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Republican Rep. Andy Ogles of Tennessee once expressed strong opposition to the Senate version of President Trump's budget bill, but voted in favor of it on Thursday. Ogles joins "The Takeout" to explain why he changed his stance.
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are hitting the holiday travel rush after passing President Trump's budget bill. The final vote was 218 to 214. House Republicans chanted "USA" in the chamber after the legislation made it over the finish line and President Trump is taking credit. CBS News' Hunter Woodall and Caitlin Huey-Burns have the latest.
House Republicans passed President Trump's economic agenda on Thursday, sending it to the president's desk ahead of his July Fourth deadline. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion reports.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is addressing the lower chamber in a "magic minute," which allows the leader unlimited speaking time. This comes as Republican leaders signal they may have the votes needed to pass the Senate's version of President Trump's so-called "big, beautiful bill" to address the nation's budget and spending. NPR's Claudia Grisales and CBS News' Willie James Inman have more.
An ally of President Trump has launched a super PAC to combat Elon Musk after the billionaire threatened to create a third party over frustration with the Republican budget bill. Sophia Cai, White House reporter for Politico, and Robert Costa, CBS News chief Washington analyst, join "The Takeout" to discuss.
After hours of debates on the floor of the Senate, the Republican majority passed the massive tax and spending bill with the help of Vice President JD Vance. Now, it's back to the House, where it could face some challenges. Nikole Killion has the latest.
Elon Musk has renewed his attacks on President Trump's budget bill. Vice President JD Vance, meanwhile, cast the tie-breaking vote in the Senate on Tuesday, sending the legislation back to the House. Political strategists Hyma Moore and Rina Shah join "The Takeout" with analysis.
President Trump's budget bill now heads back to the House of Representatives after clearing the Senate on Tuesday. Democratic Rep. Ritchie Torres of New York joins "The Takeout" to discuss how the bill would impact his constituents.
The Senate budget bill would have imposed an excise tax on certain wind and solar projects with foreign materials.
President Trump's legislative agenda is one step closer to becoming a reality. The president's tax and budget bill passed the Senate on Tuesday by the slimmest possible margin, 51-50, with Vice President JD Vance casting the tie-breaking vote. Now the bill heads back to the House. CBS News' Nikole Killion and Nancy Cordes have more.
As Republican lawmakers like Thom Tillis and Don Bacon face backlash for breaking from party lines, former Sen. Jeff Flake joins CBS Mornings to weigh in on growing partisanship in Congress.
The Congressional Budget Office says the Senate budget bill would add nearly $4 trillion the the national debt, despite President Trump's claims to the contrary. Marc Goldwein, senior policy director at the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, joins to discuss.
The GOP Senate version of the "big, beautiful bill" would raise the cost of wind and solar projects by 10% to 20%, one energy group estimated.
Congress is racing to meet a self-imposed July 4 deadline to send the tax and spending bill to the president.
The Tesla and SpaceX CEO also posted that the bill would be "political suicide for the Republican Party."
President Trump on Thursday continued to claim U.S. strikes completely obliterated Iran's nuclear sites and accused Democrats of leaking the intelligence report that suggested otherwise. CBS News White House reporter Willie James Inman has more.
Several lawmakers are pressing for the passage of a measure that would require congressional approval for further military action against Iran. Democratic Rep. Mike Levin of California joins "The Takeout" to discuss.
Zohran Mamdani declared victory Tuesday night in New York City's mayoral Democratic primary. Shelby Talcott, White House correspondent for Semafor, and Reese Gorman, NOTUS political reporter, join "The Takeout" to discuss the implications of Mamdani's win for the future of the Democratic Party.
In the wake of President Trump's strikes on Iran, House and Senate lawmakers have introduced war powers resolutions aiming to prevent the president from starting a war with Iran without congressional authorization. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has more.
Rep. Robert Garcia of California has been elected as the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, becoming one of his party's most visible foils to the Trump administration. Political strategists Joel Payne and Matt Gorman, along with CBS News political director Fin Gómez, join "The Takeout" with analysis.
But the Senate parliamentarian says the Postal Service's 7,200 new EVs can't be auctioned off.
Most would see an Iranian nuclear weapon as a serious threat but also voice concern about a wider war.
Some congressional lawmakers are still pushing for a war powers resolution in response to President Trump's Middle East involvement, despite the ceasefire between Israel and Iran that Mr. Trump announced on Monday night. CBS News' Nikole Killion has the latest from Capitol Hill.
Some lawmakers and experts are questioning the legality of President Trump's strikes on Iran and whether or not the president had the authority to do it without congressional approval. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson joins to discuss.
Republican Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky is breaking ranks with President Trump over the U.S. strikes in Iran. David Weigel, national political reporter for Semafor, and Sabrina Rodriguez, national politics reporter for The Washington Post, join "The Takeout" with analysis.
Four CDC workers told CBS News under the condition of anonymity that they were "deeply disappointed and frustrated" by an apparent lack of leadership after the shooting.
Three officials involved in President Trump's controversial L.A. National Guard deployment testified in court.
The president announced E.J. Antoni as his nominee to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Antoni is a fellow at the conservative Heritage Foundation think tank.
The inflation rate was cooler than expected, with July's CPI rising 2.7% on an annual basis.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott tells CBS News Texas there have been discussions about trying to add as many as three GOP congressional seats in addition to the five already being sought.
Taylor Swift announced her 12th studio album, "The Life of a Showgirl," after a countdown tease on her website. She didn't say when it would be released.
Star ski jumpers Marius Lindvik and Johann André Forfang and three others were formally charged as part of an investigation into "equipment manipulation."
A Hawaii real estate investor and broker are suing Shohei Ohtani, claiming the L.A. Dodgers superstar and his agent got them fired from a $240 million luxury housing development.
A man known in the U.S. as Nicholas Rossi, accused of faking his death and fleeing to the U.K. to avoid rape charges, faced an alleged victim in court on Monday.