12/22: Red and Blue
President Biden optimistic about social spending plan; Senator Manchin meets with Democrats
Democrats
11/2: Red and Blue
Election night 2021 is underway across U.S.; Eric Adams and Curtis Silwa vie for NYC mayoral seat
11/15: Red and Blue
President Biden signs infrastructure bill into law; U.S. government ramps up cybersecurity efforts
11/17: Red and Blue
President Biden tours Michigan to promote infrastructure; New York ethics panel pulls Cuomo book deal approval
11/8: Red and Blue
Congress passes $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill; President Biden hosts NBA champion Milwaukee Bucks at the White House
11/4: Red and Blue
Democrats regroup in the wake of election results; Republicans enjoy strong election showing
10/19: Red and Blue
President Biden meets with group of Democrats; New York City to remove Thomas Jefferson statue from City Hall
10/13: Red and Blue
House passes short-term debt ceiling legislation; California to ban gas-powered lawn equipment by 2024
10/28: Red and Blue
President Biden signals spending bill framework deal; Previewing special on Surfside
10/14: Red and Blue
Biden to promote his agenda in Connecticut; Global emissions not dropping fast enough
10/12: Red and Blue
House voting on debt ceiling extension; Texas' new legislative map protects the GOP
9/30: Red and Blue
Congress passes funding bill to avoid government shutdown; White House examining health impact from climate change
10/7: Red and Blue
Democrats accept GOP deal on debt ceiling; Democrat governors act to preserve democracy
9/28: Red and Blue
Congress faces countdown to shutdown; Obamas break ground on new presidential center
10/4: Red and Blue
President Biden traveling to Michigan to sell his "Build Back Better" agenda; Republicans seek more partisan control of elections in Hood County, TX.
10/6: Red and Blue
Debt ceiling debate nears final resolution; Will Bill de Blasio run for New York governor?
9/23: Red and Blue
President Biden meets with key democrats on spending bill; Housing policies impacting Black families
Republicans' estimated House lead shrinks
The CBS News Battleground Tracker still shows Republicans leading the race for control of the House in the 2022 midterms, but that lead is shrinking. CBS News' executive director of elections and surveys Anthony Salvanto explains some of the driving factors behind the shift.
Tracking the issues on the ballot
Republicans are hoping to use immigration and crime to regain some of the ground they lost in polling after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade as the party seeks to regain control in Congress. CBS News political director Fin Gomez explains how these key issues are impacting voters.
7/19: Red and Blue
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer pushes to advance infrastructure bill; Several Texas House Democrats test positive for COVID-19
7/21: Red and Blue
Procedural vote for infrastructure framework fails; Conservatives confront climate change
7/7: Red and Blue
Biden pushes infrastructure agenda in Illinois; Texas GOP looks to revive voting restrictions
7/13: Red and Blue
President Biden calls for voting rights protections; Texas Democrats stage walk out to delay vote
7/14: Red and Blue
Democrats reach price tag for broader infrastructure bill; Washington Monument reopens for visitors
9/22: Red and Blue
Democrats split on spending plan with White House under fire; U.S. Space Force reveals uniform prototypes
Top officials present Trump with military options for Venezuela in coming days
The potential operations for Venezuela presented to Trump included options for strikes on land, multiple sources said.
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Government begins to reopen after Trump signs bill ending shutdown
The government is starting to reopen after President Trump signed a bill to fund the government through Jan. 30. Follow live updates here.
Death row inmate granted clemency right before his scheduled execution
Tremane Wood was scheduled to be executed in Oklahoma on Thursday. Gov. Kevin Sitt commuted his death sentence to life imprisonment without parole.
Trump official refers Swalwell to Justice Department for alleged fraud
Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte has referred California Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell to the Justice Department, sources told CBS News.
Fetterman hospitalized after fall near his Pennsylvania home
A spokesman for Sen. John Fetterman said a "ventricular fibrillation flare-up" led to him feeling light-headed.
With shutdown over, Senate focus turns to upcoming fight on health care
With the government shutdown finally in the rearview mirror, the focus in the Senate is turning to an upcoming fight over health care.
Justice Department sues to block California's new congressional map
The Justice Department has joined a lawsuit seeking to block new congressional district boundaries approved by California voters.
Some TSA agents will get $10,000 bonuses for shutdown work, Noem says
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced that TSA agents with "exemplary service" during the government shutdown will receive a $10,000 bonus check.
When will federal employees get back pay now that the shutdown is over?
Federal employees who have gone without pay during the 43-day government shutdown could begin getting paychecks as soon as this Sunday.