Biden courts Black voters in South Carolina, decrying white supremacy
At a Black church where nine parishioners were shot to death in 2015, the president called white supremacy a "poison."
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Biden targets Trump in South Carolina speech
President Biden responded to former President Trump's statements saying those imprisoned for participating in the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol should be released. Mr. Biden spoke at Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina — the site of the 2015 shooting in which nine people were killed by a white supremacist. Ed O'Keefe has more.
Biden isn't considering firing Austin, White House official says
The Pentagon failed to disclose Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's hospitalization for days.
New questions about Austin's hospitalization
President Biden said he still has full confidence in Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, despite the White House not being told about the defense secretary's hospitalization in the ICU for several days. The lack of communication with the White House and other officials has some lawmakers concerned. David Martin reports.
Biden approval rating at 41% in CBS News poll
New polling from CBS News is providing insight into how Americans view the economy, immigration and President Biden. CBS News executive director of elections and surveys Anthony Salvanto has more.
Congress reaches tentative spending agreement
Congressional leaders have announced a tentative spending agreement, a key step in avoiding a partial government shutdown in less than two weeks. Congress needs to approve it by Jan. 19, the first of two shutdown deadlines. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has more.
Biden continues chiding Trump on Jan. 6
President Biden went after former President Donald Trump while speaking to voters in South Carolina on Monday. Biden campaign spokesperson Kevin Munoz joins "America Decides" to assess the state of the president's reelection bid.
WH official: Biden not considering firing Austin
A Biden administration official tells CBS News the president is not considering firing Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin after he failed to report his hospitalization to the White House for days. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes has the latest.
Final push to beat Trump in Iowa
The Iowa caucuses are a week away, and the Republican candidates aiming to beat former President Donald Trump are making their final push to become the choice for their party in the 2024 general elections. CBS News campaign reporter Nidia Cavazos is keeping up with the campaign events in Iowa.
Lloyd Austin's hospitalization: What we know
There are growing questions about the hospitalization of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin. He was admitted to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center last week, and for three days, President Biden didn't know that Austin was in intensive care. CBS News National Security Correspondent David Martin has more.
What's in the 2024 government funding deal?
Congressional leaders announced Sunday they have reached an agreement on overall government spending levels for the remainder of 2024. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane is following the latest in funding negotiations to avoid a partial government shutdown later in January.
Questions over Lloyd Austin's hospitalization
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin went into the hospital for an elective medical procedure on Dec. 22 and returned home a day later. But on New Year's Day, Austin experienced severe pain and was admitted to the intensive care unit, something President Biden didn't know about until three days later. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang has more.
Biden to deliver State of the Union address on March 7
President Biden's State of the Union address will be the final such speech before the 2024 presidential election.
Themes of 2024 election taking shape
As the 2024 presidential candidates are entering the final stretch ahead of the Iowa caucus on Jan. 15, the themes of the campaigns of frontrunners President Biden and former President Donald Trump are emerging. Ed O'Keefe reports from Des Moines, Iowa.
CBS News poll finds fewer Americans expecting economic slowdown now
Economic views are still tough, but they've improved as more report lower gas prices.
Trump calls Biden "true danger to democracy"
Former President Donald Trump responded to critical remarks from President Joe Biden by accusing him of holding a fear-mongering event and calling him the "true danger to democracy." Trump also blasted Republicans who don't support him. CBS News' Ed O'Keefe has more from Iowa.
Biden condemns Jan. 6 attack at Capitol
President Joe Biden condemned the Jan. 6 riot and the actions of former President Donald Trump in his first speech this year. Biden spoke in battleground state Pennsylvania and said that democracy is on the ballot in 2024. CBS News' Christina Ruffini is at the White House with more.
How views on Jan. 6 have shifted
Saturday marks three years since supporters of then-President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol during the certification of President Biden's victory in the 2020 election. More than a thousand people have faced criminal charges since then. CBS News election law contributor David Becker has more on the legislative change made after the riot and how Americans' views of the day have changed.
Biden focuses on Trump in speech near Valley Forge: "Democracy is on the ballot"
The president is arguing, in a speech near Valley Forge, that the former president and current GOP front-runner is a threat to democracy.
DeSantis, Haley sharpen Trump attacks
There are 10 days and counting until the Iowa Republican Caucus. At town halls Thursday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley ramped up criticism of former President Donald Trump. CBS News politics reporter Zak Hudak has more.
Supreme Court to decide Colorado Trump ballot case
The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to decide whether former President Donald Trump is ineligible to appear on Colorado's Republican primary ballot because of his attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 election. In a 4-3 decision last month, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that Trump is ineligible to appear on the ballot because he violated the Constitution's so-called insurrection clause, Section 3 of the 14th Amendment. Jan Crawford has the latest.
Biden casts Trump as threat to democracy
President Biden spoke Friday in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, near Valley Forge, to mark three years since the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang has analysis following the president's remarks.
Historian examines state of U.S. democracy
Saturday marks three years since the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol. William Howell, professor of American politics at the University of Chicago, joins CBS News to examine the challenges facing American democracy.
GOP lawmakers threaten to reject border deal
White House aides and a bipartisan group of senators are still trying to put together a deal that would help stem the tide of migrants at the southern border, but the Republican majority in the House is saying they won't come on board. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang has the latest on the negotiations.
Biden campaign starts 2024 with Jan. 6 focus
Saturday marks three years since the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. President Biden is spotlighting the violence from that day in a new campaign ad. CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett unpacks the shift in the Biden campaign's strategy.
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House approves bill to force release of Epstein files in 427-1 vote
The House voted 427 to 1 to approve the Epstein Files Transparency Act and compel the release of documents. Follow live updates here.
Trump says MBS "knew nothing" about journalist Jamal Khashoggi's killing
President Trump accused a journalist of trying to "embarrass" Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
Federal court blocks Texas from using new congressional map for 2026 elections
A federal court ordered Texas to use House district lines adopted in 2021 for next year's congressional elections.
Bill targeting White House ballroom donations introduced by Democrats
The bill aims to impose restrictions on ballroom donors seeking to influence the administration.
Trump says he won't rule out sending U.S. troops into Venezuela
A massive U.S. military buildup around Venezuela is drawing mixed reactions in nearby Puerto Rico, as Trump leaves a possible ground incursion on the table.
Nearly 1 in 30 clinical trials affected by NIH cuts, paper says
The NIH cuts affected over 115 clinical trials studying cancer and nearly 100 studying infectious disease, researchers found.
Epstein accusers speak ahead of House vote: "This is one demand we all share"
More than a dozen of Jeffrey Epstein's accusers stood alongside Democratic and GOP lawmakers and pressed Congress to look beyond politics.
Child care expenses top the cost of rent in many U.S. cities
In some metro areas, child care expenses amount to more than double what families spend on rent, LendingTree found.
Spain busts ring of powerful Mexican drug cartel targeted by U.S.
Two "priority targets" of the U.S. DEA as well as suspected members of the Italian mafia were among 20 people detained, police said.