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New York City mayoral frontrunner Andrew Cuomo is facing possible legal trouble. The Justice Department has opened an investigation into the former Empire State governor. CBS News Department of Justice correspondent Scott MacFarlane unpacks what Cuomo is being accused of.
The Trump administration has formally accepted the luxury 747 jet offered by the Qatari government as a gift. The Pentagon confirmed the news Wednesday and said it will now work to ensure it meets security requirements for the president's use. CBS News Pentagon reporter Eleanor Watson has the latest.
The House Rules Committee convened in the middle of the night to debate holdouts on the Republican reconciliation bill. Speaker Mike Johnson wants the bill to pass in the lower chamber by Memorial Day. CBS News' Taurean Small has the latest.
President Trump made a rare trip from the White House to Capitol Hill to pressure House Republicans to support his massive budget package. Nikole Killion has the latest.
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill pressed Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday, questioning him over the Trump administration's immigration crackdown, the president's relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin and the decision to bring White South Africans to the U.S. CBS News congressional reporter Taurean Small has more.
Shortly after meeting with Republican House members on Capitol Hill Tuesday, President Trump underscored that his party is unified. However, not all members of the conference support the current budget plan. Republican strategist Mark Bednar joins "America Decides" with more on the president's budget meeting.
New Jersey Democratic Congresswoman LaMonica McIver said she is prepared to fight felony charges for allegedly assaulting law enforcement officers during a confrontation outside an immigration detention facility last week. CBS News Justice Department correspondent Scott MacFarlane reports.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland got into a testy exchange during a Senate hearing on the State Department's 2026 budget request. Hollen said he regretted voting to confirm Rubio as secretary of state, which Rubio responded, "Your regret for voting for me confirms I'm doing a good job."
Earlier this week, the House Energy and Commerce Committee completed its markup of the Republican budget package. The panel was tasked with cutting $880 billion over a decade, including trimming back Medicaid. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion visited a hospital in rural Virginia to examine the potential impact.
President Trump may have his budget plan, but he's got to get House Republicans in lockstep after Friday's failed committee vote. Former Republican Rep. Kevin Brady of Texas, ex-chair of the House Ways and Means Committee, joins "America Decides" to discuss what it'll take to get the conference on board and more.
Washington, D.C., has a language all its own: Words that mean a lot there but nowhere else. One of those is reconciliation. CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett explains. Then, Laura Davison, Washington deputy bureau chief for Bloomberg, and Daniella Diaz, congressional reporter for NOTUS, join to discuss the state of the Republican budget bill.
The U.S. economy is the largest globally, but its debt outweighs that distinction by trillions. Maya MacGuineas, president of the nonpartisan nonprofit Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, joins "America Decides" to explain why that's a problem, and how increasing that debt with the latest budget proposal could hurt average Americans.
President Trump's so-called "big, beautiful bill" hit a roadblock on Friday after the House Budget Committee failed to advance the reconciliation package. Five Republicans voted against advancing the bill. CBS News' Taurean Small has the latest.
The GOP bill that's key to advancing President Trump's agenda failed to clear the House Budget Committee on Friday. The committee went into recess as Republican leaders work to win over conservative holdouts. CBS News' Taurean Small has more on what comes next.
The House Budget Committee's hearing on the GOP budget plan got underway on Friday as lawmakers continued to go back and forth on proposals in the bill. CBS News' Nikole Killion has more.
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise said President Trump is "actively engaged" in the GOP budget plan process as lawmakers meet to finalize the details. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion joins CBS News 24/7 after speaking with Scalise.
As House Republicans push President Trump's budget bill forward, House Democrats, including Pennsylvania Rep. Brendan Boyle, aren't happy about it. Boyle joins "America Decides" to discuss.
The House of Representatives is moving forward with President Trump's budget bill, but a sticking point among lawmakers over state and local tax deductions could cause issues. CBS News congressional correspondent Caitlin Huey-Burns has more on where negotiations stand.
The House is moving forward with the GOP budget plan after three committees voted to advance some proposals aimed at addressing priorities in President Trump's agenda. CBS congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has what comes next.
Three House committees wrapped debates on Wednesday and voted to advance some proposals in the GOP budget plan. Republicans remain at odds over certain aspects, including caps on state and local tax deductions, Medicaid and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as SNAP. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has more from Capitol Hill.
Three congressional committees met for hearings on portions of the Republican budget package. The House Ways and Means Committee wrapped up debate and approved the tax portion of the bill, which includes proposals for state and local tax deductions and cuts to Medicaid. CBS News' congressional correspondent Caitlin Huey-Burns has the latest.
A trio of committees is working on the House Republicans' budget bill. The lawmakers on those panels are tackling some of the thorniest parts of the legislation, including proposed Medicaid cuts. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion reports.
Congressional lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are raising questions about President Trump's plans to accept a jumbo jet donated by Qatar's royal family. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has more.
Pope Leo XIV spent his first full day on the job presiding over Friday mass at the Sistine Chapel. House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi joins "America Decides" with her reaction to the first American pontiff and more.
As Republicans race to finish and approve President Trump's budget plan, potential cuts to Medicaid have emerged as a key issue in the negotiating process. Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, former administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services under the Biden administration, joins "America Decides" to assess the possible impacts of slashes to the program.
Presidents Trump, Zelenskyy and numerous NATO leaders held a virtual meeting Wednesday ahead of Friday's scheduled summit between Mr. Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
President Trump announced this year's "truly exceptional class" of Kennedy Center Honorees and said he will host the annual ceremony himself.
A mother, father and child died when a tree fell onto their car as heavy rain and flooding hit Tennessee, an official said.
Alaska's capital of Juneau is bracing for what could be record floodwaters due to rainwater and snowmelt flowing downstream from a basin dammed by the Mendenhall Glacier.
A divided panel of appeals court judges says the Trump administration can suspend or terminate billions of dollars of congressionally appropriated funding for foreign aid.
The VA's Office of Inspector General found facilities reported 4,434 staffing shortages this fiscal year, which is a 50% increase from fiscal year 2024.
Gallup has been tracking Americans' drinking behavior since 1939. Here's what a recent survey found.
Two panther kittens were found dead in Florida after a suspected vehicle strike, officials said. Their deaths mean at least 12 of the endangered animals were killed this year.
A person in Missouri has been hospitalized after contracting a brain-eating amoeba, possibly after water skiing in the Lake of the Ozarks, state health officials said Wednesday.