Poll: Trump leads Biden before Super Tuesday
New CBS News polling shows Donald Trump with an advantage over President Biden with one day until Super Tuesday. CBS News' Robert Costa and Ed O'Keefe join to go over the numbers.
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Lawmakers unveil government funding package
Top lawmakers have unveiled a package to fund key parts of the government ahead of a Friday deadline to avert a partial shutdown. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane has more.
Harris to meet Israel's Benny Gantz
Israeli war cabinet member and opposition leader Benny Gantz is in Washington D.C. to meet with Vice President Harris on Monday as the Biden administration ramps up criticism of Israel's approach to the war in Gaza. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes looks at the push to find diplomatic solutions in the Middle East and CBS News foreign correspondent Imtiaz Tyab reports on the plight of families in Gaza coping with the war.
U.S.-Mexico border crossings on the rise
Border Patrol agents recorded 140,000 migrant apprehensions in February, 16,000 more than the previous month, a U.S. official told CBS News. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez has the latest.
Previewing Super Tuesday's subplots
Despite Nikki Haley's best efforts, President Biden and former President Donald Trump are predicted to continue their collision course when voters head to the polls in several states on Super Tuesday. CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett has more.
White House reacts to Biden age criticism
As Vice President Harris meets with an Israeli war cabinet member to push for a cease-fire in Gaza, President Biden is polling behind former President Donald Trump in a likely November rematch. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes has more.
Super Tuesday a day away: Where things stand
Former President Trump is ahead of President Biden in the latest CBS News poll as the two inch closer to a rematch in November. Meanwhile, Nikki Haley, Trump's lone remaining GOP challenger, is hoping Super Tuesday can breathe new life into her campaign. CBS News' Anthony Salvanto and Taurean Small have a look at the presidential race heading into the biggest day of the primary season so far.
Harris says "scale of suffering" demands immediate Gaza cease-fire
"People in Gaza are starving," Vice President Harris says, mounting pressure on Israel and Hamas to agree to a cease-fire.
Trump looking to Super Tuesday
Former President Trump is hoping to increase his lead for the Republican nomination over Nikki Haley on Super Tuesday. Meanwhile, President Biden's reelection campaign is set to begin in earnest this week. Skyler Henry reports.
CBS News poll finds voters remember Trump's economy as good
A new CBS News poll finds that voters are remembering former President Donald Trump's economy as good, which is boosting his lead in the potential 2024 matchup with President Biden. Anthony Salvanto has more.
Biden says U.S. will airdrop humanitarian aid to Gaza
The announcement comes after Israeli forces fired this week on Palestinians who were waiting for desperately needed aid.
Strategists on Biden, Trump border visits
Republican strategist Leslie Sanchez and Democratic strategist Joel Payne joined CBS News to discuss the biggest stories in politics this week, including President Biden and former President Donald Trump's separate trips to the southern border and the Michigan primary.
Super Tuesday up next in presidential election
15 states will vote in GOP contests on Super Tuesday, the March 5 campaign date former U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley has been looking forward to in the hopes of obtaining enough delegates to remain competitive with former President Donald Trump. CBS News chief election and campaign correspondent Robert Costa reports.
What to expect from Super Tuesday
President Biden, former President Donald Trump and former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley will have a much clearer picture of their futures after next week's Super Tuesday, when 15 states and one territory will hit the primary polls. CBS News politics reporter Zak Hudak has more.
Biden signs short-term funding bill to avert government shutdown
The measure delays a partial government shutdown for at least another week while Congress tries to agree on long-term funding.
Response to Biden, Trump border visits
President Biden and former President Trump made separate visits to the southern border Thursday with Biden calling on Trump to work with him toward a solution to the immigration crisis. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez has more.
2 Trump cases reach crossroads: What to know
Two of Donald Trump's criminal cases will have impactful hearings Friday. In Florida, a judge will consider the trial date in the former president's classified documents case. And in Georgia, closing arguments are beginning over whether Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis should be disqualified from the state's election interference case against Trump. CBS News legal contributor Rebecca Roiphe has more.
Biden in Brownsville, Trump in Eagle Pass
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are in Texas to discuss immigration fixes at the U.S.-Mexico border. Mr. Biden is touring the border with federal agents while Trump visits Shelby Park, a patch of federal land that has become a point of dispute between Texas and the Biden administration. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe reports.
Lloyd Austin grilled by House panel
Lawmakers on the House Armed Services Committee grilled Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin Thursday for his failure to immediately disclose his January hospital stay to the White House and the public. Austin was being treated for complications from prostate cancer surgery. CBS News national security correspondent David Martin reports.
Inside Biden and Trump's border visits
The Texas border towns of Brownsville and Eagle Pass will play host to President Biden and former President Donald Trump respectively on Thursday. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe has more on how local residents are reacting to the visits and where the two stand on immigration.
Gaza aid deaths complicate cease-fire efforts
More than 100 people are dead after a violent scene Thursday beside an aid truck in northern Gaza. Jon Alterman, senior vice president at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, joins CBS News to examine what the incident means for getting additional aid to the territory, and for the likelihood of a cease-fire deal.
Biden, Trump offer opposing border policies
President Biden and former President Donald Trump both made trips to the southern border Thursday. The visits come as Americans increasingly point to immigration as a top issue ahead of the November election. CBS News' Ed O'Keefe and Camilo Montoya-Galvez report.
Biden, Trump deliver dueling messages in person at southern border
Both President Biden and former President Trump are visiting the southern border Thursday as immigration becomes a defining issue in the 2024 election.
Biden, Trump make dueling visits to southern border
President Biden was in Brownsville, Texas, on Thursday, where he asked former President Donald Trump to join him in pressing House Republicans to pass the Senate's bipartisan border security bill. Trump, meanwhile, was in Eagle Pass, where took a much different approach, unleashing attacks on Mr. Biden, Democrats and migrants. Ed O'Keefe has the latest.
How immigration policy could impact 2024 race
Democrats and Republicans have looked to blame each other for the situation at the U.S.-Mexico border. According to CBS News polling, Americans blame both sides. CBS News' Caitlin Huey-Burns and Nidia Cavazos join "America Decides" to analyze the impact immigration policies will have on the ballot in November.
Government shutdown nears as White House meeting yields little progress
Congressional leaders met with President Trump at the White House as Washington barrels toward a 2025 shutdown.
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ICE officer seen on video pushing woman to ground has returned to duty
An ICE officer who was initially relieved of his duties after being captured on video pushing a woman to the ground has been returned to duty, two U.S. officials familiar with the matter told CBS News.
YouTube to pay $22 million for White House ballroom to settle lawsuit from Trump
YouTube will pay almost $25 million to settle a lawsuit brought by President Trump for suspending his account — most of which will support a planned White House ballroom.
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Bessent hires new chief of staff, 2 sources say
The treasury secretary's current chief of staff, Dan Katz, is heading to the International Monetary Fund.
Judge suspends Trump's plan to cut jobs at Voice of America's parent agency
A U.S. district judge in D.C. ruled that the U.S. Agency for Global Media cannot implement a reduction in force eliminating 532 jobs for full-time government employees.
How would a government shutdown impact the U.S. military?
Active-duty troops and National Guard members on missions will continue to work with the promise of back pay after Congress passes legislation to fund the government.
Trump and Netanyahu say they have a peace proposal for Gaza
The White House on Monday released a 20-point plan for peace in Gaza, which Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he supported.
Maps show Tropical Storm Imelda as it's forecast to become hurricane
Imelda is the ninth named storm of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season and is expected to strengthen into a hurricane Tuesday.
Does Congress get paid during a government shutdown?
The possibility of a shutdown raises questions about what it would mean for lawmakers themselves — and their paychecks.