Pushback over possible border policy changes
CBS News has learned the White House is open to supporting new and tougher border policies in talks with lawmakers, but some progressives are pushing back on those possible changes. Ed O'Keefe reports.
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Mother of American held by Hamas speaks out
Rachel Goldberg is the mother of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, a 23-year-old American held hostage by Hamas since Oct. 7. After meeting with President Biden Wednesday, Goldberg spoke with CBS News about the situation.
Congress negotiating border security, Ukraine
Lawmakers are attempting to reach an agreement on aid for Ukraine and Israel as well as security funds for the U.S.-Mexico border before Congress heads home for the holidays. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has the latest on the talks and Republicans' impeachment inquiry against President Biden.
Biden meets with families of U.S. hostages
President Biden on Wednesday met privately at the White House with the families of Americans held hostage by Hamas. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe has more.
GOP's hopes with formal impeachment inquiry
House Republicans on Wednesday voted to move forward with their impeachment investigation of President Biden. The move came on the same day Hunter Biden defied a House subpoena for closed-door testimony. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane reports.
Biden warns Israel is losing support
There appears to be growing discontent in Washington over Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's handling of the offensive in Gaza after Hamas' Oct. 7 attacks. BBC News Middle East correspondent Hugo Bachega is following the response to President Biden's comments from Jerusalem, and CBS News producer Marwan al-Ghoul reports on the worsening conditions in the Gaza Strip as temperatures drop.
House votes to formalize Biden impeachment inquiry, escalating GOP probe
Republicans have said that formalizing the inquiry would give them leverage in court as they demand documents and witness testimony.
Biden hopes new policy will sway GOP on aid
The Biden administration says it's willing to back a sweeping new border policy if congressional Republicans agree to support funding for Ukraine. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez has more on the negotiations.
Biden: Impeachment inquiry "baseless stunt"
President Biden on Wednesday slammed the Republican-led impeachment inquiry into his family's foreign business dealings as a "baseless political stunt." Strategists Maura Gillespie and Joel Payne join "America Decides" to unpack the potential impact of the investigation.
Biden meets with families of Gaza hostages
President Biden on Wednesday met at the White House with the families of some of the American hostages who are being held captive in Gaza by Hamas. The White House says there are eight Americans who remain unaccounted for in Hamas' Oct. 7 attack on Israel. There are an estimated 135 total hostages who are still believed to be in Gaza. Ed O'Keefe has more.
House GOP formalizes Biden impeachment inquiry
In a party-line vote, House Republicans approved a formal impeachment inquiry into President Biden's family business dealings. The launch of a formal impeachment inquiry gives Republicans more firepower and better legal standing to issue subpoenas. Scott MacFarlane has details.
Democrats stand behind Biden amid GOP inquiry
House Republicans formally approved an impeachment inquiry into President Biden on Wednesday. New York Democratic Rep. Dan Goldman joined "America Decides" before the vote to discuss how his party plans to respond.
Biden "familiar" with Hunter's planned speech
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters Wednesday that President Biden was "familiar with" what his son, Hunter, was going to say outside the Capitol after defying a subpoena from the House Oversight Committee. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe has more.
House formalizes Biden impeachment inquiry
The House voted along party lines Wednesday to formalize an impeachment inquiry into President Biden. CBS News' Catherine Herridge and Nikole Killion report.
CBS News poll analysis: Some Democrats don't want Biden to run again. Why not?
Over a third of Democrats think President Biden shouldn't be running for reelection.
Hunter Biden: Father not involved in business
Hunter Biden held an impromptu news conference on the steps of the Capitol Wednesday, admitting he's made mistakes in his life but maintaining that his father, President Biden, is not involved in his business and that "MAGA Republicans" have belittled his recovery. Hunter was subpoenaed by the GOP-led House Oversight Committee, which is investigating the president and his family.
Hunter Biden could be held in contempt
Hunter Biden is facing a possible contempt of Congress charge after defying a subpoena from the GOP-led House Oversight Committee for a closed-door deposition set to take place Wednesday. CBS News senior investigative correspondent Catherine Herridge is following the developments from the Capitol.
Family members of Hamas hostages meet Biden
Family members of Americans taken hostage by Hamas during the Oct. 7 terror attack on Israel spoke at the White House after meeting with President Biden. They are calling for the release of all of the remaining hostages, which they believe includes eight Americans and about 130 others.
House Republicans respond to Hunter Biden
House Republicans spoke to reporters after Hunter Biden defied their subpoena for closed-door testimony Wednesday. The GOP-led House Oversight Committee and House Judiciary Committee had planned to depose Hunter as part of their investigation into his father, President Biden.
Vote to formalize Biden impeachment inquiry
House Speaker Mike Johnson argues that the vote to formalize an impeachment inquiry into President Biden is not a political decision, but a legal one. Democrats have argued the inquiry is retaliation for the impeachments of former President Donald Trump. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane is following the developments ahead of the vote set for Wednesday afternoon.
Hunter Biden defies House GOP subpoena
Hunter Biden decided to not participate in a closed-door deposition Wednesday, defying a subpoena from the GOP-led House Oversight Committee. That clears the way for Republicans to initiate contempt of Congress proceedings against the president's son. CBS News senior investigative correspondent Catherine Herridge has more on Hunter Biden, and CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion reports on an upcoming House vote for Republicans' impeachment inquiry into President Biden.
Israel keeps hammering Gaza as Biden warns over "indiscriminate bombing"
Biden's warning over "indiscriminate bombing" in Gaza fails to slow Israel's bombardment, as Palestinians say they're facing a "war of starvation."
House to vote on Biden impeachment inquiry
House Republicans are set to vote Wednesday on making their impeachment inquiry of President Biden official. A monthslong investigation has not found evidence of wrongdoing by the president and the White House denies there is any. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has more.
House to vote on impeachment inquiry
The Republican-led House of Representatives is set to vote Wednesday on whether to push forward with the impeachment inquiry into President Biden. It follows a monthslong investigation into the president and his family's business affairs that so far has failed to produce any evidence of high crimes or misdemeanors. Nikole Killion reports.
Biden open to restrictive immigration changes
CBS News has learned the White House is telling lawmakers it might be willing to support a new policy to expel migrants without asylum screenings in an effort to convince Republicans to back aid to Ukraine. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez has more.
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Government shutdown begins as up to 750,000 workers face furlough
The first government shutdown in nearly seven years is underway as Republicans and Democrats remain at an impasse over 2025 funding. Follow live updates here.
Supreme Court allows Lisa Cook to remain on Federal Reserve Board for now
A federal district ruled in September that President Trump's attempt to fire Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve Board of Governors was likely illegal.
These hospitals face major flood risk. Experts say Trump is making it worse.
Hospitals across the U.S. are at risk of significant flooding, and climate experts warn that the Trump administration's cuts leave the nation less prepared.
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NYC high-rise partially collapses after explosion
Emergency crews are responding to reports of a possible gas explosion and partial building collapse in the Mott Haven section of the Bronx.
Legal threats hang over governor's race after report on Sherrill's military records
The National Archives admitted it had erred in releasing a mostly unredacted version of Mikie Sherrill's military records to an ally of her opponent.
Trump decrees any attack on Qatar be treated as threat to U.S.
Weeks after Israel bombed Qatar's capital, Trump signed an executive order declaring any attack on the Arab nation will be treated as a threat to the U.S.
Trump's legal crackdown on "sanctuary" jurisdictions yields few results so far
The Trump administration has mounted an aggressive campaign against "sanctuary" jurisdictions, but the Justice Department has pointed to just one city that has abandoned its policies so far.
Iowa teen dies after being mistaken for squirrel during hunting trip
A 17-year-old hunter died in rural Iowa after he "was mistaken for a squirrel by a member of his hunting party," state officials said.
Ramen trend inspired by "KPop Demon Hunters" causing burns, doctors warn
Doctors are warning of a food trend inspired by the popular Netflix movie "KPop Demon Hunters" that is leading to serious burn injuries.