel two Democratic lawmakers; SpaceX launches NASA pollution monitor and satellite.
Lawmakers voted to expel two young Black representatives, but the motion to expel a White legislator failed by one vote.
3 Tennessee lawmakers face expulsion from state House over gun control protests; Honda recalls more than a half-million CR-Vs due to potential rust
President Trump signed a government funding package at the White House late Wednesday, formally ending the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.
After 43 days and more than a dozen attempts to reopen the government, President Trump signed the funding package, passed by the Senate and House, into law.
An effort to force a House vote on compelling the Justice Department to release materials related to Jeffrey Epstein secured the final signature it needed Wednesday.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries told CBS News that GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene was his ally during the government shutdown, after she spent weeks blasting her fellow Republicans.
The three emails appear to be exchanges between convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, as well as the author Michael Wolff and Epstein.
Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman defended his voting record and addressed the criticism he's received from some in his own party for meeting and sometimes voting with President Trump.
The funding package that ended the longest government shutdown in modern U.S. history picked up support from a half-dozen Democrats — mostly moderates who represent competitive districts — when it passed the House late Wednesday.
A federal judge has ordered that hundreds of people detained by ICE be released from federal facilities in the next week because their arrests were possibly unlawful and in violation of a federal court order.
Democrat Adelita Grijalva was sworn in as a member of Congress on Wednesday afternoon, seven weeks after she won a special election in Arizona.